I used to be a "regular" game master when I was in high school but as the studies are really absorbing, I play only occasionally these days. But a few days ago, despite all my duties, I decided to write a scenario set in the roaring 20s in New York, and an idea of asking you about it came to my mind. So, do you know what RPGs are? Have you ever played one? And if so, which is your favourite?

exactly this. 

SKwid wrote: my mom used to play D&D

What an awesome mom!

 

I used to be a RPG player 6 years ago, before University. Three weeks ago, me and my old friends of RPG (and some newbies) reunited for a one day quest. Lots of fun!

 

We utilize a brazilian system named Daemon.

There are sessions played online on forums, skype or chats. Those on forums are a bit different though, there's more emphasis on narration and storytelling while the game mechanics doesn't really matter (they actually can't work).

And the equivalent card game, sometimes

yes, I think it does. Is it about a city where every player impersonates different archetypes like policeman, detective, gangster, civilian and they keep it secret so that only the game master knows it and the whole game is turn-based?

I haven't heard about the card game though.

Isn't Warhammer a table-top wargame?

The starter set only gives you two armies: The Space Marines and the Orks.  The Orks are probably one of the worse armies in the game, whilst the Space Marines are the most boring.

If there is a game store, then there must be a demand for the product.  Some game stores host introduction games and tournaments, so you are likely to find people around that will play.

However, Warhamemr is not all about the games.  Sure, that's the main part of it, but sometimes it is fun to spend a few months assembling and painting warriors only to display them proudly on your bass booster.

There is a wargame called Warhammer Fantasy Battle and a role playing game called Warhammer Fantasy Role Play. We talked about the latter in this topic. 

Aren't there like a million different Space Marine chapters though?

I mean look at the Space Wolves.  They seem pretty badass.

And here I thought it was the Tau.

I saw them lose to the Orks though, so the Orks must not be the worst army.

I think I will pick up a Space Wolf battleforce this Friday though.  I got to New Jersey the following week, and I could glue them together when I'm there.

What's the matter?  Are you a Tau player? 

There are so many other things I want to do already, but I need to have restraint.  I have three Wolf Guard and some Wolf Scouts that I haven't painted yet and plenty of parts I haven't assembled yet.  But, I've already have my sights set on Lukas the Trickster, Wolf Guard Terminators, Space Marine Bikers to convert into Swift Claws, Space Marine Devastators to convert into Long Fangs, and this badass:

Rune Priest in Terminator armor.

You may have also noticed my avatar is now Ragnar Blackmane's company marking.

I picked up that Rune Priest Terminator that you see in the above post and have already assembled it.  Next time the Wolves fight, that thing is going to kick ass.

I had a rematch against the same guy last night.  Put up a much better fight, but the store closed with him in the lead 4-3.  He had some special Forge World Crisis Suit HQ with a couple of wing men in Crisis Suits and drones in a single unit.  On the first game, he deepstriked with them as soon as he could and murdered my Long Fangs (Devastators).  This game, they couldn't get in until turn three and the Long Fangs made all their armor saves, though my Rune Priest wasn't as lucky.  But I had a better idea of how to win against him.  Long Fangs bring lotsa firepower on his Fire Warriors along with my Grey Hunter's rapid fire bolters before assaulting to finish them off (wiped out his Stealth Suits and one of his Fire Warrior squads with minimal casualties this way, though my Blood Claw squad were reduced to 1 and their Wolf Guard).  I tried using my Wolf Scouts with a meltagun against his Devilfish and destroyed a weapon before they (the scouts) all got killed.

I would like to point out now that that tactic doesn't work anymore because guess what:

In 6th edition,

By Warhammer 40K do you mean Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader?

 

I hear ya!

 

Yeah, the pen & paper games ala D&D (Dark Heresy) looked interesting to me. If you have a really good game master I could imagine it being loads of fun.

 

The minature war game looked pretty cool too, but judging from a few videos I watched online, I don't know if I'd be able to get into it. I don't really want to take a gamble and spend a bunch of cash and not really dig it. At the same time I feel that the videos don't really do it justice and it's one of those things that you got to actually participate in to enjoy.

 

 

Personally, I can't see anything entertaining in miniature war games. Although I know people who enjoy it. I'm just more into interactive storytelling and good atmosphere than strategy, battles and collecting figurines that cost fortune. 

And I say there's plenty of atmosphere in the tabletop version.  There's something satisfying in imagining those little moments during the game.  Like during an Apocalypse game where the Necron character Anrakyr, The Traveler used his special ability to take control of an Eldar Titan to blow some shit up; and then, like something out of God of War, he assaulted it and basically climbed up and shoved his halberd into his head and 'sploded it.