Post by Lisa on Oct 26, 2014 17:07:31 GMT
My name is Lisa and I founded Dark Shadows on 06/21/2002.
I was tired of playing lex games and doing all the work and letting someone else take all the bows. So one evening I was in the shower.... Most of my best idea's come to me there, I conceived Darkshadows as a multi-channel book and sheet game. Four other people came on board with me, Ken, Si, Mark, and Duke. My first sheeted player was a woman named Manders who was pregnant at the time she created her sheet. Manders and I are still good friends though she does not play here any more.
Most people ask me why I set my game in of all places Cleveland. My answer why not. Cleveland is a great city with a lot of history and amazing people and architecture. We still have many art deco and gothic buildings that blend in with modern sky scrapers. The vampire game has discover many art galleries, museums, the largest theater district outside of NYC, and our large financial district. For the shifters Cleveland offers the emerald necklace. A chain of parks that ring city from east to west.
When I founded DS so many years ago I was a novice player... Yes a total Rookie that had an idea. I did not know my roles from a hole in the ground. I was just tired of seeing how the other games were run and mishandled. I wanted something new and different. When I started DS we were the only book game on Dalnet. I was told a book game would be too complicated by several other founders yet we flourished. With in a year Darkshadows was one of the largest games around.
But this is supposed be my bio not the games.
So about me.
I was raised in Cleveland for most of my life. I am a very proud single mom of one. I am a writer and anthropologist. I have a background in banking, customer service and poetry. I am also a dyslexic with horrible grammar. However, I have managed to get three books published and two of them are actually fair. I was born in 1966 you do the math I am old.... LOL. Yet I have a very young mind and spirit along with that I do have a temper. If you ever see that side of me just back off and let me cool off. The people in my life know that all to well. I write under the name L.M. Hannah if you have not figured that out by the pictures lol.
poe-it.wix.com/lmhannah
www.facebook.com/lisa.stein.98 if you want to connect.
I was tired of playing lex games and doing all the work and letting someone else take all the bows. So one evening I was in the shower.... Most of my best idea's come to me there, I conceived Darkshadows as a multi-channel book and sheet game. Four other people came on board with me, Ken, Si, Mark, and Duke. My first sheeted player was a woman named Manders who was pregnant at the time she created her sheet. Manders and I are still good friends though she does not play here any more.
Most people ask me why I set my game in of all places Cleveland. My answer why not. Cleveland is a great city with a lot of history and amazing people and architecture. We still have many art deco and gothic buildings that blend in with modern sky scrapers. The vampire game has discover many art galleries, museums, the largest theater district outside of NYC, and our large financial district. For the shifters Cleveland offers the emerald necklace. A chain of parks that ring city from east to west.
When I founded DS so many years ago I was a novice player... Yes a total Rookie that had an idea. I did not know my roles from a hole in the ground. I was just tired of seeing how the other games were run and mishandled. I wanted something new and different. When I started DS we were the only book game on Dalnet. I was told a book game would be too complicated by several other founders yet we flourished. With in a year Darkshadows was one of the largest games around.
But this is supposed be my bio not the games.
So about me.
I was raised in Cleveland for most of my life. I am a very proud single mom of one. I am a writer and anthropologist. I have a background in banking, customer service and poetry. I am also a dyslexic with horrible grammar. However, I have managed to get three books published and two of them are actually fair. I was born in 1966 you do the math I am old.... LOL. Yet I have a very young mind and spirit along with that I do have a temper. If you ever see that side of me just back off and let me cool off. The people in my life know that all to well. I write under the name L.M. Hannah if you have not figured that out by the pictures lol.
poe-it.wix.com/lmhannah
www.facebook.com/lisa.stein.98 if you want to connect.