Today we had our first DnD session (six people were involved including the forum's very own Zlamzambo and Zalidor, who was DMing). So far Drew (not on the forums) and I have committed arson (burned down the tavern), theft (pick-pocketing four people), kidnapping (knocking out two people, who we pick-pocketed, dragged into the forest, gagged, and tied to a tree near our camp), vandalization (partially breaking a ceiling beam in the tavern, before burning it of course), breaking and entering (breaking into the trade shop), murder (hiding under the merchants bed till he went to sleep and then killing him), and theft... again (stealing many items from said shop). In addition to all that we left a ransom note in the shop saying we were holding two people captive and would return them for 50 gold per head (saying in extremely fine print that it would cost extra for other body parts). All this we achieved with out being clearly seen by anyone and in one day, thanks to very good rolls.
I call this an awesome success. Clearly Drew (a level 1 rogue) and I (a level 1 monk) are made of win.
Uhh... I don't think that's really how lawful-neutral works. Lawful-neutral usually means that you regard structure and order very highly, whether it helps people or hurts people. What you did seems more like chaotic neutral or chaotic evil to me.
Nah, in the players hand-book it just says you have to follow some sort of code or law very strictly. It doesn't say what laws or codes you have to follow. So my monk just follows his own code;
1: Always escort the elderly across the street.
2: Always save cats from trees.
3: Never kill an innocent with nothing to live for.
Sides its the first day, so far I've done something evil, but just 'cause I'm neutral doesn't mean I have to do something good and something evil on the same day.
The "alignments" are really nothing more than guidelines anyway. They took out the penalties and forced changes if you act outside your alignment in the 3rd Edition, if I recall correctly.
...all the same, perhaps you should consider changing to Chaotic. ^_^
It seems to me that straying from the rules and guidelines in DnD in order to make for a more interesting/fun game is entirely the point of pen and paper role-playing games. The systems are just there to help you out with the technical bits like fighting and what-not.
I could not abide by a DM that nitpicks at me for not following the rules to a tee. In the end it's all just for fun, anyway.
I would say congrats guys, getting a DnD game going at all is a big accomplishment in my book.
I was thinking today that I wish I could play some DnD. The last time I played was with a group similar to the one described above; the rules (races, classes, alignments, etc.) were really more of a suggestion than any actual system of guidelines. The thief in the group told me a story how he actually stole a little girl from her mother (he said the DM rolled a 1), and THEN when he was leaving the town with the screaming little girl and the now freaked out mother running behind him, the guard ALSO rolled a 1 and thought that the mother was the thief, leaving my friend to just walk around while the mother was being restrained and viewed as a crazy lady. So we had a kidnapped girl in our "inventory" during the mission. Funny stuff.
Umm... when you random blurt out stuff like that, it looks kinda weird by itself. I'm also known for occasionally making horrible declarations for cheap shock humor points, but it's usually within context with something. Perhaps you should explain yourself.
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I call this an awesome success. Clearly Drew (a level 1 rogue) and I (a level 1 monk) are made of win.
Edit: So many parentheses!!!
1: Always escort the elderly across the street.
2: Always save cats from trees.
3: Never kill an innocent with nothing to live for.
Sides its the first day, so far I've done something evil, but just 'cause I'm neutral doesn't mean I have to do something good and something evil on the same day.
Aren’t 5 innocent people already dead?
See that!? Nothing to live for, NOTHING!!!
Edit: Oh, and Mike, capitalize "Drew"... Heathen.
...all the same, perhaps you should consider changing to Chaotic. ^_^
I would be chaotic neutral, but monks have to be lawful something.
I could not abide by a DM that nitpicks at me for not following the rules to a tee. In the end it's all just for fun, anyway.
I would say congrats guys, getting a DnD game going at all is a big accomplishment in my book.
I miss playing!
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You'd think people would read that kind of thing...guess I'm not the only lazy one here.