Before you ask. No, I'm not interested in starting a game. I'm only looking to play at the moment. Hello my fellow 20Rollers (is there a demonym for us, not sure). Anyway I wanted to drop a line and say that I’m looking to join a game, but not just any game. If there is a group playing any of the below rules set please consider me interested, if you’re looking for a player that is. I’m an old school gamer with a fairly steady schedule and a have a desire to join a long term game that will simulate the experience I had years ago when campaigns took years of investment. Also just in case you are thinking of asking at the moment I’m just interested in playing games, not running anything, so now you don’t need to ask. I’m looking for group playing any of the following editions of Dungeons and Dragons: Basic, Expert, Companion, Master, and Immortal, or Rules Cyclopedia, Basic Fantasy Role Playing, OSRIC, 1st edition D&D, 2nd Edition D&D. Basically anything pre-third edition. While I love the old school I'm also really enjoying the new 5th edition rules quite a bit. I've been in three campaigns and each time I find the rules a little more engaging. But I've still got a lot of love for the Old School Revival stuff as well. I’m interested in playing Savage Worlds and or FATE/FUDGE but depends on the setting but I’m really interested in playing something in those game systems. Superheroes are something else I’m interested in playing but not the Champions or anything with the HERO System. While I loved it as a youngster it has lost its appeal now. Don’t get me wrong I don’t have anything against the system, but it’s just not for me anymore. Star Wars either the old West End Games D6 version, or the SAGA edition I like them both for different reasons. Let's see what else do you need to know about me? I'm in the Eastern Time Zone -5 GMT. I'm a dedicated role player but I know my way around a combat situation when it comes to that. Overall I prefer a 60/40 split of drama to combat and I'd rather feel like a character in a story instead of a set of stats in the middle of an endless combat situation unless we are doing an "at war" kind of plot. I played the Mentzer BECMI rules back in when they were new and switched over to the Advanced rules when they came out. I'm a veteran of several campaigns/adventures and realize that play style, rules and dungeon master fiat are all equally important elements to the game. Just so you know. I'm a dedicated role player and when I agree to be at a game I show up 9 out of 10 times and if I can't make it, I make an effort to let everyone know as far in advance as possible. What I can tell you about me is, I like a serious play style over lighthearted, with a leaning towards grim shades of grey characters instead of single dimensional good heroes. I try to play characters that “feel” real to me, instead of a general heroic archetype. At the end of the day I like to play a character that is on the side of the Angels but complex in their outlook and approach to various situations. If given a choice I prefer Role-Play situations to hack and slash, but in general I like about a 60% role playing to 40% combat ratio. If I join a game I try to enhance the GM’s vision by my narrative support and play; also with the details I put into my character’s background. Characters that "fit" into the setting are important to me. I have a certain dislike for Meta-Gaming Min/Max-ing and rules-lawyering all are equally odious as they waste time and energy that could be spent in much more entertaining ways. Each character should have a chance to shine but one player with an over tweaked character, built to overshadow everyone else is not enjoyable. We are telling the story together; so one character isn’t the “Star” and the rest of the group “Guest Appearances”. Mature content has it place in games but I feel it should be limited in scope. I absolutely have no problem with issues of Sex, Violence, Sexism, Racism (Elves vs Orcs ECT. NOT REAL WORLD stuff), Religion, and or Sexual Orientation showing up in a games but they shouldn’t dominate it. Handled tastefully these things add spice to a game. But much like cooking with habanero peppers, a little goes a long way. Too much leaves you unable to finish the meal and the metaphor extends to the game table. Feel free to disagree but do it respectfully in another thread or via PM please. Deal Breakers for me are pretty clear. Nothing is worse than a group of players that act like they aren’t on the same team. That being said I seriously dislike player vs player situations. I don’t mind if characters have different points of view, and argue them, but when it comes down to it players should never draw weapons on one another. That is not a game with which I’d want to take part. Excessive meta-gaming is a terrible strain on credulity for me as well. Nothing will get me to leave your game quicker than a rules related argument that takes up significant portion of game time. If you'd like to see my Gaming Resume' please take a moment to review it here . If you're interested in talking to me, please let me know, and we can set up a conversation via skype (or what you normally use). It's always best to interview prospective players and game masters to make sure that we are compatible before actually playing. It works out better in the long run. I find. Thanks for your time Peace --Mike