General Discussion

[Yygdrasil]

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I'll subscribe if everyone chips something in. I'll PM you all my Paypal info later today.

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In fact... just look it up via my email.

Jpotamis@gmail.com

[Yygdrasil]

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Hand of god... I have emailed the guy asking for permission to use it.

The 7 year maze

[cidbahamut]

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That is insane.

[Yygdrasil]

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So I've been searching around on Youtube for some gameplay videos of other groups using the Roll20 system... and damn... you guys think our sessions move slowly? Check out the special needs table at the youtube channel IsItMyTurnYet1.

They recorded their 1st session in a bunch of separate 25 minute chunks. I couldn't tolerate listening to them blah blah blah, so I fast-forwarded their video... and THE MAP DIDN'T MOVE!!! Not only that... THE TOKENS DIDN'T MOVE!!! What's worse? I can't figure out for the life of me which of them is the DM.

You know your shit's messed up when nobody seems to know what's going on, nobody gives a crap about moving anything along... and the one guy who WANTS to speak in character is doing THE WORST job of it... and slowly morphs from VAGUELY SOUNDING LIKE A KNIGHT... to slurring his "British" speech to the point where nothing he says is intelligible.

[Armando]

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D&D is like FFXI: only tolerable with static parties.

That was half in jest, but for reals, one of the reasons I've never gotten into plain ol' RP is that I can't trust random strangers to RP without being Mary Sues/Marty Stus or making me facepalm.

[cidbahamut]

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That and trying to RP with strangers is weird, awkward and embarrassing.

[Yygdrasil]

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I still think that we could stand to RP a little more than we do now. I think it would add a level of dimension that we're lacking. It might even help to get everyone more involved.

[Armando]

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I'm not against more RP, though to be honest at the frequency we play it's hard not to get an itch to try out our new abilities after every level. Doesn't help that it'll probably be another month or two before I get Greater Grapple, which is when I really start wrecking people's shit.

Also, sent you some moneys.

[Firewind]

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It is actually incredibly awkward to attempt to act out anything when you can't see the other people there in person, especially when you can't do things like get body language and gestures across to the other person without attempting to awkwardly describe what you are doing.

Then there is also the need to add in things like "That was in character by the way" or "My character says..." because there is no real visual indication that someone is actually being in character. The majority of my mid-NPC Monologue snark has actually been In Character but there really isn't any way for anyone to actually tell when you only have the voice as an indication, and no real way to tell if it is In Character or Out of Character. It's one of the reasons why I prefer play by post or via an MMO or MUD. I know for a fact that you have mistaken a munch of in character comments as me interrupting or making fun or you a few times before.

It is also why a lot of my "RP" has actually been me awkwardly describing what my character is saying and doing or me being pretty wooden with playing in character, since I can't just stand up and act out my character's gestures, body language, facial expressions etc.

It's a flaw with the system that I personally find awkward anyway: I have to respond to this voice in my ear with no visual aid as to the NPC's expressions or body language, or even that of the party. Add in the fact that Armando (usually distracted) and Jarre (new to the whole thing) are also the only people who are usually sober by the end of a session and, well that would be the reason why my "RP" has been pretty awkward anyway.

Interestingly the above is also why the acting is just so wooden in the Star Wars prequel trilogy; the overuse of greenscreen meant that the overwhelming majority of the scenes were basically just one or two actors standing there having to respond to things and people not there.

[Armando]

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Maybe we could try Google Hangouts with Roll20?

[Firewind]

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I don't have a webcam for my PC and I don't think many of the others do either. There is one on my laptop but I have nowhere to really put it to play D&D without people constantly walking in and out and disrupting things.

[Armando]

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Then we'll just have to use the Super Troopers rule. Every time you speak out of character you have to insert the word "meow" into every sentence.

[Yygdrasil]

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See here meow...

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And thank you Armando. I got the monies. Anyone else who feels like donating is free to do so. Armando pitched 4.00. I'll be keeping all funds donated this way in my Paypal until needed... so it can be more or less a common fund for the campaign. Otherwise, I'm sure Armando and I can handle the expense alone.

The choice is yours.

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And fire: I have had no problem RPing NPCs with the same restrictions you're complaining about. All I'm saying is maybe... Start with a voice.

[Firewind]

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You also have at least some form of script or know ahead of time what an NPC will be saying .

And I'll be happy to pitch in some money on Friday, it is just until then I literally will be that broke due to a ton of bills at once needing to be paid off.

[Yygdrasil]

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You also have at least some form of script or know ahead of time what an NPC will be saying .

I never script NPCs. I always wing it. Aside from bullet points of things I know I need them to tell you about, everything else is ad-hoc. LRN2RP