This is probably a long shot, but does anyone here play the old Mayfair DC Heroes RPG? I have a complete set (volumes 1-3) of the "Who's Who Universe" supplements for that game (for reference, here's a listing on Amazon for volume 2 - Read more... )

I've had players leave my game (for various reasons) and a number of times, they've assumed that their character would be killed off after they left ( Read more... )

So! It appears that D&D Next - or D&D 5E, or whatever you wish to call it - is upon us!

For those who missed it, the new Basic D&D ruleset can be downloaded from here.Has anyone picked up the new PHB? Any thoughts, comments, ideas ( Read more... )

My husband runs a biweekly game of Abney Park's Airship Pirates. One of the PCs is a journalist penning two-fisted tales of the crew's adventures ( Read more... )

This got a tad long, so I have cut it.( Read more... )

Hello, members of rp_discuss!

I'm having a bit of trouble making a RP-related decision, and would like some advice on the matter.

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I just wanted to spread the word of what goes on here in Quebec.

So I am pretty notorious among my fellow players for making long-winded, interesting, somewhat torturous campaigns. But in a good way. Anyway, my campaigns tend to have another common thread--the big reveal. What I mean is that I tend to take the major plot of the game world--for example, Vampire: The Masquerade--and run with it immediately--in ( Read more... )

Hello there, I am new to this community and to role play in general. I have a situation I would like to share with you... any amount of feedback would be so greatly appreciated.

( this can be taken a number of ways... might not be child appropriate )

I've heard people speak of a "dressing room" here and in other RP discussion comms. I don't understand what the term means in an RP context, and Google and Wikipedia weren't much help to me. Could someone please explain?

I'm primarily a face-to-face/tabletop player, so that may be the source of my confusion.

Thanks in advance!