I will also endorse the West Marches game. Pretty fast moving and fun. Just don't expect too much story/plot since it's a West Marches game.

I'm playing there too ;)

Calista says hi to those playing there :)

I hate to quit in the middle of a fight. Heck, that was the beginning of a fight. Does this mean we were set upon by those hungry blighters and were never seen again?

Thanks Jeff. I enjoyed playing Lycurgus. It's been fun, especially having had a stable group for many years - with Sam, Graes, Gwire in particular - for many years. Harukai has been good as well, though not as long. Was looking forward to getting to know Stone better but alas, it was not meant to be.

Lycurgus started off level 1/1 and though he got a bit of a lift from the others who were a bit higher level, it wasn't that much. So mostly he earned each level on his own, climbing up level after level reaching 6/7 Fighter/Mage - the level 7 being a benefit from the Librium. He also was the one to find the secret door that earned us the most wondrous stash of magic items we found the entire duration of the game. You had me rolled a d12 and I rolled a 1. At the time, before I knew the outcome or even what the roll meant, I knew that was either really good or really bad. Turned out good.

There have been other twists and turns along the way. The shocking death of Samitha, after years of play. I had thought that raise dead scroll we got from the above magic hoard would never be used. Also worried Sam might not make her Raise Dead survival check (she passed). Was glad the dice weren't bad that day! Then there was the time when we were almost overwhelmed by a Ghast together with a group of Ghouls. We had thought we were ok because Sam's Protection from Evil keeps Ghouls at bay but not Ghasts! It was Sam and I and maybe 3 1st levelers. Sam and 2 of the 1st levels all got paralyzed. Lycurgus had to make 2 saving throws - which he fortunately did - because I don't think the first leveler would have had a chance. There were other anecdotes - won't mention them all.

My favorite, though, was when Lycurgus was young (low level) and was adventuring with Elornia (spelling?/something similar). There was a young Green Dragon flying towards us and there was a near-consensus, not including Lycurgus, that we should try to talk to it. I think it was wishful thinking but when it started diving and roaring Lycurgus had enough and fired an arrow at it, hitting it for max damage. There were a few recriminations for Lycurgus winging it and statements like now we're going to have to fight it. However, it was all in good fun and worked out for the best (no one died except the dragon).

Best wishes!
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I put an rtj in for the West Marches game a few days ago. Haven't heard back yet though.

It's been a slow burn for the last few months

If anyone's looking for...


Revised 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons: Over on Myth-Weavers, there is a gestalt game lounge called "The Realm Folded Tavern".  You can start from 1st to 3rd level.

5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurers League is anticipating an uptick in activity, but I'm sure if a bunch of people came flooding in, the Dungeon Masters would be delighted and spurred to run a game or two...   😼😹 Especially with that Vecna adventure coming up!  In any case, "Aldara Figments" or "Dilemma" sent you!
AL games are organized play, so there's generally very stable rules, and you can expect to complete an adventure.  More information can be learned at the Adventurers League section of the Wizards of the Coast website for Dungeons & Dragons.  And, Adventurers League is VERY newbie-friendly -- the Dungeon Masters I play with, and the AL people there in general, have a very "there is no such thing as a stupid question" attitude about things, which won me over.


I'm not terribly sure if there's a rule against what I just said, since in around 2012, when I registered here, I do recall seeing something about not talking about games on other forums, or telling people to look there, or something.  Regardless, if you like gestalt v3.5 (gimme Epic6) or 5th Edition games, head on over.  They'd love to see you there.

Don't worry, Ara. Gang Green are no snitches!

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 94):

I'd be interested in learning 5e and getting in a campaign, but I'm not into Living Campaigns and I like it here. I tried playing on Unseen Servant, great people and games, I just couldn't get used to it and came back here. I don't even like Discord.

* Unless there is an appropriate profit margin or it means our heads remain firmly attached to our shoulders.

I, too, am non-Evil with terms and conditions applying!

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 98):

And, we have the Dungeon Master of Sons and Daughters of Fortune, an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition game, also willing to take on more!  I talked to them briefly about it.  That game's been running for a spell!

 link to another game

DM's pretty cool, and the group's got great footing.  The creation rules seem to have changed since the game's conception.  If you show up, "Ilean Istarma" sent you!


If you look at Offsite and like Old School Essentials, we've also got someone looking for OSE adventurers.

My longest running campaign is Blackmoor Living World (Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2e) and new players are always welcome: link to another game

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 99):

I may have to see about that
Everyone needs a Ranger / Cleric and a big furry beast

Same here. Already working on it. The DM is a bit illiterate, I guess I can deal with that! :-)

I'm in his Star Wars game, he's in my Gamma World game. He's not a native English speaker, but he's fluent.

Ahh! That explains the spelling errors! I play with now, and GM'd a French player, RegisP. I understand! Thanks! He's quite fluent too, but English grammar takes a lot of getting used to, and, most Americans have very crappy grammar as well. My grammar has greatly degraded with age and being exposed to many functionally illiterates, and it does drag you down! ;-) Most kids today ARE functionally illiterate due to our education system being screwed over by folks more interested in power than teaching the kids. But I digress! Thank God there are still so many great teachers and educators, just wish we could clear out the bad ones!

Is it just me or whenever someone talks about grammar I always picture the scene from Idocracy when the guy approaches the crowd and the narrator describes how he sounds to them?

The world of RPoL feels smaller and smaller... isn't it?

It does. Hard to find any games I'm interested in any more. The DMs are retiring, leaving, or dying. I've been in, and am in, a few highly enjoyable games, but they get fewer and further between it seems. Odd and new systems I don't play. The ones I do play, no one runs any more hardly. After StarMaster passed away last year, almost no Traveller games now. I'm in a CT game that rarely posts now and is winding down to the end, and one Mongoose 2nd edition game. StarMaster ran 6 himself! Plus an unknown number of other system games I wasn't in. I had 3 lady DM's, I was in 10 games between them, all disappeared within a month! It's getting rough out there!

I'm doing what I can to get people over here, but it's all horses and water.


And I bet that hypothetical Cleric/Ranger would be MIGHTY appreciated by everyone!

Actually with the house rules over there, I am going to be slightly different
Ranger/Druid

Neat.


Oh, yeah, the DM said to give me names of people, but I just kind of shrugged, since you might be playing someone different there than here... If you wanna tell me you've applied or want to, you can, so that the DM can get an idea.

I'm in as Birahu Blackstaff.