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    • DrQuinnD
      DrQuinn
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      God this thread just reminds me how ancient most of us are.

      My first time RPing was a total accident. I used to watch the Disney Afternoon and at the end of a Gargoyles episode they were like “Come join us to chat at #gargoyles on IRC!” and i was like what is that?

      We had a brand new tiny computer at home and I figured out how to get in (with Homer!) and joined and…there was no one there. Eventually someone came in and said “Hey no one is ever in here. Come into this place instead.”

      ‘this place’ was a RP room. I want to say like Red Dragon Inn but I think that’s wrong and I ended up in Gryphontavern for years and @Herja and I have a shared Infamous History with a Certain Someone who is like a legend of powergaming in the early online RP world.

      Then I drifted away and one day a friend from there sent me an email and said hey, I’m playing on something called a MUX, you should come play!

      And I made a truly horrifying stereotyped Irish character (as we all have done at least once) on Project Infinity.

      I am still friends with people I met there like, 30 years later. WE ARE OLD.

      I missed all of WoD though. Just had no idea it existed and then it just…it just sounded bad, guys. You all tell so many horror stories constantly, so I don’t feel like I missed out!

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      • MisterBoringM
        MisterBoring @Gashlycrumb
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        @Gashlycrumb said in Your first game?:

        I never actually played the original Masquerade

        All I remember from the original Masquerade was that there were lots of people who’s go-to IC introduction was “Are you supposed to be here?”.

        Proud Member of the Pro-Mummy Alliance

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        • somasatoriS
          somasatori @DrQuinn
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          @DrQuinn said in Your first game?:

          ‘this place’ was a RP room. I want to say like Red Dragon Inn but I think that’s wrong

          I was on one of those AOL chats first too! I didn’t think that counted, but yes. I don’t know if it was ever formalized or structured, and I don’t believe I was at Red Dragon Inn but it was something like that. I was also maybe 12 years old.

          I missed all of WoD though. Just had no idea it existed and then it just…it just sounded bad, guys. You all tell so many horror stories constantly, so I don’t feel like I missed out!

          WoD calls to its own
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          "And the Fool says, pointing to the invertebrate fauna feeding in the graves: 'Here a monarchy reigns, mightier than you: His Majesty the Worm.'"
          Italo Calvino, The Castle of Crossed Destines

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          • ToriT
            Tori @KDraygo
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            @KDraygo said in Your first game?:

            If I recall correctly, I got into MUSHing in the mid to late 90s and my first game was SW1. This kicked off because I had finished reading the Heir to the Empire Trilogy (Thrawn trilogy) and I started reading more post movies Star Wars novels.

            Oh man. I really enjoyed those books.

            she/her, them/they - not super particular

            I have been here the whole time

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            • FaradayF
              Faraday @KDraygo
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              @KDraygo said in Your first game?:

              If I recall correctly, I got into MUSHing in the mid to late 90s and my first game was SW1. This kicked off because I had finished reading the Heir to the Empire Trilogy (Thrawn trilogy) and I started reading more post movies Star Wars novels.

              Same! My buddy in college recruited me to SW1. That was where I learned to MUSHcode, making some stupid datapad object or something.

              I also loved Robotech. I was re-watching it recently with my kids and realizing how much my interest in post-apocalyptic settings started so early with Robotech and Battlestar.

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              • bear_necessitiesB
                bear_necessities @Ominous
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                @Ominous I PLAYED ON CROSSROADS MUSH!!! I actually went to the LARP they did <.<

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                  Muscle Car @bear_necessities
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                  @bear_necessities Masq first and Cajun Nights reboot for a bit. If you remember Eyrkah the Mortal or Arienette the Tremere (whom I also played a couple other places), hit me up. 😘

                  Got what you wanted, lost what you had.

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                  • N
                    Nilli
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                    Mine was also Ansible MOO, where I met @junipersky ! Most of us on that game were SO YOUNG and there was a lot of pretty serious drama. I’m still in touch with a number of players though, most of which turned into pretty cool adults. Leopard Army 4 Life.

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                    • crawfishC
                      crawfish @L. B. Heuschkel
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                      @L-B-Heuschkel gods I could not tell you. I was a literal child just fumbling about hacking and slashing. 😂 But I remember random names like ‘Casperkale’ and ‘Pala’ and neither one of them were me.

                      I draw things! http://www.mahaldoodles.com

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                      • bear_necessitiesB
                        bear_necessities @Muscle Car
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                        @Muscle-Car oh man i am definitely thinking of a different game called Crossroads, sorry to disappoint. The one I played was a L&L game not a WoD one 😞

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                        • J
                          Juniper
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                          My first text game was hellMOO.

                          penguin looking traumatized

                          I will be taking no further questions.

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                          • Third EyeT
                            Third Eye
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                            My first MUSH was the old Tales of Ta’veren Wheel of Time place. I’d dipped into some MUDs before that but they weren’t really RP places. My mind was blown by the pose command.

                            I want something else to get me through this
                            Semi-charmed kinda life, baby, baby
                            I want something else, I'm not listening when you say good-bye

                            She/Her or They/Them

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                            • TezT
                              Tez Administrators @Snackness
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                              @Snackness said in Your first game?:

                              An RL friend got me into Harper’s Tale (Pern MOO) when we were in high school. I have long since lost touch with that friend, but I’m still MUing!

                              two men are dancing on a beach and one of them is wearing a pink shirt and blue shorts

                              It was my sister who got me into it when we were in jr. high or high school. I didn’t tend to play very many games at a time, so HT was my mainstay for a long time although I dabbled in others.

                              Years later when @Tat and I met on our X-Men game and staffed together we discovered that we had actually played together on HT which was fun.

                              she/they

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