tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post1196370860436170839..comments2024-02-16T22:05:32.773+02:00Comments on LotFP: RPG: Last Night's Online GameJimLotFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-71148346670036755442009-06-01T12:33:54.672+03:002009-06-01T12:33:54.672+03:00>>One question though: we can swap 2 stats, ...>>One question though: we can swap 2 stats, once right? Is this in place of the -2/+1 adjustments for prime req bumping? I presume so, but just checking.<br /><br />Yes, that replaces the -2/+1 thing.JimLotFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-43744447536940378392009-06-01T08:51:36.387+03:002009-06-01T08:51:36.387+03:00Well, I can most certainly make it for this coming...Well, I can most certainly make it for this coming Thursday's session, that is if a slot is available.<br /><br />Just had to check with the work schedule and such, which I did. It's all good on this end, so please put me on "the list."yoyorobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375340160423546919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-42286165625744270562009-05-31T20:40:55.997+03:002009-05-31T20:40:55.997+03:00Nice! Glad to hear that everything worked well en...Nice! Glad to hear that everything worked well enough for you guys to have fun. On-line gaming voice-chat gaming can certainly be tricky at times.<br /><br />My only real experience in playing this way is in a current 2nd ed AD&D game, played via DDO's (the D&D MMO) built in voice chat utility. The players and DM are all "guildies" in the MMO, and we wanted to play some PnP, via the interwebbbz, so that's the common method we had to do so. We've only had a couple/few sessions though, spread out over months. It's been a blast though when we have been able to get together. I should post on the exp, and maybe I will soon.<br /><br />At any rate, back to your game here: So glad to hear it came together for ya and went well.<br /><br />I was so jealous of ya'll for the first session. I wanted badly to sign up, but it was Prom Night for me...ha! Before you call the authorities on me, please understand that my wife is a HS teacher and we chaperone the event every year. It is hilarious and fun. Anyway I knew I couldn't it last session due to that conflict, but I hope to make this next one here, this Thursday.<br /><br />In case I get a slot in the game and can make it, I just rolled up 3 characters following you original post on char gen.<br /><br />One question though: we can swap 2 stats, once right? Is this in place of the -2/+1 adjustments for prime req bumping? I presume so, but just checking.<br /><br />Great stuff here, per usual Jim. Keep it up, bro.yoyorobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375340160423546919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-5269141941062161062009-05-31T18:51:14.406+03:002009-05-31T18:51:14.406+03:00I have a face to face group, and had a Skype group...I have a face to face group, and had a Skype group (technically we are still together although we haven't met up in awhile). The advantages and disadvantages of both are intriguing. I think online gaming with a client like Skype is the future of niche permutations of the game. When I started the Skype game, it was very difficult to get 4 adults together once a week in the same room for gaming. With Skype, you have the entire world to choose from. The disadvantages are no minis (I love minis), the maps blow if rendered on a whiteboard program (many of the online gaming programs do a much better job, but I don't like to use these), and as James said if the DM is prone to "acting out" that can be lost in the medium. <br /><br />However, with the advances that are sure to come, I'm assured of having a regular gaming group for the rest of my life as long as I have an internet connection...even if we retire and take to the roads of America in a RV or something!Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-46611470097061940592009-05-31T00:20:12.933+03:002009-05-31T00:20:12.933+03:00Good to hear it went well. I have tried once to us...Good to hear it went well. I have tried once to use Skype as well, and that I couldn't see the reactions on the faces of my players really threw me off. <br /><br />When we play tested Talislanta 4th ed. it was all done in a chatroom, and it worked fairly well. It's gaming, but with a new set of challenges.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-21295990479439932602009-05-30T02:19:55.831+03:002009-05-30T02:19:55.831+03:00Stomach-bunnies! AHAHAHAHAHA! The image I am getti...Stomach-bunnies! AHAHAHAHAHA! The image I am getting of James all nervous with stomach-bunnies is too much.<br /><br />Aaaaaaah! The scoooooooooones!<br /><br />Must.Get.Into.This.Game!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-68827982385156720362009-05-30T02:00:26.247+03:002009-05-30T02:00:26.247+03:00I can't imagine not doing it physically in front o...I can't imagine not doing it physically in front of people. I too like to stand up during most of a session, and make use of movement of arms and body language for things. Yeah, I would be kind of afraid to use just my voice. But just like a regular game, I'm sure a sixer of decent ale would quell the stomach-bunnies.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-40949893401095562132009-05-30T01:49:01.545+03:002009-05-30T01:49:01.545+03:00Damn, I wish I would have signed up for that game....Damn, I wish I would have signed up for that game. That would have been awesome. If I would have known you were a little nervous I could have thrown in a few quips.<br /><br />Until your arms came through my monitor to throttle me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-20800152559766825292009-05-29T21:34:05.916+03:002009-05-29T21:34:05.916+03:00Speaking as one of the players last night, I thoug...Speaking as one of the players last night, I thought it worked pretty well. I had a blast, and at no point did boredom set in. Jim's descriptions are good, and our main NPC encounter was great. You could never achieve Zeek's brilliance with out the voice option. Though, I must say it took some restraint from not wanting to beat the old man with the book on the return trip down the mountain. For me, this is also as far I would like to take a virtual gaming session. Play by Post and chat games do not hold my attention, and take way too long. One advantage to being disembodied voices was we remained focused, which can sometimes be difficult face to face around a table. Also, with just voices, you pay really good attention to detail, and mapping takes on a new sense of urgency (which is a good thing). <br /><br />Thanks again, Jim, and will look forward to next Thursday. Please also thank Maria for her patience, and assure her I do not have claw hands.<br /><br />JonathanQuatzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771551060815703932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-87033253710757227202009-05-29T19:09:40.669+03:002009-05-29T19:09:40.669+03:00I do effectively all my gaming over skype these da...I do effectively all my gaming over skype these days but very little of it is actually over the VoiP. The reason for this is that I don't really have a set office and my work connections are rarely reliable enough to do VoIP. The text chat client is extremely good, if you want I can be in touch and show you some of my methods, one of the advantages to text gaming with Skype is the scheduling can be looser and I can often play casually over the course of a whole day while working around people's schedules.Helmsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248835491973291242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-23664845132060422022009-05-29T18:05:14.437+03:002009-05-29T18:05:14.437+03:00I was definitely getting a lot of good horror movi...I was definitely getting a lot of good horror movie vibes from this adventure, which I thought tied in nicely with your 'D&D is a horror game' post a little while back. None of the typical D&D beasties showing up only added to that sense of impending doom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-23629833800919231772009-05-29T17:48:19.952+03:002009-05-29T17:48:19.952+03:00Your online game sounded like fun. I've been real...Your online game sounded like fun. I've been really happy with Skype for gaming with my old group (4 sessions down so far) though I have to second all your comments on the limitations. Still, it IS gaming and that is a good thing! Maybe I will be able to make your game since I will be back home in the US (finally) after a long exile without real Internet access!Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-24874977253919507802009-05-29T15:21:10.396+03:002009-05-29T15:21:10.396+03:00All I've ever made for you guys are those rolls wi...All I've ever made for you guys are those rolls with the blue food coloring. Everything else has been Maria's work.JimLotFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-43693492958876544752009-05-29T15:09:06.360+03:002009-05-29T15:09:06.360+03:00For the sake of being exact, I don't remember Mari...For the sake of being exact, I don't remember Maria baking us scones, those were of your own doing.<br />And I believe that the whole world except US, not only Europe, considers that you guys have an American accent.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692673995917978740noreply@blogger.com