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I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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If you are a fan of Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar, let me know. Maybe we can put together an RP. I play Ironjawz & Kruleboyz in AOS and Salamanders & Drukhari in 40K.
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Summer break is almost over. Back to work/school and all that non-fun stuff.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO, and the 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books since I was 10 years old. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge of the subject including personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.
I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.
When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.
There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.
I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]
Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.
Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.
--Gunther (AKA: Old School)
Gunthers Cast of Hooligans
I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.
When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.
There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.
I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]
Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.
Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.
--Gunther (AKA: Old School)
Gunthers Cast of Hooligans
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Dancing Eagle, When writing a "Role Play" think like you are writing a book or maybe a paper for school. It is all about describing the setting, the characters, their behavior, their feelings and then the actions, which come slow and almost forced. If you just write the dialogue without descriptions it is nothing. In fact, I don't Role Play, I am collaborating on a Work of Fiction. I am more of an Author than a Gamer. That is what I was getting at in the PM I sent you. Think like a Writer and you will do well.
My apologies. I must withdraw from this Role Play. HeySeuss invited me because he knows I enjoy a good Military History Role Play. But it just doesn't seem to be in the cards for me this time. I do appreciate the invitation, HeySeuss.
Karol Zabek is taken prisoner by the Wehrmacht and will reside in a Stalag for the duration of the war.
Karol Zabek is taken prisoner by the Wehrmacht and will reside in a Stalag for the duration of the war.
Awesome, Kingkonrad. Thank you, sir.
HeySeuss said
I am going to change my character's wound to a head wound, to make it a little different from Gunther's character with a leg wound. The head wound will have neurological effects, like intermittent blurry vision, migraines and behavioral effects/psychological damage. Deafness in one ear, trouble sleeping. I figure he got blown up by a shell.
Should I change mine? I never even read about your character's wound. It would be common for two people to suffer similar wounds. it does happen. You really don't have to change just to be "different".
Name: Karol Zabek, Kapitan, Infantry
Age: 38
Country of Origin: (Kalisz) Poland
Religion: Roman Catholic
Division: Planning and Operations
Appearance:
Karol Zabek stands 6' tall and weighs 195 Lbs. He has brown hair and bluish gray eyes. He has a hardened appearance from years of combat. His body is adorned with several scars received during combat between 1 Sep 39 and 4 Oct 39 when his unit, assigned to the Polish 25th Infantry Division fought a delaying action from the border with Germany to the nation's capital.
Personality: Focus. Karol is haunted by several ghosts, brothers of the 29th Polish Infantry Regiment, he served with until the 4th of October 1939. The memory of their deaths drives the former Polish army Captain to continue his mission, fighting the Germans to remove them from his country. The destruction or harassment of Wehrmacht or Waffen SS units inside the territorial borders he knows as Poland is his prime directive. It is his focus and reason to live.
Flaw: Karol Zabek is fixed and hell bent to do what he sees as right. His mind is difficult to change; pig-headed. A wound to the right leg received in action on 25 September 1939 during the defense of Warsaw has left Kapitan Zabek with a limp. Due to his unyielding discipline, he pushes himself and even runs with a limp, but cannot keep up with the younger soldiers of the resistance. If cornered, Karol will not run. He will stand and fight; live or die.
- Speaks fluent Polish and decent German; enough to get by. He understands a few Russian words, but not enough to effectively communicate ideas.
Age: 38
Country of Origin: (Kalisz) Poland
Religion: Roman Catholic
Division: Planning and Operations
Appearance:
Karol Zabek stands 6' tall and weighs 195 Lbs. He has brown hair and bluish gray eyes. He has a hardened appearance from years of combat. His body is adorned with several scars received during combat between 1 Sep 39 and 4 Oct 39 when his unit, assigned to the Polish 25th Infantry Division fought a delaying action from the border with Germany to the nation's capital.
Personality: Focus. Karol is haunted by several ghosts, brothers of the 29th Polish Infantry Regiment, he served with until the 4th of October 1939. The memory of their deaths drives the former Polish army Captain to continue his mission, fighting the Germans to remove them from his country. The destruction or harassment of Wehrmacht or Waffen SS units inside the territorial borders he knows as Poland is his prime directive. It is his focus and reason to live.
Flaw: Karol Zabek is fixed and hell bent to do what he sees as right. His mind is difficult to change; pig-headed. A wound to the right leg received in action on 25 September 1939 during the defense of Warsaw has left Kapitan Zabek with a limp. Due to his unyielding discipline, he pushes himself and even runs with a limp, but cannot keep up with the younger soldiers of the resistance. If cornered, Karol will not run. He will stand and fight; live or die.
- Speaks fluent Polish and decent German; enough to get by. He understands a few Russian words, but not enough to effectively communicate ideas.
Subscribed to thread. Will consider when I have more time. Off to a meeting and then a self defense class.
My apologies, Golem. I haven't even had time to read the IC thread. I don't believe I will have the time to participate in this awesome thread. :(
Drakel said
Can you not? If you're interested, say such... if you're not don't, spam.
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