Alcamtar

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I've been gaming since 1981, when I bought the old Moldvay D&D red box at Fred Meyer.

Over the years I've run campaigns including B/X D&D, Fudge, Savage Worlds, Dungeon World, Fantasy Hero, 3E D&D, Pathfinder, and Aria:Worlds (translated into Fudge). Campaigns have run anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, usually playing weekly. I have also played a lot of short and one-off games.

My preferences are for:

  • loose fast-paced action, rather than lovingly detailed wargames
  • lightweight rules that get out of the way
  • system that takes a back seat to the fiction
  • player-driven sandboxes, rather than stories... I love exploration games
  • gritty low- to mid-level play where consequences and death are possible
  • my D&D tastes run toward the OSR. My favorite OSR games are B/X D&D, Basic Fantasy, Fantastic Heroes & Witchery, Elegia, and ACKS.

On my bucket list:

  • Fudge. Pretty happy to use it for anything. I have some ideas for mingling with elements of Apocalypse World and D&D, and would love to explore this further.
  • Dungeon Crawl Classics looks like a lot of fun
  • hex-crawling the Wilderlands of High Fantasy
  • something Traveller-esque. Could be Traveller, Bulldogs, Star Hero, Fudge or whatever. I love the mercenary mercantile frontier universe, and love Traveller's concept of hex-crawling through space.
  • lost worlds pulp (Last of Mystery for Hero! or Savage? or Fudge...)
  • a West Marches style sandbox game using ACKS. Genre similar to Elegia RPG ("8-bit fantasy")
  • an old west / victorian horror crossover game

If you are interested in any of the above, contact me!

I am able to host games. Weekends are best but weeknights are an option.

  • Available (LFG)
  • Host
  • Game Master
  • Couple/Married
  • Smoker
  • Game Online
Information
  • Location 97008 ( Beaverton, OR)
  • Time Zone (GMT: unknown)
  • Member Since Jun 5th, 2017
  • Last Login Jan 28th, 2020
  • Last Profile Update Sep 27th, 2018
  • Events Created 0
Systems & Genres Only Selected Interests Appear
RPG Systems Champions, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons (B/X), Dungeons & Dragons (BECMI), Dungeons & Dragons (OD&D), Fate, Fudge, Gurps, Hero, Savage Worlds, Swords & Wizardry, Traveller (Classic)
RPG Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Horror, Low Magic, Pulp, Retro / Old School, Sci-Fi, Western
General Gaming Preferences Only Selected Interests Appear

Short games are less than 1 Hour in length.  Medium games run up from 1 to 3 Hours.  Long games would be 3 to 5 Hours.  Very Long would be 5+ Hours.  Play by Post refers to Play By Mail, Email, Forum et cetera. 

RPG Gamestyle Preferences Unselected preferences do not appear

Sandbox

5 of 5

Railroad

1 of 5

Hack‑N‑slash

4 of 5

Roleplaying

3 of 5

Tactical

2 of 5

Political

1 of 5

Story driven

1 of 5

Casual gamer

3 of 5

Power gamer

1 of 5

These terms are defined in the FAQ under Edit My Profile, "What do the RPG Gamestyle Preferences in my profile mean?"

Wargame Preferences Only Selected Interests Appear