HYPERBOREA / Introduction Thread

**Posted by Blackadder23** 11/17/2015 10:40 am

Mortificateur wrote:
Since I bought AS&SH I haven't played any other game haha! Welcome home DiceDuke!

Well said.

**Posted by Ghul** 11/17/2015 8:13 pm

Welcome aboard, DiceDuke! Love the Warduke avatar. That's excellent. Glad you enjoy the boxed set! You see, at the very heart of this thing, I wanted to create a version of my favorite game that I could play with my drinking buddies. A game that explores the kind of swords-and-sorcery pulp fiction that I've always loved. It just so happens that some fine, discerning folks like you are interested in the same sort of thing!

**Posted by DiceDuke** 11/17/2015 10:30 pm

Thanks to all for the kind welcome! I'm excited to introduce my gaming group to AS&SH, we've been in a gaming rut the last couple of years. I'm pretty confident they are going to like this and I'm hopeful that it will attract some new/old blood. Feels like: "We're getting the band back together man!"

**Posted by seb** 11/18/2015 5:32 am

All the best to you and your group in gaming DiceDuke, I'm sure you'll have a blast!
love the warduke avatar :]

**Posted by DiceDuke** 11/19/2015 9:46 pm

Thanks Seb! The wheels are in motion.

**Posted by BronzeAger** 2/24/2016 6:33 am

Hello all, I've sort of jumped in already and started some threads in other sections, but just noticed this thread and thought I should introduce myself :-)

I've played D&D on and off since 1994 (starting with 2nd Ed) but have been out of the hobby for a long time and am only just (slowly) finding my way back in. Along the way I discovered the OSR and through that I am slowly discovering some of the old Appendix N books, and I absolutely love the feel of the setting described in ASSH - it speaks volumes in so few words - very evocative!

My current project is setting up a campaign blending ASSH's Hyperborea with Autarch's Dwimmermount (over in the general thread).

One newcomer's question: are their guidelines on this forum as to how to handle discussions with potential spoilers? Are most posters assumed to be judges/referees/GMs? Is a mention of possible spoilers in the thread title sufficient? Or are spoilers avoided altogether?

Thanks for having me!

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 2/24/2016 8:14 am

Hi, BroneAger! Welcome a-board.

I think *most* people here are DMs, but, that said, I have seen people hide spoilers in their posts as well. Looking at the posting options, I realize I'm not quite sure how to do that except maybe for using white text and telling people to highlight to reveal the spoiler: Like This!

**Posted by gizmomathboy** 2/24/2016 9:23 am

Hmmm, let's see if the bbcode for spoilers work:

Will this be hid? it's just

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 2/24/2016 10:57 am

gizmomathboy wrote:
Hmmm, let's see if the bbcode for spoilers work:

Will this be hid? it's just

Ah so just spoiler and /spoiler in square brackets. I knew there was a trick!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 2/24/2016 8:52 pm

BronzeAger wrote:
Hello all, I've sort of jumped in already and started some threads in other sections, but just noticed this thread and thought I should introduce myself :-)

Welcome aboard!

I've played D&D on and off since 1994 (starting with 2nd Ed) but have been out of the hobby for a long time and am only just (slowly) finding my way back in. Along the way I discovered the OSR and through that I am slowly discovering some of the old Appendix N books, and I absolutely love the feel of the setting described in ASSH - it speaks volumes in so few words - very evocative!

Similar path for me, though I returned a few years earlier, back in 2009-2010. Needless to say, if I am here, I totally agree on AS&SH.

My current project is setting up a campaign blending ASSH's Hyperborea with Autarch's Dwimmermount (over in the general thread).

I have seen people say good things about Dwimmermount, though I have not read through it myself.

One newcomer's question: are their guidelines on this forum as to how to handle discussions with potential spoilers? Are most posters assumed to be judges/referees/GMs? Is a mention of possible spoilers in the thread title sufficient? Or are spoilers avoided altogether?

I would just use the spoiler tag - like this, but without the stars: [*spoiler*]message[/*spoiler]

Thanks for having me!

Happy to have you!

**Posted by DiceDuke** 2/28/2016 9:28 pm

I'm a little slow to the party but, welcome BronzeAger! Of all the forums I lurk on and occasionally dip my toes in, I have found the Hyperborea forums here to easily be the most helpful and enjoyable. This place is loaded with friendly, creative, and talented people! Hope you enjoy your time here.

**Posted by rredmond** 2/29/2016 5:56 am

Welcome new folks!
Funny. I only just got a notification, though I seemed to have missed a couple posts.
Be well all!
--Ron--

**Posted by mavfire** 3/01/2016 2:27 pm

Welcome aboard BronzeAger!

**Posted by idilippy** 3/03/2016 3:47 pm

Hello everyone, nice to find this place. I picked up the game on pdf about a year ago and really like the way it reads. The setting and rules are excellently done. I'm a DM hoping eventually to convince some of my firmly Pathfinder high fantasy loving players to try sword and sorcery.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 3/03/2016 5:31 pm

idilippy wrote:
Hello everyone, nice to find this place. I picked up the game on pdf about a year ago and really like the way it reads. The setting and rules are excellently done. I'm a DM hoping eventually to convince some of my firmly Pathfinder high fantasy loving players to try sword and sorcery.

Welcome aboard, my friend. I am running games at Gary Con in Lake Geneva as we speak.

**Posted by idilippy** 3/03/2016 6:28 pm

Nice, looks like y'all are having fun!

**Posted by idilippy** 3/04/2016 9:39 pm

Thanks, so far they're resistant to the idea of anything that's not d20 but I can hope.

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 3/08/2016 5:56 pm

Welcome a-board, idilippy and dm_soda!

**Posted by mavfire** 3/08/2016 7:21 pm

Welcome to Hyperborea! idilippy and dm_soda, hope you find a pleasant home here!

**Posted by idilippy** 3/09/2016 11:47 pm

Thanks, both of you!