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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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When I was 9, I spent my days riding bikes or playing games with friends outside. We didn't hang around inside. Mom wanted me to check in once in awhile, but we had pretty much the run of the neighborhood. I walked to school with my sisters. Mom never walked with us and dad was rarely around.
I don't need to be first because...

I didn't watch children's shows. By the time I was six, we were *just* getting our first ever TV, I was only allowed to watch it on weekends, and it was usually the sci-fi channel.

When I was 6 we didn't have the Sci-Fi channel or the SyFy channel. When I was 6 we had four channels; ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. My father had a remote. It worked like this, "Hey Gunther! Go change the channel!" Forget about DVR or even VCR. Those didn't exist yet. I recall watching Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, The Odd Couple, and Brady Bunch. Cartoons happened once a week on Saturday morning. I would get up early on Saturday just to watch my favorite shows. Oh yea, my dad used my real name, which is not, Gunther. ;)
Did you get those 7 or 8 hours you needed back then? Because you know, you were an officer, so you really didn't work.

Kidding aside, mostly, I've had to go to the VA hospital a few times to get Ambien. I think I've gotten better now though.
I was enlisted for five years before I was commissioned. I can appreciate that. :)
The work an officer does is not seen by the enlisted. I know that, having served on both sides of that coin. When we were in the field, I never got enough sleep. I had a battalion commander once who required only four hours of sleep. I was so envious of that man. He would go to sleep at 12:30AM and be up around 4:30. His driver hated life.

I recall one time leaving the company CP following an operations order brief around 12:30 AM. I went back to my platoon CP and my PSG. we took turns sleeping and listening to the radio because we had no RTO. I must have had an hour and a half sleep that night because some assholes came and attacked us at zero dark thirty. It sucked.

No, I didn't always get my 7 or 8 hours sleep.

@Danelaw I am very interested in your Roleplay. I have watched the shows regularly and rewatched them several times. I have read the books, ascribing to the notion that the two may contain the same characters but are two very different works of fiction. I enjoy reading military history and have done so for most of my life; everything from Ancient Greece up through today. I also spent 21 years in the military, which gives me an inclination to take on the role of a combatant of some sort. It shouldn't be too difficult to guess which one. I'll send you an PM about it.

Regarding the question of Casual (High) or Advanced it really doesn't matter to me. I will RP in either. The only difference between the two is quantity. I can post one paragraph or twenty. If you want to put it in Casual and set a limit on quantity, then it is Casual. If you put it in Advanced and don't set a limit on quantity, then it is truly advanced. Confidence in ones ability to spell and write grammatically correct also determines where an author prefers to work. I can write well in either.

/cheers
I rewrote my last post. It is slightly different than the first. I have a pet peave about writers who excessively use that, had and have in ways that can be written better. I am guilty of doing this on first drafts, but am compelled to change the words when I edit.
I can't stay in bed past 8:30 any more. Years ago, I needed 7 or 8 hours sleep a night. Now all I need is 5 or 6.
I enjoy sleeping in on weekends.


I woke up at 7:15 this morning. For me, that was sleeping in. Yes, I enjoy sleeping in too. ;)
I took the Pepsi challenge and failed.
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