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[TheGM]

I'm a 39 year old man whose ponytail is nicely balanced by a receding hairline

I grew up in an Air Force family with four kids, and decided to be the black sheep - did four years in the Army straight out of high-school. Spent some time as an Xray Tech while paying for college (thanks Uncle Sam!), and moved to computer science as soon as I could. Got my Masters in CS with my wife about 5 years ago (more on her later).

I've played RPGs since I was 13, and had a wild imagination long before that.

I went to work full time as a writer/reviewer for a major technology publication two years ago, and am well content with that work.

My first two marraiges were nihilistic, and I could not be happier with my current wife and our three adopted children (well, the eldest was hers biologically and I adopted, the younger two we both adopted). She's a gamer/computer geek the same as I am, meaning we do pretty much everything together.

We write fiction (linked, along with our primary campaign world in my sig), lots of it. We think it's good, but we're a little biased.

I review games for my FLGS and occasionally for others, and am working on getting a rulebook published through one of the "alternative" gaming companies. Not for the money, but because well I wrote these rules for my world, and it would be cool if it was "official" rather than a book of "house rules"...

Enough. I live and breath gaming and technology. I have the perfect wife for me, and life is good. You get the picture. But I am one of those "overachievers" that takes on a ton to get most of it done on time.

 

[mac1504]

I'm 30 years old, married to a beautiful woman, and father to a 3 month old son who has categorically changed the way I look at life.

I signed on to do a 3 year hitch as airborne infantry right out of high school. My ASVAB scores certainly did not restrict me to that job duty, but for some reason it called to me

My wisdom thanks ex-President Jimmy Carter for brokering a deal with the Haitian rebels and providing me with literally a last minute reprieve from actually parachuting into combat in 1994. My machismo on the other hand hates the SOB for depriving me of my CIB and mustard stain

After the Army I went on to college at UWMilwaukee and graduated with a business degree. I convinced some of my old high school buddies to start up a 3.0 campaign in the summer of 2000 and we had a great weekly game going for nearly 6 months. Then my best friend committed suicide and that put our group on permanent hiatus.

Looking for a fix for my D&D addiction I stumbled across ol' Eric Noah's website and through it, found a group of strangers that have become fast friends and we have been gaming together for almost 5 years now.

 

[FireLance]

I was born in 1971, in Singapore. I was a quiet, introverted kid and took to reading at an early age. My first introduction to gaming was Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasy game books, and I started table-top pen-and-paper games at around 13.

I studied for three years in London, and graduated with a degree in Economics from (this is going to sound repetitive) the London School of Economics. While in London, I discovered Terry Pratchett and I've been a fan ever since.

In the last five years or so, I met my wife, married her, and had two kids.

I would like to write more, but I'm not very disciplined at it. Work commitments, family commitments, gaming commitments and pure laziness always seems to get in the way. Despite this, I managed to write two Class Acts articles on paladins which were published in Dragon Magazine. I'm trying to get my act together and write some more.

 

[Zander]

I studied for three years in London, and graduated with a degree in Economics from (this is going to sound repetitive) the London School of Economics.

Small world! I did an MSc in Social Psychology at the LSE and went on to teach there for a couple of terms, probably at the same time you were taking your degree.

 

[Desdichado]

I would like to write more, but I'm not very disciplined at it. Work commitments, family commitments, gaming commitments and pure laziness always seems to get in the way.

Ain't that the truth.

Since I don't write like I would like, I do lots of boring things instead, like go to school for too many years just so I can get this cubicle job and your typical suburban American lifestyle. Whee!

I'm 33. My wife is quite possibly the most beautiful woman in the world--we've been married 11 years. I'm all about big families--five kids in the family I grew up with and four in the family I'm raising. So far. Not that we have any plans to add to that, but we haven't completely closed the door on the possibiliy of a #5 Little Dyal either. We do promise not to name him Johnny Five Dyal, though, in the event that he ever arrives.

I live in Detroit, (well, suburban Detroit--halfway to Ann Arbor really) and although it's not nearly as bad as you'd believe from watching Robocop, neither my wife nor I really want to stay here. She wants to move back to Texas, which is where we're from, but I'm not sure I want to deal with Texas weather again. I could sure use some Texas food, though. Mmmm-mmmm!

I like the Cult (well, I like Love and Electric anyway--never cared for anything more recent than that) but I wouldn't want to hang out in a bar with them.

 

[diaglo]

the check is in the mail. i'm with the government and here to help you. and i won't .... in your mouth unless you want.

i went across the street to see RW read some of his works out loud. and talked another in my gaming group to join me (howandwhy99).

i'm a fatbeard and happily married.

 

[Nellisir]

I'm 33. I was grew up in rural New Hampshire with a younger brother and younger sister, both of whom are pretty cool. My brother teaches 7th-grade science; my sister is working at a sporting goods store/leading outdoor treks in central Vermont. My parents seperated when I was 27; divorced when I was 29. I found out some uncomfortable things about who my parents are.

I work for my father as a jack-of-all-things-house-related, except plumbing and electrical (both of which you need a license to practice in NH). I've worked for him for almost 10 years in the custom homebuilding industry. I can frame, roof, side, insulate, sheetrock, and finish your house. I won't paint it.

I studied creative writing and stagecraft at Bennington College in Vermont, but have never done any illegal drugs in any form, nor do I drink much.

I've been married 2 years, and am extraordinarily happy. We have no kids, but are trying (have actually passed "just trying", and moved on to "getting medical assistance").

I'm renovating my own home, and am heartily sick of it. I live in the downtown of the capitol of NH, and would rather be in the country.

I didn't have a tv until I was 14, and then it was black and white and only got one station (ABC).

I was very shy, but have gotten better. Am friendly. Love animals; have two cats and two dogs. My humor is mostly sarcastic and contradictory -- I'm working on that.

I've been DMing since college, but reading about it since high school. I DMed the first game I ever played, since I had all the books. It was over a year before I ever played. I've been published once in Dragon, done some fanzine work, and am resolved to get back into the grind of writing. I WILL be published.

I am late for work.

Cheers
Nell.

 

[reveal]

I was born a poor black child...

Seriously, I'm a 30 year old (31 in October) male living in Council Bluffs, IA, right across the Missouri river from Omaha, NE.

I was born in Fayetteville, NC at Cape Fear Army Hospital (Robert Mitchum was my doctor ). My dad left the army shortly thereafter and joined the Air Force as an officer. I grew up an Air Force brat and have lived in Alabama, Ohio, Philippines (twice), Georgia, Florida, California, Alaska, Nebraska and Iowa.

I was in the Air Force myself from 1993 to 2000. I did computer repair/computer security/networking/training/communications security. Teaching is my art and I'm quiet good at it (if I do say so myself). I work for Kutak Rock, LLP (law firm) in Omaha as a trainer and I love my job.

I got married when I was 21, she was 19, and we've been together since (we celebrate our 10th anniversary next year). We got married for stupid reasons; I was being transferred and we "couldn't bear to be apart." :\

And to add to that, our honeymoon consisted of a week long car ride from Seattle, WA, to Redding, CA, to San Francisco to Yellowstone to Disneyland to the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas to Omaha. Not recommended for young kids who just got married.

But we've helped each other a lot over the years and have one of the strongest relationships I have ever seen. We communicate with each other a lot, which is key, and love each other deeply.

We have a 3 year old son, Duncan Scott Law. He's my pride and joy and is becoming a lot like me (the poor thing ). You can see him here: http://www.tonylaw.org

I've been playing RPGs since 1990. Not regularly, but off and on until 1997, when I started to play almost weekly. I now DM and I love it (it's a lot like being a teacher).

I'm the guy who's really quiet and shy but if I'm with a small group of people I usually get everyone laughing. Large groups make me uncomfortable, so I usually gravitate to select friends in a social situation. I am very smart but need to be kicked in the ass every now and then to get my butt in gear. A lot of things come naturally to me but that can make me lazy as I have come to expect things to continue that way and I know they won't always. It's something I've had to work on my entire life and I still struggle with it.

I'm pretty creative and can think quickly on my feet, which helps in DMing or just playing with my son.

I am a Buddhist who is constantly striving to find peace. I am open and honest (sometimes brutally) and I try to listen to those who wish to talk to me, which makes people open up to me, sometimes more than I would like.

I'm a nice guy because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, gosh darn it, people like me!

Oh and I have 8 tattoos that are an important part of me.

 

[Desdichado]

We have a 3 year old son, Duncan Scott Law. He's my pride and joy and is becoming a lot like me (the poor thing ). You can see him here: http://www.tonylaw.org

So, are you the guy in that one picture with the snazzy red "heart jammies?"

 

[reveal]

So, are you the guy in that one picture with the snazzy red "heart jammies?"

Oh ya. Those things are comfy!