David Rodemaker wrote: > > > So when you guys say 1978 and 1982, I'm assuming you mean those as the > > years you began roleplaying. I first started in 1998, in a AD&D Darksun > > set campaign that didn't last very long. I tend to prefer other systems > > to D&D in terms of the mechanics, but I'll always remember Athas fondly. > > With dice and paper and character classes and everything? Yup. I played a halfling Psionicist/Thief, before anyone ever told me how much the psionicist class is hated. For Darksun races and/or classes used, well, we had a Mul warrior PC and a Thri-kreen NPC. Nowadays, my preferred system is 7th Sea, both to play in and to GM in. I've only done campaigns in 7th Sea and 2nd & 3rd Edition D&D; I have done one-shots in Shadowrun, Werewolf, Cthulu (mostly LARPs, actually), and others. For some reason, I've never done Vampire. Dragaera frequently appears in my games: I've found myself bantering with other characters in a manner I can only describe as Brustian, and I frequently steal Paarfi's voice for certain courtier-types. I probably haven't copied the Dragaeran characters completely (at least, for originality's sake, I hope not), but the books have certainly influenced how I deal with a fantasy setting. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net