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RoA Community Chat Number Five.

Posted by DM BadCatManFor group 0
PC taohuisella
player, 4 posts
Sat 22 Jun 2019
at 04:49
  • msg #68

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I have quite a bit of 5e experience in the sense that I've been playing AL weekly IRL for over a year, however AL doesn't do much in terms of IC interactions, being more a series of one shots with different people. So I'm familiar with th rules but would like more RP heavy games so to speak under the 5e system.

HC wise I've done TOA and am DMing Storm Kings Thunder, if that is important.
DM Aslani
NPC, 6 posts
Sat 22 Jun 2019
at 15:05
  • msg #69

RoA Community Chat Number Five

To answer your questions, no I am not familiar with the cartoon series. I will have to look into the Guardians of the Flames series, another Amazon Quest to expand my Wishful List - when I win the lottery ...

ROA seems to take the D&D canon seriously, but I can side-slip this a bit with 5th edition. Thus I see it as a D&D setting somewhere in the realms.

I have never sat thru an AL game, I have done a Pathfinder League game, so that may be comparable for Taohuisella. This would more RP. I create the setting, hooks & some background for starters. You then start doing as you wish, your actions, results, thoughts, etc become the story.

My initial feeling is starting you as the local key gang members. If you want to take an evil path, do so. There are competing gangs & others out there to interact with. How do you control the neighborhood ??  Intimidation, protection rackets, booze & women ?? Are you looking for a patron to work for ?? Take jobs, no questions asked for cash & fame ?? Do you seek city level influence by any means possible ?? This can be as gritty as you want it.

This may require some discussion followed by people then deciding what character types they want to play. Not everyone needs to be a rogue/thief. But having a guild member opens up contacts & resources. How did the poor magic user gang member gain his/her training ?? That's a few lines of background for me to use. I don't need a 4 page essay here. Comments ??
DM Shadow
GM, 194 posts
Sat 22 Jun 2019
at 15:46
  • msg #70

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I’m cool with that. Sounds good.  :)
In fact, I’ve already got my character concept.
Tiefling sorceress, taking some levels in warlock - Fiend pact
Needless to say, I’ll be taking you up on playing an evil-leaning character.  ;)
DM Aslani
NPC, 7 posts
Sat 22 Jun 2019
at 22:52
  • msg #71

RoA Community Chat Number Five

One player already !!
PC rgr
player, 30 posts
Sun 23 Jun 2019
at 00:30
  • msg #72

RoA Community Chat Number Five

 Thanks for considering me but i will have to drop out. Not so good on evil games. So play your game and have fun.
DM Kilric
GM, 150 posts
Sun 23 Jun 2019
at 22:50
  • msg #73

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Might be good to get this into it's own conversation thread... either here or on the board where the last 5e game was being played.

I'm curious around an evil game though I'd probably have a character more chaos leaning than truly evil.  Thinking a rogue with some thievery skills.  Maybe some other work as well.

What level are you considering starting at?
PC taohuisella
player, 5 posts
Mon 24 Jun 2019
at 07:57
  • msg #74

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I'm still interested, especially if its a bit more RP heavy. Bit of grit is fine, but I would like to avoid too much wanton murderhoboing and graphic descriptions. Selfish and amoral is fine though, so if that's the game we're going for (or around it) count me in.

Haven't -quite- thought of a concept yet, but I like playing spellcasters in general.

Agree that this should get its own thread, esp if we have enough interest (say 3 people or more?)
DM Aslani
NPC, 8 posts
Tue 25 Jun 2019
at 00:40
  • msg #75

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Starting at first level, taking over the gang or forming one. I believe a chaos would  fit in. I am wanting a group effort here, no one survives alone. OK, gods maybe.

Taohuisella = OK on the concept, at the discussion stage right now. I am hoping for an RP / action / somewhat thinking game. I do not believe in balanced encounters, a few will be ominous, some iffy. You need to be smart out there in the streets.

Looking into an ROA site, possibly the 5th edition playtest. I'm not a regular ROA DM, so this place is quite complicated without stepping on toes. Also not a computer geek either. If you want pictures, maps, diagrams, I will need some help in getting them here / posted.

I've started jotting down some story thoughts & ideas.
DM Aslani
NPC, 11 posts
Tue 25 Jun 2019
at 23:53
  • msg #76

RoA Community Chat Number Five

If interested in a 5th edition game - please see us at the 5th edition Play Test area.
DM BadCatMan
GM, 890 posts
I am the Master
and you will obey me.
Tue 24 Dec 2019
at 23:38
  • msg #77

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and assorted Seasons Greetings to one and all!
PC Korentin_Black
player, 51 posts
I remember when all this
was just hex-maps.
Wed 25 Dec 2019
at 03:37
  • msg #78

RoA Community Chat Number Five


 And a very bah humbug to all! ^_^
PC Ionari
player, 90 posts
Wed 29 Jul 2020
at 22:37
  • msg #79

RoA Community Chat Number Five

The "RoA: Resource Database" shows up on my RPOL menu as having been marked for deletion.  Is this intentional?

If the trigger for deletion is absence of posts, should someone make a post in that forum to keep it from being deleted?  It is a useful resource.
DM BadCatMan
GM, 891 posts
I am the Master
and you will obey me.
Thu 30 Jul 2020
at 02:09
  • msg #80

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I was debating whether to let it fade away or not, as it might be past its usefulness now and wasn't a great idea in the first place. But I've resurrected it once again.
PC JediMaster007
player, 4 posts
Sun 10 Jan 2021
at 21:40
  • msg #81

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Is the available space updated?
DM BadCatMan
GM, 892 posts
I am the Master
and you will obey me.
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 02:37
  • msg #82

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I'm afraid it hasn't been updated in a while and most games have stopped. In fact, there's only one active game on RoA now, sadly.
PC JediMaster007
player, 5 posts
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 03:05
  • msg #83

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Ahh. I was wondering if there was a space for a half-orc.
DM BadCatMan
GM, 893 posts
I am the Master
and you will obey me.
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 03:14
  • msg #84

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Sorry, the campaign is nearly over and there's no way to introduce anyone new.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't attract and keep DMs, especially as the RPoL community moved from 3.5 to Pathfinder, to 4e, to 5e, so Realms of Adventure slowly shrunk and died off over recent years. It's sad, I don't want it to die on my watch, but it feels almost inevitable with the change of D&D editions. I do hope to reboot RoA in future, but now it's on hiatus.
PC JediMaster007
player, 6 posts
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 09:33
  • msg #85

RoA Community Chat Number Five

It has been around as long as I have, and low key, I've been a regular on rpol close to 20 years. I started as PC Swamprose, and at one point was DM Hydroninja (I think that was my handle). I had the Moonsea bubble.

I remember DM Annihilator, his future Mrs, and Raven. DM Raven was dope. She had some really neat encounters I truly enjoyed. This one time she had a giant bear, and me being the newb in the game was like, "Don't kill it! It's a bear and its mad because the cubs." But I convinced the party to subdue it, and then we even healed it. I think the game ended because of health or something.

I've never been a great fit. I like playing the "Jayne Cobb" or "Frank Castle"  type of characters that are grey, or at least accidentally heroic. I always loved yhe end of Jaynestown, after he kills Stitch, and is like, "Whats wrong with you people? You think somebody is just going to dump a box of money on you? Money they can use? Well there ain't people like that. There's just people like me."

Priest: It's God's will!
Captain: You see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I ain't sayin y'all weren't easy to find, but you were a bit out of the way and he didn't wanna come. He's feeling a might ornary right now, looking to hurt some folk. I'd say it's his will you ought to be worried about.
Priest: But she's a witch!
Captain: Yeah. But she's our witch. Cut her down.

Or perhaps...

"I'll kill a man in a fight. I'll kill a man in a fair fight. Or an unfair fight. Or if he starts a fight. Or if he looks like he's going to start a fight, or if he bothers me, or if there is a woman involved, or if I'm getting paid. Mostly just if I'm getting paid. But rapin an eatin people? When does that get fun?" *Looks confused*

I also ran into other hiccups. The realms allowed a lot of things I either didn't like or have access too. I always ran into a party with Tieflings or some class I didn't know what it was, and didn't have the heart to say, "I know this site allows that, but I dislike and am a hard no." Finally, I will always prefer Darksun or Ravenloft to the Realms. :/

I digress. I feel left out that I've never been in one of your games CatMan. Every time I've applied you've rejected me. I still watch the Player's Wanted thread. I either see new DMs with no longevity, or Rez advertising the same games week after week. When I see the same game being bumped week after week, it tells me the DM has trouble with player retention. That in turn tells me said DM runs off their own players or otherwise has a negative reputation. I've kept an active crew for my own game 8 years now with an ad for something specific about every 6mo or so, and I get flooded with RTJs. So I dunno. Maybe I got lucky.

I digress. I don't really want to see this place go splat. It has been here forever. I still use the character sheet I stole decades ago. :P
PC C-h Freese
player, 51 posts
Oh, I'm not a Dragon I
Just look like one in OOC
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 12:43
  • msg #86

RoA Community Chat Number Five

I was always fond of here but with my schedule instability, RL trashed my ability to play.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:09, Mon 11 Jan 2021.
PC Peace
player, 2 posts
Mon 11 Jan 2021
at 13:32
  • msg #87

RoA Community Chat Number Five

This was an idea that I always thought was awesome but I never managed to get the steam up to join a game. Very briefly had a go at creating something similar for Star Wars Saga but it didn't last. It would be a shame to see this go.
PC C-h Freese
player, 52 posts
Oh, I'm not a Dragon I
Just look like one in OOC
Tue 1 Feb 2022
at 15:38
  • msg #88

RoA Community Chat Number Five

And now retired makes me wonder.
PC Korentin_Black
player, 54 posts
I remember when all this
was just hex-maps.
Thu 3 Feb 2022
at 03:11
  • msg #89

RoA Community Chat Number Five


 I've had a bit of fun here, over the years. BCM's a pretty good DM with patience for our shenanigans for days...

 ...but yeah, I definitely came to prefer Pathfinder over time.
PC C-h Freese
player, 53 posts
Oh, I'm not a Dragon I
Just look like one in OOC
Thu 3 Feb 2022
at 18:35
  • msg #90

RoA Community Chat Number Five

Snicker I now own the legendary bundle on D&D^Beyond for 5E but still love the character making here.
PC JediMaster007
player, 7 posts
Wed 23 Feb 2022
at 13:16
  • msg #91

RoA Community Chat Number Five

5e? Psssht! That is why this place dies! You low down dirty deceiver! :P
PC C-h Freese
player, 56 posts
Oh, I'm not a Dragon I
Just look like one in OOC
Tue 13 Feb 2024
at 02:11
  • msg #92

RoA Community Chat Number Five

hah.. still miss this place.
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