I'm kind of new to the Tabletop setting.
I've tried my hand at the Dresden files game which had it's amusing moments. Mostly due to our brain damaged were-bear, who attempted to heal my wounds through the strategic application of jam, and just crashed a boat (which we were all on) into someone we were trying to get on our side *facepalm*

I'm currently playing an unofficial Mass Effect game where you're basically a random person on the citadel when the Geth attack it's been pretty entertaining though rather difficult. My GM has said that if I wasn't playing a medic then we'd all be dead by now several times over 

I'm currently trying to wrap my head around the system in Shadowrun 5 as a friend said I might like it.

The game I'd really love to play is White Wolf's Changeling: the Lost, which probably speaks to my state of mind right there 

I too look forward to more WoD stuff Fiere I've just been through Hunter: Mortal Remains which deals with Hunters reactions to Prometheans, Changelings, Geist and Mummies.

Haha Shadowrun is a lovely system, never played it, but I can imagine it being difficult to run since you have to keep track of three realms at the same time.
Changling: The Lost is a beautiful game, I played a rather insane Cat Beast, and many laughs were had, you have no idea how often tying people up becomes the most appropriate response in that game.
But I've gotta say the new Demon and Vampire books are amazing, so want to try them out

I love the idea of Shadowrun and I loved my character, but that game system is a disaster. It killed our game. It's absurdly complex and will bog down both players and GM. The book makes it worse because it's so poorly organized for use as a reference and you need to look things up constantly.

One thing I found frustrating about it, aside from the complexity, was how difficult it is to advance incrementally, at least as far as cyber goes. It's very expensive to get cyberwear and really wasteful to upgrade, so much so that you're incentivized to hold off on getting something until you can afford the best version you're ever going to want. It just doesn't make for good gameplay.

Ahhh shadowrun.  The only system where recoil rules means emptying an entire minigun at point blank range can mean you miss.  Good times.

My first edition shadowrun character was a lesbian decker- played her for ages much to the amusement of my gaming group.  #earlytransindicators

Gotta love the Shadowrun setting...

But dicepool games. :S

-shudder-


I'm currently working on running a "Monster Hearts" game with some friends. I love freeform RPG games where I get to really stretch my GM muscles in lots of exciting "think on the balls of your feet" ways

As I was reading the source book I found myself fascinated with the ethos behind it. It really felt like the writers were people I could connect with...and some of the sentiments etc felt strangely familiar...

You can imagine my surprise when I was reading the book and saw this...



Must have been a trans person involved in the book. Don't think I have ever seen such a direct and concise reference like that before.

Has anybody ever thought of organising a skype RPG group or anything on susans? I do get the feeling that we would all be somewhat more...mature about certain content that is seen as taboo in most gaming groups xD

I've played quite a few of these games. Right now I'm playing in a pathfinder game with a pirate setting. I'm also the GM for a mutants & masterminds game. Fun stuff.

I've been playing Dresden Files. Maggie is my first trans character ever. She's awesome. 

I just got the new addition of Dungeons and Dragons. It seems to be a very solid system with lots of loose ends tied up. Already shaping up to be 10 times better than 4th edition (which I both loved and hated).

Also an interesting addition to the d&D world:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/dungeons--dragons-embraces-lgbt-characters-think-outside-binary-notions-9626599.html

Daniella, you are looking great! I cant believe how much you are changing.

Quote from: Alyssa L. on August 12, 2014, 02:52:50 PM
I just got the new addition of Dungeons and Dragons. It seems to be a very solid system with lots of loose ends tied up. Already shaping up to be 10 times better than 4th edition (which I both loved and hated).

4th Edition...So many splat books...so easy to break xD

Quote from: Alyssa L. on August 12, 2014, 02:52:50 PM
Also an interesting addition to the d&D world:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/dungeons--dragons-embraces-lgbt-characters-think-outside-binary-notions-9626599.html

Kinda strange that they feel the need to put that in the handbook...I mean, that was always a given for me and my players anyway, I like to think most tabletop players consider things like that during character creation >.>

But maybe I am being overly hopeful that this is the case xD

Quote from: Alyssa L. on August 12, 2014, 02:52:50 PM
Daniella, you are looking great! I cant believe how much you are changing.

Awwww thanks!...the magical power of Hormones! xD



I recently played my first ever trans character in an RPG!

I rolled a questioning trans "witch" in a one off monster hearts game (just to try out the system with some friends).

Rather quickly I learned a body swapping spell, and began a sinister quest of searching for and essentially using the swap spell to find and steal my "perfect body".

The whole thing was great fun, since you need to get a "token" (a physical object that somebody holds dear to their heart) from the person you want to cast a spell on, I was having to try and manipulate/seduce/flat out steal personal items from NPCs and players.

It ended up becoming quite the strange experience though, as I cut a body swapping swath through the NPCs...and then the players, I ended up inadvertently creating a crowd of new trans people in my wake (if for example I swapped bodies with somebody of the opposing gender, they were most often not to pleased with the switch) not to mention what happens when you dump a vampire soul in that of a mortal, and vice versa

In the end I went a bit crazy with all the swapping xD and became a half mad tragic villain of sorts.

I was eventually "killed" by the other players who used a convoluted plan to take me out.

The other witch in the party placed powerful magic wards on the groups most attractive and desirable party member. They then made it seem like I was winning, gave me her token, but then when I tried to jump into her body, I was bounced back into nothing, and ended up as a soul without a body at all. Essentially becoming a Ghost.

In the end it kind of worked out for my character though, with her ghost appearing before the characters as her ideal self, and being all "Hey...this is not bad you know. I don't have to deal with ANY body...thanks...kinda..." then taught the other witch the body swap spell so she could put everything right.

So much fun, first time I have played a trans character ^^.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

Sadly my play group is not skilled enough to play something like that. One of our players pretty much treats RPG's as boardgames with more depth. It can be a bit annoying. He also hates me because I always come up with quirky characters that he thinks are stupid

I would have to honestly say that it had never occurred to me to play a LGBTQ character at all. It certainly would never have lasted very long in my group. That is why I linked the article, because I think it is an important sign that times are changing.

I didn't like 4th edition when I looked it over. The classes all felt very generic. The new edition seems really unappealing to me as well. I'm sticking to Pathfinder for now and I may play 3.5 some more if the opportunity presents.

There is another option...
http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/cp-bussell/saga-the-game-hero-edition-soft-cover/paperback/product-20028586.html
games by indi developers!

We really could use the support.

I've played D&D, Big Eyes Small Mouth and Shadow Run. I used to play on a regular basis and would like to again but might have to GM this time around.

I've been a gamer since I was seven. I've played or GM'd damn near every game out there. Right now my group is two sessions into a d20 Star Wars game I'm running and we have someone else running Pathfinder.

I'm hoping to get back into tabletop once I'm in New Jersey. My group here in Oregon kind of fell apart long ago, and I really didn't want to go out and game with complete strangers. Now that I'm in a new place, I think it'll be easier to start anew.

Almost all of my lasting friends are those who I met trough pen&paper rpg 
Even thought it's a bit intimidating gaming with strangers, I've found it a really good way to get to know people. I hope you'll find a nice new group when you've moved, Shodan!


I've been without a group for a while now too. I moved to a island 3 hours ferry ride from the mainland, and the city I moved from is on the other coast of the mainland to boot. Well, now when I've been here and studying for a while I've managed to cajole a few newbie class mates to try it out. Only thing is that the situation by nessecity makes me GM, and I've never GM:d before.

Well, what could go wrong? 
Everyone gets eaten.

Oh, and I've mostly played Swedish rpg:s. But I've tried some games that're in English, the Dresden Files is the only one I can think of now though. And I've been wanting to try out Mouseguard for what feels like forever, it seems really nice   

I've been running RPGs as DM/GM since Junior high, so like 15 years now. Unfortunately I haven't been able to play in much, I'm one of those people cursed to always GM. At least I enjoy it though. My campaigns in order:

• D&D 2nd ed
• D&D 3rd ed
• Shadowrun 3rd ed
• 7th Sea
• Another 7th Sea
• Mage: The Awakening (New WoD/4th ed)
• Ravenloft (started in D&D 4th ed, converted to Savage Worlds)
• Necessary Evil (setting for Savage Worlds)
• Currently running 7th Sea

My favorite system by far is 7th Sea (which explains why I'm running my 3rd campaign). It's a dramatic swashbuckling system with amazing backstory and lore in the books. I could write a small novel raving about the system and setting. Unfortunately it's out of print so buying physical books is expensive. You can pick up the PDFs pretty cheap though.

Another really cool one was Necessary Evil. It's a full campaign arc set in a generic super hero world where aliens invaded and killed all the super heroes. Now the only people who can save Earth are the super villains! It was a blast to run.

I played D&D for the first time last weekend. So much fun I'm going to go again this weekend.

Quote from: LJP on September 30, 2014, 10:29:34 PM
I played D&D for the first time last weekend. So much fun I'm going to go again this weekend.

We just started a new D&D game this weekend. 

I'm very jelly of people starting new D&D games. I only get to play one every other week. I DM one on the alternate weeks. I highly encourage drinking during the game. You have more fun though there is the definite risk that you will make stupid decisions that get you and/or your party killed.