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24 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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OK, I took it a step further. :) I hope you don't mind a collaboration. AT least you win.
@Mokley Do you mind if I place Saoirse Lockwillow in a casino? I am working on a post now. Chao is gambling and drinking. I was suggesting that they are in the same place and obviously know one another.
...I'm planning on making a random tournament bracket with the characters, we can do a "coin flip" or other random outcome decider to choose the winner of a match, and then either through a collab post or a series of posts, roleplay the fight to that outcome.
^This method works best in my opinion. This way the authors writing the fight know ahead of time and can work together on how the fight is carried out. I'll work on a character later today. Should have it ready by tomorrow.

May I join, DepressedSoviet? My only concern is how are winners and losers decided?
OK
Maybe we should write our character's perceptions of the other characters? It helps if we write a personality profile first. I may post one this weekend. Then we can get a sense for what sort of person the character is.
@Mokley@Gunther So we got this figured out already, huh?


I have nothing figured out.
I think Polybius tossed a cookie in the room and left us alone to fend for ourselves. It is that awkward moment when someone needs to say something and no one knows what to say.
Chao promises he won't cut anyone.
@Gunther Are you referring to the traditional combat style of the Balisong? If so, holy fizzuck is Chao gonna be horrifying


No, Kali - Eskrima

I am very sorry to see this latos. Congratulations on the employment status. That is always better than writing stories, unless you can make money writing stories.

For the rest of you, I am working on a modern era Turn Based Strategy Game using a local rule set with dice roles with the ultimate goal of global domination. It will include negotiations as well as combat rules. If you are interested, I just might send you a PM when it is up and ready to roll. But it could be months before it is ready.

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