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22 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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Most Recent Posts

Watching The Walking Dead while I type this.
I have broken 10 bones in my life time; left tibia & fibula, right ankle (2x), two toes on left foot, two ribs, right pinkie finger and left wrist.
Staying! Let's go! I don't believe Darin has 20 Gold Coins.
Yea, he has five gold, thirteen silver and eight copper coins.
...Where most people would quit watching/reading something for being awful, I force myself to continue until the very end because I hate leaving stories before they're finished.
I feel the same way. The primary exception is television shows. I will watch the premier episode through to completion. If I get to the end and feel, I could have better spent that hour, I won't watch it again. Some shows, I've spent at least four episodes before I realized it was not worth my time. With a book, if it can't hold my attention, no matter how disciplined I try to make myself, I cannot return to it if it keeps putting me to sleep. I have never walked out on a movie.

...When it comes to something I like, I binge the crap out of it until I've finished it or am stuck waiting on hiatus for the author to publish more or a new season to come out.
Agreed! Same here. I binge watched GoT from September 2016 to December 2016, re-watching a few episodes occasionally. Once I finished Season 7 over a year ago, I picked up the books and read them. I am currently on the 4th book. I don't get a lot of time to read. I hope to finish that and book 5 by April 2019.

I've been watching TWD since the Season 1, Episode 1. I may be interested.
Just came home from taking my daughters out begging for candy from the neighbors.
I am aware the Eszett is spelled ss. I will not memorize the keyboard shortcuts, nor write them down and search for them when I need them. I am old and can't remember shit.
In order for me to use an umlaut, I must google a word that contains an umlaut, copy/paste it out. When I am writing quickly, I skip the umlauts. Also, I did not receive lessons in German grammar until I got to college, but again, that was about 30 years ago. I forgot a lot; no one to practice speaking the language with.
Ich war im Deutschland mit den US Army fur 15 monate im 1984 - 85 und ich studiert Deutsch im die Universität Massachusetts fur ein jahre.

I have very little opportunity to practice my German now that I am about 30 years removed. I also learned to speak Spanish in High School. Again, that was a very long time ago. I did practice with Spanish speaking soldiers years ago.

English is a Germanic language and is very similar to English. Most Romanic languages; latin based are also easier to learn because English has several Latin root words carried over from the French language.

I've always had a strong propensity for learning foreign languages. I have no experience with Asian languages.
@Winter Star12How do you feel about mashups? I enjoy them.



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