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26 days ago
Current Summer break begins today!
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3 mos ago
I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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5 mos ago
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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2 yrs ago
Happy holidays, everyone!
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2 yrs ago
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)



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Do we wait to learn the outcomes of the contact before writing RP in the IC thread? or can we begin the RP now? Since we are each Role Playing as individuals separate from the other characters, as opposed to traditional RPs, is there a need to wait for other players to post? or is multiple posts from the same author acceptable?
Would you guys like me to post the Bounty Boards as I complete them or Post everyone's altogether? I'm about halfway done. (Eaton, Eredz & Sibis in Bapha are finished.)

I would like to see what you have for Eaton.

I enjoy worldbuilding. I will post it in the Guides and Articles section of the forum. Polybius can then post a link to it in his OP. That way it won't clutter up his OP with unnecessary information. Only those Players who wish to travel to Raxas would need to use it.
@Polybius

Do commander archetypes count as their starting feat?


No. Commander archetypes are separate. Your Commander will have 1 archetype and 1 feat. As an example, my commander has Sellsword which grants one free starting militia and his feat is Mountaineer which grants +1 CON in Mountainous Terrain.
I was under the impression that the starting gear could be either level for the first three, or in this case first four characters. Not that I would go for Legendary. The 4 sets of Fine Gear I purchased are, two for the two new hires and the others are in storage for the next two hires, whomever they may be. As far as my assumption about the starting gear is that the first four come together with whatever they happen to be wearing. In this case it is 1 perfect and three fine gear. Especially since their history states that they served as Men-at-Arms prior to forming the mercenary company. They have something before they get there 400g starting money.

EDIT: Regarding the Con/Dex/Wis. I got the impression that you apply the modifier to that stat that is applicable to your class of character; Con for Warrior, Dex for Ranger and Wis for sorcerer rather than applying the modifier to all three traits.
Eaton Cutlery Company has been posted. I added a Lv 0 (generic) Ranger and Lv 0 (generic) wizard intent on leveling up in these classes. I also added a brief history telling how the members got to where they are now. I should add that all of the members of the company are natives of Eaton, Raxas.
Character Name Creation Date
Captain James Graham 9/22/2011
Guy Sauvage 11/10/2011
Vincenzo Messina 1/12/2012
Darin Torblad 3/3/2012
Liam Donnelly 3/21/2012
Bill Carson 3/30/2012
Guy Girard 4/15/2012
Jacob Carpenter 5/21/2012
Tony Collins 5/21/2012
Nick Harman 5/23/2012
Damon Stackhouse 5/25/2012
Clayton Morris 5/30/2012
Eric Sapp 6/1/2012
Joe Filion 6/19/2012
Kichiro Takagi 7/6/2012
Kichiro's Spellbook 7/7/2012
William Talbot 7/7/2012
Aditya Je'Kal 7/17/2012
Captain Tom Stewart 7/20/2012
Katsu Ota 7/30/2012
Bodzil Foxe 8/17/2012
Don Webb 8/25/2012
Mars Anthony Edward Lokken 9/1/2012
Ben Giguere 9/15/2012
Alonzo Martinelli 9/24/2012
Jackson Steel 10/24/2012
Thomas Stewart 3/1/2014
Karol Zabek 12/17/2014
Brian Park 3/1/2015
Mok Rogak 3/14/2015
Garathos Vollnar 3/12/2017
PMC unit organizations 12/18/2018
Mumbaka Map 12/18/2018
The Empire of Bakushima 11/16/2013
Higashi Momoru 12/24/2019
The People's Republic of Raetia 12/11/2013
Sasha Drokhov 12/31/2019
The World of Anhuac 10/12/2016
Magnus Confederation 12/12/2021
Joseph Hooker 7/1/2021

Active Roleplays

None

Future Roleplays

Misthios - An Assassin's Creed based adventure set in a world of my design, with loose ties to Ubisoft's game. The World of Anuac
I sent my sheet to Polybius prior to posting here. It was my intent to hire recruits after we began rather than spend the gold prior to and go in equipped with strength. That may have been the better option.
10g for generic recruits. See Recruiting under hiring tab. I see what you did. You spent all your money on recruits. I did not do that. Now, you get reimbursed at least 120g for overpayment on hiring. Upkeep will be costly, but genius, Shorticus. :)
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