Re: New Guy -_-
In reply to DaCuseFrog (msg # 4):
No, my introduction to MtG did not happen for many years after the fact. Funny you should mention it, as my initial response to the game was not...positive. Now that Hex: Card Clash has had its turn in the sun as a PSN free game, and I've seen its many, many similarities to MtG, I find myself more willing to give it a second chance.
The neighbor in question saw me fishing in the river in our back yard and came over to offer some bait alternatives. I was a rank amateur -an outright beginner- so the advice was welcome. While there, she started talking about her weekly game and, being a sucker for adventure games already, I was understandably intrigued.
Thus began my journey into RPGs as regards traditional PnP games. Since that time, I have been collecting books and analyzing their methodologies, studying the settings and content, and trying to build my own. That goal may still be years away, but I still cherish the forum, chatroom, and IM roleplay experience it instigated.
...yes...I was there for the birth of AoL roleplay. MySpace, too. I've seen a lot.