Post by zipp on Mar 30, 2008 15:27:22 GMT -5
I know I haven't been around as much lately (considering my participation in the old days), but I'll never forget about TOTS. So... here I am!
Hey, maybe I'll get that tournament under way after all!
And here's the questionaire:
Why did you choose your screen name?
Zipp is my personal goddess and guardian angel who has protected me since I was at least 12.
Do you have a real name you might be willing to share?
Jonathan
How old are you?
24 in a week!
What do you do for a living?
Er... nothing? I'm a student right now, but I've gotta find work soon as I'm finally graduating after six years of college.
What part of the world are you from?
USA. Born in Florida, moved to Portland, OR when I was about 7. Schooled in Tacoma, WA and Eugene, OR where I still am.
Married?
Felt like it for about five years, but that's ended now.
Got pets?
Xaviee (siamese persian mix) and Sera (your typical house cat... well, except she pees in the toilet and not the litter box... which I'm very grateful for)
Height? Weight?
I'm about 5'10'' and weigh somewhere in the 150-160 range
Favourite Food?
I like almost anything but I have a horrible weakness for cheap chinese take out. I know... I'm ashamed.
In a fit of generosity, TotS is buying the next round. What’ll it be?
A bottle of Ouzo.
Favourite bands?
I listen mostly to video game remixes from OCREMIX.ORG
I highly suggest you check them out!
What was the last album you bought? Was it any good?
I bought my first album in, like, five years the other day. It's ambient synth trance, which I have to admit to loving. The album's great, it's by Jens Buchert.
On a somewhat seperate note, I just saw Bruce Springstein in concert! And I was in the Pit!
Favourite films?
Alien
Blade Runner
Sweeny Tood
Princess Mononoke (anime by Miyazaki, saw it 50 times)
Casshern (great Japanese film, very deep)
Favourite TV shows?
M*A*S*H (Korean army doctors and shennagins)
Columbo ("Excuse me, there is one more thing...")
LOST (it has it's ups and downs, but overal I enjoy it a lot)
X-files (at least the first half)
Favourite books?
Watership Down (as they say... it's a book about bunnies)
Lord of the Rings series (as they say... it's some books about hobbits)
Snow Crash (one of the most influential books of all time)
The Deverry Series (one of the most astounding series of all time)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (ancient Chinese history... great stuff involving feats of daring that put LW to shame!)
Got any vices? (Smoke, drink, gamble, anything else that fits)
I do smoke cigars occasionally (and then curse myself).
I drink a fair amount at parties
I ocassionally enjoy some herb
The only thing I'm actually addicted to, though, is internet pornography which I've struggled to stop looking at for years, more or less succesfully.
Travelled much? To which countries?
Really want to. Considering joining the peace corps.
Any other hobbies/interests?
I make movies
I write stories
I make up games
I play games
I read stories
I watch movies
How old were you when you first found Lone Wolf and how did you meet him?
I bought him a drink at the local bar and he told me his tale. Yeah, actually I discovered LW through the LEGENDS series, though I only ever read book 1 (sorry Simey! I swear I'll get to book 2 this year! Thanks so much for sending it!)
Have you read all the books yet? If not, which ones do you need to read?
I've read all of them except the one I always wanted to read: book 12, Masters of Darkness. Ah, I also never got through book 11, got bored!
Oh, and the New Order books, of course, with the exception of the first one.
Favourite book?
I've always had a soft spot for the Captives of Kaag (my first actual LW gamebook) and I also like The Legacy of Vashna for its setting. I really felt impending doom in that one. It's also one of the few books that reveals more about LW's past.
Least favourite book?
Jungle of Horrors and Prisoners of Time rank high for me on the hated list. I don't know... they just some very linear and uninteresting. Also, PoT has that terrible over the top hard fight.
I actually dislike the Magnakai adventures in general.
Favourite character(s)?
Alyss. I know, I know, she's hated around here, but I always imagined her as coming from a world Naar had already taken over, and the thought of a sexy, punky, rebel just gelled with me somehow. I've loved her ever since.
Characters you love to hate?
Kimah. He's just so... hateable!
I also love to hate Padoh, because it annoys a certain someone ^_^
Characters you just hate?
Chaos Master. Giant chicken who whoops ass. Dispicable.
Favourite Special Item?
I always hung on to that Vordak Gem in the hopes it would come in handy. It didn't.
Best death?
The ones that occur right before the end of the book. They are so miserably funny. "Your Life ends here, mere steps away from victory."
Also, that death in the Graveyard of the Ancients, where you're consumed by an ancient evil, always impressed me and made me wonder about what that evil was... until we wrote the Christmas Special and found out.
Best fight scene?
Oh defenitely the reworked Gourgaz and Helghast fights I created (shameless self promotion). Go check out the downloads!
Any interesting Lone Wolf stories?
It's just funny to meet people in random places who have heard of LW. No stories in particular, but it's happened. You'll know a guy for years and then find out they read LW. Or you'll meet a guy randomly and somehow it will come up.
Have you played the RPG yet?
Extensively.
Which classes have you played?
Dwarf, Cat Creature (shameless self promotion), Shadaki Bucaneer, Dessi Mage, Kai Lord, Telchoi
Favourite classes and why?
The Kai Lord is defenitely the best and most interesting class in terms of growth and customization. That said, I resent that they are the best class! Stop hogging the limelight!
By far, I have the most fun as a Shadaki Bucaneer and Telchoi. They're more neutral than the other classes and allow for more characterization and role playing, I feel. Plus, the whole exotic feel of them... gives me great shivers.
Least favourite classes and why?
No real least favourite... I think the Dessi Mage has some real strong limits that don't seem to gel with what I know of them in the gamebooks, so that rubs me wrong.
Any good Lone Wolf gaming stories to tell?
I really enjoyed turning the Ragadorn Tavern game into a quick RPG, and I hope my players liked it as well!
How long have you been into RPG?
Long time. Don't get to play much, though, because I don't know many other RPGers. I've also yet to find an RPG that really satisfies me. I like the exploration elements of old D and D, but also the story elements of newer RPGs. I like character customization, but I also prefer to have less rules. I enjoy the skill system of the d100 systems but dislike the use of skills in general, thinking it slows gameplay down a lot.
I really want an RPG with a solid, but simple, fighting system and exploration that is based more on puzzle solving and improvisational thinking than on munchkin combat.
Hey, maybe I'll get that tournament under way after all!
And here's the questionaire:
Why did you choose your screen name?
Zipp is my personal goddess and guardian angel who has protected me since I was at least 12.
Do you have a real name you might be willing to share?
Jonathan
How old are you?
24 in a week!
What do you do for a living?
Er... nothing? I'm a student right now, but I've gotta find work soon as I'm finally graduating after six years of college.
What part of the world are you from?
USA. Born in Florida, moved to Portland, OR when I was about 7. Schooled in Tacoma, WA and Eugene, OR where I still am.
Married?
Felt like it for about five years, but that's ended now.
Got pets?
Xaviee (siamese persian mix) and Sera (your typical house cat... well, except she pees in the toilet and not the litter box... which I'm very grateful for)
Height? Weight?
I'm about 5'10'' and weigh somewhere in the 150-160 range
Favourite Food?
I like almost anything but I have a horrible weakness for cheap chinese take out. I know... I'm ashamed.
In a fit of generosity, TotS is buying the next round. What’ll it be?
A bottle of Ouzo.
Favourite bands?
I listen mostly to video game remixes from OCREMIX.ORG
I highly suggest you check them out!
What was the last album you bought? Was it any good?
I bought my first album in, like, five years the other day. It's ambient synth trance, which I have to admit to loving. The album's great, it's by Jens Buchert.
On a somewhat seperate note, I just saw Bruce Springstein in concert! And I was in the Pit!
Favourite films?
Alien
Blade Runner
Sweeny Tood
Princess Mononoke (anime by Miyazaki, saw it 50 times)
Casshern (great Japanese film, very deep)
Favourite TV shows?
M*A*S*H (Korean army doctors and shennagins)
Columbo ("Excuse me, there is one more thing...")
LOST (it has it's ups and downs, but overal I enjoy it a lot)
X-files (at least the first half)
Favourite books?
Watership Down (as they say... it's a book about bunnies)
Lord of the Rings series (as they say... it's some books about hobbits)
Snow Crash (one of the most influential books of all time)
The Deverry Series (one of the most astounding series of all time)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (ancient Chinese history... great stuff involving feats of daring that put LW to shame!)
Got any vices? (Smoke, drink, gamble, anything else that fits)
I do smoke cigars occasionally (and then curse myself).
I drink a fair amount at parties
I ocassionally enjoy some herb
The only thing I'm actually addicted to, though, is internet pornography which I've struggled to stop looking at for years, more or less succesfully.
Travelled much? To which countries?
Really want to. Considering joining the peace corps.
Any other hobbies/interests?
I make movies
I write stories
I make up games
I play games
I read stories
I watch movies
How old were you when you first found Lone Wolf and how did you meet him?
I bought him a drink at the local bar and he told me his tale. Yeah, actually I discovered LW through the LEGENDS series, though I only ever read book 1 (sorry Simey! I swear I'll get to book 2 this year! Thanks so much for sending it!)
Have you read all the books yet? If not, which ones do you need to read?
I've read all of them except the one I always wanted to read: book 12, Masters of Darkness. Ah, I also never got through book 11, got bored!
Oh, and the New Order books, of course, with the exception of the first one.
Favourite book?
I've always had a soft spot for the Captives of Kaag (my first actual LW gamebook) and I also like The Legacy of Vashna for its setting. I really felt impending doom in that one. It's also one of the few books that reveals more about LW's past.
Least favourite book?
Jungle of Horrors and Prisoners of Time rank high for me on the hated list. I don't know... they just some very linear and uninteresting. Also, PoT has that terrible over the top hard fight.
I actually dislike the Magnakai adventures in general.
Favourite character(s)?
Alyss. I know, I know, she's hated around here, but I always imagined her as coming from a world Naar had already taken over, and the thought of a sexy, punky, rebel just gelled with me somehow. I've loved her ever since.
Characters you love to hate?
Kimah. He's just so... hateable!
I also love to hate Padoh, because it annoys a certain someone ^_^
Characters you just hate?
Chaos Master. Giant chicken who whoops ass. Dispicable.
Favourite Special Item?
I always hung on to that Vordak Gem in the hopes it would come in handy. It didn't.
Best death?
The ones that occur right before the end of the book. They are so miserably funny. "Your Life ends here, mere steps away from victory."
Also, that death in the Graveyard of the Ancients, where you're consumed by an ancient evil, always impressed me and made me wonder about what that evil was... until we wrote the Christmas Special and found out.
Best fight scene?
Oh defenitely the reworked Gourgaz and Helghast fights I created (shameless self promotion). Go check out the downloads!
Any interesting Lone Wolf stories?
It's just funny to meet people in random places who have heard of LW. No stories in particular, but it's happened. You'll know a guy for years and then find out they read LW. Or you'll meet a guy randomly and somehow it will come up.
Have you played the RPG yet?
Extensively.
Which classes have you played?
Dwarf, Cat Creature (shameless self promotion), Shadaki Bucaneer, Dessi Mage, Kai Lord, Telchoi
Favourite classes and why?
The Kai Lord is defenitely the best and most interesting class in terms of growth and customization. That said, I resent that they are the best class! Stop hogging the limelight!
By far, I have the most fun as a Shadaki Bucaneer and Telchoi. They're more neutral than the other classes and allow for more characterization and role playing, I feel. Plus, the whole exotic feel of them... gives me great shivers.
Least favourite classes and why?
No real least favourite... I think the Dessi Mage has some real strong limits that don't seem to gel with what I know of them in the gamebooks, so that rubs me wrong.
Any good Lone Wolf gaming stories to tell?
I really enjoyed turning the Ragadorn Tavern game into a quick RPG, and I hope my players liked it as well!
How long have you been into RPG?
Long time. Don't get to play much, though, because I don't know many other RPGers. I've also yet to find an RPG that really satisfies me. I like the exploration elements of old D and D, but also the story elements of newer RPGs. I like character customization, but I also prefer to have less rules. I enjoy the skill system of the d100 systems but dislike the use of skills in general, thinking it slows gameplay down a lot.
I really want an RPG with a solid, but simple, fighting system and exploration that is based more on puzzle solving and improvisational thinking than on munchkin combat.
