Vardaen wants you to say hi to me
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Vardaen wants you to say hi to me
G'day. I'm not from Australia... ... mate.
Big fan of L5R. Have owned most of the cards and most of the RPG books for decades without actually having played them - just soaked up their story and the sheer enjoyment of their continuing mythology. Found this corner of the circlic internet by doing a search for "L5R play by post" and discovering that TetNak was recently recruiting for a new PBP, one centered around gaijin entering the lands for the first time. Seemed like a good starting point and I'll likely try and give it a shot.
For ten years, I owned/ran http://www.gamegrene.com/ which has since been "boxed up", along with all my RPG books (for reasons I explain heartfeltedly in http://www.gamegrene.com/node/1244 ). I didn't have the heart to put away my L5R stuff though, and randomly decided that I had time for a PBP (though, it's likely I don't, what with Portal 2, MMOs aplenty, my own projects, etc., etc.).
By day, I'm a coder, by night, I'm a coder, gamer, reader, writer (author of a few O'Reilly books a decade or so ago, as well as tech-editor of nearly a dozen), father, business owner, collector, blah blah blah. Jack of all trades. Just recently started a Minecraft server but have little time for that (but all my IRC friends are using it, so fine, fine). Achievement whore. Thinking about writing up an L5R 4E web-based character generator. Comic book lover (though, I'm currently transitioning to TPBs only).
Ayup.
Hey, listen: Vardaen told me to.
Big fan of L5R. Have owned most of the cards and most of the RPG books for decades without actually having played them - just soaked up their story and the sheer enjoyment of their continuing mythology. Found this corner of the circlic internet by doing a search for "L5R play by post" and discovering that TetNak was recently recruiting for a new PBP, one centered around gaijin entering the lands for the first time. Seemed like a good starting point and I'll likely try and give it a shot.
For ten years, I owned/ran http://www.gamegrene.com/ which has since been "boxed up", along with all my RPG books (for reasons I explain heartfeltedly in http://www.gamegrene.com/node/1244 ). I didn't have the heart to put away my L5R stuff though, and randomly decided that I had time for a PBP (though, it's likely I don't, what with Portal 2, MMOs aplenty, my own projects, etc., etc.).
By day, I'm a coder, by night, I'm a coder, gamer, reader, writer (author of a few O'Reilly books a decade or so ago, as well as tech-editor of nearly a dozen), father, business owner, collector, blah blah blah. Jack of all trades. Just recently started a Minecraft server but have little time for that (but all my IRC friends are using it, so fine, fine). Achievement whore. Thinking about writing up an L5R 4E web-based character generator. Comic book lover (though, I'm currently transitioning to TPBs only).
Ayup.
Hey, listen: Vardaen told me to.
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Re: Vardaen wants you to say hi to me
Rule #1 - Never listen to Vardaen
Rule #2 - See rule #1
Welcome!
Rule #2 - See rule #1
Welcome!
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Good to see you Morbus! I actually found the site in the same way, and ran into Crimson Empire. Two things you're going to find quick is the community is great, and you need to hide your women.
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Rule #3: TetNak is a liar!
Welcome to the site MorbusIff, here by shortened nickname to Mor or perhap MI because we don't like typing long names
I'm also a big L5R fan, we have a small card group down here and play every few weeks. There are some good groups in New England you might be able to join if you ever were interested in that more (or had time!)
Sounds like you'll fit right in, many of us are tech types, including most of the Admin staff and players. Everyone is a gamer of course, and we even have some video game groups starting up (if you play LotRO we have a Kinship!).
I look forward to RPing with a lover of the setting and hope you enjoy the place. Ask questions, send PMs and check out the IRC Chat for folks online. (link to the left)
Welcome to the site MorbusIff, here by shortened nickname to Mor or perhap MI because we don't like typing long names
I'm also a big L5R fan, we have a small card group down here and play every few weeks. There are some good groups in New England you might be able to join if you ever were interested in that more (or had time!)
Sounds like you'll fit right in, many of us are tech types, including most of the Admin staff and players. Everyone is a gamer of course, and we even have some video game groups starting up (if you play LotRO we have a Kinship!).
I look forward to RPing with a lover of the setting and hope you enjoy the place. Ask questions, send PMs and check out the IRC Chat for folks online. (link to the left)
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Re: Vardaen wants you to say hi to me
Rule #4: Everyone who attends BrenCon is not a liar
Rule #5: Hide your women from TetNak
Oh, man I came here for L5R, too. Nice to see that the prospect of being a samurai brings so many great people to this place: Phlale, MorbusIff and me.
Rule #5: Hide your women from TetNak
Oh, man I came here for L5R, too. Nice to see that the prospect of being a samurai brings so many great people to this place: Phlale, MorbusIff and me.
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Re: Vardaen wants you to say hi to me
Don't forget me ! Glad to have you with us MorbusIff : )
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Ah yes, of course. Sorry. And Kogaratsu. But that's it. The rest are all here so they can work less and have more fun during their workhours.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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Morb or Morbus is fine :)Vardaen wrote:Welcome to the site MorbusIff, here by shortened nickname to Mor or perhap MI because we don't like typing long names :)
I'm what I call a "well-connected hermit" - that is, I rarely go outside but, because my work involves the Internet, I'm hopelessly connected and always available. I'm also "selectively mute" (per the clinical definition at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_mutism) and work from home. I've literally quit jobs before because they've tried to enforce voice/video conferencing. There's plenty more hilarity in this vein (cardboard cutouts of me brought to one DrupalCon, a laptop head brought to another, consistent rumors that I show up regularly under an assumed name, etc.).Vardaen wrote:I'm also a big L5R fan, we have a small card group down here and play every few weeks. There are some good groups in New England you might be able to join if you ever were interested in that more (or had time!)
Yeah, I play plenty of electronic games and I'd be more than happy to share details on Steam, Xbox, PSN, Wii, 3DS, WoW, RIFT, or whatever else your current poison is. I did have an LOTRO account for awhile, but quit for two reasons: a) it was too stuffy, like a bad Greyhawk campaign and b) I was one level away from "reaching level 20 without dying" achievement [or something thereof] and then died from falling damage, forever restricting me from that achievement unless I rerolled. Hate that shit.Vardaen wrote:we even have some video game groups starting up (if you play LotRO we have a Kinship!).
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Awesome to have you aboard!!! Hope you enjoy the sight and Tet's game to be of Round Eye!
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Greetings!
I have been here for only a couple of weeks, but it has been a blast since the beginning. I'm sure it will be the same for you!
I have been here for only a couple of weeks, but it has been a blast since the beginning. I'm sure it will be the same for you!
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