Tabletop RPGs?

[septuagenarianTurist]

The group I'm thinking of DMing for is pretty into roleplaying and getting to know their characters. The story is probably going to be pretty RP heavy, with quite a lot of politics. I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of NPC improvisation, which is going to be the hardest part for me; our previous DM is an actor, so there's a lot to live up to there!

[DeeperThanSwords]

In my experience, many, many roleplayers are frustrated actors at heart .

[duckfish405]

I play a lot of RPGs and can't seem to get enough!  I have played BESM, I saw that one of you mentioned that here.  My favorite systems are the Buffy the Vampire Slayer system and Savage Worlds.  D&D is just too darn complicated in my opinion, and I feel like it encourages players to do math for 4 hours rather than tell a great story for 4 hours. 

Have any of you ever played Savage Worlds?

[brainiac]

I used to be a huge old World of Darkness fan and also enjoyed Paranoia, Unknown Armies, DnD 3.5, Fiasco, and a bunch of other stuff. Unfortunately I don't really have the time anymore and my group has fallen apart, but I miss it sometimes! It kept me (relatively) sane as a teenager.

[Shodan]

I haven't done any real tabletop RPG in a while. All our GMs moved away, and now there's just three of us left. We used to do Pathfinder 3.5 and the Warhammer 40K RPG. I've ran Call of Cthulhu and other general horror genre games. I really want to pick up CthulhuTech and give that a try, but we just don't have the people for any real regular gaming group.

Right now I'm on a couple of different MUSHs which is how I get my RP fix in, but it's not the same, you know? I've been wanting to run an online tabletop game for a while now, or at least participate in one. I've checked into several different online tabletops, but none of them really struck a cord with me. Maybe if we get enough people with interest, I'll look deeper into this.

[cynthialee]

For me it has to be a pen and paper old school style game. We use various mini's and dungeon tiles and Hero Quest furniture, but it is all just window dressing for an old school role playing game.
Computers are nice, but they just can not provide a true role play experiance like a human game master can.

[NJade]

I used to run Chaosium sponsored Call of Cthulhu tournaments at L.A. area conventions back in the day. I've done a couple here in Phoenix as well. None since transitioning, though.

[DeeperThanSwords]

Is anyone here on RPG.net?

[cannedrabbit]

Ooh! Scion! I'm actually currently running a game. I love Scion. And all White Wolf really. Who else is looking forward to Exalted 3e?

Sorry, I just had to pop in and say I'm so happy that there's a gamer thread here. My husband (who is just beginning her MtF journey) and I own and run a tabletop gaming store, so of course we're both huge gaming nerds!

[brainiac]

Can you get us discount dice? I have an addiction to feed.  (Kidding, kidding.)

[DeeperThanSwords]

In the next few weeks, I'll be launching an Apocalypse Engine Rogue Trader game. It'll be my second game as a GM, eep!

[cynthialee]

In the next few weeks, I'll be launching an Apocalypse Engine Rogue Trader game. It'll be my second game as a GM, eep!

Just tell the story and do not worry about which dice rolls need to be made. When you do not know which dice roll to call just say as much and chances are someone at the table will know the rule.
The key to being a good GM is not knowing all the dice calls...it is presenting a good story and wrapping the tale around your players characters.

[Erik Ezrin]

I used to play lots of tabletop RPG's with a bunch of friends, but since I lost them I have no one who knows the rules anymore or who can be GM, which is kind of sad. I love tabletop RPG's so much... :<

[DeeperThanSwords]

Just tell the story and do not worry about which dice rolls need to be made. When you do not know which dice roll to call just say as much and chances are someone at the table will know the rule.
The key to being a good GM is not knowing all the dice calls...it is presenting a good story and wrapping the tale around your players characters.

Indeed. The handy thing with the Apocalypse Engine system is that it revolves around character interaction, so the players essentially make the story themselves. I've gotten a good group too, no riff-raff, so it should be fun.

[Erik Ezrin]

You know, tabletop RPG's have actually a lot in common with LARP, the only difference being that with LARP you act on it and aren't sitting round a table with pen and paper. But the idea is the same, especially GM/storyteller wise, where it's mostly about creating immersion in the game and such.
Basically LARP-ing is Tabletop-ing for people without fantasy
Just kidding, lol!

[Vera C]

I love Tabletop RPGs! Scion is probably my favorite game at the moment, though I love Exalted, Mage, and most other White Wolf stuff. Still learning the ropes of Pathfinder, but I guess classic sword and sorcery isn't my thing. 

[LWhite]

Hey, maybe I can be useful here!

I used to run a lot of RPGs (back when I had the free time and friends to). I've run D&D 2e, 3.5e, 4e, with 4e as a personal favorite. WoD (standard), Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, Eclipse Phase, Dark Heresy, Gamma World, the list could go on for an embarrassingly long time. Personally I prefer rules-light systems, or at the very least systems that get the hell out of the way when needed. 4e is surprisingly adept at this. FATE is also fantastic. 3.5e and Pathfinder are perhaps a little clunky for me.

In terms of storytelling I favor epic scale low fantasy or conspiracy games. Everyone wants something, and events are usually in play that go way beyond the PCs themselves. It's so wonderful to see the players get in over their heads and slowly realise the true scale of what they're involved with.

You know, tabletop RPG's have actually a lot in common with LARP, the only difference being that with LARP you act on it and aren't sitting round a table with pen and paper.

That's why I'm not usually allowed to RP in an open area. I get up, gesticulate, use props, pace around the room excitedly and make an unashamed fool of myself. And then I drag everyone else into it.

[Naomi]

During the college school year a friend of my is always running pathfinder games. Their kind of on hold for the summer but when he comes back out to the school for the rest of the summer we're going to start up a summer session and I'm kind of excited because I built a custom race, they're fairies, and I'm going to play one of them.

[Yukari-sensei]

I think I have found my people here! 

I started playing a homemade system back in 1995 and progressed into so many games... My favorites are Cyberpunk 2020, Shadowrun, and Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms 3.5... and now I realize how old this makes me sound. (As long as I have admitted to my age, how many people here ever played Twilight 2000 or Traveller?)

I just finished playing a Sailor Moon BESM game, an Exalted game, and a Vampire: Requium game. I am currently playing in a Adeptus Evangelion game, hoping the DM is turns out to be decent, but currently holding judgment.

[Lajs]

I used to play a lot of D&D, but it's sadly all over now as we're all going our different ways. We played our own system based on the D&D one, handed down to us by the father of one of boys from the our group. The DM was really good, when he wasn't shouting at us, bending the rules and killing us off. He acted like he hated us all... One of our players got killed off so often, he went through six characters in six months. It was hilarious.

I really hope to play more when I move upcountry and meet more people. I miss wasting my Wednesdays and stuffing my face with pot noodles and coke. Tons of crappy food was a big tradition in our group.