Hi to all! I knew there was a reason this forum seemed more mature than most...1/2 of us are old farts!
Real name is Richard, I recently fell off the deep side of 40. Live in Santa Rosa, CA, about 70 miles north of San Francisco, where the wineries meet the redwoods. Formerly have lived in Portland and Eugene OR, Seattle and Olympia WR, and Tucson AZ. I'm an unabashed Pagan and Leftist, but am a lot more interested theses days in real solutions for real people instead of rhetoric. I write a bit, fiction and poetry; and noodle around on the six-string. In younger days played bass guitar in a couple of rock and punk bands that no one has ever heard of.
Gaming-wise, this is my first Wizardry game. I started with PnP D&D games in the mid-70's, and was hooked from the start. Played rabidly for about ten years, then moved away from the people I played with and didn't pick it up again. Didn't even own my first computer until '92, and used it for work and writing, not gaming. My first crpg was Fallout, and I was hooked, moved from that to Baldurs Gate, and hooked again. I was very happy until recently exploring ands re-exploring Faerun, and foruming on PlanetBaldursGate. Finally, one day, I just couldn't take playing through one more time, or hearing one more newbie on the PBG forum ask "how do I kill Kangaxx".
Picked up Wizardry on a recommendation from the Electronics Boutique manager. Best damn purchase I've ever made. Even though I'm still early in the game, I have the feeling this one has the potential to keep me happy for a very long time. So, that's a bit about me, time to log-off for awhile and get back to the game!
See ya,
Merk
oh, ps. is there a list on the forum of which smilies are enabled? Inquiring minds want to know! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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