Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
Hello everyone,
I'm sirlou, an avid gamer, GM, and writer of fantasy adventures.
I've been meaning to register here for a while, since I learned of it, and had not gotten around to it until now...so consider this one New Year's Resolution ticked off!!
I've been playing D&D since I was about 9 years old, with the original Basic version of the game in 1977. Good heavens its 2017 now, so that's 40 years!! I've also played 2nd Ed. a lot, as well as a bit here and there of 3rd Ed and a little 5th Ed. I also played a million other D&D type variants over the years (Tunnels & Trolls, MERP, Runequest, etc.) as well as lots of sci-fi, cyberpunk, superhero and other type RPGs. I've played various meta systems like GURPS, Palladium, etc. I also played a zillion PC RPGs as well as online RPGs. I played a ton of MUDs back in the day and GM'd a lot of IRC D&D and Shadowrun adventures -- but I've never played in a play-by-email game.
My real gaming craze is Old School gaming, 1st Ed. and OSRIC currently. This is where my writing is focused, and if you are interested in learning about my writing you can check out my website and my twitter, which are in my signature.
Anywho, I'm excited about joining you all here!!
Cheers!
sirlou
I'm sirlou, an avid gamer, GM, and writer of fantasy adventures.
I've been meaning to register here for a while, since I learned of it, and had not gotten around to it until now...so consider this one New Year's Resolution ticked off!!
I've been playing D&D since I was about 9 years old, with the original Basic version of the game in 1977. Good heavens its 2017 now, so that's 40 years!! I've also played 2nd Ed. a lot, as well as a bit here and there of 3rd Ed and a little 5th Ed. I also played a million other D&D type variants over the years (Tunnels & Trolls, MERP, Runequest, etc.) as well as lots of sci-fi, cyberpunk, superhero and other type RPGs. I've played various meta systems like GURPS, Palladium, etc. I also played a zillion PC RPGs as well as online RPGs. I played a ton of MUDs back in the day and GM'd a lot of IRC D&D and Shadowrun adventures -- but I've never played in a play-by-email game.
My real gaming craze is Old School gaming, 1st Ed. and OSRIC currently. This is where my writing is focused, and if you are interested in learning about my writing you can check out my website and my twitter, which are in my signature.
Anywho, I'm excited about joining you all here!!
Cheers!
sirlou
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- Scott308
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Re: Hello, pleased to make you <virtually> acquaintance!!
Welcome aboard! Plenty of Old School games being run here, you should be able to find something to tickle your fancy.
Sometimes this summer I will most likely be participating in another 24 hour game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of Extra Life. This organization uses gaming to help raise money to donate to children's hospitals. I'm raising money for Marshfield Children's Hospital in Marshfield, WI, and all money I raise will go to that hospital. All donations are tax-deductible. Please take a moment to check out my donation page below. Thank you.
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
Re: Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
Welcome Lou!!
1E and OSRIC are well represented here, as are other OSR games.
Wonderful to have you!
Be well,
--Ron--
1E and OSRIC are well represented here, as are other OSR games.
Wonderful to have you!
Be well,
--Ron--
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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Re: Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
Hello and welcome sirlou
“All men did have darkness. Some wore it in the form of horns. Some bore it invisibly as rot in their souls.”
― Paul S. Kemp, Shadowbred
"If good people won’t do the hard things, evil people will always win, because evil people will do anything."
― Paul S. Kemp, Twilight Falling
DM - GreyWolf's Mystara Adventures - AD&D 2e
― Paul S. Kemp, Shadowbred
"If good people won’t do the hard things, evil people will always win, because evil people will do anything."
― Paul S. Kemp, Twilight Falling
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Welcome and Happy New Year. The OSR thrives here.
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Welcome to the party, Lou.
We do old school right around here.
Glad to have you on board, sir!!!
Enjoy!
We do old school right around here.
Glad to have you on board, sir!!!
Enjoy!
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Thanks for all the welcome messages!! Much appreciated!!
Now that I've passed the Turing Test, I'll go kick the tires around the forums and see what's what.
Never played in a play by mail or play by email adventure, any tips, advice, or starting points would be most welcome!!
cheers,
sirlou
Now that I've passed the Turing Test, I'll go kick the tires around the forums and see what's what.
Never played in a play by mail or play by email adventure, any tips, advice, or starting points would be most welcome!!
cheers,
sirlou
Re: Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
Welcome, sirlou. Based on your resume', you should feel at home here.
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Hi and welcome
Re: Hello, pleased to make you <virtual> acquaintance!!
You may want to check out the 'Tips for the Player' section, but I think the following two discussions will be especially helpful: Just dive in, have fun, and ask questions as needed. I'm sure you'll fit right.sirlou wrote:Never played in a play by mail or play by email adventure, any tips, advice, or starting points would be most welcome!!
Good luck!
- Dave
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Oh, then how can I not mention this?
You're definitely in the right place, friend.
Yes! I've followed her for a long time now, and enjoyed her book as well, so I jumped at the chance to meet her at a book signing near me.Starry Knight Press: About wrote:And then recently two wonderful things happened to me! First, I read Felicia Day's AMAZING book "You're Never Weird on the Internet" and was totally inspired by her to embrace my inner geek!
Agreed on this as well.Starry Knight Press: About wrote:"Second, I made some wonderful new friends, including Greg Covey of Unseen Servant Press. Here was a guy just like me who had actually published his own module, in an amazing professional, top-notch, completely badass manner."
You're definitely in the right place, friend.
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Which one is you, Dave?
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Hahahaha.OGRE MAGE wrote:Which one is you, Dave?
The far less attractive one.
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Your beard is much more awesome now. Is that a result of colder New England weather?dmw71 wrote:Hahahaha.OGRE MAGE wrote:Which one is you, Dave?
The far less attractive one.
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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The "beard" I was sporting in the last Skype session is long gone, and was just a result of my laziness and not wanting to shave.Alethan wrote:Your beard is much more awesome now. Is that a result of colder New England weather?
And, the move out east never happened and I'm still stuck in Illinois.
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Still liked the beard.dmw71 wrote:The "beard" I was sporting in the last Skype session is long gone, and was just a result of my laziness and not wanting to shave.Alethan wrote:Your beard is much more awesome now. Is that a result of colder New England weather?
And, the move out east never happened and I'm still stuck in Illinois.
If you oil it, that makes it not just being lazy.
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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Funny story about this:Alethan wrote: Still liked the beard.
My oldest, Sarah, was video chatting with a classmate this past weekend when she turns her laptop at me so her friend could see me. I chat with her friend for a about a minute before turning the laptop back towards Sarah. As Sarah is walking away, her friend says:
"Sarah, I think your dad needs to shave."
She was probably right.