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1. First RPG played this year, and only rpg played so far this year is classic BECMI D&D.
2. My first game master was me. Or maybe the choose your own adventure path that came in the intro box I started with.
The first RPG I bought this year?
If we're talking a while new RPG, it would be the Star Trek RPG. If looking at any RPG related purchase, it was Delver issue 7.
The first RPG I bought ever was the D&D Rules Cyclopedia.
Favorite game I never get to play?
D6 Star Wars. An elegant system from a more civilized age. I barely have been able to use the amazing wealth of material that I have for it.
Smartest game I ever played?
I'm going with most eye opening for me, and that would be Nobilis. A game where you play a god who can do just about anything. It's a game very much built on 'yes, and...' and it just blew me away.
Favorite character...
I wish I could say there have been too many to pick, but as a forever DM my play opportunities are few.
I'm currently enjoying my fighter Nick the Pike who started his adventuring career in Stonehell, fought in the skeleton wars, went around jousting for a bit before ending up in Rappan Athuk and owner of a castle full of friendly kobolds.
Then there was The Baron of Moths. Absolutely adore him!
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Favorite dice? Probably these custom made #Stonehell dice I had made. I've given some away to my long time players, but have a few left.
Favorite tie in media?
This might be a little bit if a stretch as it isn't an official tie in, but Knights of the Dinner Table!
Another stretch would be Articles of Federation, a star Trek novel that's basically a West Wing type story set in the Star Trek universe.
Oldest game I still play?
Classic D&D! Rules Cyclopedia all the way!
Most memorable character demise?
Not my character, but my game, I killed off almost the entire party with a swamp gas trap. And then many sessions later killed off several more characters because they couldn't read the note on their own map, and decided that they needed to double check what that room was.
Favorite convention purchase?
A big stack of 2nd edition #Birthright campaign books.
Or at @TrekLongIsland these Star Trek pins
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Favorite Con Module/One Shot
DCC Module FT0, Prince Charming, Reanimator by Daniel J Bishop.
I do love a good 0 level funnel, and when you add in creepy fairy tale bits, it just gets better. Plus there's nothing better than throwing a (rose bush) dragon at a bunch of peasants.
Game I wish I owned?
I still wish I hadn't sold my copy of Nobilis. Aside from that, I wish I'd gotten the 2e Planescape stuff. There's a couple of 4e books I want to find still.
As it is I already have more games than I have time to play. I can't say I have any white whales that I'm still hunting.
Funniest game I've played?
There's been a lot of laughter over the years, but I did enjoy the session where, suffering from a fear spell the party thief ran off, got lost, got found by some berserkers who stripped him off everything then tossed him in the elevator and sent it down, warning him not to come back empty handed. When the elevator opened up, beams of red light pierced the dark, and half a dozen cyborg monkeys electrocuted him to death.
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Favorite game system?
This will come as no shock, but classic D&D. It is in no way, shape or form the perfect system for everything, it isn't even the perfect system for D&D (as if there could be such a thing) but it's such a great system for tinkering with, both on it's own and through the many many retro clones and derivative games that have come out of the OSR.
Favorite published adventure?
#Stonehell! Or maybe that's a campaign setting? For 3e, the Sunless Citadel was great. #DCC , the Chained Coffin... although that's again more like a campaign. The starter box for 5e is really solid.
Will still play in TWENTY years time
Seems highly likely. Honestly I expect to be playing games until the end.
Favourite LICENSED RPG
D6 Star Wars. Hands down. Solid system, so much stuff written for it, and it's all so characterful. I mean it's so good they've mined it for both the novels and the new shows and movies.
Best secondhand RPG purchase?
I have to pick finding a first printing DCC core book for $25.
While a nice deal, maybe not the coolest, I hear you thinking...
Except the first printing has a list of OSR blogs to check out, and they included mine! http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com
Coolest looking RPG product?
Nobilis was beautiful. A coffee table art book.
Planescape with DiTerilizzi art was otherworldly.
Mork Borg is metal!
But for absolute coolness, I have to go with Alternity. It's got a very late 90s, Lexx, Farscape, proto-Matrix type vibe that just both grabs me and also really shows off my age.
Complex/simple RPG that I play?
Well, currently only playing my Rules Cyclopedia(ish) game, so it's kinda both, depending on what rules we actually use.
The simplest game I've ever played was probably Fate? The most complex was...D&D3.5 with way too many extra books.
Unplayed RPG that I own?
3 different Star Trek systems.
Last Unicorn Games
Decipher
Modiphus
I haven't even read the newest one yet.
Favorite character sheet
While there are a lot of cool looking sheets out there, especially the ones @dysonlogos has made, I think my favorite are my own 3x5 note card sheets.
Game that needs a new edition?
Tales from the Floating Vagabond. Silly game, amazing ads in Dragon magazine back in the day. Needs some updated modern love.
@ToweroftheArchmage I'm in on a Star Trek RP online. Our new Constitution III class cruiser is exploring the Delta Quadrant. I'm CSO.
I've played in person RPG 1,000 times before, but this is my first online session. It's much slower worrying for other replies, but that takes some pressure off. We all only know each other through Discord and gaming so we don't know anyone's real life, just gamer IDs.
Room for more bridge crew of you're interested. We just left space dock.
@ToweroftheArchmage That doesn't sound funny at all.
If you're the thief. Otherwise, yeah. That's great.
@holothuroid just once. It was amazing.
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