I realized I forgot to introduce myself.

[Eros Angel]

Hello all, I'm GM Angel, I love video games(Metroidvanias, RPGs, a wide assortment of individual games from different genres), books (Stephen King, All Fantasy Stories and much more), Table Top Rpgs (All eds of D&D, Warhammer games(both fantasy and 40k) and more) and I'm mad about swimming.

I love to roleplay and write, though my muse fades rapidly in and out and I have two large games and a story going currently so I'm mostly down only for short games (or even scenes) right now. I'm down for almost anything.

Random note occurred to me about the website today, in personal info there are plenty of sexualities to choose from but limited gender expressions.  Transgender folk and various other gender identities could probably use more nuanced identity tags, if they care to share at all.

Otherwise cool site with mostly cool people, two thumbs up!

[Novaer]

2 hours ago, GM Angel said:

Hello all, I'm GM Angel, I love video games(Metroidvanias, RPGs, a wide assortment of individual games from different genres), books (Stephen King, All Fantasy Stories and much more), Table Top Rpgs (All eds of D&D, Warhammer games(both fantasy and 40k) and more) and I'm mad about swimming.

I love to roleplay and write, though my muse fades rapidly in and out and I have two large games and a story going currently so I'm mostly down only for short games (or even scenes) right now. I'm down for almost anything.

Random note occurred to me about the website today, in personal info there are plenty of sexualities to choose from but limited gender expressions.  Transgender folk and various other gender identities could probably use more nuanced identity tags, if they care to share at all.

Otherwise cool site with mostly cool people, two thumbs up!

Welcome to EcchiDreams, @GM Angel. Although you've been here a while, I'm still going to say it.  I've only just recently started playing D&D myself, where my sister-in-law is the GM, and I'm such a noob at it. But it's with my brother and sister inlaws, and they're pretty chill about it. I've found it to be enjoyable, and each session makes we await the next with bated breath. 

To the topic of "Gender Expressions": This has been brought up before. Whilst, yes: we don't have a gender field, so I'd imagine that, that is limiting... We have a sex field which more relates to biological sex of which there are only two sexes - Male / Female but you can select "Not Telling" as well. This extremely unlikely to change any time soon.

I do not agree that we are limiting people from adding any made up/legally recognised gender that they like; they can do so via the About Me area of their profile and even include their pronouns if they want. Whether or not they'll be respected or not is another issue entirely, I'm afraid.  I hope that addresses your concerns, albeit I don't think it's going to do so in any satisfactory way.

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[Eros Angel]

Yeah D&D can be great, 5th edition seems almost like they made it for me. As a veteran of third ed and pathfinder there were many things about those rules systems I didn't like, (no full attack on charge?) and the complexity was such that even veteran DMs would routinely forget rules. The simplicity and elegance of 5th ed is just awesome to me. Though of course each system has it's ups and down and really what makes any game is the people involved not the rules.

Ah, I admit that the sex field is a little disappointing but I understand where you are coming from. With it's true intention in mind I'll use it properly then, though I must admit, being viewed as a man is entirely thrilling for me, though it occasionally provokes almost homophobic reactions, lol. For clarity's sake I'll change it or maybe just say nothing.

[Balthier]

I new I got along with you for a reason.

I was a swimmer back in my highschool days.

Been playing DnD since 2nd ed (skipped 4th entirely) and used to play warhammer back "in the day."  I've currently got an IG army (with the soldiers all being special order from Victoria Miniatures) and undead army that just gathers dust now (busy life). May I ask what armies you have? 5th edition DnD is my favorite edition by far. What class are runnimg now?

Though I've also played and ran a lot of Rifts RPG through the years as well.

You ever watch Critical Role?

[Kerzin Kalamond]

I also enjoy the table top rpgs. I have played D&d 2nd edition, 3.0, and 3.5. Pathfinder, Rifts, Hunter the Reckoning, Werewolves, and Age of Darkness.

As far as no full attack on charge all I have to say is.... Vital Strike.. sooo good. My favorite class has always been a Paladin for so long but then I came across a Warpriest and found my true love. 

[Eros Angel]

21 minutes ago, Balthier said:

I new I got along with you for a reason.

I was a swimmer back in my highschool days.

Been playing DnD since 2nd ed (skipped 4th entirely) and used to play warhammer back "in the day."  I've currently got an IG army (with the soldiers all being special order from Victoria Miniatures) and undead army that just gathers dust now (busy life). May I ask what armies you have? 5th edition DnD is my favorite edition by far. What class are runnimg now?

Though I've also played and ran a lot of Rifts RPG through the years as well.

You ever watch Critical Role?

Nice! Water is win!

The only army I've been able to collect is a Vampire Counts army over an extremely long period of time, I don't play Age of Sigmar much, I actually prefer warhammer in it's like 5th ed phase, you know, when Vampires still had stat lines similar to dragons lol.

I'm currently not in 5thed D&D as a PC but am running two game as GM, fun fun. As always my personal fave class is Wizard.

Rifts is fun but darn there are a lot of charts and game imbalance, still one of my fav gaming experiences was a rifts play whatever you want game with gods and vampires and glitter boy PCs

Critical Role? That's a youtube series right?

[Eros Angel]

12 minutes ago, Kerzin Kalamond said:

I also enjoy the table top rpgs. I have played D&d 2nd edition, 3.0, and 3.5. Pathfinder, Rifts, Hunter the Reckoning, Werewolves, and Age of Darkness.

As far as no full attack on charge all I have to say is.... Vital Strike.. sooo good. My favorite class has always been a Paladin for so long but then I came across a Warpriest and found my true love. 

Fan of white wolf though I've mostly played Vampire. Yeah vital strike is good but it only multiples the dice damage right? Still not a full atttacks worth of damage =(

[Kerzin Kalamond]

With the greater and improved lines of Vital strike it can almost do as much as a full attack option while still leaving you mobile. With a big two handed weapon and giant growth I’ve done 15d8 on a charge mid level. 

[Eros Angel]

Yeah I had a game where a  player used the vital strike feat line to one shot a Frost giant boss I put in front of the party, soooooo funny.

[Kerzin Kalamond]

The current character I am playing is an Ursine Warrior (Viking archetype) using Thunder and Fang and the improved bear paw racial feat to use a Huge Earthbreaker and Klar. When level up more will be doing the vital strike rout as well. Gonna be soooooo deadly. 

[Eros Angel]

Are you playing an AP or homebrew game?

[Kerzin Kalamond]

Home brew. Nordic themed. My guy is a follower of Tyr. While also heavy worship of Odin and Freya. He started off a blacksmith, joined a large band of Vikings whom taught and trained him as a warrior as he tended their gear, he also tended to record things on their collective adventure as poetry. Now he is on a new adventure for the current campaign. 

[Eros Angel]

Sweet, have you ever heard of the anime Vinland Saga? Can't recommended it enough for Viking drama inspiration. Actually it is just dead good period. It's on Amazon Prime for sure on the off chance you have that service.

[Balthier]

I read a portion of the Manga.  It was excellent.

I like norsed themed studf as it is.

[Kerzin Kalamond]

I have and I do! I have been meaning to watch it just didn’t have the time yet. One of the people I follow on YouTube did a line of videos called the biggest flex’s in anime and it was on there 2 or three times. 

[Eros Angel]

Yeah the Manga is up there with Berserk in raw awesomeness, and the anime is damn fine, enough so I would recommend it even to people who didn't like Vikings at all.

[Kerzin Kalamond]

Berserk is such a happy go lucky tale of  light hearted adventure I would recommend it to everybody.

[Eros Angel]

Yep, all lighthearted times! Honestly though the various animes of Berserk disappointed me alot because the Manga is so transcendent. It might actually be the most soulful tale I have experienced in any medium crazily enough(find a good translation though).

[Kerzin Kalamond]

The CGI anime version is... weird. Doesn’t look right. I did rather enjoy the movies they did, it had a nice flow and art style. 

[Eros Angel]

Oh yeah the movies aren't bad at all, just different. To be fair a lot happens in the Manga that you simply can't show, but the general flow is missing from the animes and I think they suffer for it. But to be fair bad Berserk is still sweet anime.

[Kerzin Kalamond]

Yeah somethings arnt meant to be animated

[IsabellaRose]

~closes her blender files and tucks them quietly away in a folder hidden in the deep dark recesses of her hard drive~

 

[Eros Angel]

14 hours ago, IsabellaRose said:

~closes her blender files and tucks them quietly away in a folder hidden in the deep dark recesses of her hard drive~

 

Oh? Is that all?

[Kerzin Kalamond]

Hmmmmm what are these Bender files you speak of?

[Neptune]

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