Fantasy roleplay

[Thomas Barkshield]

This would kind of be like DND, without the game mechanics. Anyone interested?

[WoodlandWarrior]

This would kind of be like DND, without the game mechanics. Anyone interested?

I am very interested!

*A thick and burly dwarf opens the doors of the tavern and saunters in*  "By Moradin's beard!  It's been a long journey and I be famished and my throat parched! *He glances at the other faces around the tavern* "Well met fellow travelers, the name is Grimnir, of clan Thordain"  *He takes a seat at an empty table and waves a barmaid down, gesturing for an ale*  "I s'pose you'll be wantin' to know a bit about meself, aye"?

Grimnir "The Stone Hewer" Thordain

Age: Appears (150) Actual (154)
Race: Dwarf
Religion: Moradin, All Father of Dwarves
Height: 4'4"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair: Long brown hair with various braids weaved throughout.  A beard, wide in the middle, with two long braids on either end, held together with golden clasps.

Alignment: A good hearted dwarf with a bit of a greedy side when it comes to monetary treasure or gems.

Skills/Abilities: Ability to see in the dark.  Ability to notice grade and slope in stone passages.  Chance ability to notice stone work traps and secret doors.  Excellent at haggling, bartering, negotiating, and appraisal of items.

Physical Abilities: Strong and hardy, but not to dexterous.  He has much common wit, but not too bright.  He is generally likable, but can be gruff and blunt.

Profession: Skilled warrior with knowledge of metal working and gem cutting.

Visible Equipment: A suit of finely crafted scale mail.  A double headed battle axe.  A large round steel shield.  A cloak fashioned from a brown bear hide.  Backpack (torches, rations, oil, flint and steel, rope, water skin).

[Thomas Barkshield]

Accepted! Here is my character:

Name: John.
Species: Human.
Spells: None.
Class: Fighter.
Armour: Chain shirt, wood shield and conical helm.
Weapons: Hand and a half sword.
Abilities: Fearlessness: can charge into battle in a rage and kill many enemies before tiring.
Religion: None.
Appearance: Large and bulky, beard of red hair.

Something I forgot to mention is that you would still gain money to buy stuff by adventuring. you would also have to eat every once in a while.

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

Ah'm in! Ah'll pozt me character in a day or tvo.

[Rainshadow]

  Just curious, what's DND?  I'm guessing it's Dungeons and Dragons, but what exactly IS Dungeons and Dragons?

[KitrallStreamrippler]

A role playing game using paper, pencil, dice, often a board and figurines, and of course nerds.

Anyway Thomas, I would love to join, I will have a sheet up soon.

[Thomas Barkshield]

Is everyone still interested?

[Buzz_Bumble]

A role playing game using paper, pencil, dice, often a board and figurines, and of course nerds.

There are computer games that are based on the same rules too if you have no friends.   
Originally it was medieval-style with magic, swords, dragons, trolls, etc., but it was also spun-off, less successfully, into sci-fi based games as well - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (an old game, but just re-released for iPad) is based on the same rules.

Although it probably was not the first, Dungeons & Dragons was certainly the most successful and pretty much all Roleplaying Games (RPGs) owe a debt to it. Even many of the first/third-person games, like Doom, have had a big influence from Dungeons & Dragons too.

[WoodlandWarrior]

A role playing game using paper, pencil, dice, often a board and figurines, and of course nerds.

There are computer games that are based on the same rules too if you have no friends.   
Originally it was medieval-style with magic, swords, dragons, trolls, etc., but it was also spun-off, less successfully, into sci-fi based games as well - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (an old game, but just re-released for iPad) is based on the same rules.

Although it probably was not the first, Dungeons & Dragons was certainly the most successful and pretty much all Roleplaying Games (RPGs) owe a debt to it. Even many of the first/third-person games, like Doom, have had a big influence from Dungeons & Dragons too.

Dungeons and Dragons was based off of Gygax war game hybrid Chainmail.  Chainmail itself was based off of H.G. Wells ' "Little Wars", which was a toy soldiers miniatures game based off of real military miniature use.  Gygax and Arneson then developed D&D from all of those.  It was the "first" traditional roleplaying game in the sense we know.

But as Gygax says, roleplaying has been around forever....cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, etc.

And Thomas!  I am still very interested!