The Hello Thread!

[Havard]

Hello,
My name is Chris Dolunt. Started playing D&D in the 1970s when I was in elementary school (Basic Set), but haven't played in a decade. Usually I'm a DM.

I wrote a d20 campaign setting for Atlas Games back in 2000 called "Nyambe: African Adventures". It was nominated for several awards (Origins, Diana Jones, Ennie), but didn't win any. I also created the Victorian horror game setting "Rippers" for Savage Worlds. Because of this, or maybe because I'm friends with Colin McComb (?), I apparently exist as an NPC in the Blackmoor Wizard's Cabal named "Kargas Dolunt"

Today, my 13-year-old son, bored under stay-at-home rules, finally asked me to teach him to play D&D. Said he wanted a setting with technology in it. I considered Eberron, but decided that we should start with the original D&D setting, with an extra emphasis on gadgets.
We'll be playing using 5th edition rules.

Hello Chris!

Welcome to The Comeback Inn!

I am a big fan of Nyambe which is why I suspected early on that you were the inspiration for the character Kargas Dount. It is so cool to have Kargas here on the forums! Do you know if Kargas carries other similarities with you besides the name?

Good luck with the ventures into gaming with your son! It is cool that you guys are starting with Blackmoor. I think you could easily borrow elements from Eberron and put them into Blackmoor if your son is keen on trying out some of those ideas. I know many of us have used Eberron's Warforged to represent escaped City of the Gods Robots and allowed them to be PCs for instance.

I would love to hear more about how your campaign develops. What Blackmoor material will you be using in preparation for the campaign?

Are you doing anything in game design these days?

-Havard