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<blockquote data-quote="Tharivious" data-source="post: 3265315" data-attributes="member: 28105">You too, huh? <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />...My start?&nbsp; Hmm, I suppose I could start at the beginning.When I was 11, I started playing a largely unknown card game (at the time) that became the juggernaut of Magic: the Gathering.&nbsp; It had only been out for two years at the time, so there was none of this glut of cards that we have today.&nbsp; We had to make do with the base sets, and the first handful of expansions.How does that relate?&nbsp; Simple: The theme deck.&nbsp; Before I had a clue what roleplaying was all about, I was creating themed decks of cards that centered around various ideas.&nbsp; They didn't work, mind you, but they had their own sort of character.&nbsp; I regularly purchased InQuest magazine during the next several years of Magic-playing, and as a result, got tidbits about D&amp;D and other tabletop RPGs.&nbsp; They looked like fun, but I was still clueless.&nbsp; But, as the years went on and my will to spend money on little bits of cardboard dwindled, I took a break from Magic.I still picked up InQuest from time to time, and started reading about D&amp;D 3E just before its release.&nbsp; Coincidentally, it wasn't long after this that I picked up the decks and life counters again, and started back into Magic at the local cardshop.&nbsp; This was where I met back up with an old classmate of mine who had been playing D&amp;D for a year or so (I believe), and got invited to play D&amp;D with him and his sisters, and a few others from their area.&nbsp; Conveniently enough, this turned out to be the player behind Nugan.*runs some quick math* From age 16 to 18, I played D&amp;D and Magic.&nbsp; Then, I was lucky enough to get my first (very weak) computer, and gained access to the internet for the first time in my life.&nbsp; I started lurking in the Magic and D&amp;D forums at Wizards, and in the RPG Live chatroom.&nbsp; I heard mainly disparaging comments about ISRP (not from the RPG Live crew, oddly enough) when I asked what it was, but wandered over one night out of curiosity in spite of it.&nbsp; I got hooked.&nbsp; Big time.Granted, I was completely clueless at the time, but it was fun.&nbsp; The rest, as they say, is history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tharivious, post: 3265315, member: 28105"] You too, huh? :lol: ... My start? Hmm, I suppose I could start at the beginning. When I was 11, I started playing a largely unknown card game (at the time) that became the juggernaut of Magic: the Gathering. It had only been out for two years at the time, so there was none of this glut of cards that we have today. We had to make do with the base sets, and the first handful of expansions. How does that relate? Simple: The theme deck. Before I had a clue what roleplaying was all about, I was creating themed decks of cards that centered around various ideas. They didn't work, mind you, but they had their own sort of character. I regularly purchased InQuest magazine during the next several years of Magic-playing, and as a result, got tidbits about D&D and other tabletop RPGs. They looked like fun, but I was still clueless. But, as the years went on and my will to spend money on little bits of cardboard dwindled, I took a break from Magic. I still picked up InQuest from time to time, and started reading about D&D 3E just before its release. Coincidentally, it wasn't long after this that I picked up the decks and life counters again, and started back into Magic at the local cardshop. This was where I met back up with an old classmate of mine who had been playing D&D for a year or so (I believe), and got invited to play D&D with him and his sisters, and a few others from their area. Conveniently enough, this turned out to be the player behind Nugan. *runs some quick math* From age 16 to 18, I played D&D and Magic. Then, I was lucky enough to get my first (very weak) computer, and gained access to the internet for the first time in my life. I started lurking in the Magic and D&D forums at Wizards, and in the RPG Live chatroom. I heard mainly disparaging comments about ISRP (not from the RPG Live crew, oddly enough) when I asked what it was, but wandered over one night out of curiosity in spite of it. I got hooked. Big time. Granted, I was completely clueless at the time, but it was fun. The rest, as they say, is history. [/QUOTE]

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