Hello all. My name is John Tougas and I found this very interesting site from a link at the Cartographers Guild (of which I am a member)
Gaming systems you use: I am a grognard in every sense of the word as I have only used 2e for D+D. It has been several years since I have actively played however.
General gaming history: I started playing in 1980 with 1e and for the next 20 years had the privilege of playing in the same group and the same campaign. Of course during that time all the players were also DMing their own campaigns as well This is where my homebrew was born.
Strengths and weaknesses in game design: If I had to narrow it down, I'd say that some of my weaknesses include: Motivation. I sometimes have hard time staying focused on whatever I'm working on at the moment. Deity Creation. I have struggled with creating plausible deities from time to time. Strengths: Cartography. Thank god for the digital age. I was decent with pen and paper but I can do SO much better with software, not to mention the fact that drawing a city of 100k is a bit easier on the computer than by hand. Character creation. I enjoy the processes of creating NPCs their history, their motivations and of course their secrets.
What published settings have you used/do you like?: I am a HUGE fan of the World of Greyhawk setting. So much so that my own campaign setting is set in the WoG. The Forgotten Realms of course is another beautiful setting that has given me much inspiration as well.
I hope to learn from everyone and also be able to contribute. So thank you for letting me join :)
Gaming systems you use: I am a grognard in every sense of the word as I have only used 2e for D+D. It has been several years since I have actively played however.
General gaming history: I started playing in 1980 with 1e and for the next 20 years had the privilege of playing in the same group and the same campaign. Of course during that time all the players were also DMing their own campaigns as well This is where my homebrew was born.
Strengths and weaknesses in game design: If I had to narrow it down, I'd say that some of my weaknesses include: Motivation. I sometimes have hard time staying focused on whatever I'm working on at the moment. Deity Creation. I have struggled with creating plausible deities from time to time. Strengths: Cartography. Thank god for the digital age. I was decent with pen and paper but I can do SO much better with software, not to mention the fact that drawing a city of 100k is a bit easier on the computer than by hand. Character creation. I enjoy the processes of creating NPCs their history, their motivations and of course their secrets.
What published settings have you used/do you like?: I am a HUGE fan of the World of Greyhawk setting. So much so that my own campaign setting is set in the WoG. The Forgotten Realms of course is another beautiful setting that has given me much inspiration as well.
I hope to learn from everyone and also be able to contribute. So thank you for letting me join :)