New to San Diego-- looking for gamers

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:39 pm

Hi!

I'm a new transplant to the San Diego area, from San Jose. I'm a Software Engineer at Sony, but my real passion is RPG's, hand drawn artwork, and CGI artwork.

I am looking to join or start a new gaming group in the area. I have been gaming on and off for the last 26 years. Primarily I like to GM campaigns, but I would be willing try gaming as a player. My wife and I are looking for some serious RPG gamers that meet the following criteria:

1. Don't think the written rule is all powerful. (allow for some game customization by me)
2. Prefer to role-play and solve puzzles rather than killing everything in sight.
3. Don't take the game themselves too seriously (game to have fun and socialize as well as dungeon crawl)
4. Are intelligent and polite (don't take hostilities out of the game and apply them to other players)

I would prefer to game either D&D or Champions, but would also be willing to run customized fantasy, sci-fi or psionic campaigns. I have the D20 D&D rules books but still use the 2nd edition rules for many games. I also have the D20 rules for Wheel of Time (if that piques any interest).

Games I have run in the last 5-6 years:
1. D&D campaign:
Based entirely in a self-designed world. More info can be found here: http://www.seansgallery.com/pages/dnd.htm

2. The zero level game:
The Premise of the game was based entirely on the world created by Tad Williams in his Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy (The Dragonbone Chair, The Stone of Farewell, To Green Angel Tower). The players called it the "Zero-Level" campaign because each of them started out as a 12-15 year old apprentice of some sort of merchant
More info can be found here: http://www.seansgallery.com/pages/zero.htm

3. The Zero Level game (2):
A campaign I started in San Jose, but never got of the ground. Based on a world of my own design, the characters started out as a 12-15 year old kids who are driven out of their village by an undead army.

You can find out more about my games at:
http://www.seansgallery.com/pages/gameroom.htm

You can find out more about me at:
http://www.seansgallery.com/ or http://www.seansgallery.com/aboutme.html

Treybor

Wintermute · Post by **Wintermute** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:53 pm

Welcome to the forums!

Nice to see another Sony employee, I've gamed with a number of them over the years. Also, a very impressive amount of gaming information on the page you created. In addition to browsing the gamers wanted forum to find other players with similar interests, I'd highly suggest putting together a one-shot game. It's an excellent way to meet potential players, and lets everyone gauge their interest level.

Finally, I believe GameFest is starting very soon as Game Towne (a local gaming store). For a relatively small entrance fee you can play in a large number of games, and meet quite a few members of the local roleplaying community. I know at least a few people from these forums are planning to attend, and you could likely introduce yourself to them there.

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:07 pm

Thanks for the info on Game Towne. I'll check it out.

Skyman · Post by **Skyman** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:14 pm

OMG! Welcome to the site. Just follow what Wintermute suggested and you should be fine. One thing you might want to add is where you are willing to travel to play or GM. We have folks from different parts of San Diego, like East County, Down Town, North Park, Oceanside, Escondido and Chula Vista for example. So folks looking for a game can know some of the logistics they can work with you on. Also time and days you'd be free to RPG.

Awsome sites...

BTW, You'll find the address to Gametowne on the Links section of the front page to this website. Along with some other cool game shops.

If you have any questions just post or you can PM me.

skyman

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:20 pm

To be region specific: I live in Mira Mesa

To be travel specific: I would rather not have to drive more than 15 minutes to get to a game, but this is negotiable. :D

To be time specific: Friday nights or Saturdays would be the only days I could game, as I work all every day until 7 or 8 PM

Thanks for the kudos on the site... I put a lot of work into that, but I've got 26 years of experiences to back me up. So many projects, so little time.

Wintermute · Post by **Wintermute** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:37 pm

~~[quote="Treybor"]~~I would rather not have to drive more than 15 minutes to get to a game, but this is negotiable. :D[/quote]

Depends a lot on how fast you drive. :mrgreen:

devlin1 · Post by **devlin1** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:37 pm

Grr! Another Champions player moves to San Diego after I've moved away!

What'd you guys do, put out an ad in travel magazines? Bribe real estate agents? Why do you persecute me? Why?

Anyway, welcome to San Diego, from Orange County.

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:28 pm

~~[quote="devlin1"]~~ ~~[i]~~Why?[/i][/quote]

Are you questioning the computer? Why would you question the computer, for it is all knowing and great and has your best interests in mind. The computer has been planning for you since before birth and now holds you in its perfect programming, executing us all in turn, little subroutines perfected to our tasks.

You're not questioning the computer, are you?

jimmy corrigan · Post by **jimmy corrigan** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:30 pm

~~[quote="devlin1"]~~What'd you guys do, put out an ad in travel magazines? Bribe real estate agents?[/quote]neither. we as a collective make up false personae to post on this forum for the express purpose of torturing you. next week i'll register as ~~[i]~~captain blue[/i] a new transplant from shreveport, louisiana who's into wuxia, anything bbc airs, hero system, and 'tom goes to the mayor'.

ekomega · Post by **ekomega** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:33 am

Do you guys really do that?

I was wondering how 143 out of like 280 members were on at one time, when I've never seen more than 15 different names in all the posts.

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:46 am

~~[quote="ekomega"]~~Do you guys really do that? [/quote]

Clearly.

Skyman · Post by **Skyman** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:32 pm

and yet singulary instead of our appearance of plurality.

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:29 pm

~~[quote="jimmy corrigan"]~~neither. we as a collective make up false personae to post on this forum for the express purpose of torturing you. next week i'll register as ~~[i]~~captain blue[/i] a new transplant from shreveport, louisiana who's into wuxia, anything bbc airs, hero system, and 'tom goes to the mayor'.[/quote]

LOLOLOLOL

:nutkick: Actually, I got told my department was moving to SD, so I either moved or went job hunting....

DNDster · Post by **DNDster** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:58 am

Still got a room in your game? Let me know Where/when/what you're playing.

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:20 am

~~[quote="DNDster"]~~Still got a room in your game? Let me know Where/when/what you're playing.[/quote]

You're only the second person to contact me, so yeah.. :)

If I can get a game started, it will be held in Mira Mesa, probably on Saturdays. Where are you located DNDster?

Dark Lord Shaitan · Post by **Dark Lord Shaitan** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:38 am

Hello Treybor,

8 year gamer here. Been off the wagon for about 6months now and definitly looking foward to getting back into the game (its in the blood festering, i need my fix). I defintly would like to see about join your, soon to be, group. Let me know, im in the mira mesa area as well.

Treybor · Post by **Treybor** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:58 am

I think I've reached the max for a gaming group right now. I was able to get three players. Those, with me and my wife, are enough for now.

Thanks though.

RhysG · Post by **RhysG** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:41 am

I've been in San Diego since May, and I've been looking for a game to join sometime in the future. I'm in Ocean Beach, play/DM D&D, but I'm pretty much down for any RPGs.

ekomega · Post by **ekomega** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:40 pm

OB is the best. Keep Starbucks out of OB!!!

Check my thread.