History of Post 742
- 2008-01-14 21:19:52
I'm relatively young, compared to the median of RPG players, so the first tabletop RPG I played was the Star Wars d20 system, during my sophomore year in high school or so -- about 7 years ago. I played a Duros computer hacking expert with his handy-dandy probe droid, and even though I ended up being too busy to play regularly, I had an insane amount of fun my first time -- one of my top 5 sessions ever probably, mostly due to the skill of the GM.
Since then, some of my favorite PCs have been a swashbuckling Basque pirate, a satyr fighter/bard with a fondness for drink, an aspiring naturalist bard/fighter hoping to following in the footsteps of his literally world-famous adventuring uncle, a half-elf sorceror whose favorite pastime was annoying party members by talking to his raven familiar in languages no one else understood, and perhaps best of all... (deep breath)... a collegiate academic who unlocked psionic power by Learning Things Man Was Not Meant To Know in an ancient tome, subsequently attracted the unwelcome attention of an eldritch horror, wore prescription goggles to prevent losing his glasses in a fight, and "chased the dragon" in opium dens to gain minor prophetic visions or risked possible overdose with the same for a temporary psychic boost in dire situations -- all while fighting Nazis for control of magic treasure. (A good campaign, that.)
Since that first Star Wars game years ago, I've played Alternity, D&D of various stripes, Savage Worlds, and Dogs in the Vineyard, all for varying amounts of sessions and time. I've read/bought books for quite a few more that I've never gotten around to playing, just because RPG theory and mechanics are fascinating to me, along with the worldbuilding that typically accompanies each system.
- 2008-01-14 21:18:43
I'm relatively young, compared to the median of RPG players, so the first tabletop RPG I played was the Star Wars d20 system, during my sophomore year in high school or so -- about 7 years ago. I played a Duros computer hacking expert with his handy-dandy probe droid, and even though I ended up being too busy to play regularly, I had an insane amount of fun my first time -- one of my top 5 sessions ever probably, mostly due to the skill of the GM.
Since then, some of my favorite PCs have been a swashbuckling Basque pirate, a satyr fighter/bard with a fondness for drink, an aspiring naturalist bard/fighter hoping to following in the footsteps of his literally world-famous adventuring uncle, a half-elf sorceror whose favorite pastime was annoying party members by talking to his raven familiar in languages no one else understood, and perhaps best of all... (deep breath)... a collegiate academic who unlocked psionic power by Learning Things Man Was Not Meant To Know in an ancient tome, subsequently attracted the unwelcome attention of an eldritch horror, wore prescription goggles to prevent losing his glasses in a fight, and "chased the dragon" in opium dens to gain minor prophetic visions or risked possible overdose with the same for a temporary psychic boost in dire situations -- all while fighting Nazis for control of magic treasure. (A good campaign, that.)
Since then, I've played Alternity, D&D of various stripes, Savage Worlds, and Dogs in the Vineyard, all for varying amounts of sessions and time. I've read/bought books for quite a few more that I've never gotten around to playing, just because RPG theory and mechanics are fascinating to me, along with the worldbuilding that typically accompanies each system.