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<blockquote data-quote="DMDanW" data-source="post: 5390428" data-attributes="member: 55230"><p>Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic....Oh, wait, wrong group.</p><p></p><p>Alright seriously now, I'm Dan, 34 years of age and have been gaming in one form or another for around 25 years. I'm married (10 years now) and have 2 boys, ages 5 and 7 who keep me terribly busy. During the day I run the Manufacturing Planning department for a company that builds engineered electrical power distribution and control products. At night I attempt to balance being super dad with all the regular chores and obstacles life throws at me. </p><p></p><p>When I can I try and squeeze in the occasional movie, some reading time (other than when in the "library") and as much as possible some videogame time. Other interests include Hockey (Go Canucks!) and CFL football (congratulations Montreal on another Grey Cup victory).</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Gaming History]</p><p>My gaming career started off with Battletech, which I believe is now refereed to as Classic Battletech, a fun tabletop giant robot combat game.</p><p></p><p>Soon after at around the age of 12 or so, I began playing MERP (bonus points for anyone who knows what that one is) and started DMing soon after.</p><p></p><p>MERP led to Rolemaster which led to years of migraine headaches due to the 'rainman' level of math required to play.</p><p></p><p>Played a little AD&D in around that period, but switched over to Paladium RPG, as the one guy around with the D&D books stopped playing. A few years of Paladium led into some Rifts RPG which led to more migranes, this time due to the lack of math (or any logical rule-set for that matter).</p><p></p><p>It was at about that point that gaming took a backseat to teenage shenanigans and a gaming hiatus ensued for a few years.</p><p></p><p>Got back into gaming in my early 20's with a lot of the same guys I had gamed with in high-school and we began playing once a week. It was not long after that started when 3rd edition was announced. We decided to switch into D&D as it was a fresh new edition that everyone could start fresh from. So began a long run of weekly game nights, where we rarely missed more than 2 or 3 sessions per year, up until my first son was born.</p><p></p><p>Even being married to someone who does not understand why I play "geeky" games did not have the impact that having a child did. My spare time instantly disappeared and I had to step away from gaming.</p><p></p><p>I did get back with my gaming group a little while later, but then once again my wife and I decided to have another little one and since that point my weekly game nights have been on hold.</p><p></p><p>For quite a while I attempted to live vicariously though the others that still gamed weekly, through email updates and even to the point of having the sessions voice recorded so that I could listen in after. That didn't cut it either, and frankly was the crown of geekness upon my head.</p><p></p><p>That's when I stumbled upon the ENWorld forms (which I had for years visited for DM advice, especially when running RttToEE), and more specifically the pbp section. I lurked for a while and then one day just decided to jump in. I had so much fun playing that I soon had to give DMing a try (Which in RL I prefer to do anyway) and love that too.</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>So aside form that (which turned out to be a lot longer winded than I planned so I threw it in a sblock) I am currently hooked on a few videogames. I play Civilization V whenever I can plan to sit in front of my home PC for extended periods of time (OK, OK, when my wife lets me), as it is one of the best in the series IMO. </p><p></p><p>When I feel like I need to let out some Rage I Play Combat Arms, a free to play online FPS, that I surprisingly liked (as I was never much into the shooter genre and only tried cause it was free) and is in itself quite addictive. </p><p></p><p>I have also recently discovered Minecraft, which has not only sucked in quite a lot of my free time, but also that of my 5 and 7 year old sons, whom I now have to share and negotiate computer time with.</p><p></p><p>OK, so that's me.</p><p></p><p>(Oh, and no offense meant by my opening comment. Alcoholism is a serious issue and nothing to joke about.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMDanW, post: 5390428, member: 55230"] Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic....Oh, wait, wrong group. Alright seriously now, I'm Dan, 34 years of age and have been gaming in one form or another for around 25 years. I'm married (10 years now) and have 2 boys, ages 5 and 7 who keep me terribly busy. During the day I run the Manufacturing Planning department for a company that builds engineered electrical power distribution and control products. At night I attempt to balance being super dad with all the regular chores and obstacles life throws at me. When I can I try and squeeze in the occasional movie, some reading time (other than when in the "library") and as much as possible some videogame time. Other interests include Hockey (Go Canucks!) and CFL football (congratulations Montreal on another Grey Cup victory). [sblock=Gaming History] My gaming career started off with Battletech, which I believe is now refereed to as Classic Battletech, a fun tabletop giant robot combat game. Soon after at around the age of 12 or so, I began playing MERP (bonus points for anyone who knows what that one is) and started DMing soon after. MERP led to Rolemaster which led to years of migraine headaches due to the 'rainman' level of math required to play. Played a little AD&D in around that period, but switched over to Paladium RPG, as the one guy around with the D&D books stopped playing. A few years of Paladium led into some Rifts RPG which led to more migranes, this time due to the lack of math (or any logical rule-set for that matter). It was at about that point that gaming took a backseat to teenage shenanigans and a gaming hiatus ensued for a few years. Got back into gaming in my early 20's with a lot of the same guys I had gamed with in high-school and we began playing once a week. It was not long after that started when 3rd edition was announced. We decided to switch into D&D as it was a fresh new edition that everyone could start fresh from. So began a long run of weekly game nights, where we rarely missed more than 2 or 3 sessions per year, up until my first son was born. Even being married to someone who does not understand why I play "geeky" games did not have the impact that having a child did. My spare time instantly disappeared and I had to step away from gaming. I did get back with my gaming group a little while later, but then once again my wife and I decided to have another little one and since that point my weekly game nights have been on hold. For quite a while I attempted to live vicariously though the others that still gamed weekly, through email updates and even to the point of having the sessions voice recorded so that I could listen in after. That didn't cut it either, and frankly was the crown of geekness upon my head. That's when I stumbled upon the ENWorld forms (which I had for years visited for DM advice, especially when running RttToEE), and more specifically the pbp section. I lurked for a while and then one day just decided to jump in. I had so much fun playing that I soon had to give DMing a try (Which in RL I prefer to do anyway) and love that too. [/sblock] So aside form that (which turned out to be a lot longer winded than I planned so I threw it in a sblock) I am currently hooked on a few videogames. I play Civilization V whenever I can plan to sit in front of my home PC for extended periods of time (OK, OK, when my wife lets me), as it is one of the best in the series IMO. When I feel like I need to let out some Rage I Play Combat Arms, a free to play online FPS, that I surprisingly liked (as I was never much into the shooter genre and only tried cause it was free) and is in itself quite addictive. I have also recently discovered Minecraft, which has not only sucked in quite a lot of my free time, but also that of my 5 and 7 year old sons, whom I now have to share and negotiate computer time with. OK, so that's me. (Oh, and no offense meant by my opening comment. Alcoholism is a serious issue and nothing to joke about.) [/QUOTE]
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