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Frobozz
Monday 03-24-2008, 11:50 PM
Greetings all. Well, I got the itch to start running games again. I recently ditched a 3 year career of World of Warcraft, and started playing some old-school video games which started with System Shock 2, then on to Grim Fandango, then Baldurs Gate 2... and the itch started.

At about the same time some of us were discovering World of Warcraft, we were ending up an epic 3-year long D&D 3rd edition campaign which brought the characters from level 1 to into the level 18 range. It was cut short by a few months because the lives and more importantly the schedules of my players were changing drastically. Players were moving to second shift, or being put on week-to-week unpredictable schedules so tabletop gaming became a struggle. When we finally wrapped up the campaign, I had a feeling this would be the start of a long hiatus.

I'm a former RPGA judge with knowledge of dozens of game systems. I've been playing since about 1982, GMing various campaigns since about 1987. Have run D&D (all editions) editions, Shadowrun (all editions), everything from Palladium, Marvel Heroes, Star Wars (original and new), some GURPS, some WW including a couple Mage the Ascension games, BESM, Feng Shui, and some things I came up with myself such as a little gem I came up with called "Gladiator League", a post-apocalyptic game where humans are gone and all players are living robots.

Well, thankfully, my hiatus seems to be coming to an end and next thing I need to do is wipe the thick layer of dust off my massive bookshelves and figure out what to run next. I got two of my original six players committed into a new campaign, but most likely, it's all I'm going to get.

I'm starting up either a Shadowrun, D&D or Traveller:New Age game and found this board looking for some inspiration. There are times when I sit around considering campaign ideas wondering "Haven't I done it all already?" :)

boulet
Tuesday 03-25-2008, 07:58 AM
Welcome Frobozz, I hope you find inspiration and enjoy the community here.

cplmac
Tuesday 03-25-2008, 10:42 AM
Hello and welcome. There are several members that have been gaming for a longer time than most of us. I'm sure that they would be willing to help with campaign ideas, if you give them a rough indication of where you want to start and ultimately get to. Be sure to list the campaign you decide on in the campaign invitations. Also check the player registry for gamers in your area.

Frobozz
Tuesday 03-25-2008, 11:10 AM
Before I even placed my first post, I was contacted by a gamer in the area actually :)

I'm finalizing my group and night of the week we want to play now. Still waiting on some of my players but at this point I'm having a hard time deciding on whether or not to run Shadowrun or Traveller. I think I'm nixing D&D as a possibility because while I can probably come up with something, the inspiration to GM fantasy again; especially from our last game which was D&D and then World of Warcraft, just isn't there. I'm thoroughly "fantasied" out. :yield:

tesral
Tuesday 03-25-2008, 02:05 PM
Welcome indeed. It look like you have some board experience going there.