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Hi Joe! I just made a Character named Lantonuil on the Thelanis server, and got him to the Wavecrest Tavern--I hope that'll let me group with you.
I've made a character named Chelon Tortuga (surnames are just for fun, you can /msg Chelon to let me know you're around)
Chelon is short for Chelonian, or Turtle
VGHVI Gaming: Dungeons and Dragons Online with Joe Tortuga at Dungeons and Dragons Online
December 10, 2009 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm
This week's VGHVI guest host is Joe Tortuga; as our game, he's chosen Dungeons and Dragons Online. He's written an eloquent post explaining why he chose the game and the groundwork necessary before you start playing; please give it a look, so you'll…
I'm really looking forward to experiencing a game that self-consciously recreates a tabletop experience. The more I try to figure out what's going on with the rise of what I now think of as practomime, the more I think Arneson and Gygax really did b…
A few of us started playing DDO on Thursdays when we didn't have the game VGHVI was playing that evening (which, unfortunately happens a lot for me). We had several reasons, I was playing it with my wife Kathryn; it was a PC Game, and -- perhaps mos…
I'm Jeannette, Zhennette, and Prurirent on Winfola
Playing either Jeannette or Prurient tonight.
VGHVI MMO night! (Lord of the Rings Online) at Lord of the Rings Online, Windfola server
May 31, 2009 from 9pm to 10pm
Come gaze at the beating heart of Living Epic! (Or just hang out in a hobbit-suit.) LOTRO is my MMO of choice, so it makes sense to start there, but I'm certainly willing to try other MMO's as well, if anyone wants to suggest one or more.
I and sev…
This was particularly fun the last time we did it! :)
XBox Live Gaming! (Burnout Paradise) at XBox Live
April 23, 2009 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm
Come play the wonderful open-world crash'n'smasher on XBox Live!
As always, add the XBox Live friend "a vghvi" and fire up the game at 9:30 Eastern time on Thursday night for an invite.
Just depends on what Tam and I get up to. She might join. She might sleep:) Hope everyone is cool with a drummer on Easy:)
XBox Live Gaming! (Rock Band 2) at XBox Live
March 12, 2009 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm
Come play the epic music game with others! I'm really excited for this, since I've never played any online multiplayer.
As always add "a vghvi" as an XBox Live friend, and be online at 9:30 Eastern time, and you'll get an invite.
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VGHVI DDO Online Night
A few of us started playing DDO on Thursdays when we didn't have the game VGHVI was playing that evening (which, unfortunately happens a lot for me). We had several reasons, I was playing it with my wife Kathryn; it was a PC Game, and -- perhaps most importantly -- they had just announced a move to a free-to-play business model. Our Thursday evening gaming only lasted for a few weeks, but Kathryn and I still play it two or three times a week. We like it enough that we moved from "free-to-play" c… Continue
Posted on December 6, 2009 at 8:41pm — 2 Comments
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