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Whimsical D&D (3.5) ideas.

Posted by GrizzlyBear91
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Whimsical D&D (3.5) ideas

I've been craving something... fun. Like, silly fun, not serious fun. There are a couple of concepts that I think would be interesting to at least give a try for a game. Here are a couple, I'm also open to other suggestions if they fit the theme.


Goblins

If you've ever read the Goblins comic, I think it would be a fun concept to try. Basically, at the beginning of the comic, a group of goblin NPCs decide they're tired of getting beat up by the PCs, and decide they're going to get character classes and fight back. My idea would be a group of monster races, probably using Savage Species progressions, with a character class gestalted on the other side. In the comic, the characters also joke about rules of the game, breaking the 4th wall, but that isn't as important to me as long as the overall feel of the game is that it isn't taken too seriously.


Legends of Avantriss - Call of the Feywild

This is another piece of media from outside the site that I'm pulling inspiration from. Avantris is a homebrew world that I found out about from their Twitch streams, where they record themselves playing 5th edition tabletop games. One of the series of streams is based on the concept that the whole party is within, and being affected by, the feywild, which causes wacky and sometimes dangerous things to happen to them, seemingly at random, or sometimes as an exchange for something else. Need information on where to find the bad guy? Looks like you're going to be talking backwards for the next day. This will be a bit more serious than the other game, although that probably won't last long, by the time the fey have their way with the PCs.
Aleph Null
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Thu 12 Dec 2024
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In case it helps with finding a GM, I second both of these ideas :)
phorcys
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Thu 12 Dec 2024
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This sounds quite intriguing and I'm rather interested.
shapeshade
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Thu 12 Dec 2024
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I would like to play in that Goblins one, maybe...
GrizzlyBear91
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Awesome, so we've got 3 (well 4 counting me) potential players. This would be a great time for someone to post that they wanted to run it. ;)


I should mention that I would prefer the Goblins game to start off low level, likely 1st level if that works for everyone. I really want it to be like a new beginning for us as monsters-turned-PCs.
Laditis
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Thu 12 Dec 2024
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You will have way more.
Me, for example.
GrizzlyBear91
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In reply to Laditis (msg # 6):

Yeah, I expected as much, especially with these ideas being based on already well-known pieces of media.
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In reply to GrizzlyBear91 (msg # 5):

I'd caution against that because of the slow rate of advancement in PbP games. In fact, I'm of the opinion that a PbP game should never start below level 3 or so just because of how unfun it is to be at level 1 for a long period of time, something that's pretty inevitable in a PbP game. Heck, I've gone whole years without leveling up in some PbP games, and suffice to say I'd be pretty unhappy in that sort of situation at level 1.
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Normally I would agree with you, but it's pretty tantamount to the whole foundation of the game that we're inexperienced newbies. Being Gestalt will add a bit of a power boost too, and we can always boost advancement later if it becomes a problem. They become pretty strong pretty quickly in the comic, after all.
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In reply to GrizzlyBear91 (msg # 9):

It would pretty much have to be a guaranteed level up after a certain amount of IRL time for that to solve it honestly. It's kind of dull being 1st level due to how one-dimensional everything is at that point, though gestalt does help a little bit there (my brain must have glossed over that lol)
BrisNoc
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Fri 13 Dec 2024
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I am interested too!
kark2
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Fri 13 Dec 2024
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I want in for the monster idea. How monstruous should/could we be?
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In reply to kark2 (msg # 12):

Like I said, I want to Gestalt a monster race into the other side of a build. We can talk about specifics in the game, this thread is not for character creation after all.
Ice Raven
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Sat 14 Dec 2024
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I also am keen to play Goblins.
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Bump! We clearly have several people interested in playing the Goblins game, but have as of yet not found a GM.
kark2
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Fri 20 Dec 2024
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GrizzlyBear91:
My idea would be a group of monster races, probably using Savage Species progressions, with a character class gestalted on the other side.

Just stressing here... OP wanted a monster group, not necessarily goblins.
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Yes, I'm not fussy on exactly what you're playing as long as it isn't normally a PC race. We can be a band of traveling monsters from different places, the specifics don't really matter. The theme is taken from the Goblins comic, hence the name.
DJ-Anarchy
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Sat 21 Dec 2024
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I could see playing a big, dumb, but lovable, Ogre.

That might be funny and fun. With all my lil' Goblin friends running around! :)
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Still looking! Still hopeful!
CaptainHellrazor
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Thu 26 Dec 2024
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It's an interesting concept.  I have never read or heard of the comics and my head spins every time I see/hear the word gestalt (I can never remember the actual meaning of the word and everyone seems to have their own version of what it means).  But flipping the script (like making Neegan the good guy and Rick the bad guy) could be lots of fun.

What monster types do you think would be appropriate for such a game?  As a potential DM I would think goblins and kobolds, potentially orcs?  But nothing with more than 1HD (PC Ogres would unbalance the game straight away IMHO).  I would also probably have some racial limitations, just like demi-humans have on the 'other side'.

On the downside, I am a 1st edition kinda guy, I know nothing about the inferior (later editions) versions of the game so I am probably not the kind of DM you are looking for.
kark2
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Fri 27 Dec 2024
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GrizzlyBear91:
Yes, I'm not fussy on exactly what you're playing as long as it isn't normally a PC race.


OP wanted a game where we could play things outside the PC races. A lot of people talked about goblins, but they are not necessary. I would limit it, though, to +4 or +3 in "monster class". So we could have half dragons orcs, but not a Half Dragon Hydra. But this is something for the GM to decide.

Would you mind having a co-GM that would translate your ideas to 3.5 rules?
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In reply to CaptainHellrazor (msg # 20):

Yeah, sorry, I'm pretty set on 3.5. If you don't know much about it, it probably won't work out well, unless Kark (or someone else of course) can help you with the system and you basically just deal with the storyline.
CaptainHellrazor
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Sat 28 Dec 2024
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I like the concept.  The first thing that jumped into my head was a reverse version of Keep in the Borderlands where the humanoid players could fight off parties of adventurers and try to unite the various tribes in the caves to attack the Keep :)  But there are so many other options as well, unfortunately like I said I'm old school so 3.5 is not gonna work for me, don't wanna learn a new system to run a game.  I hope you can find someone who will run your game, sounds like a hoor :)
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Maybe a new year will bode better for my cool idea.
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Here's another new year bump.
V_V
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Sat 11 Jan 2025
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You know what, I'm willing to throw down the hat, that names now HAVE a hat to be thrown in.

I have two caveats. This is silly fun, but serious work. Please respect my time, even in character, don't use your character to insult me as a GM. I don't think anyone will! If you, or your character does, you're out. That 4th wall will break for those that break it, and it will leave them outside...the game.

Second caveat is that you not nitpick rules. This is silly fun. If I say "Mmmm. no" let's duke it out in no more than six posts. If you're late to the "fight" I'm gonna have to just say, you didn't beat us to the punch.

That's it.

I'll set up the game ASAP. Just not today. I could really use a "straight from the MM" book, and even...heheh...this is great! I will DEFINITELY run this. I don't know who will stay, but I like this. I REALLY like this. I hope Grizzly will have fun. I'd like to try. It's okay if not. I have a really stone brained "never break" rule, that would be perfect to break for this campaign..

So I will link to a game ASAP. I have no board...assigned. I will assign one ASAP. Just...probably not for another week or two. Oh! I'm a slow poster. If that matters. I probably can't run most combats in a RL week. If that's a dealbreaker for Grizzly....I'll just go rogue on this idea. I hope it isn't though. I think this'll be fun. For someone. Besides me.
DJ-Anarchy
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Sat 11 Jan 2025
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Yay! Thank you for DMing!
GrizzlyBear91
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Just popping in to say I'm excited to get this started whenever you're ready. I was already aware that V wanted to throw his hat in (from talking with him in another game) so I'm not entirely surprised by this message.
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Bumping because V hasn't started the game yet (not that I'm saying he won't of course) and it's never a bad idea to have a backup. Plus maybe some of the people who were initially interested will see this.
trabian
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Sun 19 Jan 2025
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Ive only recently returned to rpol. I definitely also want to throw my name in as a possible plate. Though Im late to the party and expect only to be picked if one of the original 4 is no longer in the running.

Been a long time fan of the goblins comic, though I havent read it in a while.
Aleph Null
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I'm still here in the event it starts up
DJ-Anarchy
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Mon 20 Jan 2025
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Same here!
V_V
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It's taken me longer than a couple weeks to properly assign the board.

Edit: Sorry to go psychodelic, but I wanted this to noticed. I think I am not safe to post again, and so would prefer to just edit this as necessary. This way I can finalize some discrepancies in the wording of my original message. This game is giving first priority to players that posted here. Those that posted here can RTJ first. I already have other RTJs that are friends of those that posted here. WE have about eight total candidates, not counting those here, that haven't RTJ yet.

As GrizzlyBear91 mentioned, it's good to have a back up, or more than one back up. Whether my game works out or not, it's good to have options. :)

Here is my game: link to another game

Please RTJ and let me know if you posted here, or not. Just be honest about what you can be. My timeline was to expect RTJs by the 3rd. Since it appeared as if I was not accepting players at all, which was not the case, but was poor choice of words; I am going to reset my timeline. I really would like to see RTJ by the 3rd. I really need them by the 9th, in the format asked. I can start when everyone has their sheet made. I really want Valentine's Day to be the final day of prep. Be it shared character backgrounds, rules questions, or debates. I want the opening scene to start before then.

Visit the game board for all further communication. I feel I am forbidden to continue correspondance on my game. If another GM comes along, I may be permitted to ask "Hey, can I play?" but that will be if and when another GM does present themself.

Thank you for rereading this. I apologize for any misunderstandings! from preedit
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Aleph Null
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Wed 29 Jan 2025
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It do be that way sometimes.
Is there any timeline you have in mind? I'd have to give it some thought because there's about eleventeen jillion (that's 1BJ000000 for those who need digits) options in 3.5e and also some ideas mesh more smoothly than others with others' ideas.
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Fri 31 Jan 2025
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Still open to another game or two (I like having redundancy) in case anyone else would also be interested in running this. V's game won't likely kick off for a while anyway.
JAM2019
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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using D&D 5e PHB, DMG, MM, Volo's, Xanathar's, and Tasha's books.

Goblins as a race as listed in Volo's.

Semi-silly, semi-serious campaign. sorry i just can get behind a full-on silly campaign.

campaign set up:
idea 1 - PCs are goblin rogues in their crime saga in the Goblin quarter of some yet to be named city.
idea 2 - PCs are goblin expatriates fleeing their burning homeland after angering an all too mighty ancient dragon.
idea 3 - PCs are goblin explorers wanting to be 'truly legendary' by working for a wayward young adult dragon with a low IQ.
idea 4 - PCs are goblin bard's looking to live the 'good life' in a land of normal races (elves, humans, dwarfs, halflings, etc.).

4 to 6 players only.

anyone interested?
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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Those do sound interesting, JAM. Number 4 slightly less so. ;P

If you lean more serious than silly then number 2 would be my favorite. If you took 3 and swapped Goblins to Kobolds you'll be my scalykind hero for life! I'm ok with 5e, but also with 3.5 since that what GrizzlyBear91 was requesting.
DJ-Anarchy
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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That idea sounds interesting, JAM.

Idea 2 and 1 sound like they could be fun!
shapeshade
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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JAM2019:
campaign set up:
idea 1 - PCs are goblin rogues in their crime saga in the Goblin quarter of some yet to be named city.
idea 2 - PCs are goblin expatriates fleeing their burning homeland after angering an all too mighty ancient dragon.
idea 3 - PCs are goblin explorers wanting to be 'truly legendary' by working for a wayward young adult dragon with a low IQ.
idea 4 - PCs are goblin bard's looking to live the 'good life' in a land of normal races (elves, humans, dwarfs, halflings, etc.).

4 to 6 players only.

anyone interested?


I would like #1 best... MAYBE #2, but I'd like that a lot less.

My main problem-- I'm not a 5.0 guy, so I'd need someone to walk me through the 5.0ness at first...
Laditis
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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You lost me at "5e", but good luck!
kark2
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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JAM2019, I see you hace DMed Pathfinder in the past. If you can't make 5e fly, you can give PF a try :) I am sure that most of the people here would join that, me included.
JAM2019
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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I haven't even cracked a book on pathfinder 2 edition. so, i'd have to go with 1st edition.
Sockpuppet
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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I'd be fine with PF 1e as well, and 3.5 is largely backwards-compatible. If you use PF's style Goblins it would set a different tone, but I'd be 100% there for it -- I love those football-head pyromaniacs! ;)
kark2
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
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PF 1e would be great!
JAM2019
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Wed 5 Feb 2025
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anyone else interested in this campaign? is PF the preferred system? i would prefer 4 to 6 players.
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Wed 5 Feb 2025
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JAM2019:
anyone else interested in this campaign? is PF the preferred system? i would prefer 4 to 6 players.


I'd be interested. I'm good with either PF or D&D 5e.
Laditis
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Wed 5 Feb 2025
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I would like to play too.
BrisNoc
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Wed 5 Feb 2025
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Count me in if it is PF 1 or 3.5
JAM2019
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Thu 6 Feb 2025
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give me couple of days and i'll set it up. should be ready to roll on friday evening.
JAM2019
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Thu 6 Feb 2025
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it's up. Look for a layers wanted thread form today for Pathfinder. the game is Mean, Green, Thieving Machines.
JAM2019
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Thu 6 Feb 2025
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remind me to that you guys were from this thread for this game originally. it's because of you this game is being set up, so you guys have first dibs on acceptance into the game.
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