[Game] The Dreamviews RPG

**Identity X** · 08-23-2007 04:42 PM

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I've not started a game before so if this sinks untraced, eh. The idea is to continue the story, but in RPG trappings, with all the stats, obscure rules and cliches you can fit in. To avoid egotism, the main character shall be "The Adventurer", but the idea is that the NPCs (non player characters) are Dreamviews members or somehow connected. Anyway...

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The Adventurer is a Human Monk who has trained under the Order of the Seekers for many years. Living in their sanctuary on the highest of mountains, life was peaceful, and he learnt the principles of the positive, the negative and many other teachings. He became adept at martial arts, and fine tuned his senses. The benevolent Grand Master Seeker bestowed upon him the title "Dreamer". He hadn't a care in the world. But one day, the silenced was broken by the harsh tones of a wandering musician, singing a song:

Marvel at how old it is,
For an age it was peaceful.
But our world is now endangered,
There is no hope at all.

A lord once dead has arisen,
And land will soon ignite.
Lord Leo and his minions,
Doth march into the night.

The Grand Master questioned the man. "I am the Bulletin Bard", said he, "And I weild a +6 Lute. I heard of a people in the mountains who have not heard this song. So I came, and I played."

The Bulletin Bard went on to describe of a mysterious Lord Leo, who had arison once more to collect six secret artifacts for unknown reasons "He wears the Gold Robe of Incomprehendability (+5, +3) already. I do not know of the others. But they say that if he adorns all six, he shall grown mightier than our God, Almighty Asher, and destroy us all."

Seeker, alarmed, called his disciples. "I must remain here to cultivate my genius and ability," said he, "but I command my most able disciple to come down from this mountain and help the people eradicate this menace."

The Grand Master pointed, and The Adventurer stepped forth.

[Continue please]

**derb** · 08-23-2007 06:48 PM

derb was in a bar once and he heard this guy play the lute and watevr with his deadlyness strings and he gave him a fiver.
well 'ard he was.

**Goldney** · 08-23-2007 07:06 PM

"Fear not Great Seeker, for I shall vanquish the despicable Lord Leo and his minions with my +3 Helm of Courage and my Enchanted Blade of the Elves which I bought down at the Shoppeth 'n' Goeth in the sale (20% off). However I know very little of this Lord Leo of which you speak."

A young disciple stepped forward, his head bowed, "Some say that Lord Leo has existed since the beginning of time, as old or even older than Asher. Others claim that he was once a regular n00b that was driven mad by the quest for lucidity. They all agree that he flits around different message boards, making controversial threads and posts until eventually getting banned. Leaving behind nothing but a name to scare the young'uns. Wherever he goes he attracts controversy and followers; the followers are recognisable to each other by the words 'Unban Leo' they leave in their signatures.

The hall was silent. The Adventurer stepped forth (again), "If I am to succeed in my arduous quest to defeat Lord Leo I will need a band of Misfits. Preferrably a gruff dwarf for the comedy, an elf to provide knowledgable pearls of wisdom when the heroes don't know where to go, another man that will double-cross us and meet a well-deserved death and a girl that I, the Adventurer and protaganist, will start out hating but will eventually grow to respect her as a fighter and then, of course, fall in love with her. Who's with me!?"

**Identity X** · 08-23-2007 07:19 PM

An unnamed monk, who shall never again appear in this story, quipped in: "You say you need a dwarf? They have plenty down in the Mines of Techtalk. They may be squat loners, but they build many fine equipments. I've seen a fine coat made there, the Apple Macintosh. Also, I've heard of Techtalk manufactured +11 Poison-tipped Gauntlets of Hacking which is super-effective against n00bs, and the legendary Linux, Operating System of Enhanced Irritability Socketed {2}. in Techtalk, they have a great chapel to Saint iSteve, creator of overpriced fashion statements, with stained glass Windows looking out to a great Vista.

The squattest, but most skilled tech-drawf of them all is Kaniaz. He was their master. But he has been missing for a while. It may be hard to find him, but it will be worth it. If you see a dwarf wearing a Robe of Arrogance, Platinum Hat of Richness, and Belt With The Ability To Summon Lolz, that is him."

**derb** · 08-23-2007 07:25 PM

derb stepped forward and decided to be serious even if he has never in his life played something like this. and he said 'alrite lads watsa craic in here?dyiv rooem far wan moore? sure im frum duublin, but im able tih foit an' all. if yz can undarstan' me tah' is.'
well 'ard he is, that derb one.