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Wyvern · 04-15-2005, 09:36 AM

oooo!!! Good topic, Bungleau!!!

I'm an ost.

((what the heck is an ost??))

Osts are small dragons. They are cute, funny and have an inside that is larger than their outsides. They like berries and donuts. They behave like mood rings - their color reflects their mood. They are charming and can accidentally cause problems for their traveling companions or be of immense help.

Too bad I never seem to have the option of playing an ost in computer RPGS.

Years ago I wrote a RPG to be played in online chat. I ran the game for more than a dozen years. I also always played a character in the game: WD (dubbadee), short for Wind Dancer - an ost. Lots of fun to play that character.
One of the major campaigns of the game was to locate the lost Library of the High Culture. The osts were most disappointed but decided that the name was appropriate: LIE BERRY - not a berry to be found anywhere (except in books and you can't eat books).

In other online RPGs (chat games) I tended to play mages or a Samurai. In CRPGs, I tend to like the games where you have a party of characters so I don't have to choose just one profession. I generally out fit a group of 6 as Paladins, Mages and Wizards and a Thief (for locks and chests). When playing a game where I have only one character, I tend to choose the hybred classes - that have a mix of fighting and magical skills.

I have known players that played opposite their real life personallities but have seen far more play true to their personallities. I have done both at one point or another.

I totally dislike the games that want you to choose Lawful, Neutral or Chaos. I always end up going for Neutral in those simply because I don't care for the whole alignment thing. Chaos is often represented as being evil which is contrary to my own beliefs about chaos. To quote the I-Ching: Chaos - where brilliant dreams are born.

04-15-2005, 09:36 AM	#6
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	oooo!!! Good topic, Bungleau!!! I'm an ost. ((what the heck is an ost??)) Osts are small dragons. They are cute, funny and have an inside that is larger than their outsides. They like berries and donuts. They behave like mood rings - their color reflects their mood. They are charming and can accidentally cause problems for their traveling companions or be of immense help. Too bad I never seem to have the option of playing an ost in computer RPGS. Years ago I wrote a RPG to be played in online chat. I ran the game for more than a dozen years. I also always played a character in the game: WD (dubbadee), short for Wind Dancer - an ost. Lots of fun to play that character. One of the major campaigns of the game was to locate the lost Library of the High Culture. The osts were most disappointed but decided that the name was appropriate: LIE BERRY - not a berry to be found anywhere (except in books and you can't eat books). In other online RPGs (chat games) I tended to play mages or a Samurai. In CRPGs, I tend to like the games where you have a party of characters so I don't have to choose just one profession. I generally out fit a group of 6 as Paladins, Mages and Wizards and a Thief (for locks and chests). When playing a game where I have only one character, I tend to choose the hybred classes - that have a mix of fighting and magical skills. I have known players that played opposite their real life personallities but have seen far more play true to their personallities. I have done both at one point or another. I totally dislike the games that want you to choose Lawful, Neutral or Chaos. I always end up going for Neutral in those simply because I don't care for the whole alignment thing. Chaos is often represented as being evil which is contrary to my own beliefs about chaos. To quote the I-Ching: Chaos - where brilliant dreams are born.