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Larsine
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Location: Sorø, Denmark
Version: Starte out with SR1 when first published, switched to SR2, never got to play SR3, played SR4 since 2006.

Lars
Ophis
Age 29
Gender Male
Location Lancaster UK
Version SR2 bought new years day 94...
wargear
Age: 33
Gender: male
Location: Sydney, Australia
Version: 1st ed. Goddess bless the Street Samurai Catalog!
Tanka
QUOTE (tyweise)
Sup, Tanka! My wife has a shirt with your sig on it.

And I got the sig from my shirt.

Funny how life works. nyahnyah.gif
golfmade
Age:25
Gender: Male
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan R.O.C. (Originally from Idaho)
Version: Just started SR a few months ago, using 3rd edition currently.
fistandantilus4.0
QUOTE (Tiger Eyes)
QUOTE
Since females burst into flames when they approach a RPG table I humbly submit that everyone who claims to be female on this forum is in fact a 500 pound 50 year old naked man with a santa claus beard who posts on the internet in the dark.


Hm. Are you saying I look fat? sarcastic.gif

rotfl.gif

That's about the response I expect my wife would post once she reads this. biggrin.gif
Grinder
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Location: Bremen, North Germany
Which edition of SR did you play first? 2nd
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Kagetenshi)
QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Sep 29 2007, 01:48 AM)
old enough to remember […]Space Food Sticks

Dude, I remember Space Food Sticks. Unless you're trying to make us early-twentysomethings feel decrepit, you're probably going to want to leave this one out.

~J

...I thought they stopped making those in the late 60s. I remember finding them in my luncbox (and drinking Tang™ at breakfast) back in the heyday of the Space Race.

QUOTE (Wounded Ronin)
Since females burst into flames when they approach a RPG table I humbly submit that everyone who claims to be female on this forum is in fact a 500 pound 50 year old naked man with a santa claus beard who posts on the internet in the dark.

...I've met Tiger Eyes and she is on the level. biggrin.gif
Kagetenshi
I know they existed when I was a kid, and they've recently started again.

~J
imperialus
QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Sep 30 2007, 02:42 PM)

...I thought they stopped making those in the late 60s.  I remember finding them in my luncbox (and drinking Tang™ at breakfast) back in the heyday of the Space Race.

They started making them along with freeze dried ice cream and other "astronaut food" again in the early 80's when they were all pumped up about the Space Shuttle program and Skylab. At least until the Challanger blew up. I'm sure they're starting to show up again because of the intrest in Mars[/hijack]
Kyoto Kid
...eek.gif ! Guess I should never underestimate "Retroism" in marketing. Hey, maybe next they'll bring back nehru jackets (I actually had one), slot cars, & 8-tracks.[/commandeer]
Kagetenshi
I'm just hoping they bring back Lisp machines.

~J
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Kagetenshi)
I'm just hoping they bring back Lisp machines.

~J

...LOL

..and it is coming back.

[/derail]
MaxHunter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Which edition of SR did you play first? 2nd. My first character was my namesake here, an elf weapon specialist turned in game cybered hitman. I have Gmd nonstop since 1995.
JongWK
QUOTE (MaxHunter)
I have Gmd nonstop since 1995.

You might want to put a disclaimer in there. grinbig.gif

On to answer the questions:

26 years
Male
Montevideo, Uruguay.
2nd Edition, in 1994 IIRC. Sheesh, has it been that long?
Kagetenshi
I like it better without the disclaimer cyber.gif

~J
tisoz
3 days younger than Fortune
I may be overweight, but I am not 500 pounds
Bloomington, IN, USA
GMed one session of SR1 to get my start. SR2 came out about a week later and have played and GMed all editions since.
Moon-Hawk
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Location: Unable to escape Ohio for two more years.
Started with: 2nd.
Daddy's Little Ninja
Age: late 20's
Gender:female
Location:eastern Pennsylvannia
Which edition of SR did you play first? 3rd
Marital staus: married,
Pets: none
Children: 1
augurer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Location: Baltimore County, MD
Started with 2nd Edition; currently GMing 4th Edition
nezumi
*waves to augurer*

You currently in a group?
Apathy
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Location: Reston, Virginia
Started with 1st Edition
wargear
We've always been able to get space food sticks here in Australia.
TW
Age: 33
Gender: male
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Started with 1st edition translated by Fanpro Germany
Gelare
Age: Late teens
Gender: Male
Location: College
Started with SR4, oh, a couple months ago.

Geez, you people are geezers! biggrin.gif

I expected to be on the younger side (and surely, Shadowrun is a more mature-oriented game than That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named), but this, this is unexpected. Well...hi everybody, good to know ya!
Dashifen
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Location: Illinois, USA
Started with SR3 in the late 90's
eidolon
Age: 27 suncycles
Gender: autorobotonomiton (male version)
Location: U.S.; NWAR; Fayetteville
Started: SR1 for a couple of sessions in 93ish, got back to it in 98 with SR3
Favorite Cheetos: Puffs (although crunchy are quite good as well)
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Gelare)
Age: Late teens
Gender: Male
Location: College
Started with SR4, oh, a couple months ago.

Geez, you people are geezers!  biggrin.gif

I expected to be on the younger side (and surely, Shadowrun is a more mature-oriented game than That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named), but this, this is unexpected.  Well...hi everybody, good to know ya!

...hey now whippersnapper, My chrome may be a bit tarnished but I can still shoot wi the best of 'em grinbig.gif
Unarmed
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Which edition of SR did you play first? Played 2nd ed first with one group, although I didn't play in a weekly group until 3rd ed came out.
MaxHunter
QUOTE (JongWK)
QUOTE (MaxHunter @ Sep 30 2007, 11:31 PM)
I have Gmd nonstop since 1995.

You might want to put a disclaimer in there. grinbig.gif

On to answer the questions:

26 years
Male
Montevideo, Uruguay.
2nd Edition, in 1994 IIRC. Sheesh, has it been that long?

Maybe, but a couple years here and there are not "stops", we like to call them "downtime" biggrin.gif


Cheers,

Max
WearzManySkins
Age: My Draft Number was 85 smile.gif only two in the poll in that age range, hello KK
Gender: Male
Location: DFW Texas
Version: 1 Ed when first published. Used to hang out at a local RPG gaming store alot.

And yes I have seen the elephant. biggrin.gif
Eldritch
40 years old
Male
Since first edition hit the shelves
Telion
age: 25
gender: male
recently relocated to: Schaumburg, IL
played during 2nd ed, played harder in 3rd
DireRadiant
I'm old enough to have told my children a long time ago to never never never answer that ASL question online because of all the wacky people.

Then I had to explain what ASL meant....

Age 40+
Sex - Yes. Evidence --> several kids....
Location - Wisconsin.
SR 2 first printing, though I did do the old SR1 DMZ table top demo with the downtown city block model at a con somewhere in the dim dark ages of RPG history.
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (WearzManySkins)
Age: My Draft Number was 85 smile.gif  only two in the poll in that age range, hello KK
Gender: Male
Location: DFW Texas
Version: 1 Ed when first published. Used to hang out at a local RPG gaming store alot.

And yes I have seen the elephant. biggrin.gif

...well, howdy. wavey.gif (still need a cowboy emoticon) Nice to have a little company.

I was lucky, mine was 188, same designation as one of my favourite aeroplanes of the time, the Lockheed Electra.
Daddy's Little Ninja
My husband is in 40-50 range and we have his first ed in our library. he was in the British Army in the mid 80's
swirler
yay Texans!
as the bumper stickers say
"I wasn't born here but I got here as soon as I could"
wobble.gif
Adarael
I liked KK's method of responding.

Age: 28
Location: Downtown (Queen Anne) Seattle.
First Version: Shadowrun 1st ed.
What I like most about SR: Tech, setting, the feel of a robust and continuous world.
What I like least about SR: Rampant ridiculousness in some corners, the idea of magic creeping into everything, the lack of full cloning/personality dumping.
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja)
My husband is in 40-50 range and we have his first ed in our library. he was in the British Army in the mid 80's

...hmmm, any insight into how to run the UK National Police and UK military in the 2060s?
Whipstitch
Male, 25
Minnesota
3rd Edition
Ophis
QUOTE (Kyoto Kid)
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja @ Oct 2 2007, 10:21 AM)
My husband is in 40-50 range and we have his first ed in our library. he was in the British Army in the mid 80's

...hmmm, any insight into how to run the UK National Police and UK military in the 2060s?

The UK doesn't have national police...

Our local forces just work together.

Run them all as complete bastards who don't rely on gear.
Adarael
They used to. The Special Patrol Group.
THEY were total bastards.
Ophis
Fair point, but they're before my time...

Nice to say that at close to thirty.
stevebugge
Age: 31
Location: Seattle (Magnolia)
First Version: SR 1
Played: all 4, currently playing 4th ed Pink Mohawk special
CircuitBoyBlue
Age: 25
Location: Columbus, OH

Started with 1st, technically (yay for older brothers), but got my first book of my own (other than Sprawl Sites and Paranormal Animals of North America, which I think said older brother had manipulated me into buying for his own nefarious purposes) in 1996 with 2nd ed. Played that all the way through 3rd, and just recently started 4th with a new group.

Favorite parts: Mohawks, Janet Aulisio's art, and punks who show up to meet their Johnsons in spikey leather jackets.

Least favorite parts: Dunkelzahn, immortal elves, and any mention of either in sourcebooks.
fistandantilus4.0
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja)
My husband is in 40-50 range and we have his first ed in our library. he was in the British Army in the mid 80's

BTW, you have one of my favorite screen names. biggrin.gif
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Ophis)
QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Oct 2 2007, 09:10 PM)
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja @ Oct 2 2007, 10:21 AM)
My husband is in 40-50 range and we have his first ed in our library. he was in the British Army in the mid 80's

...hmmm, any insight into how to run the UK National Police and UK military in the 2060s?

The UK doesn't have national police...

Our local forces just work together.

Run them all as complete bastards who don't rely on gear.

...thanks, that is kind of the way I have been doing it except they are very well equipped (as per Shadows of Europe).

The NP is basically a Shadowrun concept.
Asheron
Hmm, now I feel like a little kid, and I seem to be one of the few from the South.

Age: 22
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
First Version: SR for the Sega Genesis, unless you mean P & P in which case 3rd.
What I like most about SR: The setting, the novels (except for the ones below), the online community.
What I like least about SR: Spirits, the metaplanes, Shadowboxer, The Dragonheart Saga.

I too enjoy KK's extra questions.
Adarael
You can't fool us. We know you're several hundred and from Dereth!
Prime Mover
Age: 37
Location: Coudersport, Pennsyvania
First Version: 1st Edition (ordered out of a black and white print gaming catalog lol) (Wargames West)
Always run, never really played, love it all, keep it coming.
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