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Post by shadowmane on Aug 21, 2017 6:32:30 GMT -9
What can I say about me? I've been a gamer since high school in the late 1980's. I took some art classes in high school but wasn't real serious about it. I can draw, but I've not used that skill in over 20 years outside of just doodling. Gimp is a mystery to me. I can resize pictures, and that's about the limit of my skills with that program. The rest of it is so convoluted, I would probably need someone to show me hands-on before I got it.
I've been a Star Trek fan since I was 12, and have probably forgotten more than any average Star Trek fan ever knew. I cut my teeth on FASA's Star Trek the Roleplaying Game, and could once quote the lore almost verbatim. I also know the Star Wars D6 game system pretty well and have run countless games in that system. I've written a few supplements for Basic Fantasy Roleplaying Game, as well as a generic sci-fi adventure based on the X-Plorers RPG. I'm currently working on a science fantasy setting set in a pocket universe (if anyone would like to illustrate, I can grant them access to the file on Google Drive).
I'm a father of 3 boys, and I game with them. I use paper miniatures because it's just cheaper on my budget. I'm actually new to using miniatures, as most of the games I played in the past used "theatre of the mind". We simply didn't use miniatures for anything except Battletech, and it's its own thing.
I've actually been part of this forum for quite a few years, but have rarely posted anything until just recently. I would ultimately like to commission a figure for my Goliath Fighter that I play in the Thursday night D&D game with some friends. The only Goliath figures on the internet are Barbarians, while mine is a fighter in plate mail wielding a halberd and shield.
At any rate, that's me in all my glory.
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 21, 2017 11:41:47 GMT -9
Glad you are here. Raise those boys right. My son never got into gaming. I never got very good at Gimp, until I decided to follow some of hackbarth's tutorials. It's a very good start in using the system
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Post by Marquis on Aug 21, 2017 14:42:27 GMT -9
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Aug 21, 2017 15:30:11 GMT -9
It's great when folks come out of the shadow! I've been using GIMP for a long time, but I really stick to using what I know. There's a lot I still have to learn. The hard part is often knowing what to even CALL a feature so you can search it up.
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Post by hackbarth on Sept 8, 2017 3:29:39 GMT -9
I never got very good at Gimp, until I decided to follow some of hackbarth 's tutorials. It's a very good start in using the system Who summoned me by my unholy name!? Oh, it was just Vermin King, go on then... Anyway, if you want to try GIMP, I'm editing images for use as cardboard minis almost since I entered the forum, drop me a DM for any questions you may have and I can point you to a tutorial or make one if it's something I can help you with. Mind that GIMP is more for editing images, which is nice to me that can't draw anythingo more than stick figures. For drawing I recommend Krita, a free and open program that I wish I had the drawing skill to use.
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