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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:17 am | |
| Here's the place to discuss Dungeons and Dragons, the very first fantasy role-playing game!
In Dungeons and Dragons, you move small plastic miniatures around the board and role-play. Playing the game is basicly group storytelling; you discribe your character's actions, and the other players discribe theirs.
Of course, a story has more than just main characters. It also has supporting characters, extras, settings, and plot. Those elements are controlled by one very unique player; the Dungeon Master or "DM". The Dungeon Master runs the game, controls all of the supporting characters and monsters, and designs the encounters the characters face. The Dungeon Master is a lot like the programmer of a fantasy video game, except the Dungeon Master improvizes much more than a pre-programmed fantasy video game.
Eventually, the characters stop roleplaying and start rolling. Whenever there is a chance the character might fail, you role a twenty-sided die. The harder the task, the higer you have to role to succeed. There are also modifiers and penalties; numbers you add or subtract to your die to make your role higher or lower.
Most modefiers and penalties are dirived from your character. If you choose to play as a human or elf, for example, elves have +2 bonuses to Wisdom, while humans do not.
Discuss! _________________ | Quote: | CA: so hows homebrew coming along
RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:21 pm | |
| :<3:
That is all.
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Umbramancer
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:16 am | |
| Short story, for you 
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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:57 am | |
| I'm not usually one for online DnD. If you want to play a medieval MMO, I would direct you to World of Warcraft. Dungeons and Dragons is a way to get a group together and play a board game.
And then there's the fact that there's no DM in an online game ... without one, improvisation is impossible. Interaction with NPCs functions like Improv Theater in the tabletop version, as both the Players and the Dungeon Master can ad lib. In a computer game, all text has to be pre-written, unless you're one of the more innovative companies who hire people to voice them. None the less, although many shortcuts can be taken in the virtual plane with more and more ingenuity, nothing can perfectly imitate Dungeon-Master-and-Player gaming.
_________________ | Quote: | CA: so hows homebrew coming along
RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:00 am | |
| @Spectral: Check "out".  And REALLLY? C: _________________ | Spoiler: | | | Dont Know It?
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:19 am | |
| also the creators of the game neglected alot of stuff (like the ability to talk with npcs) so CHA is only good for bluff (causes monsters not to fight you) diplimacy (same thing) and intimidate (which causes them to attack) this is NOT how dnd handbook described those skills I guess whoever made the game hasnt really been playing dnd |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:22 am | |
| Wow, that's kinda sad.
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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:24 pm | |
| Actually, that sounds like the version three version of Bluff and Intiminate and some lazy programming under Diplomacy. So, maybe this is an older game? _________________ | Quote: | CA: so hows homebrew coming along
RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:46 am | |
| ive always wanted to play a tank or a striker which do u think i should be |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:14 am | |
| Tank?
Is that even...?
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:50 am | |
| a tank is like a fighter or a barbarian or paladin basically heavy AC and damage |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:51 am | |
| I see.
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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:58 am | |
| In forth edition, "tanks" are called "defenders", but the discription is about the same. They're heavy hitters who do a lot of damage but have good AC and hit points.
They're called Defenders because they're meant to defend the striker and controller.
But remember, this topic is for fourth edition discussion only. Try to stay on topic. _________________ | Quote: | CA: so hows homebrew coming along
RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:40 am | |
| so striker defender leader and controller right? |
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Arthur Foil
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:37 am | |
| No, he defends the STRIKER and the Controller.
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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:57 am | |
| ... even I've got to admit, re-reading this topic after so long makes me laugh. It's funny how this has become a "log" of my misadventures trying to start groups ...
Edit: Alright, enough of this. It was a bit of a struggle, but Arty and I have managed to clean this thread up. We need lose some information, most of it irrelevant, but Irae's first post about playing online D&D was lost. Let it be known he sparked that discussion and will always be one post short of his rightful ranking. *takes hat off in respect*
Wow, I just re-read the Player's Handbook for about the fifth time, and I'm still finding things I didn't know before. I never really considered magic items before ... aside from those, I gave some players way to high Armor in a few games (Darkhide Armor only starts showing up around 16th level, for instance) and I never knew drawing weapons and putting them back were both minor actions (I assumed they were free), or the finer rules of off-hand weapons, versatile weapons, ect. _________________ | Quote: | CA: so hows homebrew coming along
RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:06 pm | |
| sorry for posting character stats so I put it in spoiler format | Spoiler: | | | ok so my character will be as follows:
a human or half elf ( I havent decided yet) swordmage who is unaligned and I just have to roll ability scores and find out which is better (human or half elf)
also ill need some help on my backstory
P.S. can I be dhampir? (half vampire) |
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The Spectral Mask
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:00 am | |
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RA: "Well, Arty and I are (very slowly) getting around to the first post."
RA: "Shouldn't be too long."
RA: "However, I need to discuss a few things with Wally before we can get started." |
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voiceofKANE
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| | Subject: Re: Dungeons and Dragons 4e Topic Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:36 am | |
| | Spoiler: | | | I logged on to the chatbox but there was no1 there  |
_________________ we do not come in peace for peace follows power he who controlls the past controlls the future he who controlls the future conquers the past you cannot kill the messiah [/kane] ONE VISION ONE PURPOSE PEACE THROUGH POWER!!!!! Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz. [img] |
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