Board RPG Thing?

[Losonti Tokash]

by post inflation i think he means the posts become gigantic piles of garbage

[Civil War Man]

I personally don't have the attention span for play by post. Setting aside a block of time to play in person or over a chat works, but I inevitably lose interest when playing on a message board. There really isn't any flow to the story that way.

[Bakustra]

yeah, basically los is right- posts turn into fanfiction, and although we're probably cool enough to keep it from turning into erotic fanfiction if we turn a hose on evilsoup every once in a while, well...

[Aaron]

I prefer to keep my posts short anyways.

[Losonti Tokash]

ironically one of the advantages to chat gaming is that it will reduce the population to a playable level

[Bakustra]

Regardless, I'll try to have a quick thing about characters up tomorrow or later tonight, depending.

[Losonti Tokash]

hey who is willing to take the blame for a dresden files rpg suggestion

wait shit no

[evilsoup]

yeah, basically los is right- posts turn into fanfiction, and although we're probably cool enough to keep it from turning into erotic fanfiction if we turn a hose on evilsoup every once in a while, well...

you might want to phrase that in a way that doesn't sound like a challenge

[Bakustra]

hey who is willing to take the blame for a dresden files rpg suggestion

wait shit no

call of cthulhu is bad enough really

if you want much worse i have things i can dig out and we can blame it on-

yeah, basically los is right- posts turn into fanfiction, and although we're probably cool enough to keep it from turning into erotic fanfiction if we turn a hose on evilsoup every once in a while, well...

you might want to phrase that in a way that doesn't sound like a challenge

evilsoup! I have a great idea for a follow-up game! Are you with me?

[evilsoup]

c-c-c-yeayuh

[Akhlut]

Depends on timing for me. Would this be amenable to the sort of play where players who are absent for a given session(s) are out doing research or drinking and fighting or whatever?

[Bakustra]

All right, character shit:

Your character is called an "investigator". Investigators's stats are randomly rolled. We have STRength, CONstitution, DEXterity, POWer, APPearance, SIZe, INTelligence, EDUcation, SANity, Idea, Luck, and Know. I will hereafter refer to these by their abbreviations. STR, CON, DEX, POW, and APP are generated by rolling 3d6. SIZ and INT are generated by rolling 2d6+6. EDU is generated by rolling 3d6+3. SAN is POWx5, Idea is INTx5, Luck is also POWx5, and Know is EDUx5.This is the most recent, most modern version of the rules. You guys are damn luck I am doing the math here, and the hose for evilsoup will be taking on mathematical duties. Anyways, let's generate a character, who we shall call Fred.

Fred's stats are:

STR: 5
CON: 12
DEX: 8
POW: 12
APP: 8
SIZ: 11
INT: 13
EDU: 9
SAN: 60
Idea: 65
Luck: 60
Know: 45

Fred has HP equal to the average of CON and SIZ, rounded up, giving him 12 HP. His stats are that he's physically weak, tough of body, forceful of will, with average hand-eye coordination and looks. He is of slightly below-average size, and slightly above-average intelligence. Unfortunately, he didn't complete high school, and may have only an eighth-grade education. He has average sanity points, a 60% chance of having a hunch or a lucky break, and a 45% chance of knowing any given fact. He gets no damage bonus when beating the shit out of people with his fists.

In any case, stats aren't all that important, and hey, I always thought that Fred was a bit of a dope anyhow. Skills are more important and should be up sometime tomorrow.

[evilsoup]

what so
do you want us to roll them
or are you going to give us all a spread of numbers?

[Akhlut]

Well, if we roll ourselves, my STR, CON, DEX, POW, and APP are all 18, my SIZ and INT are 18, my EDU is 21, my San, Idea, and Luck are all 90, and my KNOW is 105, while HP is 18.

[evilsoup]

well i guess that answers that question then

[Bakustra]

what so
do you want us to roll them
or are you going to give us all a spread of numbers?

tell me what you want to play and ill make it

[Zablorg]

just so everyone knows i have 2d10 lying around

if anyone needs a number between 0 and 9

i am your guy

[Losonti Tokash]

what so
do you want us to roll them
or are you going to give us all a spread of numbers?

tell me what you want to play and ill make it

i would like to be super saiyajin 3

or a medic so i can self-insert and be completely baffled by monsters with impossible biology

[Zablorg]

i want to be an amateur pornographer

[Questor]

I'd like to give it a shots baks. I'll let my abilities give me an idea, but I generally run more towards dex/int based characters in other ga,es.

[Nietzslime]

is the setting lovecraft's o.g. time and place or something else like the modern-day or whatever

in any event i want to play an opiate addict

specific occupation and background dependant on your answer to the above

[Oxymoron]

I want to play a librarian who's almost blind without his glasses.

[Zablorg]

which raises the elephant in the room; can we just make ourselves Mystery Incorporated members?

[evilsoup]

that question raises further questions
can I be mr griswold, the owner of the old amusement park?

[Civil War Man]

which raises the elephant in the room; can we just make ourselves Mystery Incorporated members?

Dibs on playing a dog that was given the ability to talk through some dark ritual.

Barring that, I'll play a lazy stoner who thinks that the dog can talk.