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21 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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At my age, getting a peaceful day for a birthday gift from my children is priceless.
My wife left to go shopping this morning. A few hours later, I found about a dozen or more bags of groceries in the garage. My immediate response was the wife stopped at the house and dropped them before going someplace else. I had the kids help me bring them inside. One bag contained two 2-liter bottles of Dr. Pepper; my son's favorite. As I was unpacking the bags, I realized this was not our food. There were items there, my wife just does not buy. I called STop & Shop and told them what happened. They said it was supposed to go to a neighbors house; about a half mile up the street. They would send someone by to pick it up. I put the groceries back out in the garage to be picked up. I made my son carry the Dr. Pepper out, laughing all the time. He hated me for that. LOL So, Stop & Shop came and picked up the groceries to bring them to their intended recipient. Then an hour later, some Russian guy shows up telling me he delivered a "Shower". I had no clue what he was talking about. I could barely understand him through his accent. It was very thick. I told him I never ordered a shower and I didn't know what he was talking about. He pointed to the spot on the ground where the food had been and I asked, "Do you mean the food that was here?" He said yes. I laughed. I have no idea how food could be misinterpreted as Shower. I finally was able to communicate that a Stop & Shop Peapod truck came and picked up the food and brought it to the right house.
My guy is shooting in the range. When we advance to the next aspect of the RP, I will be there. I need to spend a whole lot of time writing about shooting a firearm. Unless of course, someone would like to collaborate on a post. I am always open to that on Google Drive (Docs).
I have not gotten drunk in many years. I do recall a night between Christmas and New Years in Germany, where I drank an entire liter bottle of Apfelkorn (apple whiskey) and three double bach (XX) beers (0.5 liter). I had some blank spots in my memory that night for sure. Lots of vomit too. I do not know how I got to my own bed that night.
I shoveled snow this morning. I live in Southeastern Massachusetts. Although snow is a common precipitation in this region of the country, it did not snow here at all in February; wintertime. It is now springtime, Saturday, 18 April and there is snow on the front yard. Unbelievable. Prior to this COVID-19 pandemic, we were working on only one snow day for the year that would be made up. Then it snows in the Spring. Pardon me if I appear a bit shocked.
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