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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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My music tastes are eclectic. It seems I've been listening to a lot of classic rock from the 60s and 70s lately. My son got me into rap music about a year ago. I'll listen to anything.
Should I post anything in the IC tab?


Yes, by all means do so. If you can write something without giving too much away, go for it. Then, once it is known by both sides what you are going up against, you can write more detail.
@Landain I can send you a PM with the details for the East Germans. Do you mind using the roll(s) Andreyich got for his Command Ratings?
I will need you to make 20 combat rolls. Do you want to continue with the East Germans or make them Soviets?
I am currently looking for someone interested in roleplaying a wargame in the table top section. I need someone to play the role of the Warsaw Pact commander attacking West Germany on April 3, 1985. If you are interested in wargames, please drop into the thread and express your interest. Spearhead in the Gap
I loved playing PS2, but the servers are a ghost town now. At least they were the last time I tried playing last year.


I played the original PS in 2003 - 2004. I think I bought the game, the day after it was released in May. I joined a Terran Republic (black/red) outfit called the Enforcers. We did a lot of outfit work, all the time. I remember how back in the day, almost everyone would be online on the weekends and we could field two full platoons on a weekday. We worked with HMX-1 a lot. St. Anger was the leader of HMX-1. I am still friends with him. He was born in Scotland and majored in Japanese in school. He now lives just south of Tokyo, Japan and owns a company called, "Tartan English" which teaches Japanese school children to speak English. I am waiting for the day, I run into a Japanese tourist who speaks English with a Scottish accent.
I am bad at video games even though I play them often.


Same...but I still love to play. I recall playing the one and only true MMOFPS with a persistent world ever to exist and having KD ratios of 12:20 or such things. Although, lately I've been playing "Conqueror's Blade" and doing really well. My win rate is 64% and in a recent game I killed 11 "Heroes" (Players) and died only four times. What was that only true MMOFPS? PlanetSide (2003 - 2004). It is the only Massive First Person Shooter game that ran from Tuesday night at Midnight until Monday night at Midnight, without any breaks in time. I've seen games wtih almost 500 players on one server. Too bad that game isn't around anymore. PS2 is not as good as the original.
Unfortunately, @Andreyich will not be able to continue with his role in this War Game. I am looking for someone to take on the role of the Warsaw Pact nation. Andreyich opted to go with the East Germans. If you would like to role play as the Soviets, that would be easy to accommodate as well. Once a new person has offered to take the Warsaw Pact role, I will share what has happened so far. We have only progressed through two game turns and there has been no contact with the enemy, I see no reason to start over. If you would like to use a different route(s) to move your unit(s) along, please let me know. I will give you a brain dump on your unit and its capabilities in a large Private Message (PM).

If you are interested in taking on the role of the Warsaw Pact Commander, please state your intentions below.

Thank you.

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@CaptainBritton
I am watching the TV series, Grimm with my son. He loves it. It was one of my favorite shows when it was on Television. The show was on from 2011 to 2017. He was born in 2006 and too young to watch it then. He's 14 now.

As a side note, I am working on a role play based on Grimm, but involving the Dragon's Tongue, Japan's version of the Verrat, closely connected to the Yakuza.
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