D&D Part Deux - Smarty McBarrelpants' D&D extravaganza

[Magic_Marker]

Send me a PM if you have a spot available. I'm interested in being a Sorcerer con-man.

[Solid Snake]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

Didn't see this you sneaky cad.
Campaign will be 3.5 set in Faerun with basically any source book available build whatever you want but if its stupid I make sad faces at you. And if its powergaming I'll get out my red manila folder, you don't want me to get that out.
Style of play is variable, I tend to favour RP hevy with bursts of combat- I also tend to avoid single plots, I just craft worlds and stack them full of evil shit so PCs can do what they want. I have giant evil calendars of when big bad 2 goes to massacre a town or secretely sneaks into the high castle. It's good times. That said I've also DMed continual hack and slash slaughterfests quite well so mostly he plan is to run a few sessions and figure out what the players like and then run with it.

SMB, I hereby petition you to consider the opposite possibility: stacking a world with a ton of good guys, then allowing evil-aligned players to run in and wreak havoc.
How is that not a better idea in every conceivable way, I ask you?

[Mr.Bookworm]

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

SMB, I hereby petition you to consider the opposite possibility: stacking a world with a ton of good guys, then allowing evil-aligned players to run in and wreak havoc.
How is that not a better idea in every conceivable way, I ask you?

Evil campaigns are actually a lot harder to handle then you would think. It's way too easy for it to devolve into a glorified game of FATAL if the game isn't done well, and you don't have reasonably mature players. And sandbox games already have their own inherent set of problems.

[Magic_Marker]

They tend to plod along aimlessly while the players destroy the entire game world.

Why does that sound somehow familiar?

[TDK]

Alternative idea: I would like to play as a redneck, but instead of hunting deer, he hunts dragons.

"Yep, I hun'ned plenny a dragons in mah time. Thes hur's a biggun, gonna take alotta rounds teh bring 'er down."

[Sifright]

True evil characters want to control the world in such a way as to increase their wealth and luxury whilst keeping chaotic destruction to a minimum. (unless they are chaotic evil or just insane ya know ) Basically if your going the evil route there are three sensible paths. The corporate path set up a vast trade empire and make every one your indentured wage slave. The Invincible empire path wherein you conquer and stake claim to all the lands under one banner. Finally the evil religious path wherein you convince every one you are a god and they all worship you. ( Ii so want to play an evil game now :P)

[Overcast]

Hoping to put together a wilder/metamind who solves all his problems by throwing things at it with his brain.

[Magic_Marker]

True, but...

[tacticslion]

Originally Posted by Magic_Marker

Send me a PM if you have a spot available. I'm interested in being a Sorcerer con-man.

Okay, if MM is in, I'm in (if there's a spot available). I want some of his coolness to rub off on me!

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

And if its powergaming I'll get out my red manila folder, you don't want me to get that out.

... actually, yes I do. I want to see your red manila folder and what's inside. I want to see it bad. But the rest of the crew might not so...

On that topic, what if it's not power gaming (per se), until, say, level six? And, you know, voluntarily eliminating the the Pun-Pun and Omnificer builds?

ALSO, also, I'm curious to know your thoughts and interpretations of certain rules. But we could WLM that kind of stuff.

[DarkDrgon]

what nights of the week is this looking for? I will, of course, be rolling a bard if I can make it.

Fuck yeah, Bards.