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LandStander · **06-27-2013, 04:25 PM**

(06-27-2013, 02:02 PM)Ellion Wrote: Ah fun thread!

I am 28 years old. I graduated from college in 2010 with an Information Technology/Software Engineer major. I have been doing the RP thing now for quite some time (since I was 15) and started out like some of you have, with DnD. Growing up in a staunch traditional home I was always told that such things like DnD was evil and encouraged violence or bad behavior.Â

Ha, you and I both. I spent some of my really early childhood years in a religious commune in the mountains of Texas and I remember them burning my PeeWee Herman doll telling me it was the devil. I bet that pull string bringer of oblivion would have been worth so much money now.Â

Anyway...I am 27 and am also a student (started late). Still have two years left. I don't have any training as I doubt a year and a half of English classes actually count. I actually just started RPing last year when Guild Wars 2 came out, but luckily people say that they can't tell that I am new to the party (or maybe they are just being nice >.o). I have always been interested in it since I ran into some RPers in XI, but it just took me awhile to want to try it out. I really enjoy it and wish I would have done this years ago as it creates a level of immersion that I have not experienced with games in a long time.

Halrath · **06-27-2013, 04:44 PM**

I'll be 33 next month.

No formal training in writing or literature exactly, but I have a BA and an MA in Religious Studies. I've done my fair share of writing and editing over the years, and there have been a lot of years. Truth be told thoughÂ my grammar is still pretty terrible. So much so that towards the end of my academic career I had to have my wife edit my papers for me.... she even graded a few of my student's papers (don't tell the department).

I've been RPing for a while now, since my mid 20's,Â with the bulk of it coming from WoW. I RPed in FFXI for a bit, but it was a small community on my server so it was never very extensive.

I find it very interesting, and comforting, that I am not the only one of my age on here that not only plays FFXIV, but also RPs. Yay!!

Eva · **06-27-2013, 04:53 PM**

Also 33 here. Good to see some folks around in this age bracket!!

I don't have any formal writing training but I like to think I'm still all right at it. I've pondered writing/publishing but it sometimes seems a bit daunting and tough to break into professionally. I think I enjoy it more as a hobby anyway.

***Alothia*** · **06-27-2013, 05:07 PM**

I'm 29 and will be 30 in November. I'm an English teacher and this year I started teaching Creative Writing...although I don't know how I ended up with that position. I've never really done any creative writing before now, but I hear that I'm not too shabby at it. I don't know. All I know is that I enjoy doing it, and that's really what matters.

ForestGuardian · **06-27-2013, 05:08 PM**

23 myself. Got into MMOs at 13, with Everquest Online Adventures (on PS2) and eventually Dark Age of Camelot before the WoW craze started. It's weird how much I still remember about EQOA... I'm pretty sure guild banks weren't a thing yet, so I ended up being my guild's banker, and would hop to an alt to get things for people. And I remember playing my Halfling Druid in their home city, RivervaleÂ and suddenly a group of trolls charged in, killing NPCs and I was like "THIS CAN HAPPEN??? O_O OHGOD! *RUNS AWAY*" I even remember that the trolls were coming from "12" on that map, because I was fishing at the time.Â

Oh and my best friend joined the game, but HAD to play a Dark Elf. /sigh I remember trying to find a place we could play together, and the many deaths we had on our journey. We even ended up in the most ridiculously over-leveled areas, massive deserts filled with gigantic, terrifying enemies that would have one-shot us if we got too close. Sometimes being a noob is the best way to enjoy a game, but I still can't help but read up and prepare myself for MMOs these days. :<

Kari Illderthane · **06-27-2013, 05:10 PM**

So I'm 23 lived in the UK since dawn of time! or well my time anyway. Been rping since I was about 5 or 6..I cant remember to along ago!

I'm a professional goof ball I work voluntary teaching people about 60+ older how to use computers so they can email their children or grandchildren or even do on-line shopping so they don't have to struggle carrying everything around going to the shops.

I have a B Tec First Diploma and a B Tec National Diploma in ICT practitioners, and I have a B Tec National Diploma in games development. But no skill in writing I'm actually Dyslexic.

Yahdo · **06-27-2013, 05:30 PM**

I'm 20 years old myself with no creative writing to my name, got 3's on my essays at most. I have just recently gotten into creating stories but I have been RP'ing since I was about 12-13 years old. Infact I have been wondering onÂ if my "Enemy Emerges" thread wasÂ taken well or notÂ as that was my very first attempt at creating a story.

kurai · **06-28-2013, 09:39 AM**

(06-27-2013, 01:33 PM)Nox Wrote: I'm 19 and a sophomore in college (or University, depending upon where you live). I'm not exactly "new" to rp, but I'm not a veteran. I have... maybe 4-5 years under my belt. Kind of fitting that I'd find rping fun considering that I want to be a writer.

Edit: Wow, I think I'm the baby

Dear Lord I'm the baby here O_o

17 and going strong

Asyria · **06-28-2013, 10:26 AM**

(06-27-2013, 02:24 PM)Gimlette Wrote:

33 here...

I've been RP'ing DnD since i was old enough to (sorta) understand a sheet. Â I was seven, [snip]

You could figure out THAC0 at SEVEN?
What sort of sorcery is this? :O

Dogberry · **06-28-2013, 10:48 AM**

THAC0 isn't THAT hard. It's all given to you, you just roll a d20, subtract from the THAC0 and if it's under the AC it hits. It's just subtraction and number comparison, which you should know how to do by seven. Sure, I'd rather just roll over the AC, but people act like it's high level math.Â

I'm 29, and started RPing at 12 when I got my grubby little hands on the Player's Handbook, and had to hide it out of fear that it would be burned. Of course the cat got out of the bag eventually, and was pleasantly surprised that my parents decided that staying in pretending to slay dragons was not the most harmful thing I could be doing with my time. Getting into Vampire: the Masquerade, however...

Nowadays, I do tabletop RPGs like twice a week between D&D, Iron Kingdoms, Shadowrun, Warhammer 40K RPGs, Mage: the Ascension, Paranoia, Deadlands, and Mouse Guard. I also LARP in two fantasy boffer games, Darkon, which as I understand is kind of infamous and has a hilarious documentary around it, and Dragon's Claw, a Roman era LARP. I'm also working on the rules for a Steampunk LARP set in Baltimore during the Civil War.

Adelpha · **06-28-2013, 11:03 AM**

Almost 30.

I'm actually really surprised to see so many 30+ people here. I wasn't expecting that, especially with seemingly so many ICly-teenaged characters running around. Maybe that's just all I've noticed, though Tongue

Asyria · **06-28-2013, 11:17 AM**

THAC0 being complicated is an old gamer joke because THAC0 can be negative or positive and that made things a bit complicated for no good reason at all.

I gotta agree the amount of 30's is surprising though. I used to feel old in mmo communities!

Martiallais · **06-28-2013, 11:22 AM**

Quickly approaching 30 here (about a month and a half to go!).

I started writing in high school with friends and in college got into actual d&d tabletop AND MMO RP through some friends. I haven't looked back sense. Cool

I've been alternately a DM and player since then and have been writing stories for my characters since I got started with it back in CoH (I'm even currently running a superhero game for some RL friends this summer on the weekends). I'm told I'm not too bad at it, but definitely looking forward to seeing what sorts of crazy stories I can help put together with this group.

Stormlight · **06-28-2013, 12:01 PM**

Looks like an age and writing history thread. Tongue

I'm 33, and have gone out of my way to avoid writing my entire life!Â I've more recently made attempts for good character backgrounds in RPGs, but embellishment has always been difficult for me, and when I try, I tend to get bogged down in details.Â I absolutely love reading good fiction, but would never consider writing even semi-professionally.Â A decent wiki page on this site is the loftiest goal I've ever had for writing --Â unless youÂ considerÂ programming as writing.

Arlon · **06-28-2013, 02:20 PM**

I'm 31. I started chatroom RPing when I was 15 and have had expensive experience in forum RP.

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