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Your
name: Alex. Online I go by GoldenApe or SpeciesZero
Location: Welland, ON, Canada
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Family:
Parents still married, also a brother & sister.
Also newly married.
Pets: Four cats(Five if you count my
cat at my parents' house on the other side of the country)
Religion: Undecided.
Education: Graduated high school, haven't
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Hobbies/Activities:
Reading, writing, other games(board & video).
Community service: Was in the scouting movement
most of my childhood/teenage years, a cub leader for
a year, and also helped found an activist group in
Victoria called the Peaceweavers.
Just to test the stereotype - Have you ever
lived, or are you currently living, in your parents'
basement? Currently living in my mother-in-law's
basement, moving out December 1st.
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is your favorite way to spend a weekend? With
friends, hanging out, watching movies, playing games,
whatever.
What is the most frightening thing you've ever done?
Gone on the Superman ride at Six Flags Darian Lake.
Which
of your accomplishments are you the most happy with?
Getting married.
What
was your first word? No idea.
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What is your favorite word? Sausage.
How many languages do you speak? One,
English.
What is your favorite time of year, and why?
Winter. I love the smell
of snow & Christmas.
What is your most prized physical possession?
A set of aqua dice
older than I am. A woman I gamed with in Victoria got
them a year
before I was born, they were her first set. She gave
them to me when I
moved away.
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If
you could change one thing about yourself, what would
it be? Make my hair more managable.
Did you have any embarassing nicknames as a kid?
Nope.
What was your favorite toy as a child? The
paper & popsicle stick Star Wars figures I made.
My parents couldn't afford to buy the real toys for
me, so I made my own.
What
makes you cry? Being so far away from my family
& friends. |
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What
is your favorite section of the newspaper? Entertainment.
Do you have a useless talent that no one else that you
know can do? I can raise my eyebrows independantly
of each other.
What are three things you can't live without?
My cats, a notebook, and pencil to write in it with.
If
you could have one superpower, which power would you
pick? Telekinesis. |
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did you want to be when you grew up? A hippo.
Well, when I was a kid I did. Getting older I wanted
to be a writer.
What
is your favorite mode of transportation? Ferry.
It comes from growing up on an island.
If you could pick any other time period to live in,
which would it be, and why? The 60s/70s. I
want to see it all happen first-hand.
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You've just purchased a small island off the coast
of any continent of your choosing, and you are preparing
to start your own country there. What does your flag look
like? White background, with a red heptagram.
Where did you grow up? Victoria, BC.
About a quarter of the world away from where I am now.
Tell us about your favorite RPG character that
you've ever played. The Good Doctor Jean Doughali.
Deadlands Classic. A Jamaican-born immigrant to New Orleans,
who practiced VooDoo. His chosen Loa was Ogu, who liked
loud noises and swearing. So I got to swear a whole lot
in a Jamaican accent, and carry a shotgun. Which he wasn't
very good at. |
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He eventually was turned into a woman, changed his/her
name to Jeanette,
and upon dying was brought back Harrowed and sewn into
the torso of another
PC. His worst nightmare was being devoured by all of
the chickens he had to
use in his VooDoo rituals.
What are your favorite RPGs? Deadlands
(Wasted & Weird West),
Cyberpunk 2020, GURPS, Buffy.
What was your first RPG session like?
D&D 1E, in my treehouse. I don't
remember anything about it at all, except for orcs.
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What
was your WORST RPG session like? GURPS Fantasy.
We had to wipe out an entire town, to get an evil warlord
on our side to stop the other three warlords who were
invading our dimension. It was all for the greater good,
I promise. So we poisoned the water supply. The holy
man of a nearby city was coming to heal the sick. So
we had to stop him.
We concocted
a devious plan involving an invisible Minotaur standing
next to the road, a Lizardman in the bushes next to
him, and the rest of us hiding in the nearby woods.
We would rush out to attack after the others softened
them up.
We all had
to get going soon, but it was cut & dry, we figured
we'd be out within 30-45 minutes. Someone even said
"how long can combat take?" |
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Well, three hours and 15 critical failures later, the
Lizardman was knocked out in a nearby field (from the
minotaur's first attack, the first critical failure),
the minotaur was searching for his body, everyone except
for me was inside an invisible globed forcefield, and
I was invisible and
bleeding to death. How long can combat take, indeed...
Who
is your all-time favorite person to game with?
My friend Brennan. He's a great GM, has some amazing
ideas. And running a PC alongside him is great fun as
well. He was the one I was sewn to in Deadlands.
Do
you have anything gaming-related to plug? I'm
looking for another person to game with, if there is
anyone else in this town who games.
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