Yeah, too bad I don't know _anyone_ like that. *shrug*

You know man, sometimes I am hesitant to let people know _really_ how dorky I am.

But now I am glad to find out that compared to you, I am fucking Donald Trump!

Good story!

I should note that sometimes I miss those days. :>

Pity no one has the time to do things like that anymore.

With the right group, the storytelling can be rather fun.

I am really trying not to laugh too hard. <.<

I used to play a Demon on AOL chat. I had a whole clan & ran with a few top Vampires of the AOL back in the day. Man getting real set dice from the TSR groups where hard & hardly any one got them.

HAHAHAHAAHHAAHA I totally agree.

Like fat people in spandex! D:

Which is exactly why *I* never would dream of wearing spandex.

(Actually I did once have a dream about wearing spandex, but it was more of a nightmare really)

Haha, yeah. I would like for someone to start an online TT game sometimes. That would be nice. Perhaps something I could take part in.

They very rarely work I found. just because so much of the setting is visual in nature emotions take a helluva long time to type through.

Playing online requires no more or less imagination than playing tabletop or LARPing. (For those who are not aware, there is a VAST and CHASMIC difference between tabletop and LARP. Please do not confuse the two...if you need an explanation of the major differences, just ask.)

I've been playing in and running online campaigns for more than 10 years now, and I have found that -- in general (there are always exceptions to every rule) -- players in online campaigns tend to be more creative in solving in-game problems, more attentive to what's going on (being able to read it as opposed to trying to listen to every single thing being said) and show better regular attendance (since they don't have to worry about things like gas prices and babysitters, etc.) than standard tabletop players and ESPECIALLY over LARPers.

I've had online games that have run for, literally, years. But, like with all interactions, it requires the right mix of players and Storyteller/DM; it's always the people involved that make or break any gaming group.

One of the problems I've noticed that many new online runners encounter is they think that because online chat space is -- for all intents and purposes -- infinite (limitless), then they have the potential for an unlilmited number of players where, if they were running a tabletop game, they can only accomodate the number of people who can comfortably sit in their living room or other gaming space. This is simply not the case. It's been proven over and over again -- both online and in person -- that a group that is larger than 4-6 active players is simply too much for even experienced runners to deal with.

Just my thoughts.

What about a closed chatroom, with voice support, and a built in dice roller and char system?

Well if you want to buy your own books that can get expensive, but you can start playing (and should) by getting with a group. The GM will have all the books, and most of the group will have the base books at least.

The books provide reference material, so as long as someone you are playing with has access to them, that is all you need.

I'm working! I'm working!

Well we are working on it.

Really? Does it not interest you?