Game Rec's

[Tapeworm]

While we're going about doing various cool 'look at this!' I thought I'd point out a Naruto D-20 work that seems pretty nifty.

http://www.narutod20.com/

The book itself is a rather massive 936 pages or so, with over a thousand Jutsu and loads of other stuff. Its based on D-20 Modern.

[Lochar]

Over a thousand Jutsu? Did Kakashi write it?

[SilentWasteland]

Is this only for P&P games?

I travel for work quite a bit, so I don't have the opportunity to game regularly with pen & paper. More's the pity, I'd love to find a good DM and play. And yes, I've tried play by email, and play by post. It just doesn't work for me.

So I'm going to recommend a couple video games. Right now I'm loving Mass Effect. If you are at all a scifi fan, I recommend you pick it up. It's currently only available on 360, but will also soon be available on PC.

[viridian]

Hey, I moved this thread over from Geek Culture when I added the gaming threads.

[U2P]

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/417513#
That's a game I've grown quite fond of. "Sonny" puts you in a unique situation, and for a flash game it delivers all you can expect and more. The game sets you up for an epic plot line in which is slowly given to you as you battle through various stages (rpg). The voice acting is amazing, and spot on for the characters, the music, and animation for a flash game are quite possibly the best you'll get. 4 unique classes house dozens, and dozens of skills. Secret items, quirky humor, and fantastic enemies all amount to a flash game that if you're anything like me you can pour many hours into and get much enjoyment from. I highly recommend you play to at least the 2nd level, as the 1st is the tutorial/introduction chapter, which still manages to be funny, sad, and epic all rolled into one!

Spoiler: show

This game can really be considered a prologue for the next one that's being made atm, and using the clues presented subtly in this game you can try to figure out what's happening in the next!

[Kalaras_Of_Haven]

Is this only for P&P games?

I travel for work quite a bit, so I don't have the opportunity to game regularly with pen & paper. More's the pity, I'd love to find a good DM and play. And yes, I've tried play by email, and play by post. It just doesn't work for me.

Have you tried gaming over IRC or other chat interfaces?

[runsamok]

Also, there an option that Viridian mentioned, VOIP gaming. Viridian, Forbin, and I have been running an Aberrant game (and earlier than that, a daily D&D game) over Skype, using Maptools for showing where our characters are and the environment / foes that they are interacting with. It's great!

[SilentWasteland]

I did play RIFTS via AIM at one time. That worked decently. And using a VOIP program like you guys do sounds fantastic!

Only problem is...how do I find a group?

[viridian]

You set it up by agreeing with other people to play at a given time, then exchanging Skype IDs (or what have you). There was a thread on the mailing list last year for players interested in VOIP "tabletop" gaming.

[SilentWasteland]

Hmm. I was never part of the mailing list.

Any of those still going on, or someone I could talk to? Maybe I should just start a thread instead of hijacking this one...

[Kodra]

I set up a Mutants and Masterminds game that is still running mostly by offering to run it and seeing what interest I got in my inbox. I'd suggest finding someone interested in running a game and then posting a message to this forum.

[Tempest Kitsune]

I'm involved in a few Play by Post games on another forum; http://www.superbudies.net/forum We've got a Harry Potter one that's going on, an ongoing Firefly one, and we've just started a Star Wars one that takes three years before A New Hope.