lawrenson wrote:If the event was Games Day 86 at the Royal Horticultural Hall, then I was there too!

That does ring a bell!

So I was talking to Stratochamp last night and I was thinking to myself... self... I've never introduced you before...

I retired from local politics in 2005 and now am a Steelworker (Local 17 out of Chicago). As the referral agent for the local, I plan all the scheduled day-to-day labor for McCormick Place, Navy Pier, Rosemont, and all the major hotels in the area. We are acually "decorators" going 60-70' in a condor hanging all the isle signs you see at conventions. Before all of this I dabbled in the engineering fields (civil / mechanical), and co-owned a messenger service, when gas was cheap.  

My older brother John introduced my younger brother and I to D&D on Christmas of 1979 (8th Printing Basic D&D Set). I played an elf, and my brother played a halfling. We never made it past the first guard tower in that module that my older brother wrote... twisted bastard...  

I got back into AD&D just after high school, with a friend of my brother's whom he was going to college with. 20 years later I still game with these guys once in a while, but game with a newer (10 years) group of gamers who found me through an RPGA magazine ad, looking for a new gaming group. With this group I now play 3.5, as we have decided not to convert to 4.0 (thank god).

I've continued to play RPGA events (POINTS!) since 1986, where I was introduced to the gaming gods and godesses like Don and Linda Bingle, Randal Lemon, Nicky Rhea, Brett and Cindy Bakke, Carl Beuhler, and many others (So what do I need to do to become a Grandmaster...?). The RPGA also introduced me to all sorts of other game systems: Marvel Superheroes, Boot Hill, Rolemaster, Shadowrun.

I met up with the likes of other computer geeks on American Online, where there was an RPGA game group called Fellowship of Online Gamers, led by some guy named Frank Mentzer     We actually competed in the RPGA decathalon as FOG, but I was not as experienced as a wizard as I am now, and Frank can get really ornery as a player when things go badly.

My favorite moment in the RPGA was the Living City campaign, because I enjoyed the concept where you could play your own character from event to event. Rorrik Ironwood eventually retired as the Constable of the Raven's Bluff Harbor Patrol, ASP, and Sewer Brigade (and a halo of ioun stones he was obsessed with).

When I'm not gaming on Thursday or Saturday nights, I play a host of computer games (EQ, Elder Scroll series, Call of Duty, Total War series), or adding to my small D&D collection (compared to you guys anyways)  
 

Peace,

Andrew

p.s. (Andy is fine as well...)

Hello Hunter,

Be prepared for your collection to grow.  When I joined, many years ago, I had just a few mods now I have 16 boxes full of the stuff.  Good luck and good to have you.

Martin

bbarsh,

Actually very little of my collection has come from the HPB stores.  That, however, does not stop me from checking my local HPB store about once a week.

Martin

Hi all,

I'm new to the forums, but not to AD&D collecting.  I've been collecting 1st & 2nd edtion modules and minis for over 10 years now.

More recently, I've been into collecting OOP AD&D Ral Partha minis that will help me fill gaps in my large miniature collection.  

I also paint these miniatures on the side for my bi-monthly AD&D group.

See you on the forums!

historymike1776 wrote:Hi all,

I'm new to the forums, but not to AD&D collecting.  I've been collecting 1st & 2nd edtion modules and minis for over 10 years now.

More recently, I've been into collecting OOP AD&D Ral Partha minis that will help me fill gaps in my large miniature collection.  

I also paint these miniatures on the side for my bi-monthly AD&D group.

See you on the forums!

Ooooo!  A miniature man!  Welcome indeed!

Wait!  That didn't sound right.  I was referring to your interests, not anything else.  

We kid around here from time to time.

Welcome aboard!

I take all joking in stride.    Good to finally be on here.

Hello, I would like to introduce myself i am Tim Wagoner and i am new to the Fourms at The Acaeum but have been Using it for Quite a few years for my collections and selling but really never noticed this part of it. I have been Collecting and Playing D&D since 1977 and Started Buying and Selling as a Dealer at many Game conventions in California and Nevada starting in 1988-1996 when i finally i went Legit With a Brick and Morter Store but still do Conventions alot. I have in my store over 7000 Used games books and Modules and i fill lists that people send me for items they are looking for. In 1998 i stared buying and selling on Ebay and after a few years i finally Opened a Ebay Store with the same name as my Brick and Morter store Wagoner`s Miniatures & Hobbies. I have about 200 or so items on there at most times. Eventually i would like to get my whole store on there but that would mean i would have to do more work(me Lazy Fat Guy). Well i have rambled enough Just like to say thanks for haveing me here and hope to talk to more of you. If you have any of those Lists you would like me to try and fill you can email me here [email protected].

Thanks
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