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Post by kinnison on Jun 6, 2014 0:34:04 GMT -6
Just want to get to know some of my fellow players on the Farstar. nothing is necessary, replies optional.
I am going to bet some credits that I am the oldest.
Real Name: Russ Kludy
Age: 39
Location: LaCrosse, WI USA
Gamer Experiance: I am so old I remember writing numbers on an Icosahedron with a crayon. ALL HAIL THE THAC0! Seriosuly been gaming since my Teens with GURPs, WEG D6 (Star wars), Palladium, and some other odd systems, as well as some homebrew. usually with a Futuristic Sci-Fi theme. In a regular group that plays D&D 3.0, and I run my own SW:EotE game once a month from home with my wife and two other friends. (https://sw-eote-minos.obsidianportal.com/)
Star Wars Experience: Saw the re-release of ANH in the theaters, as well as all the others. Even watched the horried Ewok TV movies as a kid. Bought almsot all of the novels until "Star by Star" and got sick of the crappy Vong. Own several of the Graphic novels.
Other hobbies: Sailing, biking, camping, reading
Occupation: Forklift operator at a distribution warehouse, pays the bill until i get back to school
Oddest trivia about you: Survived a plane crash
CnP below:
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Post by Art Teach on Jun 6, 2014 8:20:42 GMT -6
Real Name: Stephen
Age: 44 (got ya)
Location: Chicago, IL
Gamer Experience: Started playing at age 7 with older brother and his friends original DnD. My halfling thief was killed by a Kobold with an arrow in my first game. I cried and was hook on the game. Have played DnD basic,1e,2e,3e,4e, Top Secret, Boot Hill, Traveller, FASA StarTrek, Star Frontiers,Firefly, Smallville, Leverage, Mutants and Masterminds, DragonQuest,......and so on I've been around.
Star wars experience: Only liked the Empire Strikes Back as a youth. Was a huge Star Trek fan. I did not get into Star Wars until I had children and we went to the 2nd series of films. Then started reading some of the books, graphic novels, played WEG, D20, and SAGA Star Wars and really enjy the Extended (Legendary) Universe.
Other hobbies: Illustration, my kids, Sailing, Boating, Football, Basketball, my son is currently dragging me back to the weight room were I used to enjoy power lifting.
Occupation: Teacher for 23 years, was in the Army, Boat Captain in summer, a little Illustration on the side.
Other: My name is in the 4e players handbook as a play tester. I spend my summers as a boat captain on Lake Michigan. My singing voice can wilt flowers and is considered a step higher than water boarding on the torture scale.
You survived a plane crash?
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Post by kinnison on Jun 6, 2014 10:35:55 GMT -6
My dad was flying a Piper Pacer when I was 5. with my uncle (mothers side) and his friend also on board. It was winter and the fuel line froze and were forced to make an emergency landing in a field. Landed, and before coming to a stop we hit a snowbank and it flipped the plane, making it stop. We all walked away. I still remember looking back and seeing the tail fin scrunched like an accordion.
btw, I also got Playtest credit for some games. Wizkids "Crimson Skies" and "Pirates" also was one of the first people to demonstrate some of their games to the public at Gencon and Origins.
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Post by kyquell on Jun 6, 2014 14:09:04 GMT -6
Real Name: Stevie (to avoid confusion with the Narrator)
Age: 18 (I hope I'm not the baby of the group!)
Location: Evanston, IL
Gamer Experience: I may be 18, but I'm pretty sure I've been gaming for 19 years. My Dad basically started me in the womb, and after birth he was already having me roll dice while playing with my toys. After I learned how to actually speak, I learned how to game properly, and ever since I've played a couple WEG games, a few of the D20 and Saga Star Wars, Traveller, Cortex (regular and plus), D&D 3E, 4E, and the Next Playtest (plus 2E if you count my hours playing Baldur's Gate, but since the computer does the calculations it's not the same).
Star wars experience: I grew up watching the Star Wars films, but the books were what really brought me into the fold. A couple of years ago I finally gave up on them, but I've at least tried to keep up on what's happened ever since. I'm really hoping that, in spite of ruling the entire EU non-canon, they at least keep Mara Jade and the Skywalker and Solo kids. Also, I was addicted to KOTOR, it was one of the games that got me into video games.
Other hobbies: The aforementioned video games and reading, fencing, Tae Kwon Do, and terrible, horrible puns.
Occupation: Student and Undergraduate Research Assistant at a lab.
Other: At GenCon I won the D&D Open High School Division when I was 13. Granted, this was the only year they ever had a high school division, and there were only 3 teams eligible to compete, but I did beat a bunch of deeply ashamed 17 and 18 year olds.
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Post by Art Teach on Jun 6, 2014 14:22:47 GMT -6
My dad was flying a Piper Pacer when I was 5. with my uncle (mothers side) and his friend also on board. It was winter and the fuel line froze and were forced to make an emergency landing in a field. Landed, and before coming to a stop we hit a snowbank and it flipped the plane, making it stop. We all walked away. I still remember looking back and seeing the tail fin scrunched like an accordion. btw, I also got Playtest credit for some games. Wizkids "Crimson Skies" and "Pirates" also was one of the first people to demonstrate some of their games to the public at Gencon and Origins. That is pretty wild. Do you still go up in smaller planes? My wife was in a small sailboat that capsized when she was 5 or 6 and is still scared of sailboats to this day. I played the Crimson Skies video game and was a big fan. Would like to try the table top version. I miss GenCon! I haven't been able to go the past few years. |
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Post by kinnison on Jun 6, 2014 17:34:56 GMT -6
The table top Crimson skies wasn't so bad (Better then the X-wings miniatures game IMHO) even tho it was essentially hex based, but it died because of really bad power creep in just a few expansions
later on my Dad got a Cessna 175 but when he lost his job being the electrical engineer for a company that built top of the line Mass Spectrometers, he had to give it up. We used to do fly-in sunday breakfasts in the early 80s. And the Annual Rock Island fish fry (It is located at the tip of the wisconsin panhandle). never had the finances or time to become a pilot myself. it is one of my dreams to take my dad up in a plane of my own.
Right now I have a Laser that I sail on Lake Onalaska, or some other nearby body of water tow it to. Kind of hard to sail it and NOT dump it.
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Post by Art Teach on Jun 6, 2014 18:27:25 GMT -6
The boat I spend most of the summer on is this one www.windycitycruise.com/I wish I was sailing but cruises are where the money is. We have a nice sailboat but have not had time to get it in the water in years. My nephew is in college to be a pilot, has his license, and now is zooming all over. He loves it. |
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Post by darthtater on Jun 9, 2014 22:13:57 GMT -6
Real Name: Bob
Age: 47
Gaming Experience: Playing D&D since 1982. I still have dice that I rubbed crayon into and the are so worn the D20 is round!
Star Wars Experience: Played West End Star Wars D6 and Star Warriors since around 1987.
Loving Fantasy Flights X-Wing and EOTE systems.
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Post by Art Teach on Jun 10, 2014 8:26:34 GMT -6
I know Bob and he forgot to mention he has an amazing ability to paint miniatures, a collection of obscure game books, and has raised 4 excellent gamers. He is also the current winner of the oldest player bet (sorry Bob).
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Post by jediprincess on Jun 15, 2014 14:56:54 GMT -6
Just found this thread and thought I should add my 2 cents. . .
Real Name: Kelsi
Age: 19 (Yeah, Stevie, I think you're the baby)
Gamer Experience: I was raised a gamer. Started playing D&D when I was 8, right after 3.5e came out. I was also part of the winning D&D open team at 13 and playtested 4e. I've dabbled in various games, but D&D remains my favorite.
Star wars experience: I've loved Star Wars since I was a toddler, read a lot of the books in middle school, but didn't get into the games until recently. We play a lot of X-wing at home.
Other hobbies: knitting, ballet, painting miniatures
Occupation: Student
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Post by swartzgraf on Jun 24, 2014 3:51:23 GMT -6
Real Name: Craig
Age: 44
Gamer Experience: D&D, Star Wars D6, Boothill, Robotech for RPG's still do some Warhammer fantasy and 40k when I can.
Star wars experience: Hooked by the movies as a kid, learned some more from games, loved the WEG D6 books, sons frequently hit me with toy lightsabers, blasters and made up powers.
Other hobbies: Coach, Cub Scouts, making stuff for my boys and wife.
Occupation: Adjusting to life in the Pacific Northwest.
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Post by Art Teach on Jul 5, 2014 6:44:04 GMT -6
I remember the coach/ cub scout years. Now I have the pick my son up from college years and miss the coach/ cub scout years. Okay, I don't miss the coaching pre-school soccer when the entire team would just stop and watch a plane fly over or just walk off the field for juice boxes in the middle of the game. My second son loved to pick grass during the soccer game. Mostly, I would go back ten years in a moment.
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Post by @IsNotABomb on Nov 4, 2014 0:48:41 GMT -6
Long overdue...
Real Name: [REDACTED]
Age: 25
Location: Pennsylvania
Gamer Experience: Started with Hero System back in '96, could play without assistance as early as '97, could build a character independently as early as '98.
Star wars experience: I cannot remember a time I wasn't touched by Star Wars. My first PnP character was a female cyborg based very loosely on the Dark Trooper. She evolved into the basis which became Vandal.
Other hobbies: Gamer primarily, but only in the loosest sense. 4-14 hours a day are committed to other tasks, the most prevalent being the development of a collaborative project with friends. During downtime I usually end up trolling here or dealing with errands.
Occupation: Independent Writer/Developer (Which is to say, I'm between jobs)
Other: Currently in the process of developing a tabletop game based on our own IP with close friends and long time roleplaying partners.
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Post by Art Teach on Nov 4, 2014 19:46:40 GMT -6
Game design, If you need a group of experienced gamers to get opinions/ reviews/ ideas from I think we have a pool that is pretty deep in gaming experience and creativity.
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Post by Zrooper on Jan 16, 2015 2:29:09 GMT -6
Real Name:
[CLASSIFIED]
Age:
20
Location:
Israel
Gamer Experience:
Started playing AD&D2 in 3rd grade, have been playing in some form or another ever since. I've played a bit of Mage: The Awakening and am currently playing Pathfinder, Serenity RPG and Mass Effect d20.
Star wars experience:
I've watched all the movies and played a fair amount of video games, but unfortunately I've never had the pleasure of roleplaying in it.
Other hobbies:
Video games, reading (mainly scifi and fantasy), biking
Occupation:
Conscript
Other: Gadget addict
Hi everyone! Most of you don't know me, I'm here to join Vandal's pathfinder campaign.
Pleased to meet'cha!
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