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Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

Just wondering if anyone here is into roleplaying? And I do NOT mean in the bedchamber Shocked

Just plain old roleplaying... y'know, Baldurs Gate, Planescape, that kind of thing...

Just curious...
cheers...
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masterjedi · Rank: Senior Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 210

I like roleplaying, but more often than not, people who play those games don't actually roleplay their characters.

It's funny cause roleplaying has such a negative stigma attached to it, but when we were kids, most of us roleplayed all the time. I challenge anyone to find me a person who didn't pretend to be someone or something else at one time or another.

I played Baldur's Gate for a while, but didn't dig it too much. I played Star Wars Galaxies for almost three years, and I play World of Warcraft off and on. (that game only holds my attention for so long though)

I've never heard of Planescape, what is it?
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Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

Hey man, World of Warcraft rocks! But you're right, most people don't roleplay their characters... So eventually, roleplaying games, such as BG, just turn into a different kind of hack 'n' slash.

As for Planescap: Torment, it's another rpg by Black Isle Studios, using the same graphics engine as Baldurs Gate, except in Planescape, you can only play one character. You start out waking up at the local morgue, only to be addressed by a floating skull. Turns out you're immortal, and you have to find a way to die, either by getting you mortality back, or destroying it, thus destroying yourself (guess which is preferable). In the course of the game, you meet a few characters that some of your previous incarnations have also met... Other that that, your alignment is not preset. It does start out as 'true neutral' but depending on your actions, it can go all the way up to lawful good or all the way down to chaotic evil...

What about Fallout and Arcanum, have you played those?
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masterjedi · Rank: Senior Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 210

Sorry, never played either of those either. Heck, I've never even heard of them. Are these PC games on console games?

That Planescape sounds pretty wild. Maybe I'll check it out sometime. Right now I mostly play Star Wars: Empire at War and I'll be buying Battle for Middle Earth II within the week.

I played the Star Wars roleplaying game for a while and I really enjoyed it, but it's so hard to find people who are actually willing to play it. Maybe I need a support group or something Cool

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Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

They're both PC games. Fallout 1 and 2 take place after World War 3. It's a turnbRPG, and it takes you all across northern California. High tech guns, that sort of thing. It runs a classless system, you still get to level, but you don't choose a class at the beginning. There are several skills, such as first aid and stealing, and of course big guns, small guns and energy weapons. Your reputation varies from town to town, and goes on a scale from hated to toast of the town. There is also an overall reputation ranging from Demon Spawn to Savior of the Wastes.

Arcanum runs on the same classless system, but takes place in the 1800's. There is both magic and technology, so you can choose whether to be a mage, thief, swordsman or gunslinger... there are other options of course. You can also build your own guns and forge your own swords...
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masterjedi · Rank: Senior Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 210

Hmmm, that Fallout game sounds pretty tight. I'll probably check that one out instead of the others. Thanks for the info!
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Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

Heh, just found a so-called RPG called Aveyond.. you can find it at www.amaranthia.com... pretty fun, though... you should check it out...

cheers...
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LabrnMystic · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 2568

I find I only fall out of roleplaying when I'm doing repeatative stuff with local buddies where we drop the roleplaying formailty to get stuff done.

I have fall out, and am currently playing fallout 2.

I myself try to stay in characte, at least with new characters, and even find myself acting in character to NPCs who really could care less. ^_^

Some of us try, so don't give up all hope on roleplayers.
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Martin · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 552

Well, I'm a heavy duty roleplayer, being an avid gamer, collector and GM...
Got enough games on my shelves to last me a century, and I even wrote a few modules.
That's for pen 'n paper RPGs: as for computer and console RPGs, well, I do those too, and with just about the same intensity, which means that either I'm very passionate about my hobbies or I don't have a life Very Happy

Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

Everything depends on the eye that sees, mate Wink

Regarding whether or not people roleplay their characters, that's one thing I really like about WoW: the fact that they've PvE, PvP, AND RP servers in the game. Otherwise, people who were in it just to hack'n'slash would probably feel pestered by those immersing themselves in their characters.... just a thought.

Cheers...
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Midnight Dragon · Rank: Total Noob Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 2

Heya, people...

Talking about roleplaying, anyone here into live roleplay? Personally, I find that a bit more fun than just staring at a computer screen all day, being able to select only pre-set lines when talking to other people... dunno 'bout the rest of y'all, though... But I can really dig what Wicked Jester is saying 'bout WoW, though... When playing that game, I do it for the PvP action... Though I do have a character on an RP server for those rare occasions when I'm in the mood for some 'real' roleplaying...
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Tawitko · Rank: Total Noob Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

Hey Wicked, I know I'm a little late on this, but I loved those games you mentioned. FO 2 is one of my favorite games. I'm sure you know this but the makers of FO1/FO2 and Arcanum are pretty much the same people. Just different companies. FO3 is being made by Bethesda.
Also if you liked Arcanum, you may want to try, Vampire the masquerade, Bloodlines. Also made by Troika games, sadly it was their last game. Its pretty buggy, but if you download the fan made patches from gamespot, it works pretty well.

JohnnyPsycho · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 2311

Just thought I'd jump into this conversation too, I've been playing "pen and paper" RPGs for a few years now. I got into it when I first came to college and have been playing a long-running campaign in Hackmaster for almost two years now.
If you've never heard of Hackmaster, it's a parody of original (mostly first and second edition) D&D, and I usually try to tell as many other people about the game as possible. Like the name might imply, the rules are a bit more hardcore (character death is very, VERY easy in the game), but it's all done with a nod and a wink, and it's all very humorous. Just take a look at the illustrations in the Hackmaster player's handbook next time you're in a gaming/comics shop.
Most of my experiences with roleplaying games have included such games as Werewolf: The Apocalypse, 7th Sea, Deadlands, and B.E.S.M.
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Wicked Jester · Rank: Junior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 113

Hey Tawit

Yeah, I know that the people FO1/2 and Arcanum are pretty much the same. But when you mention FO3, do you mean Fallout Tactics, or is there some other game on the runway I just haven't heard of yet?

Cheers...
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Marauder · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 112

Funny, reading through this thread put me in mind of another old game I used to love. Anyone here remember GDW's Space: 1889 RPG? that and the boardgame they made based on it, 'Sky Galleons of Mars' were my favorites for the setting. Just wish the core rules had been better. /?In some ways, Bon Bon reminds me of it, the times both are set in are pretty close. (I think)
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Marauder · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 112

Oh and as far as Midnight Dragon's question, you could say I've done live RPing. As it happens, I'm a WW2 reenactor! have a full fatigue uniform, pack messkit, plus an M1 Garand and a Winchester trench shotgun! All guns used in reenactment are either configured for blanks or use blanks only (owning a full-auto MP40 or Thompson is *hideously* expensive) also ALL blanks are checked by the referees before the event for safety's sake.
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BrightAngelChii · Rank: Rookie Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 82

I am addicted to all fantasy rpgs that exist but I am more a person that loves browser rpgs (hurray, I own one so... ._.). I think rpgs are a good way to get inspirations for my storys. I could not work without them. Sad

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Xebulon · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 2112

Even if I still had a computer of my own, I doubt I'd go back to World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, only three MMORPGs have ever successfully held my attention for more than a few months. Mythic Entertainment's (now EA Mythic, ugh) Dark Age of Camelot, NCSoft's Auto Assault, Funcom's Anarchy Online and EA's Earth & Beyond (now gone). All the others I've played have driven me away with too many horrible players (I'm looking at YOU, City of Heroes/Villians), unnecessarily complicated gameplay (Final Fantasy XI, go sit in the corner), poor customer support (That's it Everquest, you're suspended) or other various problems.
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YoungCesar · Rank: Mr. Fabulous Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 502

WoW,Guild Wars,Star Wars Galaxies-i tried them all.But i gotta say,from all the RPGs,WoW has certanly left its mark!And still nothing beats a good,old fashioned,Pen and Paper D&D!A game with a lot of humor,adventure,creativity and mostly HARDCORE RP! Laughing

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JohnnyPsycho · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 2311

you know, it's weird, but for as long as I've played pen and paper RPGs, I've actually never played a game of actual D&D... I mean, Hackmaster is basically first and second edition AD&D, but I've never actually played 3rd edition (or 3.5, whichever the newest edition is) in a group... Neverwinter Nights is really the closest 3rd ed. D&D experience I've had...

strange...

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YoungCesar · Rank: Mr. Fabulous Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 502

Hmm...i never did play the second and third edition,but i did get the 3.5 rulebooks! Tongue

As for NWN,SoU,HotU-i've played them all!The only bad thing is,i havent played'em online Sad

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Xebulon · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 2112

As far as pen/paper games go, I'm currently trying to find enough material to get a Legenf of the Five Rings game going with my friends. The sale of AEG to Wizards of the Coast (and their bastardization of the game, Rokugon) and subsequent sale back to AEG have made it hard to find reliable sources for the books. It's a great game though.
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