Hello and Welcome New Members Thread 8

[peregrin8r]

Hello all

long time fan of oots, player of rpgs, and lurker of forums
deciding to change that last one and start to post

[Killer Angel]

Welcome in the playground, peregrin! It's always better to enjoy the forum, rather then lurking. :smallsmile:

[KerfuffleMach2]

Hello all

long time fan of oots, player of rpgs, and lurker of forums
deciding to change that last one and start to post

Hey! New person! Yay!

Welcome, welcome, to the land of...um...something...

[Demon 997]

Welcome in the playground, peregrin! It's always better to enjoy the forum, rather then lurking. :smallsmile:

I quite agree, having just gone from lurker to active. It does however eat your free time. I'm checking back here constantly to see if anyone posted.

[ShadowySilence]

You now have the playgrounder virus, since your part of the collective now your main directive is to spread the virus to as many people as possible! :tongue:

[Rob Roy]

You now have the playgrounder virus, since your part of the collective now your main directive is to spread the virus to as many people as possible! :tongue:
Are you talking about There's no mind control citizen.
Hello peregrin8r!

[screekabal]

Slight face palm, a message asking me to post a hello on New Members Thread 6 came up as a reminder ...only 6 is closed

[gandalf1974]

Hey all. Longtime reader, finally decided to sign up in the forums. Like screekabal I too was directed to the 6th incarnation of the welcome thread in the welcoming message.


Hello gandalf1974,
Welcome to Giant in the Playground Forums. Please be sure to read and abide by the forum rules and to confine all "hello" posts to the new members say hello here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49101) thread.

[BaristaEnnui]

Hi, I'm new, and was lured here by promises of beer and other frivolities. Not really. I'll probably lurk a bit more before I jump into posting.

[Gullara]

Hi, I'm new, and was lured here by promises of beer and other frivolities. Not really. I'll probably lurk a bit more before I jump into posting.

Feel free to just jump in, the shark troll friendly people pool is nice and warm.

[Dsurion]

I've lurked here for a much longer time than I've been posting, and yet I just realized that I've been posting since September but never posted an introduction here :smallredface:

[Burnheart]

Hi, i have been lurking around here for a few weeks and signed up to get some advice for me first DnD character, though i would pop in and say hello.

[LazyLosLobos]

Hi. I'm just a guy. Joined here 'cause...I dunno. I've been reading for a while.

[Velaryon]

Hello! I'm a long-time reader of OotS (not sure how long exactly, but long), and sometime forum-lurker.

I hesitated to sign up because I already spend too much time on forums (official Castle Age forum, Gamefaqs, several ProBoards forums, and formerly WotC among others), but this seems like a good place and I'm already reading topics here and there anyway.

I'm not an addict if I don't go to meetings, right? :smallwink:

[Gullara]

Welcome Dsurion, Burnheart, LazyLosLobos, Velaryon, and anybody else that may or may not have been greeted yet. :smallbiggrin:

[The Vorpal Tribble]

I hesitated to sign up because I already spend too much time on forums... formerly WotC
Heh. 'Formerly' seems to be the most prevalent condition. Used to find me there. These are far more active by several orders of magnitude.

[SickleYield]

Hello, all!

I've been reading OOTS for a long time, never played D&D other than a recent and continuing foray into DDO. A friend introduced me to roleplaying by chat on that game, then ditched on me and left me with an unscratchable itch. I'd like to get into a play-by-post IC roleplay or something like it, if I can find one that will take a complete newbie.

[Rob Roy]

Hello SickleYield.
While Play by Posts are more common here, this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180116) chat game may be to your liking. If your willing to learn a bit of 2e, you can go over here for pbp (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9981682#post9981682)

[SickleYield]

Hm. I'm afraid I don't understand half of what's being said (how do you roll "for" a character type while still rolling dice randomly?) and it looks like both roleplays have strict rules likely to be unforgiving of the inexperienced (no resurrection, for example). I suppose I'd better not sign up for anything until I find some sort of orientation. Any suggestions as to how I could better inform myself?

[Savannah]

SickleYield, I'd suggest hanging around the play by post area and reading several recruitment and IC threads for an idea of how pbp games work. Do you have any D&D books? If you don't and you're interested in D&D 3.5, you should check out the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/), which has most of the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. I'm also happy to answer questions via PM. If you're interested in D&D 4e, I'm not familiar with it, so unfortunately I don't have any good advice.

[SickleYield]

I don't have any books. I'm looking over that site at the moment (Rob_Roy also suggested it via PM). I'm perusing threads as well, but it seems pretty evident it'll be some time before I'm far enough up the learning curve to consider joining one. Thanks very much for the help and advice.

[poisonoustea]

Checking in after quite a long while (one year?). Hi everyone!

[Sneak]

Welcome, everyone! And welcome back, poisonoustea! I don't think I really know you, but I definitely remember your avatar. Good to have you back, anyway.

[Aldhissla]

I've been reading for months and I finally decided to join up, hoping to maybe find a group to game with accepting of someone familiar with tabletop RPGs but currently TORQUED with new-forum-anxiety. Anyway, thank you guys for existing, and I'll be... What's it called? "Lurking"? Until something presents itself.

[ShadowySilence]

I've been reading for months and I finally decided to join up, hoping to maybe find a group to game with accepting of someone familiar with tabletop RPGs but currently TORQUED with new-forum-anxiety. Anyway, thank you guys for existing, and I'll be... What's it called? "Lurking"? Until something presents itself.

Welcome, and indeed that is the correct term! :smallbiggrin: Don't worry about being new to the playground, here we force you to undergo a horrible occult ritual treat new users like old pals! Just take a look at Finding Players (Recruitment) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51) and I am sure you will find an adventure to join.

[Strawberries]

Checking in after quite a long while (one year?). Hi everyone!

Hey, poisonoustea! Bentornato! (Welcome back!) Hope everything is all right.


I've been reading for months and I finally decided to join up, hoping to maybe find a group to game with accepting of someone familiar with tabletop RPGs but currently TORQUED with new-forum-anxiety.

Welcome, and no need to be anxious. We don't bite. At least, most of us don't. :smalltongue:

[Gullara]

Welcome, and no need to be anxious. We don't bite. At least, most of us don't. :smalltongue:

Speak for yourself. By which I mean that Vorpal Tribble bites, yes he does and I don't.

>.>
<.<

[AFallenSeraphim]

Hi, I'm new.

I read the comic, and I'm here to fulfill my D&D cravings.

*wavewave*

[Recaiden]

Hi, I'm new.

I read the comic, and I'm here to fulfill my D&D cravings.

*wavewave*

Welcome. I hope you enjoy it here.

[Savil]

Hello!

Here in Ukraine we also read and enjoy OotS! :smallwink:

[Gullara]

Welcome.

And I think that applies to everybody everywhere.

[Kelvara]

Hiya all!

I've been reading these forums for like 2 years, and the comic for longer. It takes me a very long time to stop lurking, and I might just disappear after this, but I thought I'd at least say hi.

[JET73L]

I hope that all my posts will be productive for a newcomer.
I am a fan of Order of the Stick as well as D&D,
so I expect that membership will be enjoyable for me.

[byers2142]

Hey, y'all. Long-time reader of the forums, but finally got around to actually, you know, registering so I could post. Looking forward to talking with everyone in the threads!

[mwchase]

Hi, um... just getting this here out of the way, after saying some very silly things elsewhere on the boards. And back I go, whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!

[ungolhir]

Hello all. After reading the comics for a few months, I figured I should join in on the forum.

Cheers.:smallwink:

[Skeppio]

Welcome to our newest members! Hope you have a great time here! :smallbiggrin:

[Rob Roy]

Hello new members, you'll be glad to know we don't have an hazing rituals. Welcome to the Playground. :smallsmile:

[ShadowySilence]

Hello new members, you'll be glad to know we don't have an hazing rituals. Welcome to the Playground. :smallsmile:

Now we just have the occasional sacrifice or two, don't worry if you don't bug us you generally don't get marked down. :wink:

[Rob Roy]

Now we just have the occasional sacrifice or two, don't worry if you don't bug us you generally don't get marked down. :wink:
Now, now. We're not supposed to talk about the blood rituals. Most likely because of the massive sociological damage done to onlookers. Last time we ran out of brain bleach.:smalltongue:

[ShadowySilence]

Now, now. We're not supposed to talk about the blood rituals. Most likely because of the massive sociological damage done to onlookers. Last time we ran out of brain bleach.:smalltongue:

Eh, I'm not too worried about sociological damage. They all become our mindless slaves friends in the end anyway. :wink:

[Pregnant_Pickle]

Hi. I'm Pregnant_Pickle. I like to read OotS, I play the guitar extremely badly, I sit on the computer a lot.

And that's my life, really.

[Doccit]

Hi! I'm Doccit. I draw in flash, and DJ.

[Mylee]

Hi, i'm Mylee. I'm new and don't really have the hang of this yet. Ive been playing D&D for 5 years now and i love it.
If anyone has tips let me know.

[Savannah]

Hello to all new people! Hope you like it here, it's a nice forum. :smallsmile:

What sort of tips were you looking for, Mylee?

[KingOfLaughter]

HI NEW PEOPLE!! That is all...

[Blue Bandit]

Howdy all! Avid gamer and OOTS fan from down here in Texas!!

Woot!! 1st post :smallbiggrin:

[Mylee]

How to navigate the site and stuff.

Oh yeah, and im from Portland Oregon!

[Savannah]

How to navigate the site and stuff.

Oh yeah, and im from Portland Oregon!

Hmm...I've found the site to be fairly straightforward, the little descriptions of each subforum under the title on the main page are quite useful. Since you said you like D&D, you probably want to check out the Roleplaying Games (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30) subforum (don't let the theoretical optimizers scare you off, there's a lot of really useful stuff there). If you're interested in joining a play-by-post game, check out some of the recruitment threads here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51). And if you're interested in homebrewing, the Homebrew Design (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=15) subforum is really cool!

I'm not from Portland, but I'm near it :smalltongue:

[Mylee]

No way, where are you from?

[Savannah]

I'm living in the Portland metro area, although I'd rather not name the town. As for where I'm from....let's just say I've lived in states bordering both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans :smalltongue:

[Mylee]

Sweet. I just started Order of the Stick. i'm on #13.

[KingOfLaughter]

Sweet. I just started Order of the Stick. i'm on #13.

I joined because of the comics too. Started reading them in august

[Mylee]

My friends have been reading them for a few years and I just now got into it. Im a slow reader but in sure that i will read all of them.
how often do they come out with new ones?

[Skeppio]

how often do they come out with new ones?

There's no set schedule at the moment, since Rich Burlew has an illness that sometimes slows down production. Usually anywhere from a day or two, to a couple of weeks. Also, as a heads-up, it's generally frowned upon to ask when the next comic will be up. It'll be up when it's up. :smallbiggrin:

[Mylee]

Oh ok, what other things should i not do/say?

[Rob Roy]

Oh ok, what other things should i not do/say?
You should capitalize your "I"s, it is a proper noun after all Just be a nice person and your set. That and read the forum rules.

[Skeppio]

Oh ok, what other things should i not do/say?

This should cover everything. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/announcement.php?f=29&a=1) It's pretty much the same as any other forum, really. Except we've got the friendliest community. :smallbiggrin:

Hope you enjoy your time here!

[Mylee]

Where can I find the forum rules?

[Skeppio]

Where can I find the forum rules?

I've left a link in my previous post. It should cover everything you need to know. :smallsmile:

[Strawberries]

Where can I find the forum rules?


I've left a link in my previous post. It should cover everything you need to know. :smallsmile:

Also, at the very top of each page. :smalltongue: Welcome Mylee and all new people!

[Mylee]

Thank you!!! I love the way that the rules are written. They are very clever. How can i get from the main page to the threads that I have posted in?
Sorry if i'm asking too many questions just tell me if you want me to stop.

[Savannah]

I'm not sure if this is what you are talking about, but if you click on "User CP" on the left on the brown bar near the top of the page, it will take you to where you can change your preferences and so on. Somewhere in there* there's an option to subscribe to threads when you post in them. If you do that, you can see all the threads you've posted when you click User CP from then on.

*Edit: it's Default Subscription Mode under Edit Options.

[Mylee]

Great, thank you. That will save me a lot of time. :smallbiggrin:

[balderduck]

Hi!
I've been following this comic for quite a while now and I love it!

Looking to make some good friends here at the playground

And feel free to harvest my liver, I've got a second one back home

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Merry Ramahanukwanzmas, newfolk! (Friggin political correctness...)

Anyone wanting to get in on some holiday fun going on in the forums see the following:

Christmas and Holiday Avatars (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178623)
Christmas Specials Discussion thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180202)

Contests
Good Will Towards Men - PrC Contest (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179661)
Nightmare Before Christmas - Monster Competition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9872118#post9872118)
Iron Avatarist: Goodness Sake - OotS-style Art Challenge (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177947)


And feel free to harvest my liver, I've got a second one back home
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif
*chews in contentment*

Edit: Better check the signature rules. That fella up there is waaay too wide. 470 pixels tops.

[Rob Roy]

Hello balderduck! Just go to the dark room over there so we can harvest your liver. :smalltongue:



Christmas and Holiday Avatars (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9872118#post9872118)

It's The Vorpal Tribble! And he posted a link to the wrong thread!

[The Vorpal Tribble]

It's The Vorpal Tribble! And he posted a link to the wrong thread!
*fixes link and takes your liver as well*

[Mylee]

I have been looking for a new liver. It might come in handy. :wink:

[JeffDeaf]

Evening, lads! The name's Jeff, a gentle giant from the north. It'll be fun exploring this forum and the RPG's around here.

PS. I can't make any promises about your organs.:smallwink:

[balderduck]

Well I hope you enjoyed my liver, cause I certainly didn't enjoy the ride back home to replace it...

[Nosferocktu]

New guy here. Been a while since I have been on any type of forums at all. Been stuck over here at Guantanamo. Im military, so I will try to post up as much I can, time granted. I am looking forward to the friendliness. It has not been well for the last couple of forums I was on. :smallfrown:

[Savannah]

Hello, everyone! It's very friendly here, Nosferocktu, so hopefully that will work out better than your last forums :smallsmile:

[Nosferocktu]

I can already tell. I possibly had some of the best back and forth banter about getting together a Ranger or Druid with a ferret pet. It was nice. I don't get much chances to play tabletop anymore. I wish I could tho. Me being over here in cuba really sux.

[Savannah]

I take it that you've seen the play-by-post subforum, then? If not, you should check it out.

[Rob Roy]

Welcome Nosferocktu, we should prove a better experience than your previous forums.

[Jack DeCoeur]

Hello!
I believe proper forum etiquette dictates that, as a new member, I post a short message here.

Let's see. I have been a long time lurker (mostly in the Role-playing forum) and have finally decided to dive in and become part of this awesome community.

I've been reading OotS and Erfworld for some years now, am have to admit, of the half dozen or so web-comics I read I look forward to their updates the most.

Oh, and you can call me Jack. :smallsmile:

[millywizzy]

:( can someone help the newbie? i LOVE oots and have been reading LOVING it for the past year. how do i navigate aroudn this site?

*haley fan*

[Strawberries]

Welcome, Jack DeCoeur and millywizzy.

Millywizzy, navigating around is easy. The side bar on the left of the screen grants you easy access to the comic and the forum ("forum" tag). Once you click on the "forum" tag, you'll see the super structure of forums and subforums.

The main forums are "Discussion" (for general discussion and banter); "Gaming" (for roleplaying games) "Comics" (for discussion of OOTS and other comics); "Play by post" (for games, both structured and not). Just click on the forum that interests you, and start posting! :smalltongue:

Also, do you want an OOTS style avatar? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173776)
Or maybe you're interested in joining a play by post game? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51)

If you just want to chat, "Friendly Banter" is the subforum for you.
Oh, and the forum rules are at the top of each page.

Any question you have, feel free to PM me. :smallsmile:
I hope you enjoy your stay!

[Savannah]

I'd be happy to help, although I'm not entirely sure what you need, so let me know if this doesn't answer your question :smallsmile:

From the main forums page, you can see all the subforums and little descriptions of each. When I first joined, I just read a bunch of threads in each area, so I could figure out what sorts of things people talked about there. On the brown menu bar at the top of each page, there's several useful links. The only one I use a lot is the "user cp" link, which lets me see if any of the threads I've subscribed to have new posts and change my settings if I want to. Slightly above the menu bar, there's always a link to the forum rules, which is important to know about :smallwink: And if you want to PM anyone, you can click on their name next to their post and get a drop-down menu that lets you PM them, see their profile, and so on. That's pretty much all I use in getting around the site, although I'm sure there's more :smalltongue: Again, let me know if this doesn't answer your question or you have a more specific question.

Edit: And Strawberries is faster than I am :smalltongue:

[Strawberries]

Edit: And Strawberries is faster than I am :smalltongue:

Yup, but we posted different kinds of information, so it's alright. :smallbiggrin:

Also, we forgot to say that to subscribe to a thread you're interested in, you have the "Thread tools" tag in the brown bar at the top right of the thread.

If you click on it, there is the "subscribe to this thread" option. That way you can see the threads that you're interested in and that have been updated in the "user cp" window, as Savannah was saying. :smallsmile:

[VoodewNinja]

Hey there. I just made a username tonight since I'm looking to join some D&D 3.5 games whether in person or just pbp. :)

I just found GitP about two weeks ago and have read OotS from #1 to the most recent as of a few nights ago and decided it was time to start posting.

Sooo. Sup. I'm Alex. :)

Q: Is there anywhere that I can find a list of pictures to go with the list of potential OotS avatars so I don't have to pick one and then post? :P Thanks!

[Savannah]

Hi, VoodewNinja! More D&D players is always good :smallsmile:

There's not exactly a way to see all the avatars, but this workaround was posted just recently:


Take this url and replace <name> with the name of the avatar, and it will take you to the image of that avatar.

http://www.giantitp.com/avatars/<name>.gif

[Gullara]

Alternatively you might want to request your own custom avatar here.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173776

[MoteOfDust]

Greetings and what not.

[Savannah]

Welcome and whatnot :smalltongue:

[MoteOfDust]

Sorry spent the last hour pulling my hair out deciding what I want my avatar to be, then changing it. Plus doing this at work slows me down and makes my speach weird >.>

[Rob Roy]

Sorry spent the last hour pulling my hair out deciding what I want my avatar to be, then changing it. Plus doing this at work slows me down and makes my speach weird >.>
No reason to apologize. Have fun posting!

[Savannah]

I thought it was a deliberate choice. It's the sort of thing I would have done :smallamused::smalltongue:

[Elven Alchemist]

Hello! Ive been a long time reader of OoTS ever since my friend introduced me to it and a short time lurker of the fourms, so i decided to jump in and have some fun. Oh and my name is Tanner. :smallsmile:

[KillItWithFire]

Welcome then and I hope you like the avatar. :smallbiggrin:
(I think the one I did for you turned out better than my own.)

[Elven Alchemist]

Why yes I do like it.

[Rob Roy]

Welcome Elven "Tanner" Alchemist, I hope you enjoy your stay here.

[For'Ninniach]

Well, hey, I guess this is where you introduce yourself.
*introduces self*

[Rob Roy]

Welcome For'Ninniach

[For'Ninniach]

Why thank you,
*scurries out*

[Obsequious]

Heya, folks. Salutations and suchlike. Longtime reader of OotS (which is really fun to sit down and click through on a rainy day) and so I finally decided to pop into this forums thingamajig.

Don't mind me, really. I'm just here.

[Rob Roy]

Welcome Obsequious.

[Sneak]

Welcome, Obsequious.

And welcome to For'Ninniach, who, from my not creepy I promise lurking around the boards, I have gathered is already making herself quite at home here. Good on ya!

[Minion #6]

Hi all. Just arrived here, 'cos my DM thought it'd appeal to me. I'm a bit new to this D&D lark, so may my ignorance be tempered by your doubtless salient wisdom... Ah, who am I kidding, this is the internet. Sturgeon's Law is in effect here more than anywhere else. Regardless, after a brief look around, I really liked the atmosphere on these forums. Plus, of course, the webcomic!

[Rob Roy]

Welcome Minion #6, I like to think Sturgeon's Law doesn't affect as much on these forums.

[Pentachoron]

Yep, I'm new here. Read OotS for years, just now got around to joining up. Lurked for a bit in the Roleplay section.

[Strawberries]

Welcome DuncanIdaho. Hope you have fun here. :smallsmile:

[Acheron]

So, I'm new as well and even though I've been reading OotS for a long time...I only recently realized it got a forum as well XD

Mmmh...I see my avi doesn't fit in as well as I though it would...I shall try and correct that tomorrow... >_>

[Rob Roy]

Welcome copycatloki, this really is a fun place!

[Jace Beleren]

Hey everyone!

Im Chaotic Good.

So, yeah.

:smallbiggrin:

[Rob Roy]

Hello Jace Beleren.

I continually switch between Lawful Neutral and True Neutral, and I believe in apostrophes!

Go out, have fun, and don't start sentences with so, as it's incorrect grammar.

:smallbiggrin:

[Gullara]

Hey everyone!

Im Chaotic Good.

So, yeah.

:smallbiggrin:

If Jace is Chaotic Good them I'm a monkey's uncle. You's got to be Chaotic Neutral at best :smalltongue:

[Jace Beleren]

Oooh, schooled in the grammer AND alignment department.

You guys are good :smallbiggrin:

[Temotei]

You guys are good :smallbiggrin:

I think most of us are neutral, actually.

For the record, I think I'm neutral good.

Also, it's "grammar." :smalltongue:

Welcome, all.

[Freak-of-nature]

Hey, I'm Freak-of-nature and I play the d20 system. (3.5, to be exact). After reading the previous posts, I knew that I picked the right website to join. I feel kind of weird compared to you guys because I'm Lawful Good. (Darn it, True Chaotic's the best alignment you can be here!)

[Rob Roy]

Hey, I'm Freak-of-nature and I play the d20 system. (3.5, to be exact). After reading the previous posts, I knew that I picked the right website to join. I feel kind of weird compared to you guys because I'm Lawful Good. (Darn it, True Chaotic's the best alignment you can be here!)
Welcome Freak-Of-Nature, you should look into Ad&D. You're not alone in being LG, Blue Ghost is too!

[Savannah]

Hello, Freak-of-nature! Welcome :smallbiggrin:

I can think of several LG people on here, so you're not alone :smallwink: And I'm not sure CN would be the best, since you do have to follow the rules!

[Brenners_Formula]

Been away for a while, now I am back! Just saying, "Hi!"

[Maz]

Hey, hello! I'm here, because I love the OotS comics (as everyone here, I suppose); just had the courage to make an account now. :smallwink:

[MoonCat]

Welcome Maz! Don;'t worry, we're not that scary!:sabine:

[Zackepic22]

Hey. I'm Zack. I actually read some of Order of the stick awhile ago, but, only somewhat recently have I actually read all of it.

[Marthinwurer]

Hey. I'm Marthinwurer, and I like to play warblades and sorcerers. I play 3.5 and am currently trying to get a few friends together to play A Red Hand of Doom using maptool. Still need a good avatar though. Any recomendations on anyone to do it? I might want to join a PbP game, but I'm not very reliable, so I don't know about that. I'm still in high school, but I'm relatively mature for my age. I have been playing D&D for about 3 years off and on, so I am still relatively new to the game. I have read OOTS and am thinking about getting the prequels.

[MightyMoose]

Hey guys! Long-time reader of OotS and Erfworld here. Figured I'd make an account to get to know some community members and try something new! I'll admit that I'm also here to do a bit of advertising for my own webcomic... (www.chineseviking.com/pokeyman) (please, don't let the Pokemon steer you away! It's different!) but I promise I'll get involved with other things too!

I'm really into music and composition. If anyone happens to read the webcomic Homestuck, I've composed a few songs for the comic and its albums. Anyway, there's my introduction. Time to get started! :smallbiggrin:

[Rob Roy]

Welcome three new members, you will enjoy it here, that's a fact.

[Earl William]

Hello, new member here. I'm a big fan of OOTS, I have been reading since 635, and am done lurking!

[MoonCat]

That makes you a magical member, according to arpin, he believes that there is an important connection to OoTS and #634, and you're that +1! You shall play an important role in these forums... :smallwink:
(Sorry arpin, I'm just kidding around, don't kill me!)

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Happy New Years, all! With it comes new challenges on the forums.

Homebrew Competitions
Monster Competition: The Hunt (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10079520#post10079520)
Prestige Class Contest: Good Will Towards Men (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179661)
Base Class Challenge: Tipping the Scales (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10075276#post10075276)

Other
Iron Avatarist: Darn You To Heck! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10075877#post10075877)


Newfolk welcome to enter :smallcool:

[Randomness]

Hello, another new member on the forums here. Reader of comics and avid DND player I've been lurking for i dunno... just over a year, i think... God that's a long time.

[Strawberries]

Wow. Yes, it is, Randomness. Glad you finally decided to de-lurk and join the community.
One of us... one of ussss....
Welcome! :smallbiggrin::smalltongue:

[Kobold-Bard]

Hey. I'm Marthinwurer, and I like to play warblades and sorcerers. I play 3.5 and am currently trying to get a few friends together to play A Red Hand of Doom using maptool. Still need a good avatar though. Any recomendations on anyone to do it? I might want to join a PbP game, but I'm not very reliable, so I don't know about that. I'm still in high school, but I'm relatively mature for my age. I have been playing D&D for about 3 years off and on, so I am still relatively new to the game. I have read OOTS and am thinking about getting the prequels.

I point you in the direction of the Request an OotS style avatar (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173776) thread for this, the artists there are very talented and all they ask in return is a signiture credit and a percentage of your soul.

Definitely get the prequels, Start of Darkness is all kinds of awesome.

Welcome all new members.

[Marthinwurer]

Ok. Thanks for the advice. Hmm... I Also need some good sigs...

[CigarPete]

Hi there, new here. I'm Pete and I live in CT. Been playing D&D for a year or three, maybe more :smallwink: Currently in a long-running 3.5 campaign. Lost my Paladin a few months ago, sealing up an ancient evil tomb, and started up a Fighter/Evoker/Spellsword. I guess you could consider her a bit of a blaster, but I think Wraithstrike is still my second most frequently used spell.

Anyway, been lurking for a bit and decided to introduce myself.

[Dinner Thief]

Hey guys just joined after i bought and read all of the OOTS books, absolutely love em. Just popped in to say hello to the community, especially since the books made me want to start playing D&D. (yeah I read the books without playing any D&D.)

Oh and hey, im the first person to join in the new year!!

[MoonCat]

Welcome new guys!

[AsteriskAmp]

Ok. Thanks for the advice. Hmm... I Also need some good sigs...

You can also request a banner at the Request and OoTS Style Avatar Thread, those adorn signatures rather nicely, the other option is to lurk for hilarious posts and ask permission to siggy inmediately after it happens or by PMing the author of such post for permission for inclusion on your signature.

Also, hello (now) fellow playgrounders.

[AmonRah]

Hello all, another new member for the new year!
I've played DnD 3.5 for about 10 years and have been DMing for 7 or so, I lurked about briefly and decided to go ahead and join so I could talk too...
Between the comic and the awesome gaming advice I have always really enjoyed this site and I'm glad to be part of it!

[Roland St. Jude]

Welcome new Playgrounders! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

[Mr. Zolrane]

Welcome, newcomers! You all should stop by Silly Message Board Games, we're a fun group down there, if I do say so myself.

[Watchdog]

Hello all!

Er... I'm not new or anything, but I haven't posted here in over a year. I'm back though!

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Hey Watchdog! Nice to have you back, always nice to see people return.

[Rob Roy]

>10 PRINT "Hello New Playgrounders!!"
>run

That should serve as a rather basic hello to every newcomer.

[Jaddin]

Hey there, came here looking for role-playing ideas and stayed for the comics.

[MoonCat]

Welcome Jaddin! I was the other way around, came for the comics, and am now trying to figure out DnD.

[Undead_Kai]

Hello everyone. I can't seem to get many replies from anywhere else, so I figured i'd come back here. -lol-

[Combat Reflexes]

Hi everyone!

Googled for D&D advice. Found a forum of awesome. I'm here to stay :smalltongue:

[Savannah]

Hey, Undead_Kai and Combat Reflexes! 'Tis a rather awesome forum, isn't it? :smallbiggrin:

[Mikhailangelo]

As I am making my first post, it's only logical that my first post is placed here:

Hai guys ;D

[Mayhem]

Hey all.
I registered to post my new d20 3.5 ed armour system for a low magic setting, but I've been too lazy to post it to get it critiqued. Ah well c'est la vie.

[shadowolf]

Hello,
New to the playground and new to forums. Merry Christmas:smallbiggrin:

[MoonCat]

Welcome shadowolf!

[Undead_Kai]

we're about embark into spell jamming. :) I don't really know what to expect, but I am excited.

[Roland St. Jude]

we're about embark into spell jamming. :) I don't really know what to expect, but I am excited.
Should be awesome. Good luck!

[Spoonicus]

So after a few years of on and off lurking, I finally got around to creating that account. :smalltongue:

I don't expect I'll regret it. Hello to you all!

[MoonCat]

Hello Spoonicus! You certainly won't.

[Savannah]

Hello, Spoonicus! I had lurked for a year or so before I made my account, too....I've never regretted it :smallbiggrin:

[Rob Roy]

we're about embark into spell jamming. :) I don't really know what to expect, but I am excited.
Ooh, Spelljamming! get ready for Tinker gnome space ships powered by Giant Space Hamsters, a racist elven fleet and anthropomorphic hippo gun nuts. Welcome to the Playground!

[MoonCat]

What on earth is spelljamming?

[Rob Roy]

What on earth is spelljamming?

Dungeons and Dragons, in SPACE! So, it's not really on earth. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelljammer)

[MoonCat]

Dungeons and Dragons, in SPACE! So, it's not really on earth. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelljammer)

:smalleek: I'm scared now :smalleek:

[Rob Roy]

:smalleek: I'm scared now :smalleek:
Scared of it's awesome? Anywho, Hello to all new members I haven't said hello to!

[Sneak]

Welcome, assorted newcomers! Remember not to drink and drive! Drinking and posting is still ok though!

[CrimsonAngel]

Have the new comers gone through initiation? If not, then we need to butter them up fast and find the lether suits, panda, and whips before midnight. :smalleek:

[AsteriskAmp]

Have the new comers gone through initiation? If not, then we need to butter them up fast and find the lether suits, panda, and whips before midnight. :smalleek:

You forgot the Wizard Hat and Cape.

[Rob Roy]

You forgot the Wizard Hat and Cape.
Are you sure? I thought it was robes and wizard hat. :smallamused:

[AsteriskAmp]

Are you sure? I thought it was robes and wizard hat. :smallamused:

Thou art right. It was robes and hat, but robes cover the whole body, a cape does not :smallsmile:.

[Gullara]

Thou art right. It was robes and hat, but robes cover the whole body, a cape does not :smallsmile:.

*cough* Scaring away the newbies *cough*:smalltongue:

[MoonCat]

*cough* Scaring away the newbies *cough*:smalltongue:

Pfft. We haven't even gotten to the flying hat and the celery yet. :smallamused:

Allo, Allo!

[AsteriskAmp]

*cough* Scaring away the newbies *cough*:smalltongue:

Thou speakest the truth.

Welcome newbies, there are no initiation rituals, except maybe getting an avatar over at the Arts and Crafts avatar request thread.

[MoonCat]

Thou speakest the truth.

Welcome newbies, there are no initiation rituals, except maybe getting an avatar over at the Arts and Crafts avatar request thread.

DON'T TELL THEM!!!!!!!! That's even more horrific than what we're talking about!

[AsteriskAmp]

DON'T TELL THEM!!!!!!!! That's even more horrific than what we're talking about!

Only if your artist takes long to make your avatar and you check every 15 minutes.

-Looks at MoonCat-

[ReynardCity]

Hello everyone my name is Rob aka Will Turner and I found this via a friend on Twitter, so please don't hate me. I am partially here to spread info about my webcomic, but also equally to mess about and chat about stuff. If you look on Youtube you can see videos of me falling over and dancing with the legendary Norwich Puppet Man.

I will now open the floor for any questions. Apart from where do babies come from and how many surrealists does take to change a light bulb.

[MoonCat]

Only if your artist takes long to make your avatar and you check every 15 minutes.

-Looks at MoonCat-

Low August, low.

Welcome ReynardCity!

[AsteriskAmp]

Hello everyone my name is Rob aka Will Turner and I found this via a friend on Twitter, so please don't hate me. I am partially here to spread info about my webcomic, but also equally to mess about and chat about stuff. If you look on Youtube you can see videos of me falling over and dancing with the legendary Norwich Puppet Man.

I will now open the floor for any questions. Apart from where do babies come from and how many surrealists does take to change a light bulb.

May I suggest placing that webcomic URL in your sig and using the characters as avatars (all done through the user cp).


Low August, low.

Welcome ReynardCity!

Hey, I'm also paranoid for requests, checking that thread every 5 minutes, my internet happened to die during thursday and early friday so I couldn't take those requests.

And to boot Serpentine is doing your avatar, check the Iron Avatarist hall of Fame, she utterly destroys 90% of the avatarists in terms of avatar production, myself included.

[ReynardCity]

Howdy Mooncat, hope all is well.

[MoonCat]

This forum is winning a million Internets for me now. I love it here. Pink Haired August, I'm onto your linking here. Don't think you got away with it. I love it here even more.

[ReynardCity]

May I suggest placing that webcomic URL in your sig and using the characters as avatars (all done through the user cp).

Have done the former, will do the latter in a bit. Thanks for your help! :D

[Malagnant]

And thus this forum trembles with my arrival.

*tremble tremble*

Hi everyone. :smallbiggrin:

[ReynardCity]

I am indeed trembling. But this is more due to the fact I have a restless leg.

[Malagnant]

I am indeed trembling. But this is more due to the fact I have a restless leg.

I'll take that small victory thank-you-very-much.

[Rob Roy]

I'll take that small victory thank-you-very-much.
I however am not trembling, thought that maybe because I'm a lovecraftian treant. :smalltongue: Welcome to the Playground! :smallbiggrin:

[AsteriskAmp]

I think those in the epileptics thread are also trembling ... I think we have one of those threads...

Welcome to the playground.

[CrimsonAngel]

Mmmmm... New kids. :smallamused:

[Ilyavania]

*waves hello*

Hi, I'm Ilya. I'm not so much a new member, but only now getting around to actually reading the forums, instead of just being registered (and reading OOTS). I'm really bad at this sort of thing, so I'll keep it short. Hope to have a lot of fun here, that's really all I'm looking for.

Oh, and I like OOTS. :D

[AsteriskAmp]

*waves hello*

Hi, I'm Ilya. I'm not so much a new member, but only now getting around to actually reading the forums, instead of just being registered (and reading OOTS). I'm really bad at this sort of thing, so I'll keep it short. Hope to have a lot of fun here, that's really all I'm looking for.

Oh, and I like OOTS. :D

That's sorta what I did, I beat you to it by a month though.

[Rob Roy]

Twoyears between registering and posting? I guess that's not as bad as my lurking the forums for three years before I registered. Welcome to the Playground! :smallbiggrin:

[Saithis Bladewing]

I think you mean two years.

Glad to see you finally posted. Welcome to the playground officially. :D <3

[Rob Roy]

I think you mean two years.

Oops. Stupid New year changing the year...

[MoonCat]

I technically joined in October, but I didn't, actually. It was December. Nowhere near as impressive as Ilyavania's waiting period

[BayardSPSR]

Hello all. Long-time OOTS reader, moderate-time forum lurker, and I finally decided to register and start posting things!

So hello, I guess.

[Recaiden]

Welcome to the forum.

[Kno Lawjick]

Halllo everybody!

[Strawberries]

Hello Kno Lawjick, welcome to the forum.
And all the others, too!

[ShadowySilence]

Welcome everyone! :biggrin:

[Grayden (LL)]

Hello everyone. :durkon:

Just an up and coming GM searching for advice.

I Love Oots!

[MoonCat]

Welcome Grayden!

[Hear]

HI! Im new here! well, to the forums at least :smallsmile:

[Skeppio]

Welcome to the forums, Hear! :smallsmile:

[Rob Roy]

Welcome, Hear! :smallsmile:

[Hear]

if somebody could give me some advice about using the forums that would be great!:smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

Forum rules are located here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/announcement.php?f=29&a=1)
The site's pretty easy to navigate. Just find an area you're interested in and go for it! :smallbiggrin:

[Serpentine]

I think you mean two years.

Glad to see you finally posted. Welcome to the playground officially. :D <3EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Saithis! You still exist! :biggrin:

[Form]

Welcome to all the new folks joining the forum. :smallsmile:

[ShadowySilence]

*Waves*

Hello and welcome everybody! :smallsmile:

[Serpentine]

And to boot Serpentine is doing your avatar, check the Iron Avatarist hall of Fame, she utterly destroys 90% of the avatarists in terms of avatar production, myself included.Bah! Bah, I say! Most of my prizes are silver or bronze :smalltongue:

[Recaiden]

Bah! Bah, I say! Most of my prizes are silver or bronze :smalltongue:

Nah. You're the best.

[AsteriskAmp]

Hello Shadowy Silence.
*Waves back*


Bah! Bah, I say! Most of my prizes are silver or bronze :smalltongue:

Your sig disagrees with you.

[Blynkibrax]

Hello all,

My name is Blynkibrax, but my friends call me 'Blinky'. I'm a 23 Hit Die aberration with lots of creepy little googly eyes on stalks. Long time lurker, first time poster. :smallwink:

[MoonCat]

Hey Blinky!

And if my avatar is anything like the rest of Serp's work, she's a great artise

[Serpentine]

Your sig disagrees with you.>checks prize shelf<
But... No it doesn't :smallconfused:
12 gold, 2 judge's choice, 5 silvers and 12 bronze :smalltongue: (granted, I'm missing a few that didn't have trophies, but I'm pretty sure they were all silvers and bronzes anyway...)

So ner :smalltongue:
Actually, I find it kinda depressing how polished and perfect the really good avatarists' avatars are, when mine all look fat and rough :smallsigh:

...

Hi newcomers :smallredface:

[Snow Leopard]

Welcome everyone! :smallsmile:

[Killer Angel]

Welcome everyone! :smallsmile:

Wooo! A fellow coutryman! :smallsmile:
Welcome aboard, snow leopard; if you have any doubt, feel free to ask.

[Strawberries]

Wooo! A fellow coutryman! :smallsmile:


I take FULL credit for having him join. :smalltongue:

Also, welcome, everyone. :smallbiggrin:

[Snow Leopard]

Wooo! A fellow coutryman! :smallsmile:
Welcome aboard, snow leopard; if you have any doubt, feel free to ask.

Wow now I have two mentors, Strawberries and you, I am flattered :smallredface:

[Nameless]

Greetings nerdlings of the Interwebz! Before becoming a full member, you must dedicate a poem to my awesomeness.
'kay, go.

[Serpentine]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Nameless looks like a girl.

[Nameless]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Nameless looks like a girl.

Too generic.

[Serpentine]

Moonlight on water
Emptiness is consuming
Nameless is a girl

[Killer Angel]

I take FULL credit for having him join. :smalltongue:


Now that i'm thinking on it... isn't he your boyfriend?
And didn't he already presented himself some time ago? :smalltongue:


Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Nameless looks like a girl.


Moonlight on water
Emptiness is consuming
Nameless is a girl

I'm almost sure you're trying to tell something, but it escapes me... :smalltongue:

Anyway:

If I were over Lock Ness
I couldn't care less
To write of the awesomeness
Of almighty Nameless
(bah... this poem is a mess) :smallwink:

[Inhalvast]

Hello?

I just finished reading OotS 15 minutes ago.

Now I have made a forum account.



I like playing bards...?

[Strawberries]

Now that i'm thinking on it... isn't he your boyfriend?
And didn't he already presented himself some time ago? :smalltongue:

Yes he is and yes he did. Greeting newbies gets people confused when you're new as well. :smallwink:


Hello?

I just finished reading OotS 15 minutes ago.

Now I have made a forum account.



I like playing bards...?

Welcome! Bards are awesome.

And the question is "When did you start reading it?" (please don't answer 10 hours ago, please don't answer 10 hours ago...:smalltongue:)

[Nameless]

Anyway:

If I were over Lock Ness
I couldn't care less
To write of the awesomeness
Of almighty Nameless
(bah... this poem is a mess) :smallwink:

Now this is a poem. Learn from him, Serp!

[Serpentine]

So were mine...

[Nameless]

So were mine...

Yeah, but those didn't talk about how awesome I am. :3

[Perenelle]

Yeah, but those didn't talk about how awesome I am. :3

But being a girl is awesome, therefor Serp was talking about how awesome you are. :smalltongue:

[Serpentine]

Yeah, that.
Don't be sexist! D=

[Perenelle]

Yeah, that.
Don't be sexist! D=

I'm not! being a guy is awesome too!

[Occasional Sage]

There are a few names from when I started that I miss, but many more new and enduring folks.

Hi, new and newly-joined people!

[Serpentine]

I'm not! being a guy is awesome too!I was talking to Nameless :smalltongue:

[Nameless]

I'm confused...

...

Look! A distraction! *Throws a gas bomb on the floor and fails to open a trap door*

[Perenelle]

I was talking to Nameless :smalltongue:
...Oh. :smalltongue:


Hello awl ...........

Welcome to the Playground! :smallbiggrin:

[The Kool]

Oh my... it has been too long. I really don't need to get back into another forum, but maybe I'll stop back in for a bit to see how things are going.

[Zuljita]

I just noticed this thread is here, i joined up about a month ago after a couple months of lurking. Mostly reading/posting in the roleplaying section.
I play:3.5, 4th, Gurps 4, Shadowrun 4, VTM, SW Saga ed and exalted with varying degrees of frequency for each. Game more or less weekly, sometimes twice a week.
Hi everyone!

[Gullara]

Hi im new and my avitar is on the way from my bro rpgsr4me. Also if anyone is awsomly cool you could always come join me in playing league of legends names the same and if you don't have an account plz use this link to join:smallwink:
http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=4d35f8553ac56795585049

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! (http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/)

...

:smalltongue:

[mumwithdice]

Just joined today. I was wondering if there are any other mums who know what a d20 is:smallsmile: I'm a new mum (nearly seven week old asleep on my lap) and I'm missing playing and/or discussing d&d 3.5. or other interesting topics.

[Serpentine]

Yup, several!
...not me, mind, but there's even a mother and her daughter on here. And Alarra, our glorious "pudding" mod...

[Icarusification]

Greetings, o'finest and bravest among the Internet folks! :smallsigh:

Thy be the glory and blessing of the Giant in his Playground, famous throughout the Multiverse for the creation of the Order of the Stick! I praise the fabled beauty of the ladies in the Playground, generous enough to cheer us unworthy. :smallredface:
I put my fate in thy hands, as I present myself to thou in my humble wish to become an upright member of thy community!

Mayhap I will fetch the ale.
Albeit one barrel might not suffice for the music and games to last untill dawn. :smallfrown:

[Necro_EX]

Hey, I'm new around here, figure it's proper to introduce myself with my first post. A little about me: I'm an artist, a gamer (both traditional and vidya, though I'm sure the former is kind of a given around here), I'm 21, can't help but think of things in terms of 3.5, I like to homebrew, I have a couple ambitious projects in front of me, I aspire to be a concept artist in the electronic entertainment industry, I love horror and anything grimdark, my favorite class is wizard, and I can be a very opinionated person.

Of course, that's just scratching the surface, but I'm sure it will suffice for an introductiion.

I look forward to being an active member of this community and maybe I can get some help on those two projects I mentioned, which I'm off to make a thread aboot in the homebrew section.

[washmcrack]

Well I guess I should use this since I have been a member for a while and thus far have not posted a greeting to all the fine people at the GitP Forums. So hello. Some of you may know me from other boards I usually go as Justin but here I am using my alter ego.

[Killer Angel]

A warm welcome to Icarusification, Necro_EX and washmcrak! (proceed to hugs) :smallsmile:

[8Bit Kate]

Hullooo!

I want to game! You want to game? :3

[Strawberries]

Hullooo!

I want to game! You want to game? :3

Welcome, 8Bit Kate!
May I suggest the pbp section (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51), for all your gaming needs? :smalltongue:

[Rob Roy]

Hello new members! :smallsmile:

[No brains]

Boy am I glad I can post:

"Hey, guys! What's goin' on in this thread? :smallcool:"

Without getting perma-banned and wasting $10.
-----------------------------------------------
Down to business: I have a question about reach weapons, where/who should I ask?

[AsteriskAmp]

Boy am I glad I can post:

"Hey, guys! What's goin' on in this thread? :smallcool:"

Without getting perma-banned and wasting $10.
-----------------------------------------------
Down to business: I have a question about reach weapons, where/who should I ask?

Hello!
This thread is mainly for newcomers and is regularly posted on and not much actually beside micro-conversations from time to time.

And you should ask on the Roleplaying Forum on the "Ask a Question" Thread.

[No brains]

Thank you very much.:smallbiggrin:

[Mango Fox]

Hello everyone! I see you have a fine campaign running here, and I thought I'd join. My character is named Mango Fox, and is a level 3 D&D'er/level 1 board member/level 8 troll. My backstory is simple: I was introduced to D&D about a year ago, and learned about OtS from some friends in a campaign a few months ago. I spent about a week reading archive binging, and have been lurking ever since.

Lurk - 6
Diplomacy - 3
Perform(fudge dice rolls) - 5

Weapon focus: Nachos.

[MoonCat]

Hey Mango!

[AsteriskAmp]

Hello Mangofox, you'll fit nicely in the Roleplaying board, though you may want to change your weapon specialization to Nachos with added Cheese, probably some Monkey Grip on the way.

[Othniel Edden]

Hi, I'm a new member. :) *bows*:smallsmile:

[Asthix]

Hello Othniel! If you want to be in the Birthday thread, just let me know!:smallsmile:

[MoonCat]

Hello Othniel! If you want to be in the Birthday thread, just let me know!:smallsmile:

Wasn't your attempt locked? :smallfrown:

[Invictus227]

As I have just created my account, I am posting my introduction to the forum in the dedicated thread.

public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, World");
}
}

In other words, Hello.:smallsmile:

[begooler]

Salutations
I've been reading this forum when it shows up on my Google searches for some time, and yesterday I starting posting. So, hello.


Question: Pixie, with or without Otto's Irresistible Dance?

[Strawberries]

Wasn't your attempt locked? :smallfrown:

Actually yes, but then things were cleared up and it was stickied (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184325). :smallsmile:


As I have just created my account, I am posting my introduction to the forum in the dedicated thread.

public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, World");
}
}

In other words, Hello.:smallsmile:

Hello to you, Invictus. Welcome and enjoy the forums!:smallbiggrin:


Salutations
I've been reading this forum when it shows up on my Google searches for some time, and yesterday I starting posting. So, hello.


Question: Pixie, with or without Otto's Irresistible Dance?

EDIT: And welcome to Begooler, who ninja'd me. :smallwink:
Answer? With. Probably with. It's funnier that way. :smallsmile: