Hey Night, You're group sounds just about perfect for me. For the last 30 years I've been a gamer and GM and have had more than my share of getting stuck behind the screen scenarios, in my day. My last group here on roll20 has disbanded do to real world concerns and medical issues. That leaves me with a creative itch to scratch and no reliable way of venting it. 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, kind of characters instead of single
dimensional good heroes. I try to play characters that “feel” real to me,
instead of a general heroic architype. At the end of the day I like to play a
character that are on the side of the Angels but complex in their outlook and
approach to various situations. If given a choice I prefer Role-Player
situations to hack and slash, but in general I like about a 70%
role playing to 30% combat ratio. If I join a game I try to enhance the GM’s
vision by my support and details of play; and the details I put into my
character. Characters that "fit" into the setting are important to me. I have a
certain dislike for meta-gaming and rules-lawyering both are equally odious as it
wastes time and energy that could be spent in much more entertaining ways. 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, 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 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. 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 . Thanks for your time Peace --Mike