Hello everyone, My name is Michael and I've been a member of RPGBomb.com since March 17, 2008. I thought I'd go ahead and properly introduce myself.

My first introduction into the world of RPGs was the console rpgs. God, I loved those and I still do. My first one was and still fondly rememeber is "Dragon Warrior" for the good old NES when I finally got the NES either in Christmas of 1989 or 1990. After several tries of it plus not understanding it, I was hooked for life. After that came "Final Fantasy". And then the rest is history along with the SNES and the PS1.

I've been wanting to play DnD since I was a kid. Tried ADnD 2E back in the mid 90's with the "First Quest" box set. Couldn't get into it largely due to THACO and no one to play with. There was someone I knew in school who has a son that was in a group and I couldn't make it since I was starting out in a new job and it was my 1st job. Then, in the early 2000's, along came a new box set for DnD and it made sense better to me than ADnD but still had no one to play with. Then, one day in 2006, I was in Books a Million and saw this book entitled "DnD for Dummies" and checked it out. Great book! I loved it and read some more. It was for the v3.5. It made a lot of sense to me finally due to the d20 system and no THACO. I was cash strapped at the time so I had my mom buy me this book so I could read some more and studied it. I also checked out and bought "DMing for Dummies". Also a great book! Finally went ahead bought the v3.5 of the PHB. DMG and MM myself. Finally someone at my job played DnD and had a DM, so I hooked up with him and his DM and played a few ttrpgs until the DM quit due to wanting to go back to school. So. the player moved on to play in groups at a gamestore and I couldn't due to real life issues. Last year, I looked to online to see what I can do about playing DnD and heard of PBeMs and PbPs. So, I checked them out and now I'm playing DnD using those. I also plays other rpgs like Shadowrun 4E.

Now, CCGs, I love playing Magic: the Gathering and been so on and off since 1995.  It was hard to find players back then.  Now, with Friday Nite Magic, it's no problem.   Of course, as long as the game store I go to doesn't fold.  I like Netrunner but doesn't know really how to play it but would love to.  Of course, at the time, no one in town that I know of even today that knows Netrunner and plays it. Oh well.

 Lastly, I am not trying to shock y'all but I am deaf and can hear with hearing aids.  However, without them, I hear nothing at all expect for extremely loud noises like thunder and planes.  I can talk fine and hears okay as long as I use my digital hearing aids, lol.  I'm a military brat and was born in NC, and been to England, GA, CA, NJ and now here in SC and here the longest.  And I'm 31.

 -Michael/SoloDM

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