Hawk Diesel
Adventurer
Welp, I'm in my late 30s and live in Chicago. I played college football and track (thrower) and then rugby for 10 years after graduating. Currently a therapist working with DCFS and considering private practice. Just had knee surgery, got a full hip replacement 18 months ago, and have had even more surgeries in the past because my only speeds are "Stop" and "Ludicrous Speed." I'm happily married going on 5 years, and eventually managed to get my wife and her friends to play D&D.
As for D&D, I got started around 16 with AD&D, and was super thankful I could ditch THAC0 because 3E was released soon after. I had no one to play with for a long time, so I just reread and memorized the rules. Being a total Edge Lord, I eventually found my way to the now defunct Realms of Evil forum. There I learned about the joys and frustration of Play-By-Post games, and even became the forum's resident expert on Eberron and got to be moderator of their Eberron section (which I thought of as a huge flex at the time). When I got to college I finally found a group, and eventually accepted my fate as a forever DM (with couple games here and there I'm lucky to play in as a PC).
As for D&D, I got started around 16 with AD&D, and was super thankful I could ditch THAC0 because 3E was released soon after. I had no one to play with for a long time, so I just reread and memorized the rules. Being a total Edge Lord, I eventually found my way to the now defunct Realms of Evil forum. There I learned about the joys and frustration of Play-By-Post games, and even became the forum's resident expert on Eberron and got to be moderator of their Eberron section (which I thought of as a huge flex at the time). When I got to college I finally found a group, and eventually accepted my fate as a forever DM (with couple games here and there I'm lucky to play in as a PC).