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Your
name: David Millians
Location: Atlanta,
Georgia
Age: 39
Sex: Male
Family:
I am married to an education specialist and researcher. We have a ten
year old daughter from her previous marriage. Her birth father died
when she was one, and I have adopted her. I grew up near Emory
University, where my father worked. He was a child psychiatrist and
died almost twenty years ago. My mother was a school administrator, and
she is now retired and living in the beautiful swamp country of north
Florida.
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I have a sister, two
years younger, who teaches in Washington, DC. She is my earliest
friend. My daughter is the only member of any of my family who games.
She started roleplaying when she was three, playing the cat in the
story.
Pets:
I've always had lots of cats. My daughter has a leopard gecko which
eats all of my pet crickets each week.
Religion:
My mother has referred to me as a high rite Quaker. I've taught Sunday
school.
Political
party/affiliation: Green Party.
Education:
I graduated from Paideia School in Atlanta, Georgia, and Haverford
College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. I did not find a gaming group in
college, but I wrote a great deal for the groups I played with back
home on breaks.
Hobbies/Activities:
I like to read. I teach history, so I read lots of that. I also like
science fiction and fantasy. I like to travel, try food, learn songs,
visit schools. I like hiking and getting out into the natural world. I
have a regular tai chi class, and I enjoy studying language. I like
lots of kinds of music.
Community
service: I work at my local food bank each month.
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Just to
test the stereotype - Have you ever lived, or are you currently
living, in your parents' basement? Yes, as a kid, I was
either in the attic or
the basement. Not since then.
What is
your favorite way to spend a weekend? Reading.
What is
the most frightening thing you've ever done? Traveling
across Europe by myself. It was so cool.
How many
languages do you speak? A bit of four or five.
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What was
your first word? Theodore, though I pronounced it
something like "Tae-door."
What is
your favorite word? I don't have one. There are too many
interesting choices.
Which of
your accomplishments are you the most happy with?
Raising my daughter.
What is
your favorite time of year, and why? Summertime - It's
warm.
What is
your most prized physical possession? My house.
If you
could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Be more outgoing.
Did you
have any embarassing nicknames as a kid? "Animal" - I
had lots of long, tangled hair.
What was
your favorite toy as a child? Sand.
What makes
you cry? Sad movies or stories.
What is
your favorite section of the newspaper? Science Time in
the New York Times on Tuesdays.
Do you
have a useless talent that no one else that you know can do?
I can whistle whether breathing in or out.
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What are three things you can't
live without? Friends, games, fresh fruit.
If you
could be one superhero, which hero would you be? Anyone
who can fly.
What did
you want to be when you grew up? A teacher.
What is
your favorite mode of transportation? Foot.
If you
could pick any other time period to live in, which would it be, and why?
Ancient Egypt - They usually had enough to eat and relatively little
turmoil.
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Tell us
about your favorite RPG character that you've ever played.
I hardly ever get to play a character as I am usually the person
running the game for my group, but my friend Kelly has run games in the
past, and those have been great fun. My favorite character from all
those was Llewella in a game of Amber: Diceless Roleplaying. Like most
of my own characters she was a cosmologist at heart, a chance to
explore the workings of other realities. She became especially adept at
navigating the many dimensions of the setting, much to the frustration
of the other characters, who wanted someone with her "feet on the
ground," but then she
found herself in the Courts of Chaos, where the answers to many of her
questions about her family lay, and her abilities were severely
weakened and prone to unusual results, often transporting her into the
very clutches of her fearsome, faceless foes.
What are
your favorite RPGs? I am a real fan of Glorantha in all
its forms, Harn, Amber, Call of Cthulhu, Ars Magica, Shadowrun, and
Skyrealms of Jorune. These all are vibrant settings full of detail and
whimsy. I have a sentimental attachment to games like Dungeons and
Dragons and Tunnels and Trolls.
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What was
your first RPG session like? My first RPG play occurred
when two
friends of mine were playing at school, and the player had to leave to
meet with
a teacher in the middle of combat. It was The Fantasy Trip, and he was
up
against two goblins. They asked me to keep it going while he was away.
I got
slaughtered, and my friend was irked on his return, but I was hooked on
this
imagination game.
What was
your WORST RPG session like? My worst gaming sessions
are always when my friends in the game get upset with one another,
sometimes about something in the game, or sometimes the game just
breaks
the camel's back.
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Who is
your all-time favorite person to game with? I have a
great gaming group these days. Each player brings a different
collection of interests to the game. Kelly enjoys intellect, puzzles,
and politics. Tanner is drawn to magical developments. Seth, Zach,
Kristy, and Corwin want action, while Jaime works to civilize us all,
even baking treats for our meetings.
Do you
have anything gaming-related to plug? My gaming work
these days focuses primarily on the educational benefits and
possibilities in games. Whether as a leisure activity or a focused
project with academic objectives in mind, games are excellent for
growing people and people who still want to grow.
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