Twilight: 2000 Online

[M-Type]

Hey all, I'm a bit new to these parts. I recently picked up T2000 1ed and the Twilight Encounters supplement. Absolutely love everything about it, the setting, the feel, everything. Problem is, there are no players in my immediate area (my college campus). I GM/play a handful of live games on the internet, so I'm down with that. Even running a PBP game would be no problem for me.

1. How would the system (especially 1e) work in an online setting

2. Is anyone willing to give a PBP or other game a chance I'd love to run Escape from Kalisz and onwards. I think a PBP would be easier on my schedule and for others.

Thanks for the assist,

Mike C.

[Badbru]

https://www.d20.demon.nl/t2k/

That's the homepage of a campaign that was run on rpgnet forums that I was involved in. It's been inactive since 2009 but the threads are still also on rpgnet if you can find them. That one used 1st ed rules and timeline/setting.

There are a few games running on rpol.net forums run by some of this forums members so maybe they'll post up about them. None to my knowledge are using 1st ed rules though.

I might be interested in playing if you're offering to GM.

[M-Type]

Thanks for the link Badbru, that's some good stuff (and a great character sheet). Luckily, the 1st ed combat is re-written in the Twilight Encounters supplement, making it (IMO) much easier, especially with vehicles. 1st ed. uses a 1d100 for skill rolls also. The live games I play are over on myRPG, a handy little site for that sort of thing. I'm currently running a Microlite d20 post-apoc game, but I don't see why T2000 wouldn't work. It'd be a lot of work for me to set up the system with the T2000 rules, but if character sheets are generated before hand, and I can get a digital copy, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Of course, this depends on people's schedules. Which is ALWAYS a factor when dealing with RPGs.

If anyone is up for that, I'd be willing to set the wheels in motion.

EDIT: And having combat like 2nd edition let's me use Paul Mulcahy's amazing site, which is a plus.

[kota1342000]

I was thinking of looking into some online running but Ive been spending all my gaming time setting up for a FtF game I run on Sundays now. If I ever wind up with sufficient time Ill try to run some PBEm.

Btw, welcome aboard M, I think youll find if you need something for running a t2k game, this forum is the place to be.

[M-Type]

Btw, welcome aboard M, I think youll find if you need something for running a t2k game, this forum is the place to be.

Glad to be here! Hoping for some good T2000 gaming in the future.

[Odie]

I would be interested.

Not sure if this is old news for everyone. but RPG Drive thru has tons of rpg stuff in pdf format.

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.phpmanufacturers_id=4&filters=0_0_0_0_0

[M-Type]

Odie: That's how I got my hands on the T2K and Encounters books. Really helps since I "have" it on my USB and hard drive.

Everyone else: So there's been a couple of you interested in a game. I'm down for some PBP goodness, which brings up everyone's ability to post. I myself am almost always on the computer, so I can post pretty much all the time. ("All the time" being anytime from 6AM-11PM EST). I'm still trying to think about how to explain character creation in 1ed. It's...comprehensive, though I can't judge since I haven't looked at 2 or 2.2ed. I think there's probably some fan-made PDFs or Docs somewhere on the internet that can be shared...

EDIT: And low-and-behold, the internet provides. This should work nicely for chargen needs:

http://www.angelfire.com/nc/kensar/Making_Character.html

[Isochron]

I am willing to be a player but hate the concept of play by post. I do have access to a Team Speak Server or we could use Skype.

For 1st edition I rolled a US Army Special Forces Medic (E-5) and have started a reasonable back story for him.

[Medic]

I wouldn't mind joining the campaign, if there's room. Haven't created a character for the first edition in about 22 years, though, so support on that would be kind of nice.

[M-Type]

Isochron: I think I can assist there with that. How would everyone feel about having the game over on this site I run another game on there and I'm familiar with how it works. I can set up a basic structure for the game. It also has map support, instant messaging, and dice rollers.

Medic: I'll try to help as much as I can

My last post has a link to a site that'll give you a good character sheet and generation sheet, including the skill list. It requires some math though, I'll warn you right now. Nothing the standard cellphone calculator can't handle

If everyone is okay with working with myRPG, I'll set up a game right-quick. Which gives us a scheduling dilemma. When is everyone open I myself play a game on Monday nights, run a game Wednesday nights, and usually have meetings on Thursday nights. My personal best would be Friday of Saturday/Sunday. I'm also operating on EST.

[mcchordsage]

I'd be up for an online game, forum based, IRC, MyRPG, OpenRPG, TS, Skype, whatever. My best times are pretty much any weekday evening/most afternoons but Friday is right out. Sunday's also a good day, but it is for everyone else too so I have one game from 1-5 in the afternoon and one's forming for Sunday night.

I have a 1ed Canadian Corporal rolled up and ready to go, if I can find my character sheet, or I can roll up a new one.

[M-Type]

Hmmm. I can make Tuesday work for me. How about...say, 4-9PM Or keep it a little shorter and say 5-9PM As noted, I'm on EST time, so I don't know how that'll work for everyone.

All players with rolled up characters: Feel free to use them, my one condition is that they have to have a sweet back-story

[mcchordsage]

I can do that if we don't do Skype or TS, though expect interruptions.

Working on a new character actually because I can't find my old sheet. A Staff Sergeant from the 2-4th Infantry that guarded Pershing missile sites before the war.

[M-Type]

Fair enough. I think I'm gonna shoot for using myRPG, and I'll set up the game soon.

One question that arises is this: I also own the RDF sourcebook, which supplies the info for running games in the battlefields of the Middle East. Would people prefer to start in Poland as per the normal rules, or try their luck in the Middle East battlefields

I also own all the European modules, and the Howling Wilderness (America stuff). I'll see about getting as much in as I can.

[mcchordsage]

I'd prefer Europe, for my vote. I also have the 'Kidnapped' module for "A Howling Wilderness", which I feel wouldn't be fair for me to play since I'm from the Harpers Ferry area....