July 18th, 2000

[M-Type]

It's the date that started it all, sending you on a wild adventure of survival. I was thinking about running a one-shot event that followed a motley crew of soldiers from the 5th trying to survive the events of the fateful day that destroyed the division as an effective fighting force.

A v1 romp straight from the box set. I created six 'scenes', one scene per period, covering the whole day, and ending in a (potentially) explosive finale.

I was thinking about running it with Google/Skype, because I have a program that records Skype calls so 'future generations' could enjoy listening to us

I would pre-generate PCs for the players to pick from at the start of the session. And since it would make sense, I figured I'd run it on the 18th (A Thursday), probably from 8-10 or 11PM EST (GMT-4 I believe).

I would've waited until next year (the 30th Anniversary of v1), but I wanted to get some T2k in now!

So, would anyone be interested in trying to survive the Death of a Division?

And of course, happy 4th of July!

[Adm.Lee]

You intrigue me, sir. I've never tried to play on Google, so I'd need a little tech training.

[The Rifleman]

That sounds outstanding. I'll be at work so no Skype for me. I'd be willing to try google

[M-Type]

Google Hangouts is pretty slick when it comes to gaming. You have the option of video/audio chat (I've used both, but audio is less intensive on the computer), and you can have maps/docs/links shared pretty easily.

[M-Type]

Heck, if you're at work and want to be really 'discrete' (ie. can't be talking out loud for obvious reasons), I've also just recently tried gaming with Mibbet, which is just a simple web IRC chat platform. Can't do die rolls (sadly), but you can set up nicknames (Player names) and have separate chat threads (OCC, IC, etc.)

You can set up a channel and people can join in.

[The Rifleman]

I can bring my own computer with me and I work alone.... so it CAN be done, but the danger is that if something happens I may have to leave.