Character Generator for Babylon 5 2e

[Gabriel_Luna]

We've all got stories about terrible terrible gaming groups and sessions. We could do a whole new topic on it!

My favorite was when my ex (though not at the time) threw a literal screaming fit at me and the rest of my staff during a LARP I was running. She wasn't getting her way, someone was actually opposing her and she literally started screaming, first at him and then at me and the rest of my staff because we were persecuting her. Needless to say she was politely asked never to return.

So, short answer is I feel for all of you. SQ, sounds like you might want to consider finding a better group. Tell 'em that you're running what you want to run. If they want to run Cthulhu, you'd happily play and then find yourself a real B5 group to game with. Just don't let them bully you into running something you don't want to run. That's a fast way to burn out, disinterested players and unhappy GMs.

 

[Shadow Queen]

Thanks for your support guys

your all stars in my book or is that starstuff

 

[Mage]

Either is good. Some people needlessly make fun games complicated.
I ran a Ctuhlhu game, as mentioned before, for experiecned RPG players who complained, were hard to contact, and in general did not conduct themselves as adults well, shattering my confidence in GMing and RPGin. I nearly burnt all my RPG books because of them.
Then I started running the same campaign for a bunch of early to mid teenagers from my LGS and they loved it, rekindling my love of RPGs. Less BS about them too.

Stranger than fiction.

 

[Tankdriver]

I cannot remember the last time I played D&D after that encounter. All I can say is that the group I play with now loved Shadowrun, so much so that I bought them the 3e rules in German (we are not ready to make the 4e jump yet) and they really took too Deadlands, the old non-d20 model. I am seriously considering introducing them to the B5 game. I think they would like it once they got used to it. Translating everything is the hard part.

 

[Mage]

Try showing them the show first in case you translate it and do not like it.

 

[Gargoyle117]

I've recently run into a spot of trouble with my B5 group. This also happened to be the group I'd been playing every RPG with for the last 5 years or so. Now we're not really talking much less playing anything, so I have a huge B5 itch right now.

Are there any groups that do or would consider playing their games online? It might help out some of us who don't have a large pool of B5 fans to draw from. Besides, I always found the roleplay online to be better than in person. Less lewd jokes and more acting.

SQ, if you want to consider working something out, I'm a huge technomage fan as well. I'm sure there are a few more out there.

 

[Tankdriver]

I think an online game would be great, though the time issue is a bit rough with me being where I am and all. Six to seven hours ahead of most stateside players and an hour ahead of our GB and Ireland players. I think an online game would help me learn the rules faster.

 

[Mage]

Well, it would be very easy to set up a fastforum or a proboards one for RPGing. I set up a site back ages ago but lost its address, but it would not be very hard to set up.

There would be an issue of using the rules online, something to do with copyright.

Also, it would take significantly longer to do, and people would have to be there at the same time, and be honest with their dice roles, unless you forgot about the rules and done it by role playing ability.

Also, it should be a passwordised site. I.e, only people we know on these forums.

I'd be up for an online B5 game. I have the 2e bok so I could create my own character.

Times available (GMT):
Monday to Wednesday - all day
Thursday - any time before 6 p.m
Friday time - any time before - 3pm
Saturday and sunday - 10 p.m onwards.

I think this idea has potential.

 

[Sapphire]

Well to be honest, there are programs we can use for rolls. The version where you can roll it and link the result.

On other hand, online game would be great as long everyone got the book, I got Babylon 5 2nd Edition as well.

Cheers

Sap.

 

[Sapphire]

I think an online game would be great, though the time issue is a bit rough with me being where I am and all. Six to seven hours ahead of most stateside players and an hour ahead of our GB and Ireland players. I think an online game would help me learn the rules faster.

I can understand that, it is rather annoying to see lot of posts getting posted when you are asleep lol

Cheers

Sap.

 

[Shadow Queen]

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/b5_rpg/

here is an online rpg group

 

[JayRaider]

Vassal's ACTA mod uses d6 but could be modified to allow for d20. The players could all see the result of rolls live.