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Friday Fun Thread for July 21, 2023

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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Would anyone be interested in online dungeons and dragons?

I would be down for that :) Also for World of Darkness / Paranoia / Call of Cthulhu if people were interested.

Yes, but KenzerCo’s Hackmaster might be fun too. (Really, I just need to get in with a group as a player, system/world doesn’t matter to me.)

Are we talking just D&D, or are other things like Numenera, Wolves of God, The One Ring, and GURPS also on the (virtual) table?

When you say “online”, what do you have in mind? Are we talking real-time sessions using some sort of VTT like Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds? Or more like an asynchronous text-based RPG format? And which edition were you thinking of playing?

Something that doesn't require us to meet in person was all I meant by online. I haven't actually used any online D&D things. I was talking about it with two other users while playing starship troopers.

Most people who play online use a Virtual Tabletop program - Roll20 is popular and I use it regularly, and I’ve also used Fantasy Grounds - and some people also use Discord for the voice chat, although Roll20 itself has a voice chat that works decently and doesn’t require you to use two separate applications.

I play a ton of D&D - mostly 5E, but I’m experienced with 3.5 and recently started a Pathfinder 1E campaign - but I’m extremely wary of joining anything that would involve me using my real voice in a way that could be connected to this user account. My opsec around here is already terrible enough, and I recognize this as an opportunity to tank it completely if I’m not careful. ☹️

Are you at the level of opsec where it’s infeasible to use a different username and say, “I’m just a Motte lurker” in accordance with the ethics of anon culture?

...kazerad has a tumblr?

Please excuse me while I inhale everything I can get.

It’s quite rat-adjacent, and deliciously full of insight porn. Enjoy.

Yes.

Sure! Caveat: Previous online D&D experience is limited to 2002 NWN+Vent and more recently Roll20+Discord. I'm only really used to 5e but it's DM's choice.

Sure, I'm down to try it.

Yes, second edition AD&D only though.

Cosigned

Username checks out

whys that

I don’t want to reward WotC for any recent abomination.