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Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« on: September 06, 2005, 11:43:59 pm »
Got together with my ild group last weekend, hadn't played in years and I forgot how much fun it is.

Anyone else think 3rd edition totally sucks?
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2005, 12:09:21 am »
I keep trying to get the old group going but it doesn't seem to result in consistant playing. 

Actually though I haven't been able to play with it much I think the 3rd edition has some very good ideas.  The feat system allows, almost forces characters to diverge from one another.  In the last 2nd edition game I played virtually every character fought with a long sword and a 2nd weapon.  Under 3rd edtion those with great strength and those with great dexterity would take different feats and weapons.  My favourite elven character for example if recreated under 3rd edition rules would definitely use a rapier and weapon finesse. 

Of course I have added some house rules.  As an example:  Maximum bonus damage = maximum damage of the weapon.  If your weapon does d3 then your maximum damage bonus is +3, your to hit bonus can be higher.  This helps make the high strength characters go to high damage weapons.  No more everyone with a longsword and dagger routine.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2005, 04:29:03 am »
yeah sometimes when theres a decect DM :)
(or when we are SO bored and theres absolutely nothing else to do :P )
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2005, 11:17:23 am »
I prefer second edition. 
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2005, 11:20:28 am »
I'd love too.  But I don't know anyone else that does.  :(

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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2005, 11:22:51 am »
Quote from: KAT J'inn on September 07, 2005, 11:20:28 am
I'd love too.  But I don't know anyone else that does.  :(

No one wants a :rules: lawyer in the group.  :lol:











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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2005, 11:42:11 am »
About the only way to get a steady game going now is, sadly, online only.  Takes some work and some patience on the part of the players, but it can be done.  I've ran about four online games, even started a Star Trek one here, but it died.  No players.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2005, 01:21:48 pm »
Quote from: KBF-Angel Slayer-NCC 1909 on September 07, 2005, 11:42:11 am
About the only way to get a steady game going now is, sadly, online only.  Takes some work and some patience on the part of the players, but it can be done.  I've ran about four online games, even started a Star Trek one here, but it died.  No players.

too bad :/
I'd be really willing to play my self because the idea of online play seems fairly interesting :D
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2005, 01:43:22 pm »
Knob and myself have been playing NWN online for the past few weekends... been years and I needed a D&D fix.
There are a poop-load of player made modules available for download, knob and me went through the slaver series, giants and drow series... problem was that they were transposed almost exactly from the modules... so they were all hack and slash without some DM input to flesh it out.
We just started the second module... Shadows of Unrin-something... at least there is some role playing in it: looting an elf tomb as a LN elf monk= bad idea for alignment!
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2005, 02:19:12 pm »
I loathe NWN for some reason , quess i played too much of it back when i got it;P
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2005, 02:50:11 pm »
It's not that hard to do online, if everyone is willing to get some VoIP conferencing software.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2005, 02:58:04 pm »
Still do a bit of it, yes. Just getting back into it as more than just a guide line of what characters are capable of in free form rps. of course as noted most of it is online via aim/muck. Having a bit of fun creating a magic returns setting that starts from the idea 2012 being the day the lights go out around the world, leading to sufficient recovery by 2140 to allow a fourth world war, with archmages, giants, and dragons replacing nukes, bombers, and tanks
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2005, 03:25:01 pm »
Did you ever play either of the other TSR RPG's?  Gamma World or Boot Hill?

http://www.swordsorcery.com/gammaworld/

http://rdushay.home.mindspring.com/Museum/Other/Boothillrevw.html
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2005, 03:27:11 pm »
As to 3.5 edition, I actually feel in mechanics, or as its referred to now, crunch, its an improvement over what came before. better balanced in general, trying to give the players everything they might want, without having to get creative with feats and spells. On the other hand, I still prefer the trailing end of second edition for source material when it comes to running the realms, as the recent batch is less focused on setting details and history and more on how to do stuff.

Wouldnt mind if they did a moderated wiki in the style of the volo's guides to fill in the holes the shift away from complete detailing is creating.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2005, 03:29:56 pm »
never really did boot hil, outside of hack n slash play in my early teens. Gamma World d20 I gave a brief try, but I found the setting and feel was missing that critical something that made it fun for me
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2005, 03:57:05 pm »
I still game with a moderate sized group about once a month (Not during summer though)

2nd Ed of course.

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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2005, 04:33:35 pm »
All these people playing 2ed!  According to WotC NOBODY plays 2ed anymore, 3.5 is the better system, and because of those two reasons selling AD&D won't make them any money...

According to WotC...

Are you all telling me they've LIED to me all these years.

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I play D&D but only when visiting my uncle/cousin. (at least nowdays...I really don't seem to have the time much otherwise however).

Edit:  However I do play Baldurs Gate, BG2, SW:Kotor (I know, it's D20 and not D&D exactly), SWKotoR 2, IWD and IWD2, along with NWN.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2005, 05:05:09 pm »
Quote from: Dracho NCC-0732 on September 07, 2005, 02:50:11 pm
It's not that hard to do online, if everyone is willing to get some VoIP conferencing software.

hrm i need to get me a headset ;p
maybe we could try and put up something this coming weekend?

to be honest i dont really know much about DnD other than the basic rules.
I love doing alot of crazy inane sh*t when playing :p
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2005, 06:43:32 pm »
Quote from: FPF-DieHard on September 06, 2005, 11:43:59 pm
Anyone else think 3rd edition totally sucks?

It is fun and yes, 3rd Ed sucks.
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Re: Anyone still play Pecil and Paper AD&D?
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2005, 01:04:19 am »
Quote from: Dracho NCC-0732 on September 07, 2005, 03:25:01 pm
Did you ever play either of the other TSR RPG's?  Gamma World or Boot Hill?

http://www.swordsorcery.com/gammaworld/

http://rdushay.home.mindspring.com/Museum/Other/Boothillrevw.html


Still got gamma world in a box somewhere...
If I recall correctly it was very hard to DM, the rules and source books were sparse in detail.
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