voice.

[dorkwonder]

[Tim stares at his journal for a good few minutes, trying to decide what to say or write. After spending nearly a month lost in a sea of research or working, his brain is having a hard time getting back into "social Alvin Draper" mode.

He browses some of his old journal entries to recharge his memory. After a few more minutes pass, an idea pops into his head. Maybe Cass' curiosity will lure her in to respond or she'll track him down to give him a look.]

So, hey. I've got a strange request--or at least it might sound strange! I promise it's not as strange as it sounds. In fact, it's a lot of fun.

When I first came here, I was running a pencil and paper game for my friends, using a D20 system. The game we were playing was Warlocks and Warriors. You pick a base class, draw up a character sheet, and then a storyteller guides you through stories. You roll the twenty sided die to help determine the outcome of different challenges. At one point, I had a group of three which is a good number for beginners. Unfortunately, two of the players went home. Well, that's not really unfortunate for them! But you know what I mean.

If anyone is interested in playing, I could teach you, or I'm sure my girlfriend, Stephanie Brown, would be happy to help. She also plays with me.

Comments

[princeandwizard]

Warlocks and Warriors? That sounds interesting. Would it be out of line for me to inquire about playing?

[He just wants to make sure it's not reserved for 'friends only', of course. Without even a practice Layer for his angel, Ohjiro has been finding himself a little lacking in things to do...]

[dorkwonder]

Not at all. I'm looking for two more players, although if there's enough interest I could run a group of four or five players without too much trouble.

[princeandwizard]

Well, if it's not too much trouble, I would be interested in giving it a try. But I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the game... is it at all difficult to learn?

[dorkwonder]

There are a lot of rules to it, but after you've played a few sessions, they get easier to understand. I'll probably start off at level one and play with an alternative set of rules, to keep things simple.

[princeandwizard]

I see, just the same as any game. I imagine such a game doesn't have a very steep learning curve...

Ah, I should introduce myself. My name is Ohjiro Mihara. [Yeah, introductions are kind of important if you're gonna be playing a game like this with someone.]

[dorkwonder]

The player's handbook is around 380 pages. Don't worry, you don't need to know everything in there. Just whatever is relevant for your character.

Oh, right. I'm Alvin Draper, most people call me Alv. Nice to meet you.

[princeandwizard]

It's a pleasure, Draper-san.

[He gives a quiet chuckle.] If nothing else, reading it in its entirety beyond what's necessary could prove to be an interesting pastime. Would I be able to just wish for this handbook?

[dorkwonder]

Likewise.

[Wishes he could use his language skills more often. Unfortunately, a typical 18 year old doesn't know twenty different languages. He already spoke in a foreign language once to Lucrezia, adding Japanese into the mix would be suspicious.]

Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. From what I can tell, the castle didn't do anything weird to the book when it created it for me. Wishing for anything from the castle always makes me at least a little nervous.