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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 187322" data-attributes="member: 2020"><p><strong>Who am I?</strong></p><p></p><p>I am just Terry, and will leave it at that.</p><p></p><p> I began gaming in 1977.</p><p></p><p> All of the characters I created for D&D died on their first mission for the first 2 years I played the game.</p><p> I guess that had a permanent influence on the rest of my gaming career.</p><p></p><p> My first characters to survive their first adventure were Clara the fighter and her sidekick, Edena the cleric.</p><p> That was in 1979.</p><p></p><p> Clara is long dead.</p><p> Edena is, in 2nd edition terms, a cleric 121 / mage 40, and he is now 440 years old, his youthful appearance and body sustained by powerful magic.</p><p></p><p> Characters I have created of note for AD&D include:</p><p></p><p> Valiante the Valorous, human fighter (based on Dirk the Daring from the video game Dragonslair)</p><p> Cort the Diplomat, elven male</p><p> Anora, Defender of the Veil, human paladin</p><p> Osilovar, the humorous paladin, human male</p><p> Aerviue, the grugach elven girl</p><p> Trillirra, the Haldendreevan elven girl who eats leaves (and freshly killed foes if they aren't elven)</p><p> Leavvin, the quiet elf</p><p> Gnarrus, the dark dwarf</p><p> (name unremembered) a neutral halfling who joined the Horseclanners (from the books)</p><p> (named unremembered) the evil character who was killed by his own party after he torched the town where we were getting supplies</p><p> A certain special girl who became a Nymph</p><p></p><p> Other games which I have played:</p><p></p><p> Star Fleet Battles (I actually memorized all 300 pages of the Commander's Edition. At least, I think I did.)</p><p></p><p> Battletech (I figured out that if you put two engines in a mech, you got twice the heat sinks with far less weight ...)</p><p></p><p> Rolemaster (I actually ran a rolemaster game. After 3 hours of - literally - continuous flipping through the book, and looking at chart after chart, I was worn out. Of course, even making a character in Rolemaster is an Epic Feat, all by itself.)</p><p></p><p> Dawn Patrol</p><p> Car Wars (briefly)</p><p> OGRE (briefly)</p><p> </p><p> Axis and Allies (still a favorite, especially the version that uses Krynn as the board)</p><p></p><p> Risk</p><p></p><p> Diplomacy</p><p></p><p> Chess (but only casually - which means I play chess only to have fun.)</p><p></p><p> Yuchre</p><p></p><p> Bridge (but only casually, which means I'm a lousy player, and I rarely play, because there are so few players out there who play bridge just for fun, as it were)</p><p></p><p> Hide and Go Seek (with my nieces!)</p><p></p><p> Pillow Fights (with my nieces!)</p><p></p><p> Tabletop Hockey (with my nieces. They are very competitive.)</p><p></p><p> I love softball. </p><p> It would be nice if I could have hit just one home run (for that matter, it would be nice if I had scored more than a base hit.)</p><p></p><p> I like basketball, but full court basketball is too much for me.</p><p></p><p> Touch football (I even learned to catch the stupid ball, too.)</p><p></p><p> Paddleball and tennis.</p><p></p><p> Kickball (think of softball, but on a tiny field, with a small beachball rolled at you instead of thrown.)</p><p></p><p> Skiing (but it is too expensive)</p><p></p><p> Sledding (they need tow ropes for that, but nobody has ever figured that minor point out.)</p><p></p><p> Roller skating (I tried rollerblading, once, and wore a crash helmet. A good thing, since I did a flip and landed straight backward on my head at 15 mph, on solid concrete, at the Silverdome. Had a concussion right through the crash helmet. No more rollerblading for me.)</p><p></p><p> - - -</p><p></p><p> I also read.</p><p> Did I mention that?</p><p></p><p> I have a historical library of TSR products.</p><p> I can tell you the names of the As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Gs, Hs, Is, Js (yes, there is one), Ls, Ms, Ns, Os, Qs, Rs, Ss, Ts, Us, and Xs. </p><p> Not to mention the OPs, the CNs, and other such things.</p><p> </p><p> Tolkien is a favorite author of mine.</p><p> Stephen Donaldson is a favorite (you know, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Anti-Hero?)</p><p> Terry Brooks (Maybe he copied Tolkien, but I like him anyways. So sue me.)</p><p> Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (the works of Dragonlance.)</p><p> Elaine Cunningham.</p><p> Ed Greenwood.</p><p> Jo Clayton.</p><p> Andre Norton.</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs (talk about fighters with an attitude ...)</p><p> Ursula Le Guin</p><p> And others.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> I like to write books in the air.</p><p> I think you all know that already.</p><p></p><p> This seems to work great when I DM.</p><p> When I play, it tends makes all the other players unhappy. </p><p> Very unfortunate indeed, that (chuckles sadly)</p><p></p><p> Now, you might ask what I do for a living.</p><p> All the girls ask that.</p><p> It's the first question they ask, 9 out of 10 times.</p><p></p><p> The answer is: I make money. </p><p> </p><p> I also care for my elderly parents.</p><p> I care for and love my dog, Tazebo.</p><p> I am something of a caretaker, period.</p><p></p><p> If you saw me, this is what you would see (remember that long ago post in RPG General: What do you think the others look like?)</p><p></p><p> You see a human male, fair skinned, with so few facial wrinkles he looks younger than he is.</p><p> He has long black hair that is wavy and unruly.</p><p> He is wearing a t-shirt and pants (they call this the Grunge Look in America. Don't ask me why. When I think of Grunge, I think of malaria infested swamps or garbage dumps.)</p><p> He is wearing beach shoes, finding it much more conveinent to put them on and kick them off than tennis shoes.</p><p></p><p> He is not comfortable at any temperature below 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius.)</p><p> Thus, he freezes his rear end off most of the time, for most of the time, in Michigan, it is colder than 80 degrees.</p><p></p><p> He prefers to sleep in temperatures of 85 to 90 degrees.</p><p></p><p> He likes decaffeinated coffee (horrors!)</p><p> He does not smoke (nor do any of his brothers, having seen what it did to his parents)</p><p> He does not inhibit alcohol, for he considers that suicidal.</p><p></p><p> He eats as much red meat as he possibly can, white meat next, fruits next, and 7-Up is his favorite drink.</p><p></p><p> When he sees women who are drunk, his reaction is one of pity (and sometimes horror), and he never takes advantage of them.</p><p></p><p> That's me.</p><p></p><p> Terry, the moderator of the first three IRs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 187322, member: 2020"] [b]Who am I?[/b] I am just Terry, and will leave it at that. I began gaming in 1977. All of the characters I created for D&D died on their first mission for the first 2 years I played the game. I guess that had a permanent influence on the rest of my gaming career. My first characters to survive their first adventure were Clara the fighter and her sidekick, Edena the cleric. That was in 1979. Clara is long dead. Edena is, in 2nd edition terms, a cleric 121 / mage 40, and he is now 440 years old, his youthful appearance and body sustained by powerful magic. Characters I have created of note for AD&D include: Valiante the Valorous, human fighter (based on Dirk the Daring from the video game Dragonslair) Cort the Diplomat, elven male Anora, Defender of the Veil, human paladin Osilovar, the humorous paladin, human male Aerviue, the grugach elven girl Trillirra, the Haldendreevan elven girl who eats leaves (and freshly killed foes if they aren't elven) Leavvin, the quiet elf Gnarrus, the dark dwarf (name unremembered) a neutral halfling who joined the Horseclanners (from the books) (named unremembered) the evil character who was killed by his own party after he torched the town where we were getting supplies A certain special girl who became a Nymph Other games which I have played: Star Fleet Battles (I actually memorized all 300 pages of the Commander's Edition. At least, I think I did.) Battletech (I figured out that if you put two engines in a mech, you got twice the heat sinks with far less weight ...) Rolemaster (I actually ran a rolemaster game. After 3 hours of - literally - continuous flipping through the book, and looking at chart after chart, I was worn out. Of course, even making a character in Rolemaster is an Epic Feat, all by itself.) Dawn Patrol Car Wars (briefly) OGRE (briefly) Axis and Allies (still a favorite, especially the version that uses Krynn as the board) Risk Diplomacy Chess (but only casually - which means I play chess only to have fun.) Yuchre Bridge (but only casually, which means I'm a lousy player, and I rarely play, because there are so few players out there who play bridge just for fun, as it were) Hide and Go Seek (with my nieces!) Pillow Fights (with my nieces!) Tabletop Hockey (with my nieces. They are very competitive.) I love softball. It would be nice if I could have hit just one home run (for that matter, it would be nice if I had scored more than a base hit.) I like basketball, but full court basketball is too much for me. Touch football (I even learned to catch the stupid ball, too.) Paddleball and tennis. Kickball (think of softball, but on a tiny field, with a small beachball rolled at you instead of thrown.) Skiing (but it is too expensive) Sledding (they need tow ropes for that, but nobody has ever figured that minor point out.) Roller skating (I tried rollerblading, once, and wore a crash helmet. A good thing, since I did a flip and landed straight backward on my head at 15 mph, on solid concrete, at the Silverdome. Had a concussion right through the crash helmet. No more rollerblading for me.) - - - I also read. Did I mention that? I have a historical library of TSR products. I can tell you the names of the As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Gs, Hs, Is, Js (yes, there is one), Ls, Ms, Ns, Os, Qs, Rs, Ss, Ts, Us, and Xs. Not to mention the OPs, the CNs, and other such things. Tolkien is a favorite author of mine. Stephen Donaldson is a favorite (you know, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Anti-Hero?) Terry Brooks (Maybe he copied Tolkien, but I like him anyways. So sue me.) Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (the works of Dragonlance.) Elaine Cunningham. Ed Greenwood. Jo Clayton. Andre Norton. Edgar Rice Burroughs (talk about fighters with an attitude ...) Ursula Le Guin And others. I like to write books in the air. I think you all know that already. This seems to work great when I DM. When I play, it tends makes all the other players unhappy. Very unfortunate indeed, that (chuckles sadly) Now, you might ask what I do for a living. All the girls ask that. It's the first question they ask, 9 out of 10 times. The answer is: I make money. I also care for my elderly parents. I care for and love my dog, Tazebo. I am something of a caretaker, period. If you saw me, this is what you would see (remember that long ago post in RPG General: What do you think the others look like?) You see a human male, fair skinned, with so few facial wrinkles he looks younger than he is. He has long black hair that is wavy and unruly. He is wearing a t-shirt and pants (they call this the Grunge Look in America. Don't ask me why. When I think of Grunge, I think of malaria infested swamps or garbage dumps.) He is wearing beach shoes, finding it much more conveinent to put them on and kick them off than tennis shoes. He is not comfortable at any temperature below 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius.) Thus, he freezes his rear end off most of the time, for most of the time, in Michigan, it is colder than 80 degrees. He prefers to sleep in temperatures of 85 to 90 degrees. He likes decaffeinated coffee (horrors!) He does not smoke (nor do any of his brothers, having seen what it did to his parents) He does not inhibit alcohol, for he considers that suicidal. He eats as much red meat as he possibly can, white meat next, fruits next, and 7-Up is his favorite drink. When he sees women who are drunk, his reaction is one of pity (and sometimes horror), and he never takes advantage of them. That's me. Terry, the moderator of the first three IRs [/QUOTE]
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