Got Into D&D This Year...

[The Brain]

I had a blast with rolemaster back in the time, particularly with the hilarious crit/fumble tables, but it was way too fiddly. Ultimately we went back to MERP which was a lighter weight version of that system.

God, I loved MERP (I guess that's not a surprise given my username).

MERP was awesome. Many, many nights of MERP.

[merithyn]

Hey! Nice to see you again!

I am totally starting a D&D game as well. First live RPG gaming in...20years?

Are going to give 5e a try or go with an older version?

Just going with 5e.

Although I do miss the Dragonlance setting.

I'm in a 5e group doing the Forgotten Realms setting. It's been fun so far. We're about four months in.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Hey CCR long time no see!
I run a 5e game for the last 18 months or so of a very homebrew game of my own, been able to play regular once a month except over the last summer.  enjoying very much, also did a one off all Bard game that was a hoot, as the players went all in on their barding. planning some more one offs in the spring, and joining a new Call of Cthuhlu game with a group i have played on and off with for the last 12-13 years. so much gaming.

[celedhring]

So, we're starting a D&D 5E game this month. I haven't played D&D since th 3.5 edition, and with technological progress and all I bet there are some good apps/util out there to help out DMing (I'm the DM) and keep track of campaign stuff? Any recs?

[Zoupa]

https://www.dnd-compendium.com/

[crazy canuck]

Any recommendations from those links?

btw, I checked and Rolemaster is digitized now.  No more binders of tables.  Something to consider if I ever retire. 

[Valmy]

https://www.dnd-compendium.com/

Wow. That is some great stuff. I especially love all the map resources.

[celedhring]

The player aids/DM screens are awesome. I haven't played in 15+ years and I'm scrambling to relearn the rules.

[celedhring]

GMed the opening session. I was certainly a bit too rusty and nearly killed my players with a badly tuned encounter, but we had lots of fun and we're planning to do this a monthly thing.

The new 5e system is pretty similar to 3.5 minus the rule bloat, and gives more options to the players quicker, so it plays fast and fun.

[PDH]

I have been running our old group in a GURPS campaign on Harn.  Lots of fun, epic quests, grisly deaths due to low tech and low magic, enough treasure to keep them coming back.

We run over Google Hangouts, with the main group in Wyoming, me in Santa Cruz, and another long time player in Austin.  Next year one of the people will also be in Logan, Ut.

[Darth Wagtaros]

We just need PDH and TheLotus and the whole gang will be back together.

[celedhring]

I'm going to try run D&D games remotely to try to not go mad during the quarantine. Any software recommendation or just plain old Skype?

[saskganesh]

I am playing my first Tabletop AD&D game in 14 months tomorrow, so I thought it would be worth a ghost bump. I will be playing a gnome named Ersey, because of the pun: Gnome Ersey. The GM is an actor/director, so has good stupid voices, and very good table flow.  And I meet interesting women.

I also rejoined my elder brother's Rolemaster game a few months ago. Sometimes, after 45 years of gaming,  we are Cain and Abel so it can be a chore, but so far it is rather enjoyable. It is on Zoom, which works quite well for an old school theater of the mind vibe. Our last game was a night fight, so lack of a map did not matter. Anyway the party is preparing a temple heist ... in a war zone...between two competing religions. Always fun. Grenades are hot.

Elder brother is a History PHD so his world building and maps! are excellent, but his table flow can sometimes be like an iceberg. He has some great character voices, because in the end, he just wants to play.

[The Brain]

Cool!

[saskganesh]

Thanks. It's good.