Canonfire! Forums-viewtopic-The "Introduce Yourself" Thread

Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:18 pm

Thank you, Sir Xaris!

I'll definitely be participating - I'm just beginning to plan a campaign set in Bissel, Ket, and points west starting in 500 CY, so I'm sure to be asking lots of questions and for lots of advice.

I always pronounced it like "There-a-bid", but who's to say?

Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:16 am

Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:12 pm

Tim

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Emporia, KS

Started playing around 1983/84 with Red and Blue set, but I'm not sure you can say we used the rules much.

The older I get the more questions I have, hence the nickname.

Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:54 am

Therabyd and Whohuhwhat...... Welome & rejoice you have discovered the great treasure trove of the true " forgotten realm". Laughing

here you will find wise sages, great wizards , demi-godess cartographer, barbarians, artisans and purple lightning Wink

Here, like the waters of the great lake NYR DYV, the waters of knowledge are deep beyond measure.

dive in

Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:08 pm

Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:37 pm

Welcome, indeed, WhoHuhWhat! Smile

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Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:24 pm

Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:28 pm

Welcome, WhoHuhWhat, and thanks for the warm welcome, all.

Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:44 am info

First Name? Jay
Age? 48
Location? oklahoma us
When you started playing D&D? 1979
What rules you started with? Chits, i remember those, i wonder if i still have mine, (from the blue box). Played first and 2nd E .
where does your Forum Nick come from? If you played 1st E you should know, if you didn't Archmage is a very high level mu level title (wizard to the new kids) and J, first letter of my name.
I ran a campaign in a slightly modified Greyhawk world for some friends in the 80's. I missed most of 3,3.5 and 4th ed. looking to find a local game to play in or run. I also have a character with this name. I believe he started as an elf, and was a ftr/mu. So i should be HighLord ArchmageJ :-D

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Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:54 pm

First Name? Carlos
Age? 27
Location? Santiago, Chile
When you started playing D&D? 1998
What rules you started with? ad&d
where does your Forum Nick come from? it was the first character of a dead friend It is a way to remember because it was my first DM, a archmage called Mernos

Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:32 am

Welcome to Canonfire! ArchmageJ and Mernos! We're glad to have you amongst our gathering of Greyhawk enthusiasts. Smile

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Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:49 pm

First Name? Michael

Age? 47

Location? Wichita, Kansas

When you started playing D&D? 1976

What rules you started with? OD&D

where does your Forum Nick come from? Goth who DJ's for a living.

I lurk a lot but rarely post. Obviously I'm a big fan of Greyhawk.

Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:40 pm

welcome deathsdj!! this community has the knowledge of the ages.

Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:06 am

Just a quick FYI, I have changed my forum from mheaton118 to Sheepdog. That is all.

Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:52 am

Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:35 pm

No. Just thought it was about time to get a forum name. It is a tribute to those who stand watch and keep us safe.

Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:11 pm CanonFodder

First Name: Tom
Age 28
Location: Midwest
When you started playing D&D: about 5-6 years ago?
What rules you started with: I was introduced to D&D via pathfinder but have since migrated to 2e and am liking it.
where does your Forum Nick come from: Well... I wanted Tower31 being that I use it for other games, but I botched my account creation and it is no longer usable. A friend of mine looked over at what I have been reading as of late and started calling my Canon Fodder. It had a ring to it.

Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:17 am

Welcome aboard! Also, check your Private Messages. Wink

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Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:40 am

Welcome to Canonfire!, CanonFodder! Smile

Don't be shy about jumping into threads with your 2 cents. We love opinions of all sorts.

SirXaris

Edit: Changed your avatar to Tower31, I see. Cool

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Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:50 am

Will do. Thanks for the warm welcome

Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:58 am Re: CanonFodder

Mon May 11, 2015 9:06 pm Aloha!

Hi everyone! I've emigrated over from ENWorld where I've been a member for a long while...I am still active there, so I guess this gives me dual citizenship?

My name is Aaron. 34. Live in Hawaii. Started playing D&D in 1988 with my friend from grade school whose older brother ran a 1e/BD&D mix-up game. Totally hooked since then. My nickname "Quickleaf" was the first character I made (rather than playing a pre-gen). I am the author of Tales of the Caliphate Nights by Paradigm Concepts for Green Ronin's True20 system.

Anyhow, glad to be a member of Canonfire :)

Tue May 12, 2015 1:26 am

Welcome aboard! Happy

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Wed May 13, 2015 8:38 am

Welcome Quickleaf! We're pleased to make your acquaintance. Many of us here are writers - amateur to professional - and love to read anything Greyhawk related you would like to contribute to the forum. Smile

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Thu May 14, 2015 8:10 am First Post!

Greetings all! New to the forums and I figured this was as good a place to start as any.

Name - Paul

Age - 45

Location - South / Central, Illinois

Started - 1980

Starting Rules - 1E Blue Box

Nick - One of several I've been using on the interwebs since days of old. I honestly forget the origin. Likely the name I really wanted was taken. rolleyes

I'm new to this site, and can't wait to dig in and see what all goodies are buried herein!

Thu May 14, 2015 6:31 pm

Welcome to Canonfire! Paul/KnightJade!

This website is for everything Greyhawk! Hope you feel welcome and jump right in to the threads with your two coppers. Smile

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Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:52 am Re: The "Introduce Yourself" Thread

[quote="DarkHerald"]I dont know if a thread like this has been started before, but I would like to know a couple of things about the people that I chat with on the forums.

First Name? Ryan
Age? 44
Location? Wisconsin

When you started playing D&D?
It's all Micah's fault...He introduced us to the game in the early 80's. Matt took it from there as DM.

What rules you started with? Basic red box.

where does your Forum Nick come from?
A friend and I were creating characters for Wizardry IV (I think) Bane of the Cosmic Forge and we named our 6 characters after ourselves and friends, but could not think of a name for the thief...he said, "call him GoodyGrabber." We laughed so hard we had tears.

I Found this site completely by accident while researching Greyhawk on the internet. I am completely overwhelmed with the amount of information (both canon and not). Part of me wants to embrace it, part of me wants to run and hide. Currently play using 2e with some house rules, but I guess I'll need to research the editions that came along after I stopped playing. Actually interested in wading through the massive amounts of information here. Thanks to whoever is responsible for....all of this!

Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:50 am

Welcome to Canonfire!, Goodygrabber!

Read all you can and post all you like. We'd love to hear your 2 cents. Smile

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Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:20 pm

I, too, am a 2nd Edition fan, but Lanthorn's latest questions have been in regards to 1st Edition.

Sell out. Razz

Mwahahahahahahahahahaha!

Meanwhile; Hail and well met Knightjade and Goodygrabber!

Be sure to make extensive use of the Greyhawk Wiki; the link is located on the left side of the screen. Rob Bastard, Rasgon and many others have provided us with tons of Greyhawk goodness in there.

All questions and opinions are welcome here, so dive into the many and varied conversations taking place. Canonfire! is the depository of all things Greyhawk!
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Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:49 am

Hi In Robin
From Uk Yorkshire Harrogate
Been Playing D&D since original 3boxset
Moved to AD&D and loved it ever since loked at other versions but they dont cut the mustard have dabbled in many many games (inc realms) but home is where the heart is. Most of my time i DM currently running 2 campaigns

I also dabble a bit in Art and the game inspires me to Paint.
Enyoyed Canonfire for many years and it has helped in so many things.

Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:32 pm

Hi, new to the Forums
Name - Thom
Age - 34
Location - UK, Brighton
Started - 1991 ish?
Rules - AD&D 1e
Nickname - favourite PC (now in semi-retirement)

ZZ

Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:47 pm

Welcome, ZardukZarakhil!

We're pleased to have you join our community. Smile

You may already be familiar with the various forums, but be sure you check out the many Articles pages, which you can access in the appropriate link just under the banner at the top of the page.

Please also join in by posting your own thoughts on any thread you find interesting. Or, take a que from Lanthorn and initiate your own posts with questions you have about our favorite fantasy world. Just be sure to post your thread in the appropriate forum. Wink

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:51 am

Greetings! I just created an account and thought this was a good place to start. Smile

Name - Marcio

Age - 29

Location - Santa Catarina (or Saint Catherine in english), Brazil

Started playing in - 2000

Rules/Edition - AD&D 2nd Edtion

Forum Nick - Well, my first name is Marcio and I'm a great thrash metal fan, so "marciothrasher" it is. Laughing

Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:53 pm

I feel like I gain a level every time I see that somebody is a 2e fan. Cool

I get 1/2 a level for every 1e fan.

Welcome aboard, you newbies. Hope to see your posts on the 2e and 1e forums soon.

-Lanthorn, Old School Player & DM

Thu Oct 01, 2015 4:07 pm

Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:40 pm

Sir Xaris, I laugh every time I see someone is a fellow fan of 2e as it a simple matter of time before the bells, whistles and alarms go off in Lanthorn's classroom to alert him and beckon him to post a reply.

Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:41 pm

And welcome newcomers. I have found this site very educational and entertaining.

Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:16 am

Thanks guys! I started playing with the 2e, but after more than a decade GMing only White Wolf's/Onyx Path's games, I came back to D&D because of the new (and great, let me add) 5e. I've DMed some one-shots while I plan my Greyhawk campaign.

I've been using the Greyhawk Wiki as a source of knowledge for some months now, it has helped me quite a lot.

Glad to be here guys, I hope to learn even more about Oerth and it's mysteries and perils!

Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:59 pm

Hello, everyone! I'm a long time gamer, but I'll admit I'm a relatively recent converter to Greyhawk. I was always a Forgotten Realms kind of guy until I ran the Age of Worms back in 2006. I really fell in love with the world then, even though I had played in it before. I've played through Patriots of Ulek and had quite a few characters killed in the Temple of Elemental Evil (actually some of them never even made it in).

I've used CanonFire as a reference for all things Greyhawk and I figured it was time to just join and start posting. Thanks for everyone's contributions. This really is a great resource!!

Name - Dustin

Age - 38

Location - San Diego, CA (for now, active duty military)

Started playing in - I don't entirely remember. Sometime in middle school, so I'd say probably 1989.

Rules/Edition - My first two games were 1st edition, then I switched to 2nd edition for a bit. Took a huge break from D&D and played White Wolf and Star Wars for ten years or more before coming back to 3E when it came out. Now I'm firmly a 3/3.5/Pathfinder fan, and I want to check out 5th but don't really have a group right now.

Forum Nick -Pronounced 'DIZZ-ah.' Any Wu-Tang fans might figure it out, but it's just the nickname my gaming group gave me. It comes from the RZA and the GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:01 pm Re: The "Introduce Yourself" Thread

Greetings all, I just recently found this forum and realized I had to register, for reasons I'll explain after I get the requisite information out of the way:

First Name: Kevin
Age: 39
Location: Massachusetts
When you started playing D&D: ~age 10? (mid to late 80s)
What rules you started with: Hodgepodge of Basic and Expert 1st ed
Forum Nick: combination of a couple things - I've always enjoyed Norse mythology and collected Thor comics as a child. My favorite horror movie of all time is Exorcist III, which was based on the book "Legion". So, Viking + Legion = VikingLegion.

I played through a bunch of the old "Known World" modules as a kid with my older brothers, but the concept of a campaign setting - shared with other players and evolving with new products - didn't really crystalize in my pre-teen mind until the late 80s and the rise in popularity of the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms products. I threw myself into those worlds, reading and learning all I could of them, and repeated this process with Ravenloft, Darksun, and the insanely imaginative Planescape settings. I've played most editions over the years, but won't list them all numerically, as I've heard tales that mention of a specific edition will summon a dreaded Lanthorn Demon to the thread.

Looking back many years later I feel oddly sad that I missed the boat on Greyhawk, and would like to learn more. I have a very rudimentary understanding of the setting - I know who heavyweights like Mordenkainen and Vecna are, and I recognize a few other characters, places, items and such, but for a world that contributed so many iconic items, monsters, spells, and ideas to the greater D&D universe, I feel I need to improve my knowledge, thus the registration.

I'll admit to being a little overwhelmed with this site on first glance. I guess I expected a small forum, with a tiny and dwindling population of die-hards fondly reminiscing. But the number of members/guests, and the sheer amount of subforums and threads has my head spinning. Can any grognard kindly point me to some kind of logical beginning? Ideally I'd love to see some kind of summary thread that explains the history and major "can't miss" people, places, and world-shaking events of Oerth that are absolutely mandatory. Once I get some kind of foundational knowledge base, I'll feel comfortable ranging out in other directions.

Thanks all for listening to my meandering ramble.

Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:08 am Re: The "Introduce Yourself" Thread

Hola, amgios! Please excuse if my English is awkward, I am first speaker of Spanish.

First Name? Lupe
Age? 22
Location? I am native of Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala, but now study at University of Florida, USA
When you started playing D&D? I think 2003, age 10
What rules you started with? I only ever use AD&D 2nd edition
where does your Forum Nick come from? This is my actual name! :)

I have played D&D for many years after learning from my aunt Maria, who was member here. Now that I study in USA and have unrestricted access to American internet sites, I make a new hobby of taking over Maria's web blog and researching new information for Greyhawk, most important to me are Amedio Jungle and Olman cultures.

Thank you for having web forum dedicated to D&D and Greyhawk world!

Paz y luz,
Lupe

Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:05 pm Re: The "Introduce Yourself" Thread

Wow! Many new members to Canonfire! all at once. It's a pleasure to have so many new faces, er... avatars, among us. Razz

Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:09 am

Nice Welcome there, SirXaris! Happy

We have 50 new members this year so far.

Also, issue 1 of Canonfire! Chronicles is available in the Downloads section HERE. For a minute there I thought it had somehow not been put up, or that something happened to it! Shocked

Welcome aboard everyone! Be sure to submit your own articles on whatever you wish to write about, whether it strictly follows canon material, is something that modifies canon material, or that follows canon material not at all- just so long as it is about GREYHAWK! Cool

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Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:51 am

True name: Patrick

Age: 51 earth years

Loc: Western Michigan, USA (until the Vogons arrive)

Summer of 1980ish, Scout Camp

Expert iirc

Colossus, of X-Men fame, is my favorite X-Man. His skin turns into an Osmium-Steel alloy. First used the nickname on Olympia, old PBEM game. Osmium, or Osmium Steele, has been a favorite moniker ever since.

Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:32 am

Welcome Patrick!

We're thrilled to meet another Greyhawk fan! Please feel free to join the fun by participating in any thread you like, starting new threads, and writing articles to submit for our enjoyment.

And, don't forget to join Greytalk Chat Thursday nights (tonight!) at about 10:00pm CST. Smile

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Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:13 pm

Howdy Patrick...Lived in K'zoo for 7 years, grad from WMU back in the day, when Rider's Hobby Shop was the only place to find D&D material.

Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:42 am

Well met, Patrick. Rare is it among mutant fans to find somebody who isn't on the Wolverine bandwagon. I personally prefer Beast or Magneto (mainly b/c he tosses Wolvie around like a ferrous rag doll...and likely would do so with poor Piotr Rasputin, too!).

At any rate, welcome aboard. What current system do you prefer?

-Lanthorn

p.s. you gotta find a Colossus Avatar.

Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:43 pm

Greetings fellow Greyhawkers.

My name is Raymond. I am older than dirt, I started playing AD&D back in 1981 and still prefer it to this day. Although I was raised in and abided in Georgia for most of my many years, I currently reside on the backside of South Florida. I call myself the Southern Gent because that is what I am and have always aspired to be. I just introduced my son and his buddy to the perils and hazards of Narwell after dark. It's fun seeing characters that fear kobalds and goblins.

Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:55 am

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Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:14 pm

53 year old male 2E player from London, Ontario.

Love all the CF articles. I used a huge amount of them to come up with a history of Pholtus in the Flanaess. Do folk still post articles? As the vast majority of the work is purely the work of others, I have doubts on posting it. Would be as much work to get permission from original authors. It was only intended as a character role play thing.

Historica Pholtus in Flanaess is posted on docdroid but only so I could let my DM have a look at it.

Made it up to look like an illuminated manuscript, sort of.

I am thinking of posting it but would be a lot of work further, like I said, to contact original authors.

Do I need to? Can I just reference them?

Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:31 pm

Welcome, Rom! We're glad you've enjoyed the fan material you found here on Canonfire!

As far as I know, it is fine to repost fan work as long as you abide by the following two rules:

1) You do not materially profit by it, and
2) You credit the original authors.

In other words, you don't need their specific permission to repost work other authors posted for free as long as you don't charge anything for it and you list them as the original authors (so no one thinks it's your original work).

I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong. Wink

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Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:02 pm

Greetings Rom and welcome to Canonfire!

I replied to your query in the Reader's Workshop, but the notification seems to be malfunctioning for me. I'm assuming that you've already found the wiki, as you have obviously found the "Articles" link.

I hope you enjoy your association with the site. Canonfire! is the home of everything Greyhawk.

Enjoy and welcome again.
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Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:41 am

I am glad to see that my thread I started all those years ago is still running strong ...

It is good to be back!

Sat Sep 24, 2016 2:57 pm

Welcome back, DH. We're glad you're here. Smile

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Mon Jul 17, 2017 6:47 pm

Shame on me for not joining Canonfire! ages ago; well, better late than never, I suppose. Smile

I got into WORLD OF GREYHAWK® due to 3e using it as the default—kind of a cheap excuse, but being that it was Gygax's creation also made it feel more "wholesome" to me; I enjoy the other settings for their individual players, but my longest running and favorite character, Quintessa, will always be tied to the Flanaess—while initially created in SoulCalibur her being a fair-skinned, white-haired, vain, conceited, selfish, self-centered, egotistical sorceress just screamed "Suel" to me.

(I really need to clean up her backstory, though).

Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:13 pm

Welcome aboard, and happy posting! Happy

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Tue May 29, 2018 10:11 am

Greetings All,

I've been campaigning in Greyhawk since the Folio was released. It is still my favorite sourcebook and Ive recently been posting on my blog with collection of data culled from its pages and some expansion work inspired bby the entries.

Bryan B's CF facebook page inspired me to signup here and particpate in the community.

Jason

Thu May 31, 2018 4:13 pm

Welcome to CF! JasonZavoda.

We share one awesome first name, and if you play 2e, then you are doubly blessed! Cool

see you around,

Lanthorn

Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:54 am

Welcome to Canonfire!, Jason! We are pleased to have you join us. Smile

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Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:49 pm

Noticed my CF level title. Apprentice Greytalker - That's just wrong.

Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:52 am

n00b! You gotta post some more, and then it will change...or maybe we can see about some other remedy. Cool

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:36 pm

Nice to see you Jason. Welcome!

Tue May 21, 2019 6:38 am

Howdy all, definitely a newbie here. Though not around the D&D fora in general. I'm assuming I'm here because of grodog. :)
Nice to meet you and wonderful to recognize some names!
Be well,
--Ron--
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Tue May 21, 2019 6:42 am

I'm guessing new folks can't upload avatars. :D
Feeling kinda naked without Stormwatch over to the left. Laughing

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Tue May 21, 2019 5:53 pm

Welcome aboard rredmond. You are obviously a Jethro Tull fan (me too).

happy posting and prowling the boards,

Lanthorn of 2e

Wed May 22, 2019 5:49 am

Thanks! And I figured it out. ;)
But yup, a big Tull fan.
Thanks again for the welcome!
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Thu May 23, 2019 5:50 am Greeting Ron REdmond

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Thu May 23, 2019 11:00 am

Welcome!

Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:47 am Hello!

Hey, everyone!!! Micah from Kentucky here. I'm another old school player (my high school years were during the From the Ashes-era). I just recently started running a campaign for my eight year old, my six year old, and four of their friends. I'm currently running the Tyranny of Dragons series, but I've set it in Greyhawk. We're nearing the end of Hoard, and so I'm beginning to realize that their are several Orders from the Realms that I'm going to have to translate into Greyhawk Orders. So it's a lot of work, but I wouldn't abandon the Greyhawk setting for anything! Anyway, it's nice to find a community that continues to explore the Flanaess.

Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:36 am

Welcome Micah!
Enjoy the forums. :)
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Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:41 am Well met, traveller!

Greetings to all!

Since I don't feel the need to open a new thread, I join this illustrious parade.
My name is Rasmus and I've been enjoying D&D for at least fifteen of my thirty-one years. I come from and live in Germany, and my first edition might have been AD&D 2nd - but as indicated above, consciously and knowingly I started with D&D 3rd.
My nickname is (easily recognizable) based on my real name, for that little extra kick mixed with the band "The Rasmus" who were a one-hit wonder in Germany in 2003.

In order to give my current Age of Worms campaign the right Greyhawk polish, I've been following Canonfire for quite some time and finally the registration has worked. I'm looking forward to seeing you!

-r
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Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:30 am Re: Well met, traveller!

Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:44 am Re: Well met, traveller!

Dear Icarus,

thank you so much for your welcome!

Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:03 am Re: Well met, traveller!

Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:21 am

Name? David Leonard
Age? 54
Location? Timmins, Ontario
When you started playing D&D? 1982
What rules you started with? A mix of AD&D PHB and Maldvay Red Box (it's What we had at the time)
Where does your Forum Nick come from? It's a cryptic thing that I'll keep to myself, thanks.

What can I say? I bought the Greyhawk Campaign Setting Box Set when it came out, but I was homebrewing at the time; I stole a lot from the Box, but didn't set my campaign in Greyhawk, intimidated by how large the world actually was, not realizing that my homebrewing was exactly how Gary expected me to flesh out his world, one small area at a time. My little world actually looked and felt a lot like Ratik then, even though I hardly even glanced at that part of Darlene's map at the time. I certainly didn't give any region much thought as my eyes grazed that map.
Then I began to read the Gord novels, after I'd inhaled the first Dragonlace trilogy. The Forgotten Realms novels were coming out about same time, if I recall properly, and they all but drowned out all the other settings. Everything became about Forgotten Realms. Everything became about Drizz't. I loved Drizz't, until I didn't anymore. He became super "human." Unlike Gord, who always seemed to remain human, even as he eventually became a hero, even though he never wanted to be one, and certainly never saw himself as one. That's what made me love Gord.
Only years later did I discover that when I thought about D&D I thought about Greyhawk. Maybe because that's where all the original AD&D modules were set.

Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:32 am Welcome to Greyhawk!

Well, welcome Snafu!!
I don't think I'd ever expected myself to be welcoming a "SNAFU". LOL
There's a lot of us around here who have a similar story to yours.
Played in the early days, and later realized that Greyhawk and D&D were synonymous in our mindset. :P

Welcome to the site!
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Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:30 am

Welcome SNAFU... to the enduring wellspring of all that is Greyhawk.... Don't be a shy lurker (thats my job hehe) divein and dig .........and ask .......and you will find ..........a wealth of info that is often between the lines of errata published and seasoned with time.

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Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:42 pm

Welcome SNAFU. It is always a pleasure to make the acquaintance of a fellow Greyhawk enthusiast. We are glad to have you join the conversations. :)

SirXaris
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:19 am

Welcome David!!
--Ron--
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Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:40 am Crimsondeth23

Hello,All!!!!
Well let's get this initial intro over and done....

First Name? Shane
Age? 50
Location? Minnesota
When you started playing D&D? 81-82
What rules you started with? Basic Red set img <img>https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/382548676692_/VINTAGE-1981-TSR-DUNGEONS-DRAGONS-DD-DnD.jpg </img>
where does your Forum Nick come from? Crimson--as in blood--deth--as in death I play Vamire and World of Darkness a lot.. 23--as in Discordia

Well, I started gaming at age 12 in 1981. My parents bought me the Basic Set as an Xmas gift. Got the Expert soon after that. Moved over to AD&D when I joined another party for the first time, playing the A series. Bought the '83 ed. of Greyhawk and really never wanted to run anywhere else. Sure, I adventured in the FR, Ravenloft, DL, but have always DMed Greyhawk and modiefied KnownWorld/Mystara adventures. I joined the RPGA when I was 13. I start gaming pbm much later. Getting in with the pbm group opened up another avenue where we created a RPGA sanctioned club: Dragonslayers Unlimited! I was Vice Preseident of the group for 2 terms (4 years). I stopped gaming for awhile after I moved to MN back in the '90s. I played a few times after that. When I gamed alot, I had most of the AD&D 1st ed and 2nd ed. books. After I got married, I really did not have , or find the time. I went back to school: IT. I started working in IT before graduating.

Now, my daughter's fiance has started gaming. His group is doing the Saltmarsh thing. He asked if I would be able to run another campaign-so that's where I am. Never did 3rd or 4th ed and am still learning all about
5th. But editions aside--Greyhawk is Greyhawk!

Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:18 pm Re: Crimsondeth23

Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:35 am

Welcome Shane!
Great intro.
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Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:02 pm

Lol! Welcome Crimsondeth23!

I laugh because reading your bio sounded like my alter-ego had set up an account here without me knowing it. 😋

I am 50 now, too. My bio is on page one (have I been a member that long?). It doesn't have as much info as yours, but other than location, the rest of your bio could be inserted into mine accurately.

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Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:21 am

I think waaay too many people probably thought the same thing. Much to similar to myself as well! Laughing

Welcome aboard crimsondeth23! Cool

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Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:04 pm

Welcome Crimsondeth23 from a fellow cold enduring Minnesota RPGer.

Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:42 pm

Hello everyone!

First Name: Peter
Age: 34
Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
When you started playing D&D: 1996, age 11
What rules you started with: AD&D 2nd Edition
where does your Forum Nick come from: Silvermane was my first PC, a drow (c'mon! I was 11 at the time...) Fighter/Mage/Thief. He never actually got past level 3 as I DM'ed most of the time. I've used him in various campaigns as a quest-giving NPC. Now, I have converted him to 5th edition rules playing Ghosts of Saltmarsh, where he is a Wizard (Bladesinger)/Rogue (Assassin).

Honestly, I love Greyhawk. I was introduce to (A)D&D by my brother at age 11. He lended me the blue City of Greyhawk box, the grey Wars box and the crimson From the Ashes box and I devoured them whole cloth. What a fantastical world!

Over time, I drifted away from Greyhawk as I developed and homebrewed my own settings. Now, I'm coming home to the Flanaess as a player, and I plan to set my next campaign as DM on Oerth as well.

Nice to meet you all!

Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:37 am

What DM doesn't play vicariously through the persons of their NPC's? Ergo, Silvermane is awesome!!! Welcome aboard, and happy posting! Cool

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