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I'm 35 years old, and currently work as an English language teacher. I usually live outside the US, although at the moment I'm staying with family in west Texas. In a former lives, I was a software developer and student of astrophysics.
I've been gaming on and off (mostly off, unfortunately) since I was 10 when I got a red box Basic set for Christmas. As a kid, I played many games, both RPG and strategy. I've always kept my eye on rpgs in some form or another, but unfortunately rarely have had the opportunity to do a lot of gaming. I was involved in a couple campaigns while at university, and ran a 1.5 year campaign until late 2007. Since then, travelling and the vagaries of Life have conspired to render me homeless, gamingly speaking. I'm always looking for a group!
I've been gaming on and off (mostly off, unfortunately) since I was 10 when I got a red box Basic set for Christmas. As a kid, I played many games, both RPG and strategy. I've always kept my eye on rpgs in some form or another, but unfortunately rarely have had the opportunity to do a lot of gaming. I was involved in a couple campaigns while at university, and ran a 1.5 year campaign until late 2007. Since then, travelling and the vagaries of Life have conspired to render me homeless, gamingly speaking. I'm always looking for a group!
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True enough! But I find solace in the fact that west TX isn't as near the Edge of the World as some places
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Welcome to west Texas. It may not be the end of the world, but you can see it from here, huh?
About Me
- About the_orc_within
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- Name
- James
- Introduction
- Always looking for a game!
- Home Location
- andrews/midland/odessa, TX
- Interests
- rpgs, photography, travel
- Occupation
- teacher
- Sex
- Male
- Age Group
- 31-40
- My Game Details
Details of games currently playing and games being sought.
- Gamers Seeking Gamers Status
- I want to join in a game, I want to start a new group
- Game Location (State)
- Texas
- Game Location (Country)
- USA
- GM or player?
- Don't Mind
- Game Details
- I generally prefer low-power, low-magic gritty games. In fact, I really like the E6 concept that was discussed a couple years ago, and am putting together a small 3.5 campaign based on that system.
That said, I'm really open to anything! I haven't tried 4e, but would be happy to give it a whirl. Likewise, it would be nifty to re-acquaint myself with something oldschool - I have a few fond memories of B/X, and playing that as a grown-up would be immensely entertaining.
My main gaming interests (off the top of my head) are Cthluhu; Star Wars; zombies; post-apocalyptic; sword & sorcery; and, of course, other variants of D&D, high-fantasy or low. Really, I'm willing to try anything! - Interested in playing
- Any/All
- Smoking
- Non-smoker
- Days of the week available to game
- All days
- Times available to game
- Afternoon, Early Evening, Late Evening
- My Character
- I usually end up playing good Clerics, usually some merge of war cleric and heal-bot. Sometimes I try something offbeat; my last character was a half-orc barbarian/sorcerer whose rage ability represented the struggle between his savage orc half and his cultivated human half.
I am not much of a character optimizer, nor am I much of a tactician. I prefer to think up something interesting to play and evolve from an RP perspective, even if that means having to play a sub-optimal monster killing "build".
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My Game Details
- Gamers Seeking Gamers Status
- I want to join in a game, I want to start a new group
- Game Location (State)
- Texas
- Game Location (Country)
- USA
- GM or player?
- Don't Mind
- Game Details
- I generally prefer low-power, low-magic gritty games. In fact, I really like the E6 concept that was discussed a couple years ago, and am putting together a small 3.5 campaign based on that system.
That said, I'm really open to anything! I haven't tried 4e, but would be happy to give it a whirl. Likewise, it would be nifty to re-acquaint myself with something oldschool - I have a few fond memories of B/X, and playing that as a grown-up would be immensely entertaining.
My main gaming interests (off the top of my head) are Cthluhu; Star Wars; zombies; post-apocalyptic; sword & sorcery; and, of course, other variants of D&D, high-fantasy or low. Really, I'm willing to try anything! - Interested in playing
- Any/All
- Smoking
- Non-smoker
- Days of the week available to game
- All days
- Times available to game
- Afternoon, Early Evening, Late Evening
- My Character
- I usually end up playing good Clerics, usually some merge of war cleric and heal-bot. Sometimes I try something offbeat; my last character was a half-orc barbarian/sorcerer whose rage ability represented the struggle between his savage orc half and his cultivated human half.
I am not much of a character optimizer, nor am I much of a tactician. I prefer to think up something interesting to play and evolve from an RP perspective, even if that means having to play a sub-optimal monster killing "build".
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The following are homebrewed spells at my main offsite blog. I designed these for various nefarious reasons, usually in conjunction with peculiar SLAs or spells needed for certain villains.
MY SPELLBOOK IS HIDDEN HERE.
I'll attempt to keep this list up-to-date and more or less in level order, but the link above will always have the most current items (in chronological order, alas).
MY SPELLBOOK IS HIDDEN HERE.
I'll attempt to keep this list up-to-date and more or less in level order, but the link above will always have the most current items (in chronological order, alas).
Make Minor Transient Undead (Sor/Wiz0; Necro [Evil])Yes, most of these spell names are pretty dull. In the text, I usually suggest a few alternate names-- sometimes evocative, sometimes snarky. Also, you might find the odd bit of fluff or descriptive text, just for grins.
Field of Sticky Fingers (Brd1, Sor/Wiz1; Conj (Creation))
Sicken (Sor/Wiz1; Necro)
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(updated 19 Nov 2009)
Here's a list of 3.5e items I've posted to my offsite blog to be gawked and pointed at. Beware: they tend to be lower-power, fairly "niche", and/or a little tongue-in-cheek.
ALL MY TREASURE IS BURIED HERE.
I'll attempt to keep this list updated, but the above link will always be current.
Here's a list of 3.5e items I've posted to my offsite blog to be gawked and pointed at. Beware: they tend to be lower-power, fairly "niche", and/or a little tongue-in-cheek.
ALL MY TREASURE IS BURIED HERE.
I'll attempt to keep this list updated, but the above link will always be current.
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Distillates of Inoculation (alchemical)
Rauhakk's vampiric leather armor (magical armor, cursed, unique)
Owbra skin (material)
Unholy Rotten Egg (magical weapon, thrown)
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Following is a list of short-short stories and vignettes (typically <1000 words) posted to my offsite blog, for your perusal and my embarrassment. The genre is fantasy, and I write them just for fun in spare minutes, mainly to highlight some creature, item, etc. mentioned elsewhere in the blog.
ALL MY SHORT STORIES ARE HERE.
I'll try to keep this list updated, but the above link will always be current.
ALL MY SHORT STORIES ARE HERE.
I'll try to keep this list updated, but the above link will always be current.
A Midnight Encounter at Greybald HillVoila!
The Unfortunate Story of Rauhakk the Tanner
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Following are some 3.5e homebrew creatures I've posted for public mockery on my offsite blog. They're generally low level; CRs are (very) approximate:
ALL MY MONSTERS LIVE HERE.
I'll try to keep this list updated, but the above link is always current.
ALL MY MONSTERS LIVE HERE.
I'll try to keep this list updated, but the above link is always current.
Scowling Owbra (small magical beast, CR 1)Most of this stuff is just existing SRD stuff with a few modifications and/or standard templates applied, along with a little fluff. Please forgive any of the inevitable errors in rules that almost certainly infect these.
Weeping Owbra (small magical beast, CR 1/6)
Sugarjilly (small fey, CR 1)
Hatchling Zombie (diminutive undead, CR 1/8)
Hellion Gourd (large plant [evil, extraplanar], CR6)
...and its Gourdlings (template)
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Greetings.
I maintain a personal gaming-related blog offsite, which went live 24 October 2009.
It can be viewed at LOBRAX IS HUNGRY.
My blog here at ENWorld serves as something of an index of the main blog. Most of the posts here will point to broad categories of posts over there, things like "spells", "magic items" and so on.
Thanks!
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Greetings.
I maintain a personal gaming-related blog offsite, which went live 24 October 2009.
It can be viewed at LOBRAX IS HUNGRY.
My blog here at ENWorld serves as something of an index of the main blog. Most of the posts here will point to broad categories of posts over there, things like "spells", "magic items" and so on.
Thanks!
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