The 2016 Muster Thread

[Ao]

Hey there guys. It's been a year and a half since we embarked on our journey in Gaoler's Bend. And now, after many enemies slain, dungeons explored, and friends lost...

We find ourselves with a few fresh faces, and a whole lot of history.

I think it's about time we put together a new Muster thread, so that we can get to know each other a little more. Just a few personal details to put a face behind the character.

Without further ado...

First Name: Andy
From: Toronto, Canada

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: D&D 1e, and D&D 5e. SWRPG: Fantasy Flight Games edition. Dungeon World.

Favorite PC/console games?: Morrowind, Mass Effect... Quest for Glory! Ashen Empires (mediocre indie Ultima Online ripoff - great memories). Ocarina of time (duh). Played WoW for 10 years.

What are you playing now?: Dragon Age Inquisition, Warframe.

Favorite drink: A good oatmeal stout.

Favorite book: The count of monte cristo.

Favorite fantasy setting: Middle earth.

Your last meal before summary execution: Lobster Roll.

Favorite adventure setting: Snowy forests and haunted castles.

Fantasy weapon of choice: Longsword and shield.

Favorite non-human race: Genasi

Dayjob: I'm the sales director of an organic food company.

Other nerdy hobbies: I collect boardgames, and love baseball.

Favorite movie: LOTR trilogy

Drives a: Honda CRV

Lightsaber color: Purple

Favorite D&D Monster: Mind Flayer

Kids?: Yeah! An awesome 2-year old daughter.

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Yep

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: Long-term, bite-sized bits of roleplaying day to day. An emphasis on roleplaying and narrative. Building a sense of community online.

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: Moves slowly. Life gets in the way of posting sometimes. Keeping enthusiasm going among strangers (but boy is it awesome when it happens!).

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: Patient players, who aren't afraid to tell me what they want more AND less of. Polite players that will participate on all fronts, and actively take responsibility for the rest of the group having fun. Communication about what's working and what's not. Epic moments.

Cheers
-Andy

[Kellar]

Name: Bear
From: Wisconsin, USA

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: DnD 5e, Pathfinder, Dungeon World, Hero Quest and Descent 2nd Edition.

Favorite PC/console games?: Final Fantasy 11, Final Fantasy 7, Xenoblade Chronicles, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Dark Souls I/II, Demon's Souls, Blood Borne, Metal Gear series, Legend of Zelda series, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

What are you playing now?: Final Fantasy 11

Favorite drink: Tied- Diet Dr. Pepper and Wine.

Favorite book: The Chronicles of Conan

Favorite fantasy setting: Hyperborea

Your last meal before summary execution: Bacon Double Cheeseburger (no bun) from Red Robin's, Coleslaw and Sweet Tea

Favorite adventure setting: Castles and Battlefields

Fantasy weapon of choice: Heavy Weapons

Favorite non-human race: Elf

Dayjob: Surveillance Training & Development Director

Other nerdy hobbies: Reading, Leatherworking, sketching, watching movies

Favorite movie: Reservoir Dogs

Drives a: Nissan Xterra

Lightsaber color: White

Favorite D&D Monster: Goblin

Kids?: Yes

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Yes

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: The ability to write on a daily basis and escape from work at least 15 minutes per day. Using your head movies to observe a scene from each player's perspective compared to your character.

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: Sometimes it goes slow and you have to wait (sometimes impatiently) for the next post. Especially when the game is at a great roleplaying spot or the stakes are high.

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: Players. Without players the game would fade away. Good communication between players is essential too. Consistent growth of the characters.

[Dwan Bolduum]

First Name: Mike
From: Chicago, IL

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: D&D 4e, D&D 5e, SWRPG: Fantasy Flight Games edition. White Wolf: World of Darkness RPGs

Favorite PC/console games?: Elder scrolls, Fallout, Final Fantasy, Rocket League, Mass Effect, Dead Space

What are you playing now?: Fallout 4

Favorite drink: S'more Money, S'more Problems

Favorite book: Stormlight Archive series

Favorite fantasy setting: Wheel of Time

Your last meal before summary execution: Smoked pulled pork sliders.

Favorite adventure setting: Castles and forests.

Fantasy weapon of choice: Axes

Favorite non-human race: Drow

Dayjob: Senior technical support at a software company.

Other nerdy hobbies: Boardgames, brewing beer, cooking meat on my smoker

Favorite movie: The Boondock Saints

Drives a: Nissan Sentra

Lightsaber color: Purple

Favorite D&D Monster: Owlbear

Kids?: Nope

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Not really

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: I like the consistent play, even though I'm not always consistent, and we are able to take more control of the story and paint out potential epic scenes. Like using the power of weapons to steer a ship

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: The pacing is much slower than doing it table side.

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: Having a story that is constantly progressing. Maybe running into some dinosaurs as well.

[Valeria Thaemor]

First Name: Darian
From: Birmingham, Alabama

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: D&D 5e and Shadowrun

Favorite PC/console games?: Crusader Kings 2, Fallout, Thief (old ones, not new one), Civ 5, Dragon Age

What are you playing now?: Crusader Kings 2

Favorite drink: Coke or Prosecco

Favorite book: Gone With The Wind, Game of Thrones

Favorite fantasy setting: Westeros

Your last meal before summary execution: Buffalo wings.

Favorite adventure setting: Castles and forests

Fantasy weapon of choice: rapier

Favorite non-human race: elf

Dayjob: Retail/ college student (operational meteorology major)

Other nerdy hobbies: Stormchasing, reading, writing

Favorite movie: Eastern Promises

Drives a: hyundai sonata

Lightsaber color: Purple

Favorite D&D Monster: doppleganger

Kids?: Nooooo, not yet

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Yep

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: The focus on actual roleplaying, it's much easier to play than an in person game where everyone has to try and find time in their busy schedules to meet up.

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: People tend to lose interest and drop out

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: If the game is fun and the players are good peoples.

[Custer Thickett]

First Name: Ryan
From: Hard to say, but I'm in Tampa right now.

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: Apocalypse World; all D&D.

Favorite PC/console games?: The Civilization series; the original Chrono Trigger

What are you playing now?: Star Wars Battlefront on XBONE

Favorite drink: Bourbon

Favorite book: Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson (this was a hard choice)

Favorite fantasy setting: Westeros and Essos. (I prefer Essos.)

Your last meal before summary execution: Ribeye, sweet potato with cinnamon butter

Favorite adventure setting: Airship

Fantasy weapon of choice: Whits

Favorite non-human race: Drow, (I blame R.A.S.)

Dayjob: Legal I.T. Support

Other nerdy hobbies: Hacky sack, Frisbee

Favorite movie: Hunt for Red October

Drives a: Nissan pickup with 170k miles and a Marquee with 180k miles

Lightsaber color: Don't need no stinking lightsaber. Give me a blaster and a thermal detonator.

Favorite D&D Monster: Dragons hiding in humanoid form

Kids?: Not that I know of

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Yes

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: Practicing writing. I love the depth to the fiction and characters.

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: Players disappearing and leaving their P.C. in the group. If you need to leave, RP the exit.

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: Ao's enthusiasm

[Gimble Nabisco Raulnor]

Name: Andrew

From: Pennsylvania, US

What RPG's (pnp) are you the most fond of?: D&D

Favorite PC/console games?: Fallout, Civ 5, Halo, Minecraft, Portal, Half Life, TF2, Bastion

What are you playing now?: Some Civ once in a while. Too busy to pick up Fallout:NV again.

Favorite drink: Teas of many varieties. For big boy drinks... idk, scotch was nice. Any choice of bubbly bitter-water if it's got a nice taste.

Favorite book: The Art of Racing In The Rain

Favorite fantasy setting: Middle Earth or Alagaesia

Your last meal before summary execution: Olympic swimming pool filled with ramen with seaweed, pork, beef, duck, eggs, peppers, etc, paired with a nice large pot of chamomile tea.

Favorite adventure setting: Bustling cities or ancient underground/stone ruins.

Fantasy weapon of choice: A blunt staff and a sharp mind. Oh, and a bit of magic, too.

Favorite non-human race: Elf/Eladrin

Dayjob: Mechanical engineering student at PSU

Other nerdy hobbies: Drawing (rare), reading (less rare), fountain pens, stationary, knives, watches, 3D printing, drone making and testing, Marvel club.

Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings series.

Drives a: KIA Sportage (Mom's idea, not mine. Honda Cr-V all the way.)

Lightsaber color: Blue

Favorite D&D Monster: Probably the beholder. Rakshasas are pretty cool, too.

Kids?:

Kids?: Nooooo, not yet

Ever played a Play-By-Post before?: Yes

What do you like about Play-By-Post?: Being able to play from pretty much anywhere civilization exists, and, as a side effect, being able to play with all sorts of different people. Allows me to view things from other player's point of view. Can do some really well thought out and in depth role playing (without needing to act it out, too).

What do you dislike about Play-By-Post?: They can get very (almost unbearably) slow, and it is a lot of work to keep the momentum going, especially because people have different schedules and time zones.

What would keep you playing Roots of Legend forever?: Cool content and invested, excited players.

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