I never get to play

[AslanC]

I just read the LOTR RPG. Nice, but if I want to play fantasy I will use D&D, no point in reinventing the wheel now is there?

"To those who designed and made the game.... I kid! I kid!"

The game looks great, but I find traipsing around in Mr. Tolkien's universe only slightly more miring than Mr. Rodenberry's.

No no, my own D&D world shall see the light of day... though I am stealing and modifying the map from Warhammer Fantasy for it.

[selek]

I, too, am one of the lonely unfortunates who never actually gets to play. I've run GURPS,RIFTS,LugTrek, and now I'm trying to decipher ICONTrek (pun intended), as well as WEG Star Wars. I've run groups from 2-19 players since '82, but I haven't been able to sit down and PLAY in almost a decade.
To bend the conversation a little to starboard, I would ask similarly frustrated GMs if you've resorted to obnoxious little things such as introducing your old characters as NPCs and the like. I believe such a thing makes it hard to be impartial during the game, but an OCCASIONAL cameo can spice up a doddering session or even a campaign.

[AslanC]

Originally posted by selek
To bend the conversation a little to starboard, I would ask similarly frustrated GMs if you've resorted to obnoxious little things such as introducing your old characters as NPCs and the like. I believe such a thing makes it hard to be impartial during the game, but an OCCASIONAL cameo can spice up a doddering session or even a campaign.

Once, years ago, I started a Marvel Super Heroes game. Within the first 5 minutes I greased an NPC named Gyro. I had played Gryo as a PC for about 5 years at that point, and all my players knew he was my favorite character. As the smoke from his charred body rose, one of the players turned to the others and said "Oh crap, he's really serious tongiht guys."