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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #280 on: March 10, 2009, 09:42:05 AM »
Hey, I'm a lurker of several months and general internet vagabond, here from the mythical land of 4chan.  Or WotC.  Whichever one is less likely to draw boiling hot rage.
4chan, gives more laughs too though. Welcome!

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #281 on: March 10, 2009, 10:45:15 AM »
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #282 on: March 10, 2009, 06:04:34 PM »
Hey everyone.  My name's Chris

Dude, I think you just described my okcupid's "What are you looking for" entry ;)

Anyway- Welcome!  Have fun!  How did you find us?

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #283 on: March 10, 2009, 11:20:02 PM »
Dude, I think you just described my okcupid's "What are you looking for" entry ;)

Actually, okcupid sent me over here.  Well... truthfully, I didn't even know what okcupid was until I googled it a second ago.. but I am sold on the evil meter that uses David Bowie and Seriously Evil as polar opposites. 

I think I just found the show searching around iTunes for gaming podcasts.  I was already in the habit of listening to podcasts prior to my renewed interest in gaming, so I figured there'd be a bunch of gaming podcasts out there and I was right.  BG was one of the first I listened to because it had the best name.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #284 on: March 12, 2009, 12:46:43 PM »
Greetings all,
   My name is Carl.  I am a graduate student at Penn State University.  I recently found the Brilliant Gameologists from the episode Meg did on the PodgeCast and decided to say hello in the forums.  From looking over the forums a bit they seem like a great place to have rules discussions and get feedback on house rules or game modifications.  I have been gaming since I was 12 and running games since i was 14 ( I am now 25).  One of the first RPGs i ever played was Deadlands and i still hold a great love for that game.  I enjoy playing DnD 3.5 and 4e, Hunter: The Reckoning, Hero System 5th ed, and Dark Heresy.  I have played d6 system Star Wars, The revised d20 Star Wars, Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones (the GOO version), Shadowrun, Rifts, 7th Sea, and Legend of the Five Rings.  Games that i own and want to try very much include Savage Worlds, Burning Wheel, WFRP, Saga Edition Star Wars, and a host of others.  I will also admit to having a deep seated needto play Bunnies and Burrows at some point in my life.  So as you can clearly see I am in fact a game junkie  :D.  It is nice to meet you all and I am looking forward to posting here. :)
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #285 on: March 14, 2009, 11:06:24 PM »
Hello!!

I am a 37 year old Scotsman living in Oregon (USA).  Am a hardcore gamer (both tabletop and computer/online games). I work for a large oftware company (sorrym not comfortable with telling everyone WHICH company / companies yet :)) Even though this does not make me popular often, I love D&D 4th edition. You gunna ban me now? lol
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #286 on: March 15, 2009, 01:15:18 PM »
Welcome Carl and the DMParagon!  Actual Scottsman?  Zeke will soon regale you with stories of how he lived in Scotland for 2 years, I'm sure ;)

I love 4e too- don't let anyone give you shit for that!  The game is great at what it does.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #287 on: March 15, 2009, 11:33:06 PM »
Been lurking a bit thought I'd just post here, say hello.
Really am enjoying everything about this site and the podcasts.

I have always loved RPGs, but never got into D&D and the like
for random reasons. Just started a few months ago and have
been contracted by my group to start DMing because my
ideas are "interesting." Nervous and all that, came looking for
some advice and found this place.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #288 on: March 15, 2009, 11:36:47 PM »
Welcome, ranlam.  I think it's safe to say we were all nervous when we started DMing, to one degree or another.  We don't bite.  Much.  Except when we do.  ;)
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #289 on: March 20, 2009, 06:52:07 PM »
Hi, I'm Arteyu.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #290 on: March 20, 2009, 06:54:26 PM »
Welcome to all the new guys :)
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #291 on: March 20, 2009, 06:55:15 PM »
Hi, I'm emissary666. I've been wandering around the board for about a year now.
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #292 on: March 20, 2009, 06:59:14 PM »
Greetings, fellow gamers and gamer podcast followers! As a token of friendship and goodwill from HeadGames Entertainment (and the associated HeadGames Podcast which some of you may know), I share the following image macro:

As HGP is itself establishing a sizeable presence in the Southlands (beyond the forested mountains of the Carolinian orcs and the Tennessean wild folk, alas no hot tree-dwelling lesbian chicks like Uwe Boll thinks there are) and forming a forum of its own, I say hello to all of you, and a special hello to Meg, who listens to our show and makes the comment sounds with her mouth.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #293 on: March 24, 2009, 02:03:47 PM »
Hiya, I'm Rhig.
I learned about this forum by PMing Dictum Mortum back in the WotC CharOp boards asking him if he thinks its a good idea for me to make a Sovereign Speaker handbook. He said I should go for it and also told me that he doesn't go to the WotC boards much these days and sent me a link to this forum.

A little bit about me:
I'm 19-year old, live in Israel. Right now I serve as a medic in the IDF. I play D&D 3.5E every saturday (well, almost every saturday :rollseyes) and I have been playing for the last 4 years.
I used to play Magic: The Gathering when I had more time on my hands, and as for console gaming - I prefer RPGs and fighting games.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #294 on: March 24, 2009, 03:05:05 PM »
Welcome Rhig. :D  Hope you enjoy your stay here.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #295 on: March 26, 2009, 01:31:17 PM »
Hello, I'm 22 year old Geek of the male variety. I'm out of college and get to game occasionally.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #296 on: March 26, 2009, 08:17:37 PM »
Hi. I'm a grad student at the end of my M. Sc., which means I have no time for anything. I decided that this meant that it would be a good time to join a new gaming forum.  :) For pronoun purposes, I'm female.

I cut my teeth on Shadowrun (I think it was 2ed), moved into Rifts, then oWoD. Finally played some D&D (3.5) before wandering into the realm of indie games, where I think I'm happiest. I've recently had to put my D&D 4e game on hiatus, though, (grad studies eating my brain) and I'm getting nostalgic about Shadowrun again. Ultimately, I think my taste in RPGs is pretty varied.

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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #297 on: March 27, 2009, 07:45:16 AM »
Good evenin' Y'all I be Tarotdragoon, call me Tarot if is be suitin' ya

I'm from good old Brittania and have been gaming for a good few years, mostly D20 stuff, have DM'd a good number of facetoface table games as well as doing a good number of RP's on..... (ahem) Gaia online*cough* and joined up here to play Jacemachine's Artifact campaign but will be sure to browse around to find other PBP games if they pique my interest  :eh
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
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Re: Introductions Thread! Who are you?
« Reply #299 on: March 30, 2009, 10:51:47 AM »
Long story short, Wizards decided to "revamp" the forums a while before 4e's launch and the "Community" guy they brought in was an incompetent dick. He managed to confuse to confuse the hell out of everyone with his new layouts, deleted posts he didn't personally agree with, and ignored the opinions of others. And then he fired WizO_Autumn (aka Meg) for no reason - that was the last straw, basically.
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