Let's start with my name is Dan.
I am 42 years old and have had an affinity for
role-play since the late 1970's. I started with the original box set
(red) and a few cousins playing whenever we got together. I graduated to
another box set (blue) and finally had a weekly game with friends. That
game continued well into high school, with Sunday sessions lasting 6-8
hours... our parents loved it! :)
After H.S. life happened... a new wife, a couple kids
born, a career started and barely any time for anything else.
In 2005 I was diagnosed with MS, and by 2010 I was
finally unable to keep up with a daunting work schedule, so I had to give it up. I am doing a lot better (health wise) now and find myself
actively looking for things to do. I came across Roll20 and immediately
fell in love again with the idea of being someone else. Here are a few
bullet points about my play-style:
I am a mature player I enjoy some darker themes Not a fan of Steampunk campaigns. I prefer simple motivations rather than convoluted and/or confusing story-lines I can RP most any class but prefer the "nature" ones (Ranger,Druid,Barbarian) I prefer human characters, but I like to have the choice I am located on the east coast, but am a night owl and can accommodate most schedules. I guess I would consider myself a "heavy RPer" as I like to emote most everything in the Roll20 window. I am NOT a power gamer. I do not like to get caught up in the "statistics"
aspects of the game. Meaning that I do not want to lay out my character
according to what gets the best bonuses (or loopholes) that the game
allows, rather I lay out my character to what is in my head. Right or
wrong. I would enjoy being with others who are like-minded
rather than my age. I realize that most "my age" probably don't RP much
any more :P I do not like "verbal" types of campaigns. My voice is my own and not my character's. I am not an actor nor do I want to be one. I
prefer text style games as the chat lag gives me a moment to come up
with the "best" possible answer. ("best" being from my character's
perspective not the "correct" answer) I have an abundance of
patience for teaching, but little to none for acts that go against
common curtsy. (ie: tardiness, absenteeism, inattentive gaming, people
speaking over others, power crazed people who don't allows others to
speak up, etc) Lastly, as a player who has reached my age, I
have a healthy level of respect for the DM role (been there done that)
and for my fellow players who choose to role-play their characters to
the fullest. (no you do not need to roll d100 to figure out if your
character should do something). When it is game time, I will be 100% attentive and ready to
have some FUN!
I would enjoy hearing from you!
