Hey all. Sorry I havent been around much, and especially to those I have had trouble responding to emails from, but I have been dealing with the loss of my Father and Grandmother (last grandparent) in the span of less than 6 months and my mother only 1.5 years before.
Anyway, what kind of schedules are we working with here? My biggest issue is my schedule as I work graveyard shift (Midnight to 9am M-F). It makes life a lot harder, especially when trying to squeeze in all the other stuff life dishes out (like the significant other). I used to have a steady group but due to life circumstances we are now spread out all over the state, as well as far as FL. Personally I am only interested in 3.5 D&D and would find a once or twice a month game the best or risk losing faction with the woman. I also know someone else on the same schedule that may be willing to play as well if the game is worth a drive from Syracuse.
As for me, I am 36 and have been playing D&D in some manner for roughly 22 years. Yeah... I feel old. I have an extensive but not exhaustive 3.0/3.5 collection (not to mention the crates of old stuff in storage) and try to stay semi-active on the boards here and the WotC site. I do tend to be more into higher power games, but roleplaying doesnt have to suffer for power. I just personally dont get a thrill from playing the 1st level PC who runs at the site of a kobold. Been there zillions of times, it gets old. I prefer characters that have some meat to them and that can manage to actually accomplish things. However, I have yet to ever play an Epic game, though it would be cool to do so some day.
(Edit) I have spent most of those years as DM and I'll admit I burned out at one point. You can only reolplay dozens of NPCs, and come up with scores of plots for so long. I do enjoy DMing but think I would enjoy playing more for the time being.
Anyway, I'll keep an eye on this thread and see where things go. I'll also let my friend know about the thread.