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Dragofire

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Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« on: October 29, 2019, 06:58:00 am »
 This kind of thread is useful, but I don't want to necro, so I'm just going to reboot it.
One question:
Does reading every single Dnd 4e and 5e sourcebook count as playing the game?
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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2019, 07:22:59 am »
No.

Also your title made me think you were shilling for a Reboot (the old animated TV show) tabletop game. I came in here because that sounded interesting and found nothing of the sort :-\

E: Also, there's an active pen and paper thread over in general discussion, heh.
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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2019, 07:32:29 am »
I have never actually played the game but I've read every single official adventure and manual for Dnd 5e and 4e. I have three freinds but I can't play with them cause they are all techncly me.
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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2019, 08:42:26 am »
Quote from: Dragofire on October 29, 2019, 07:32:29 am
I have never actually played the game but I've read every single official adventure and manual for Dnd 5e and 4e. I have three freinds but I can't play with them cause they are all techncly me.

You should try doing some online RP, through Roll20 or something similar! D&D is best in person with a handful of friends, but if you can find a group of chill people online who are interested in having fun you'll be golden. Just be careful of the creeps and the people who think it's their job to 'beat' the game or the GM/DM.
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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2019, 09:15:26 am »
Quote from: Frumple on October 29, 2019, 07:22:59 am
Also your title made me think you were shilling for a Reboot (the old animated TV show) tabletop game. I came in here because that sounded interesting and found nothing of the sort :-\

that would be cool for a Homebrew honestly, the issue is making the playable races (or in this case programs?) workable. after all the main characters of the show all were basically human in appearance just from different digital background like some Mainframe Agents (kinda like an Antivirus software), a Hacker using its own program to mess around in the data, a character that escaped from a Videogame and the viruses themselves. they didnt have a cohesive explanation for their existance, and this doesnt include the other "NPC" programs doing stuff in the background which were probably almost infinite in shape, personality and function. it would take a lot of time to figure out how to differentiate them enough for players to pick an archetype

outside of that the setting fits really well with DnD mechanics, specially everything regarding The User which was basically a Dungeon Master in the show.


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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2019, 08:29:01 am »
Oh yeah I tried playing with my sister once and the game went like this:
- You are in a forest.
- I call the police to arrest the forest!
- You don't have a cellphone.
- I find the nearest tree and cut it down!
- A cat appears!
- I pet it!
- It scratches you.
- I kick the cat into the lake!
-  facepalm
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Re: Reboot: Tabletop Roleplaying Games
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2019, 09:23:15 am »
Quote from: Knave on October 29, 2019, 08:42:26 am
You should try doing some online RP, through Roll20 or something similar! D&D is best in person with a handful of friends, but if you can find a group of chill people online who are interested in having fun you'll be golden. Just be careful of the creeps and the people who think it's their job to 'beat' the game or the GM/DM.

Or GMs who feel the same way about players.
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