Hoyt

In real life, most people know me as either Hoyt or Greg, depending on how I know them and how long they've known me. I consider myself an old-school metalhead and an old-school gaming geek.
I am prior USAF, having served 6 years and stationed at Moody AFB, GA and Spangdahlem AB, Germany. I was an AMMO trooper, which meant spending hours sitting out in a bobtail truck, picking up and delivering practice bombs... ..10>and playing D&D by flashlight during overnight military exercises *winks*...
I'm married for the second time in my life; and this time to a wonderful woman named Karen . She's the main reason I'm even able to be here, as she really turned my life around about 15 years ago. I would be lost without her. I <3 Karen. =)
Patrick is my only 'child' at 20 years old. I am very proud of him as he has graduated from Hiram High School with high honors, and was also the recipient of the Marching Band Member of the Year as the euphonium/baritone section leader for the championship Hiram High School Band of Gold his senior year. He is also the lead singer for the local power/thrash metal band Eclipsed by Sanity .
Oh, and there's also our chihuahua Gabby, who we consider a true family member - and she wouldn't have it any other way. Gabby is as sharp as a tack and spoiled absolutely rotten! She has us trained very well. ;)
~Hoyt.
My experience with the Dungeons & Dragons game system started in early 1983 with the old blue boxed set. A high school friend had received it for Christmas ('82) after we witnessed some friends chatting about it in the library. So my bud and I started our gaming history with another friend and a cousin of mine using a home-spun generic setting . I have many, many AD&D stories to tell. Someday I'll start a book sharing stories from that time in my life. ;)
2008 will hopefully mark my return to painting miniatures for the D&D game. I haven't done any serious work in more than 7 years. It's a demanding, tedious, frustrating, but relaxing and rewarding hobby. Below are some recent sites I've discovered as I search for tutorials to help me in my journey. Enjoy.
I never thought I'd be into computer games like I've been these past several years. Like many, I started with the BG and IWD series. And I loved them! The first time I ever logged into a Multi-Player game was with the help of an old gaming buddy from the military. And we had a BLAST! It was a whole new world for us to be able to play again with him in Virginia while I was in Georgia. It was great! And now with Neverwinter Nights, we can create our own non-linear worlds and have even more options as characters! It's like D&D with the entire world as our gaming table. =)
I am currently involved in The Bloodstone Lands . We have built this community and module for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and the Neverwinter Nights CRPG. If you're interested in an immersive roleplaying community full of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable gamers, then drop by for a visit! =) I have also found myself involved in an MMORPG for the first time ever: Lord of the Rings Online - Shadows of Angmar . Of course with so much going on in the music management and promotions business, I rarely have time to log into either game in recent months.oh, that's another story entirely. More on that soon...In Memory of George Carlin