A DM walks into a pub...

[Otto]

I was struck by the idea of doing a D&D-style adventure in the Silver Pub (but still set in Althanas, obviously), using player characters and having it moderated by an impartial DM. This DM would be responsible for coming up with a scenario, controlling NPCS, determining whether certain character actions are successful, and so on. These quests could easily be done in short blocks over a series of days or weeks (or months), like a normal D&D campaign, just saving progress as we go. And at the end, it would of course be submitted for judging.

I have just such a quest, one I had been moderating as a standard quest thread (The Puppeteer's Praxes). However, writing it out like a normal quest was just too cumbersome, and it fell apart fairly quickly. I think doing this in the Silver Pub would be a much better way of managing multiple characters at once, and I'm keen to give it another go - I was quite pleased with the scenario I had drawn up, and have been disappointed it didn't get carried through to the end.

I admit it'll be a bit tricky to iron out the kinks, especially without such a rigid rule structure as you get in D&D. We'd have to sort it out as we go, but does this appeal to anyone?

[Luned]

That sounds interesting! I'd be willing to give it a shot, it'd be like the old days when I was a chat rper. The only hitch is my schedule is pretty limited due to shows right now.

[Ashla]

This sounds pretty cool!

[Zook Murnig]

Stop listening into my brainwaves, Otto! I've been planning an IRL freeform DnD campaign set in Althanas for my gaming group. I had wondered, too, if something like this would pop up now that the Silver Pub is officially open for business.

[Otto]

Whoops! Sorry :P

If you were hoping to get some Althies together for something like this, set in the SP, I'd be more than happy for you to run your quest first since there might not be enough interested parties for two at the same time. But we should compare experiences! It'll be good to know what works and what doesn't, and how to get around those issues.

[Mordelain]

It's be more fun roleplaying it as our actual IC characters playing DND in a pub. I'd love to play drunken Leopold rampaging through a dungeon as a semi naked female orc barbarian called Florence. Multi layer dialogue abound!

[Otto]

... why hasn't anyone thought of this until now?

Shotgun dwarf rogue.

[Hysteria]

If we are able to organise a time when I can jump in, that'd be great (if not "Go one without me!").

Talen calls the tiefling Katie the Unscrupulous.

[Mordelain]

Naturally, I'll be drunk at the time. Drunk writer, drunk IC character, drunk OOC comments, and drunk IC character character.

I think that's Inception Inception Inception Inception...right?

[Fox Owen Xavier]

This sounds fun. I would like to give it a try although I will admit I'm a bit busy and also never played D&D.