Hello there! I usually go by ianril, but Tom is often easier to pronounce, so pick whichever is better for you!
I have had an interest in RPGs ever since I read the temple of elemental evil as a kid, and played around a bit with CRPGs such as Neverwinter Nights back in the day, however I couldn't find enough people in my hometown who wanted to join in for an actual game. As a result when I got older, I found out ways to play games with others, and primarily use Roll20 for that.
I've GM'ed quite a few one-shots, and even a few campaigns over the past 3 years of playing pathfinder, and have always enjoyed the system for its variety of gameplay, and love the adventure paths. Recently I've started playing in other RPG systems, and enjoying the recent change that Paizo put out with Starfinder.
My character's usually have a variety of vibrant qualities to them, and I enjoy having a character have strong positive sense of self and internal struggles to persevere against, as I find it intriguing to play character's that aren't always the perfect hero, but are striving to be the best that they can.