Hello everyone. I've noticed a great diversity of opinion on these boards (the more the merrier) but I've been wondering about some of the things that might have influenced those ideas. Age, amount of time exposed to the game, profession (Wis), and other interests/hobbies might all factor into it. So if we knew each others backgrounds, it might help figure out the impetus behind some of the ideas proposed here. For example I'm 23, haven't been playing for too long relative to most of those out there (only three years or so), I've studied accounting at college and other interests are science, geography and history, and cooking. I understand age can be a sensitive subject for some, so if you want to leave it out, no problem.
Age: 27.
Time Playing: 17 years.
Hobbies & Interests: Uhh...a lot? Cooking, reading (anything, I'm fairly voracious in that fact), computers/tech, art, games (all 'of em, I'm not picky), music, outdoorsy stuff (hiking, camping, I'd like to get into kayaking, biking, walking, fishing).
Edju-muh-cation: High School Diploma. CompTIA A+ certification. No formal college training or eduction, aside from class on Photoshop and a semester of Figure Drawing.
Sure, why not?
Age 19.
Time Played About three years? I forget exactly when I started.
Hobbies/Interests Fantasy Novels, Writing, Video Games, Drama, Singing, Rambling Monologues, Cooking (in a low pressure environment,) anything absurd, making the seemingly absurd sensible.
Height/Weight Six inches taller than whoever designed my workplace/Enough to keep me on the ground.
Blood Type Wet.
Hello All,
Here goes:
P.O.B.: Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality: Canadian
Residence: Doha, Qatar
Age: 33
Time Played: 19 and half years
Height /Weight: 1.82m 99 kgs (6foot1 and about 220 lbs for our American friends...sorry don't know the stones/lbs for our UK friends).
Education: Bachelor of Commerce with an Accounting Major
Hobbies/Interest: Sports, Self defense, Reading (mostly fantasy and sci-fi), computers, video games, riding, fishing, and cooking...oh and did I mention roleplaying?? =p.
Be safe all.
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Age: 35
Time played: 21 years (my god...)
Height/Weight: 1.78 meters and a bit (6 kg) too heavy! ;)
Education: Abitur (germany), thereafter an education as an Air-Traffic-Controler. Presently working the airspace of mid-germany.
Hobbies/Interests:Besides D&D: Computer and Video games, Comix (especially Calvin&Hobbes), Reading, Biking, Writing, hanging out with friends, my two Coonies Sam and Mex, and of course spending time with my wife and our 5 month old son!
Oh, and my Wis-Score might be around the average - hopefully! ;)
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Age:34
Time Played:approx 16 years (off and on)
Hobbies/Interests: sci-fi/fantasy/horror books, comics, gaming, working around the house, running (sometimes with scissors, sometimes without), politics, technological developments, football, (occasionally) horse racing, making small children cry.
Height/Weight: 6 ft, approx 140 lbs
Education/Career: BS in Mechanical Engineering, work for the Department of the Navy as an engineer.
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5'8 1/2"(yes the 1/2" matters!)
195 lbs
playing on and off since 10 yrs old (skipped alot of 2nd edition)
hobbies- all RP related- building custom gaming scenery, Hirst Arts, computer/console gaming (mostly RPG stuff), Ex-martial artist(for 10 yrs, 4 different styles) because I don't run....ever, Ex-carpenter/factory worker/t-com tech/bouncer, failed artist trying to start over.
Jack of all trades 5/Master of None 3
Stay-at-Home Dad (the thing I am most proud of).
FH
34-yr-old schoolteacher turned geologist (after brief stints as an architect's apprentice, librarian, doughnut salesman...). Playing various RPGs since ca. 1980-1981. Hobbies? Who has time? Other than trying to fit gaming in on weekends, I seem to move around the country a lot.
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6' OR 6'1"
180-210 LBS.
(marriage will increase girth)
2 kids (small aberrations)
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
"I inject people with radioactive tracers and take pictures with a gamma camera that detects radiation."
Also BSBA in finance long ago...
Hobbies: changing diapers, sleeping, waking up multiple times (not so much anymore), counting grey hairs, commuting.
Started D&D at 11, the PHB with the Idol of Moloch on the cover, played many many things.
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Age: 33 (for a couple more weeks)
Time Playing: started playing in 1980
Hobbies & Interests:Cooking, reading, comic books, video games, music. I love camping and hiking, but rarely have time for it anymore because of my other 'hobby', my 2 kids.
Education: B.A and M.A. in Archaeology (although my focus is more in curation and collections management).
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5'8 1/2"(yes the 1/2" matters!)
I know what FH means, since I am just about the same size (maybe 5'8 3/4" -> 1m74-1m75), for a grand total of 185 lbs (about 84 kgs), weighing about 20 lbs above my "ideal weight".
Age : I am 35 (born on september the 11th : it was my 30th b-day in 2001), french living in the very close suburb of Paris.
marital status : I am maried, and we are expecting a baby (1st one), with 4 months 1/2 to come.
RPG : I have been playing since 1984-1985, D&D, AD&D 1st, 2nd (not skills & powers options), 3rd and 3.5, and some "schwarze Auge" (the black eye), CoC, Runequest (once or twice), Stormbringer & Hawkmoon, but always going back to D&D !!
Hobbies :
- I love A LOT movies (silent ones and the US 30's to the 50's especially, Kurosawa, and also good directors from today like Eastwood, Soderbergh, Tim Burton, Miyazaki, John Lasseter...
- I read lots of "european" comics (Hugo Pratt, Comès, Rosinski, Rabaté, Guibert, Giraud, Franquin, Larcenet, David B., Goscinny...), old & new authors.
- games of all kind, especially fast and easy boardgames, so as being able to play with my wife (who is not a player as I am).
- friends : hanging around, discussing, laughing, being quiet...
I have a good bunch of real good friends.
- listening to lots of diferent kinds of music.
- as for sport, I only swim from time to time, and I LOVE the water (mostly wild) and each time I got a chance to swim in the sea / ocean / river / lake, I try to seize it.
studies / work : accountings also, and I currently work for the government about homes / houses / roofs for people who have immigrated in France.
Just like FH, I am a "Jack of all trades 4/Master of None 3/player-of-all-games 2" (prestige class !).
Age: 19
Education: High school salutatorian (don't confuse with valedictorian, that's one above me; most classmates claim the ranks should have been switched), morning college classes during senior high school year, now full-time freshman at Indiana University Southeast.
Wisdom score: Yeah, the funny thing about that is, the higher one lists, the lower people think it really is.
Time Playing: Started sophomore year in high school so 3 years.
Hieght/Weight: ~6'1''/been a while since I weighed myself, but around 180-190 (not too much muscle there, either); what does this have to do with gaming experience?
Sign: No right turn on red.
Age: 30
Played for ~18 years...variety of games. In the early age I played D&D but never really got into AD&D except for fascinating worlds and good magazines Dragon and Dungeon. Meanwhile dabbled a good deal with games like RuneQuest, Cyberpunk 2020 and especially Ars Magica and GURPS. D&D became interesting when I chatted with a friend when 3rd edition came out and started to go through game mechanisms I thought sucked in AD&D...and he just went "that's changed" "that's corrected" "changed too"...
Nationality: Finnish, currently living in Germany
Education: M.Sc. in chemistry.
Hobbies: Music (there is no genre where there isn't something listenable but I'm mostly into alternative pop)
Movies (classic Hollywood is fab and I have been getting into silent era lately...)
Comics and books (wide variety again, from fiction to fact on variety of subjects...for RPG connections I have been rather interested in archeology, some history, some theology...)
Age: 34.
Time Playing: 25 years.
Hobbies & Interests: Other than roleplaying, I enjoy movies and writting (for my campaign). I also like bike riding, playing floor hockey, low-stakes poker, white-water rafting, paintball, and weight-lifting. I still like computer games, but less than when I was a teen. I love watching a good hockey game with my friends and a couple of beers.
Education: High School Diploma, Prof. Diploma in Accounting, some courses in commercial graphics design. In my many jobs, I also learned the art of working with glass (making/repairing store-front windows and table-tops).
Current Job: I now work as an Administrative Technician for the Government of Quebec (Immigration: Financial Ressources).
Hopes and Dreams: I hope to one day win a big chunk of money so I can stop working and focus on my hobbies and interests (see above).
Ultradan
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Movies (classic Hollywood is fab and I have been getting into silent era lately...)
Yep, I think a lot of people don't know what they're missing !!
Stroheim, Murnau, Borzage, Lang, Pabst, Keaton, Sternberg, and many more, have made wonderful silent movies.
Even people like Jean Renoir, John Ford, Raoul Walsh, Howard Hawks, William Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock, ..., made their first movies during the silent era, and those are TRULY good ones !!
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Age: 25
Playing: I dunno, since sometime in the mid-80's, but off and on.
Born and raised in upstate New York.
Education: BA in Music (English minor). Dropped out of a doctoral program in Musicology. Currently working at a bank during the day, singing opera/oratorio/recitals/church services on evenings/weekends.
Hobbies/Interests: Classical music and opera, literature of any kind, classic films, and as much D&D as I can fit in the time that is left over.
Age: about to be 34
Began playing D&D: 1981, so... ummm.. wait... ah... 25 years?
(terrible with math)
Location: Downstate NY (Metro Area)
Profession/Avocation: Once and future Bar Manager/Wine Steward/ Gamer, Rennie (maybe I should just put "Dillettante")
Hobbies: D&D, Wargames, Boardgames, History, Art, Wine, Music, Reading, Writing (poetry, short stories), Drawing and Painting, Curmudgeoning, and many other gerunds. Hey, I just realized my fiancee's last name is a gerund... heh heh... not for long *grin*
Education: 1 year at Buf State, 1 Semester WCC, a lifelong matriculation in the school of hard knocks... *weak grin*
Age:37...cue Cheech n Chong "I was born in east L A!"
Time Played:approx 25 years (off and on)...skipped a lot of 2nd ed, like others.
Hobbies/Interests: Comics (I can tell you the issue number that Walt Simonson began his amazing run on Thor (337)and which issue has Animal Man meeting Wile E Coyote (5)...but I got out of the biz just as Venom showed up in the Ultimate-verse and Blue Beetle took one in the brainpan), writing (check out 12tomidnight.com very soon), watching all kinds of movies, and most importantly-twisting the children's minds (check out career below).
Height/Weight: 6'1", approx 195 lbs
Education/Career: About 60 hours college credit (over the course of 4 yrs...man! I had a lot of fun!), now I "work" as a Bookmobile driver. I have the complete trust of most children in the city and nearby communities...kinda like the Pied Piper, and of course we are well stocked with Salvatore, Jordan, "Secret Country" trilogy, Lloyd Alexander, the repackaged Dragonlance books, all the WotC Eberron/FR/Magic t Gathering paperbacks and Charles DeLint and Lovecraft/Derleth! Along with Willow, LotR, Star Wars, Masters of the Universe, Conan dvds as well.
Age: 27
Time Playing: 6 years
Location: Central NC
Hobbies & Interests: Writing (a lot), bowling, 90's grunge rock, D&D (I <3 late 2e flavor, Planescape, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, etc)
Education: BS Chemistry, BS Biology, MS Molec. Biology; going to go back for the PhD at some point
Job: I'm a cell biologist working for a major biotech/biomed company, working on a particularly fickle line of adult origin stem cells
Now that I've read the posts I guess I have a bit more info I should add to mine. I also enjoy karate, camping, travel, taking care of/playing with my cat, reading-nonfiction mostly though some novels (mostly sf) as well, listening to music-classical and television/movie scores, and strategy games both computer and board. Interested in palaeontology and astronomy. I'm 6' or 1.81 m, 210 lb or 93 kg (grr, need to work some of that off), and have been working part time at a local library for almost seven years since december 99. I actually graduated in accounting and finance and probably should have said so in my original post, and have been looking for a job in the accounting field but pickings are a bit slim at the moment. Location Greater Toronto Area: Thornhill, which is right on the northern border of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Age: 31.
Time Playing: Since appx 6-8 grade, so 18-20 years.
Hobbies & Interests: Walking, soccer, reading, gaming, power drinking, power napping
Height/Weight: 6'3", 200lbs.
Education: BA in Mathmatics and Computer Science
Job: IT contractor (in-company title is Lead Web Developer)
Number of Dungeons owned: all of em'
Age:40 -- (but don't tell anyone) ...
Time Played:Reagan was president, that's all I remember ...
Location:I blissfully live in the famed "Decatur to Geneva" swath of Illinois, where much of rpg and wargaming's footprint was laid so long ago, and where I'm considered a "Johnny-come-lately" to the hobby, and rightly so.
Hobbies/Interests: Sports (Panthers football, Cardinals baseball, Bulls basketball); Reading (fantasy and science fiction, technothrillers), camping, hiking, biking, grilling and shootin' hoops in the backyard with my three kids. Oh, and of course, painting metal miniatures.
Height/Weight: I'm beginning to look like a basketball ... I guess I should have added pizza and beer to the Hobbies/Interests section
Education/Career:Got a coupla pieces of paper hanging on my office wall ... spent all of my adult career in newspapers ... do a little freelancing on the side ...
My inspiration:Thieves World anthologies, Dragonlance Chronicles and a fourth-grade teacher's introduction to Greek mythology were my early inspiration for roleplay gaming. When I think of adventure, I still go back to those early sources.
Age: 39 (no really)
Time playing: will be 30 years next year. A couple of friends were a little older and I got started with the little white box. Played 1e till early to mid 90s, then occasionally till about a year ago when a friend started a 3.5e game.
Hobbies: Hiking, Astronomy, watching movies, baseball, cooking
Location: Arizona
Education: B.S. Geology, M.S. Astronomy, basically Jack of all Trades, master of One.
Spent last two months as a stay at home bachelor, signed the paperwork this morning to start getting paid honestly again.
Age: 22
Time Played: approx. 12 years
Height: 5' 8-9" (I hear ya, Fake Healer!)
Weight: 160-165 lbs.
Nationality: American, grew up in the boondocks of new york state
Location: NYC
Occupation: Until recently, children's councilor in YMCA after-school program; presently jobless (argggh!)
Hobbies: Gaming (rp + computer), Reading + Writing fiction + poetry, music, movies
Scores: I've never been able to decide what my Int, Wis + Cha are; if you ever meet me you can decide. Str, Con are in the neighborhood of 3. Dex something like 15.
Education: BA in English Lit (so far worthless in the real world; see Occupation above)
Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'-6'1"/220 Ibs
Years of play: 10
Occupation: Art student (School of Visual Arts), Material Handler at Goodwill (summer), intern
Interests: Making stuff, reading stuff, eating and drinking stuff, listening to stuff and going to stuff
Future tattoos when I get the scratch together: Mermaid on one forearm, lobster woman on the other. Or a burglar attempting to steal my nipple. Haven't quite settled yet. Maybe a unicorn and rainbow thing for kicks.
Age: 39
Started playing in 1980
Profession: Police Detective for the City Watch of the 23rd largest city in the U.S. (since 1989) Patrol officer for 5 years, detective for the rest--specializing in white collar crime, auto theft investigation, officer involved shooting investigation and now administration.
Ht/wt: 6'2" 235 lbs married, two kids (13 & 3)
Former German national, got my U.S. citizenship in 1987, moved to U.S. in 1978
U.S. Army Reserve Combat Medical Specialist for 8 years (84-92)
Interests: RPGs, firearms, target shooting, golf, military history, reading, homebrewing beer and mead, fine cigars, college football, 1980's music, favorite band is Rush as my avatar name might indicate.
Education: B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement (Park University), hold Texas Master Peace Officer, Firearms Instructor and Law Enforcement Instructor licenses
Biggest vices: occasional cigar, expensive scotch, expensive beer (never to excess), spending too much money on gaming stuff, buying guns....
Age: 19
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 165lbs
Years playing: 3 1/2 (a and the half matters)
Occupation: career student freshman in college at Purdue university In
Birthplace: Indiana
Hobbies: acting, writing, reading, watching mythbusters, having fun wherever I go, running, rock climbing, tree climbing, hiking, killing PC's
Vices: designing/moding pyrotechnics and fireworks, pretty women,
Wisdom score: See; Vices
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Age: 45 (yes, really)
Time Played: 30 years (that would be the Ford administration)
Height/Weight: 6' 1", 178#
Education/Career: Dropped out of school in my senior year of college as a Physics major. I've been a store manager for Domino's Pizza and Software Etc., edited the Games Quarterly Catalog (and other shorter-lived game and hobby periodicals) for 8-1/2 years, and now I'm a technical writer.
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Age: 43
Time Played: I started playing this game when I went to my Grandma’s house in Wi in 1980 and the neighbor showed me this game a bunch of people were playing in Lake Geneva
Location: Springfield Illinois
Hobbies/Interests: I am a book fiend and have at last count over 15,000 different books. I have been known to put a few hundred rounds down range for fun. I also enjoy my job working for a major communications company as a customer service manager after managing restrants for 15 years.
Height/Weight: I am 5’7” and have been working on losing the gut that I have put on over the last 15 year and have lost 83 pounds so far.
Education/Career: Some collage studying material engineering but now working on my degree in mathematics.
My inspiration: My kids, Grandson and the countless hours that I have spent reading different books.
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Time Played: 3 years
Height/Weight: 6' 1", 160
Education/Career: Well im in my Senior year of HighSchool and i work for a local broadcasting company putting on a 90 sec show every week, I also do a school show every friday thats ten min. I get paid for only one though lol.
Age: 29
Height/Weight: 5'10", about 135lbs I think (65kgs).
Location: Canberra, Australia
Time Playing: I Started playing 17 years ago, and I've been playing on and off for about 12 of those 17 years.
Hobbies & Interests: Japanese sword arts (Kenjutsu, iaido, kendo), also aikido. I enjoy writing science fiction and fantasy (traditional and comic formats), though with only minimal publications so far. Damn work sucking up all my energy!
Education: Bachelor of Arts (major in philosophy)
Occupation: Research Assistant at the Australian War Memorial.
Hieght/Weight: ~6'1''/been a while since I weighed myself, but around 180-190 (not too much muscle there, either); what does this have to do with gaming experience?
Well, if you stood two inches tall and weighed less than a slightly oversized d12, you'd probably think that it had impacted your gaming experience too! I can't even play a wizard because all it takes is the phrase "I cast Lightning Bolt", and everybody goes off to buy pizza while I try to throw my 10d6. Don't even get me started on other classes... rogues with their Sneak Attack dice are right out.
Seriously, I only mentioned it because it seemed like something unrelated and useless, and therefore perfect for an unclear/silly answer. Then I guess it caught on for some reason.
Male human artist/attorney 6/8
NG Medium humanoid
Init plenty when calling players to schedule adventures; Senses not blind yet, occasionally insightful, known to say, "Huh?"
Languages Common, Legalese, Photoshop
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AC 9, verses wife 5, verses children 2
hp fewer each year
Immune Soap operas, boy bands, tabloids, Brittany Spears and her ilk
Fort average, Ref pathetic, Will unbreakable
Weaknesses art exhibits, first half of Stephen King novels, red wine, his children, his friends, his wife
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Spd 270 (minivan)
Melee none
Base Atk none; Grp none of your business
Special Actions argument, cross-examination
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Abilities Str good (except hands), Dex incurably klutzy, Con compromised, Int notable but absent-minded, Wis clueless but determined, Cha fading
SQ Hypnotic painting demonstrations
Feats Endurance, Negotiator, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Craft (portrait & figure painting))
Skills Appraise (artwork only) +5, Bluff +4 (-4 vs. wife), Craft (portrait & figure painting) +10, Craft (writing) +6, Craft (digital graphics) +4, Diplomacy +6 (+0 vs. wife), Knowledge (History) +4, Perform (Oratory) +8, Profession (lawyer) +8, Profession (artist) +8, Sense Motive +2 (-6 vs. wife), Swim +6
Possessions House, minivan, sedan, art supplies, PC, paint-covered clothes, closet full of forgotten, expensive suits
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This 42-year-old fool spent 10 years locked in battle in America's courtrooms before a physical disability laid him low six years ago. After a sojourn in Hell, his wife reincarnated him as an artist and re-introduced him to what he'd been missing: life. He stands 6-feet tall and weighs 160 pounds, has graying hair, shabby clothes, and takes a -8 penalty to Spot and Listen checks while reading, watching movies, running a D&D session (or a CoC, GURPS, Traveler, Deadlands, or BtVS (the shame!) session), skiing, running, swimming, or playing with his children and wife.
Ashenvale, you rock!! Love that post. We should all redo our posts in the form of a stat block!
In honor of F2K's proposal, here we go...
Male human Artist/Retail Guy 4/3
NG Medium humanoid
Init +1 Senses Usually intact
Languages Common, Hodgepodge (french, korean, german), HTML
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AC 11, verses children 0
hp Energy Drain's a bear
Immune Soap operas, boy bands, tabloids, Brittany Spears and her ilk, D&D Movie & D&D Movie 2
Fort decent, Ref survivable, Will Beyond Mortal Ken.
Weaknesses art exhibits, D&D minis, D&D, Spycraft, any D&D-esque movie, My 2 kids
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Spd 270 (Hyndai)
Melee I punch hard
Base Atk I hit often, Grapple: my wife
Special Actions: Sleep, insomnia, Entertain small children, distract small children
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Abilities Str 12 (measured), Dex 12, Con dunno, Int: not enough Wis Streetwise enough, Cha nonexistent
SQ
Feats: Endurance, Iron Will, Luck of Heroes, Improved unarmed strike
Skills Appraise (Jewelry) +1, Bluff +1 (-4 vs. Family), Craft (portrait & figure painting) +5, Craft (writing) +2, Craft (web pages) +4, Diplomacy +6, Knowledge (History) +8, Knowledge (world Geography) +6 Knowledge (the Planes) +12, Profession (retail sales) +8, Profession (artist) +4, Sense Motive +8 , Survival +4, Swim +1
Possessions: Car, Bed, Clothes, 2 sabers, 4 daggers, 1 shortsword, lots of D&D books, even more D&D miniatures, many Dragon & Dungeon Magazines.
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This crazy 25-year old has been through the ringers. He was a military brat with a lot of time to read, and eventually fell into roleplaying games after being introduced to them by his father. After playing for 14 years, he's found a way to game and enjoy it more than ever before, especially with his group.
Having 2 small children, and one child severely ill, his will, morals, and priorities have been tested, apparently to great success.
The stat-block format was indeed inspired!
What really amazes me is the unproportionately large fraction of us are in the same age range (mid-30's) with the same start time (ca. 1980-1982). Coincidentally (or not), James Jacobs' "Who's the New Guy?" in Dungeon #139 implies he's in that range, too. Maybe that was D&D's heyday, never to be seen again? I'm somewhat less surprised at the number of us with martial arts or firearms interests ("Hey! Let's beat up the game dork... Ooooof!"); I spent 5 years practicing taekwondo like 20 hours a week (alas, now I'm lucky not to trip over my own feet, but at least my nose hurts when it rains).
Just some observations. Now back to your regularly-scheduled post...
heh heh OK
Male human Philosopher 4/Librarian 2
CG Medium humanoid
Init +2 Senses: Keen Eyes, Poor olfactory
Languages Common, Academic
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AC 12, verses versus girlfriend 3
Immune: Reality TV, MySpace, Cars, online gaming
Fort: Passable, Ref: Applaudable, Will: Unreliable.
Weaknesses: Gaming, Good whiskey, arguments about unresolvable topics, bad knee (left)
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Spd 40 (I walk everywhere)
Melee: Not if I can help it
Base Atk: 1 bokken, Damage: Bloody painful
Special Actions: Can hold very still and do nothing without becoming bored, stay up late, read academic philosophy and actually know what they're on about, sort of, Perform Useless Function (see previous).
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Abilities
STR: Fair bit stronger than I look but not quite as strong as I think I am
DEX: Surprisingly sound
CON: Unremarkable
INT: Well honed but aimless
WIS: Sporadic
CHR: Unpredictable
SQ
Feats: Improved Unarmed Strike, Exotic weapon Proficiency (Katana)
Skills: Appear Busy +5, Bluff +6, Tumble +2, Profession (Librarian) +4, Sense Motive +3
Possessions: Katana, Bokken, lots of books, a bike.
Background: Kahoolin is a short and wiry man whose build belies his strength. He wanders the halls of a mighty monument to the slain, tending the records and to the questions of visiting pilgrims. He is thoughtful yet somewhat hot-blooded, and is quickly taken with ideas which he can get quite steamed up over, to the surprise of those familiar with his normally gentle nature. He tries to avoid battle at all costs, but is quite proud and will respond angrily to percieved patronizing or sarcasm.
Yep, I think a lot of people don't know what they're missing !!
Stroheim, Murnau, Borzage, Lang, Pabst, Keaton, Sternberg, and many more, have made wonderful silent movies.
Yeah, acting and storytelling takes abit to get used to but the fact is that some of the visually most beautiful films I have ever seen come from silent era...Murnau's Faust and Sunrise are captivating films as is eg. Lang's Metropolis.
Sorry for the OT wandering...
Having 2 small children, and one child severely ill, his will, morals, and priorities have been tested, apparently to great success.
Sorry to hear about your child, Darkmeer. You and yours are now in my thoughts.
It's interesting that most people avoid explicitly stating their gender; is it because the avaters serve as their faces or simply because it doesn't affect their combat stats?
Male human Office Technician/Number Cruncher 5/1
LG Large humanoid
Init +3 (Dex-1, Improved Motivation+4);
Senses Scent (can smell a pizza one block away)
Languages English, French, Huttese (Bo-Shuda!)
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AC 9, Flat-footed 9, Touch 2
hp Just enough to get me to the next encounter.
Immune Drugs, Jerry Sprigner, Judge Judy, All Dance/cooking/dating/talent-related reality shows.
Fort average, Ref just below average, Will Strong (weak vs. beer and pizza)
Weaknesses Star Wars, Rafting, Beer and Pizza.
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Spd 100 (scooter)
Melee special (+20/+15/+10/+5 psycological warfare: I have a knack for getting under someone's skin)
Base Atk none; Grp +12 (my center of gravity is about five feet under me, so good luck!!)
Special Actions Logical deduction, very good at solving problems, can entertain a group of twenty for three hours on moments notice.
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Abilities Str good (specialy legs and shoulders), Dex Just below average, Con below average (I am somewhat overweight), Int average, Wis average, Cha above average (not that I think I look good, but I am a great communicator.
SQ I can find a lost penny in your company's accounting ledgers from five years ago.
Feats Improved Motivation, Negotiator, Skill Focus (Craft (drawing)).
Skills Bluff -1 (I just can't lie), Craft (drawing) +5, Craft (writing) +5, Diplomacy +10 (I am known for difusing arguments before they start), Knowledge (Star Wars) +20, Perform (Oratory) +12, Profession (Ofiice Technician) +10, Sense Motive +2 (+10 vs. sister), Swim +5
Possessions Condominium, scooter, Computer, Tons of Role-playing material, Hockey equipment, Three of the cutest cats you'll EVER see.
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This 34-year-old average joe has worked everywhere from video store clerk, to window making/repair, to big-surface renovation store vendor, to Financial Analyst for the Quebec Government (and I'm leaving out alot of others). He stands 5-feet five-inches tall and weighs 260 pounds (Although this weight may seem exessive, I have been weight-lifting for many years, so there's a lot of muscle in there. Still, I really should shed a few pounds to add some days to my life expectancy (damn pizza and beer!!))
Ultradan
The Great Green God
GGG, G3, Gx3, Matt
Symbol: A stylized green dragon (assuming Paizo ever puts Kyle's green dragon up here)
Home Plane: Michigan, or the demiplane of Were-cabbages
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio: Anime, Comics, Doctor Who, Driving Ambition, Good Movies, Judgement, Literature, Manipulation, Sarcasm, Storytelling, Wit
Worshipers: Gamers (usually in groups of 3-10 at a time)
Cleric Alignments: CE, CG, CN (Note: the Great Green God himself almost always uses his evil for good and frowns on beings who have an 'S' in their alignment descriptor LS (Lawful Stupid), NS (Neutral Stupid), CS (Completely Stupid))
Domains: Aloofness, In-life References, Role-playing
Favored Weapon: Keen double-bladed words
Notable immunities: The Great Green God has old skool 85% immunity to Magic (TM).
From his personals ad:
Really Great Green God: 33-year-old, hazel-eyed, brown-haired SGMG (average ht., fit, rare drinker, non-smoking) seeks similar SFG for the purpose of creating a cozy and loving campaign setting. Symbols preferred.
It's interesting that most people avoid explicitly stating their gender; is it because the avaters serve as their faces or simply because it doesn't affect their combat stats?
I fall into the former category. Except for the horns, I pretty much look exactly like my "wingclipper" avatar... Then again I figure the horns are appropriate in a figurative way because I am always h-... a Capricorn... Yay goat boy! *dances capriciously*
Male human Student 3 / Engineer 3 / Waster of Time 2
LG Medium humanoid
Init -1 (always waits for situations to develop)
Senses Good vision; -10 to spot & listen when reading
Languages English, construction, feminism
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AC 9, Flat Footed 9, Touch 9
hp Low
Immune Impulse purchases
Fort average, Ref poor, Will good
Weaknesses Jennifer, family
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Spd 30 (20 when encumbered with open book)
Melee +1 w/ door (vs. fleeing cats)
Base Atk none; Grp +4 on tickle attacks
Special Actions Convert redmarks to corrected drawing (Ex)
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Abilities Str poor, Dex poor, Con good, Int enough to get me in trouble, Wis good , Cha nebbish
SQ Operate Calculator/Computer (Su)
Feats Educated, Skill Focus (Math), Skill Focus (Computers)
Skills Craft(Baking) +5, Craft(GM) +6, Diplomacy +8, Knowledge(Game Systems) +6, Knowledge(RPG Theory) +6, Gaming +4, Profession(Engineer) +5, Research +4 (+6 w/ Computer)
Possessions House, 97 Civic, Board Games, older PC, well worn bicycle
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Scott stands 6'1, 200#, often wearing unfashionable clothing. You'll often find him among a pack (2d4) of fellow gamers, studying a board or babbling about dragon slaying. He is known to have a network of operatives (fellow gamers) scattered among many West Coast cities.
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Male human Engineer 9/Stand-Up Philosopher 2
CG Medium Undead
Init +3
Senses: Huh? Wuzzat?
Languages Common, Academic, Navy, Government
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AC 13
Immune: Sympathy, The crying of a child
Fort: +4 Ref: +5 Will: +6
Weaknesses: Beer, Puppy Dogs, Limburger Cheese
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Spd 30
Melee: +1 rubber chicken (1d4-1)
Base Atk: +6
Special Actions: B#&&*#&% Artist
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Abilities
STR: 10
DEX: 15
CON: -
INT: 18 (at least)
WIS: huh? Wuzzat?
CHR: Women want me, men want to be me!
SQ: Undead Traits
Feats: Improved B&&&@$!&ting, Exotic Weapon Focus (rubber chicken)
Skills: Bluff +12, Profession (Engineer) +10, Knowledge (Laws of Physics) +9, Knowledge (how to bend them) +8
Possessions: +1 Rubber Chicken, multiple clipboards, a variety of mechanical pencils
Background: Declared undead, became and engineer, soon to be (May 06)happily married to Mrs. Aberzombie.
the other guy (aka tog)
cn male human lich (physics-type)
student 7/expert 2/commoner 2
init: rarely, except as applies to homework
ac: enough to survive to level 11!
spd: 30'
attack: physical only if absolutely required
special attacks: sarcasm
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str enough, dex more gifted than deserved, con healthy, int good enough to grasp physics, wis variable, cha undeserved
fort like stone, ref not too bad, will nearly unshakable (near worthless with certain women)
sq - blend in, logical argument, bards tongue
languages - lucky to speak english and technical proficiently
feats - imp. unarmed strike, skill focus (i belong here), skill focus (intimidation), great fortitude, toughness
skills - i belong here +15, knowledge (physics) +6, knowledge (rpg games) +10 {breadth, not depth}, cutting wit +3, thought of it too late +12
possessions: many rpg books, some d&d minis, standard modern adventurers kit (credit card, sunglasses, watch and cell phone), computer (duh!)
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a 31 year-old senior in physics at siu-c, tog is preparing to (hopefully) move on to grad school after (hopefully) graduating in the spring. 6 feet tall and rather not in the weight range he should be, he enjoys physics, reading (lovecraft, fantasy of any sort, some sci-fi), some video games (modern prince of persia line especially), rules debating, and music (metal, hardcore, punk, techno, industrial, rock, alternative, grunge). former line of work (factory, mass producing {ick...} doughnuts) has instilled a serious esteem issue if he has to return to said line of work. began with gurps about 18 years ago (was it really that long ago??) and played through the horrible 2nd edition years (hooray fixes from 3rd ed!). also enjoyed mage, vampire, ars magica, and other fine games from other companies. incurable comic book geek. lichdom attained as a result of accident in attempt to destroy senile lihc, ate the lihcs leftover breakfast... (some of you will find that humorous, others may not). currently works in a research laboratory at siu-c, and works on the side as a bodyguard in an entourage for a close friend (doesnt get paid for the more 'hazardous' job).
F2K CR 5
male human law enforcement officer 5/combat medic 1/convenience store clerk 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Senses Listen +3, Spot +3
Language English, German
AC 14 touch 10, flat-footed 14
hp 22 (5 HD)
Fort fair Ref average Will good
Spd 25 ft.
Melee +4 ASP baton (1d6+1/19-20, non-lethal)
Ranged +7 Glock 22 .40 cal pistol (1d8), +9 Remington 870 shotgun (1d10), +6 AR-15 (1d8)
Space 5 ft. Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +4; Grp +5
Special Atks +5 Taser (DC13 Fort save or be stunned for 1d4 rounds)
Combat Gear Kevlar body armor(+4 AC bonus)
Abilities Str 13, Dex 11, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 14
SQ verbal judo (DC12 Will save to avoid losing your next action), Polyester Pile (Ex) Calling for backup summons 1d4+3 cops in 1d4 minutes
Feats Skill Focus (Paperwork), Skill Focus-Craft (Homebrewing), Skill Focus (Investigator)
Skills Bluff +7, Concentration +5, Heal +4, Intimidate +5, Listen +3(-10 vs. wife), Move Silently +1, Sense Motive +8, Spot +3
Possessions 1993 Toyota Pickup truck, bag of gaming books (acts as club, can be wielded as improvised melee weapon at – 4 penalty), six pack of homebrewed beer (DC10 Fort save or become gaseous for 1d4 minutes if consumed in entirety)
Turin the Mad CR 8
Medium Male Humanoid (Gamer)
Expert 9
AC 11 (flat-footed 10), Touch AC 11 (flat-footed 10)
Senses: the bare minimum required to operate a motor vehicle with corrective lenses.
Attacks : melee and ranged weapons of opportunity, usually at a -4 attack penalty due to non-proficiency.
Speed: 20ft (schlepping, cannot run due to lack of desire to do so), Swim 5 ft (lazy swimmer), Fly via aircraft only when the company pays for it.
Special Attacks : harsh language (ex, language-dependant, mind-affecting, Will DC 16 to negate QMF status effect for 1 minute, INT based)
Immunities : Howevermany are acquired from a general refusal to watch 98% of TV programming.
Weaknesses : Cheesecake (in all its forms), Dr Pepper, tobacco products. -10 to Listen and Spot checks when focussed on whatever he is doing at the time, reduced to a -2 when GM'ing.
STR 13, DEX 12, CON 11, INT 14, WIS 9, CHA 12
Hit Points : 36 (9d6) Fort + 5, Reflex +2, Will +4
BAB +4, Melee +5, Ranged +5
Craft (ad-lib Game Mastering) +14, Profession (inventory mook) +6, Perform (GM'ing) +7, Craft (Harsh Language) +14, Perform (Verbal Smackdown) +13, Concentration +12, Listen +3, Spot +3, Search +3 (+15 when tracking down smokes, Dr Pepper and/or Cheesecake), Hide +3 (+9 to Hide from Boss), Move Silently +3 (+9 to Get Away from Boss), Knowledge (multiple specialties for multiple RPG systems, max ranks for D&D and GURPS, followed by HERO, CoC and way too many others at anywhere from 1 to 9 ranks), Sense Motive +3 (+13 to sense eminent player stupidity)
Treasure : whatever cash is on hand that weekend after paying bills.
Values Most : friends, family, good gaming, good books, peace and quiet.
Despises : player stupidity, those who betray trust
Has Been Gaming Since : 1981, Basic D&D (eesh, 25 years and counting ...)