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We all played D&D or some kind of non-computerized role playing game at one time or another. Well, almost all of us. Many of us still play, or would if we could find people to game with.

So, what is/was your favorite AD&D character class? Favorite realm? Or do you prefer a different RPG?

poll coming.

I guess I'm not geeky enough...

Every time I see RPG, I think Rocket Propelled Grenade...

I guess I'm not geeky enough...

Every time I see RPG, I think Rocket Propelled Grenade...

What kind of RPG? Nh-75? RPG-7?

I was almost always the DM. My friends didn't like to do it, so I usually entertained myself thinking up fun ways to torture them. When I had a non-NPC character, it was usually a mage. One campain I had an evil cleric, and that was pretty cool, but doesn't fit well into many parties.

The best realms were Dragonlance and Ravenloft. Although I usually DM'ed in a "One World" setting, just so I could use Draconians anywhere.

I did Elves, duals, and DM......

I never played the RPG's but my friends did so I avoided them on those days. I once watched a game and they all go so worked up about something that they literally started a sword fight with their wooden swords out of genuine anger. that part looked fun though.

What kind of RPG? Nh-75? RPG-7?Well the classic image is the venerable 7 in all it's variants...

But if it's being fired at you does it really matter?

I once watched a game and they all go so worked up about something that they literally started a sword fight with their wooden swords out of genuine anger. that part looked fun though.
Ok, those were nerds.

My time playing D&D has left me with fond memories of rolling a new character every session or two. The third campaign thingy we did, I just gave up, rolled 6 characters before we started and named them all some variant of red shirt (Calythous, "The Crimson Camisole"; Shirticus the Red; etc).

Well the classic image is the venerable 7 in all it's variants...

But if it's being fired at you does it really matter?

Depends on what's between you and it.

Am I the only one who really enjoyed a good game of Risk or Axis and Allies?

Am I the only one who really enjoyed a good game of Risk or Axis and Allies?

Hell no, I liked both of those as well. But there's a time for strategy, and a time for roll playing.

Hell no, I liked both of those as well. But there's a time for strategy, and a time for roll playing.

What if you wanted to do both?

What if you wanted to do both?

Then you'd probably have to go the computer route. Master of Orion II. Heroes of Might and Magic I, II, or III.

Then you'd probably have to go the computer route. Master of Orion II. Heroes of Might and Magic I, II, or III.

Er... MoO II is tying elements of RPGs into a Strategy Game. Never played HoMaM. But... my question was more along the lines of, "What if you wanted to RP as a general or some other leader, but still have character development specific to that general?" Er... I guess that that's what D&D minis are for, though, eh?

I tended to go for/get required to be an 'intelligent' character (e.g. 'Alien Student of the Force' in Star Wars) in the group I played regularly with, so chose the Priest/Druid option as D&D equivalent.

But I occaionally got to play a bit of a bad-ass fighter (please 'scuse the language) and (with prior arrangement of GM) not always a good guy... Like that time when I managed to essential embezzle/re-appropriate the entire group's money by playing 'em off against each other...(you had to be there...)

I never thought that "ranger" would be the last class to get a vote. Doesn't everyone have a friend who ALWAYS insisted on being an elven or half-elven ranger?

Played a little D&D. Much prefered Vampire, from White Wolf, though.

Closest I've come to D&D was the computer versions so I voted what I would typicaly be in that. Only pen and paper rpg I've played is WHRP 2, although not with much regularity, although if I could get a few of the people in my dorm to try... after all their always going off on "Ages" of this and that maybe I could get them to try an "Age of RPG." hmmmm

I love the Planescape campaign settings, and I'm mostly DM in it. But as character class, my favorite one is the paladin, at least if the DM doesn't fall too much in stereotype and allows smart and open-minded paladins (for me a paladin is not a stuborn fanatic, but a wise and open defender of oppressed, one who try to make evil people to redeem more than to punish them).

I've never played DnD outside of a computer game.

That said, the sorceror seems to be very cool...i'll usually play that or ranger.

I tend to favor rogues or ranger types. But if it was real life.. I've always thought I'd be a druid.

edit: or a beastlord.

and .. wow I was the only one who voted Ranger. Most people like rangers/hunters.

It was always about the boom spells.

Looks like I'm one of only two Bard players. I love being the party diplomat, and the Jack-of-all-trades aspects are also appealing.

Lets me do some role-playing instead of roll-playing.

I've never played an RPG before, but have agreed to play Call of Cthulhu with my boyfriend and a couple of others. I've read basic bits and pieces online about it, and it sounds quite good - any of you have any tips? Any better or worse than other games of this genre?

I've never played an RPG before, but have agreed to play Call of Cthulhu with my boyfriend and a couple of others. I've read basic bits and pieces online about it, and it sounds quite good - any of you have any tips? Any better or worse than other games of this genre?

Chtulhu's universe is great if you like mistery, but I don't like the rule system much. I'm also not too fond of the fact that your character is very likely to become mad or die soon, but it'll probably depend on how the DM plays it. It's still a good play for a one-shot or short campaign. Well, that's my personal opinion, and some will disagree with me ;) The best is to try and make your own opinion.

I played AD&D, Warhammer, some Cyberpunk and a great, weird little game called Tales from the Floating Vagabond.

I was mostly DM but when I did play I had a (unhealthy??) obsession with always being a dwarf fighter (usually a beserker or trollslayer or something similar), who had a particular penchant for two handed axes and who hated elves.

Unimaginative? Who, moi?

Ok, those were nerds.

My time playing D&D has left me with fond memories of rolling a new character every session or two. The third campaign thingy we did, I just gave up, rolled 6 characters before we started and named them all some variant of red shirt (Calythous, "The Crimson Camisole"; Shirticus the Red; etc).


Yes, they were

headbanger stoner dorks, but not nerds in teh sense that they cared at all about academia.

as for the rest of that speil I have no idea what you are talking about.

I haven't played proper D&D but I've played the computer game Neverwinter Nights, which is based upon it. I like various classes, each for different reasons, but after recently trying it out, I have to say that I was very pleased with the results of a druid/monk multiclass.

Chtulhu's universe is great if you like mistery, but I don't like the rule system much.

There's no arguing matters of taste. I personally think the Basic Role Playing system on which the mechanism of CoC were based was one of the best rules systems of the 70's. The thing to remember with CoC was to never let the rules get in the way of the game.

im a video game rpg man.

grew up with final fantasy/ dragon quest/ might and magic/ ultima series

never really got into the D&D scene. I have a bunch of friends who were though as well as my brother.

I remember trying to learn D&D when i was a kid but never got past the insanely enormous instruction book

I am totally a thief, heck in WoW I played a savvy sexy cool cool Troll Rouge with daggers. I shanked left and right.

I've never played any non-computerized RPGs. Nor was I ever interested in playing any of the non-computerized RPGs.

But I have played a couple HRPGs. Those being Brave Soul and Knights of Xentar.

What I really want to be able to play though is an MMOHRPG. Sadly I have yet to find any. :(

I've never played any non-computerized RPGs. Nor was I ever interested in playing any of the non-computerized RPGs.

But I have played a couple HRPGs. Those being Brave Soul and Knights of Xentar.

What I really want to be able to play though is an MMOHRPG. Sadly I have yet to find any. :(

Hardly surprising - not even acronymfinder.com knows what an HRPG is.

Hardly surprising - not even acronymfinder.com knows what an HRPG is.
Maybe if you would search under the titles I provided you would come up with better results

Maybe if you would search under the titles I provided you would come up with better results

OK. They seemed to be dating sim/RPG hybrids. No use of "HRPG" though, btw.

I never played the RPG's but my friends did so I avoided them on those days. I once watched a game and they all go so worked up about something that they literally started a sword fight with their wooden swords out of genuine anger. that part looked fun though.

Wooden?

Wimps... :D

D&D and d20 aren't everything of RPGs, fortunately, because I see d20 mechanics as the one appriopriate for hack'n'slash and barely anything more. I started with Warhammer (first edition pwnz the second), now I play Fading Suns, and I wouldn't reject a game of Call of Cthulhu or World of Darkness.

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OK. They seemed to be dating sim/RPG hybrids. No use of "HRPG" though, btw.
No, they aren't dating sims. Well Brave Soul might be considered to be one, Knights of Xentar definitely is not.

Now, for another reference...look af my sig.

No, they aren't dating sims. Well Brave Soul might be considered to be one, Knights of Xentar definitely is not.

Now, for another reference...look af my sig.

So a dating sim/RPG and a porn/RPG. Gotcha. You coulda just said.

So a dating sim/RPG and a porn/RPG. Gotcha. You coulda just said.

I beg to differ. HRPG seems to explain both of them perfectly.

I beg to differ. HRPG seems to explain both of them perfectly.

Erm... an acronym no-one has heard of doesn't really explain anything. That is to say, YSHEWYMITPWAU.

Erm... an acronym no-one has heard of doesn't really explain anything. That is to say, YSHEWYMITPWAU.

HRPG is not "an acronym no-one has heard of"

There are certain websites I could link to where everybody knows what HRPG stands for. Unfortunately the moderators here wouldn't like the idea of me posting those links here.

Besides it isn't even an acronym. RPG isn't even an acronym. For it to be an acronym it has to form an actual word. But that's not what we're talking about now is it

HRPG = Hentai Role Playing Game