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[[Category:BluWikians|Nerdvana]]
I am Duncan Dewar (aka Nerdvana, Rathess and/or PierceOfAmber on the internet for years).  I am a computer technician by profession, parent and teacher by nature and a roleplaying gamer by choice.  I intend to use some space here on [[Main_Page|BluWiki]] to host information about a roleplaying game I am preparing to run.  I am located in Thonotosassa, Florida.

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=Nerdvana's BluWiki Pages=

==Information Pages==

Main pages only, subpages are listed in the categories.  They are listed in order of creation.

* [[Creation Et All]] - A Wiki that will be a collection of notes and information about and for a game of Exalted (which is on permanent hiatus at this time).  I could explain it more here, but what's the point - its explained there.  For a list of all of the articles in the Wiki (as they are subpages) check out the category link below.
: [[:Category:Creation_Et_All|Creation Et All Category]]
* [[Stellar Journeys]] - A Wiki that will be a collection of notes and information about a game universe (and house rules also) for a space game using the GURPS 4th Edition rules set.  For a list of all of the articles in the Wiki check out the category link below.
: [[:Category:Stellar Journeys|Stellar Journeys Category]]
* [[Paper Dice]] - A list of links for paper dice for use with roleplaying games.

==Image Pages==

Images are listed in the order they were uploaded.

* [[:Image:Exalted2ndEditionCover.jpg]]
* [[:Image:Exalted Imperial Calendar.jpg]]
* [[:Image:Nerdvana-strip.jpg]]

==Pages to Delete==

On 4 July 2006 [[User:Sam_Odio|Sam Odio]] (host of Blue Wiki) made Nerdvana an admin in order to maintain [[:Category:Pages to delete]].   This is meneioned in [[User talk:Sam Odio|Sam's Discussion Page]].

=Nerdvana's Interests=

==Roleplaying Games==

I have been a roleplayer since 1983 when my maternal grandmother gave me the basic and expert D&D boxed sets.  It has been an obsession of mine ever since.

I am currently playing in an Aberrant game and running an Exalted game.

===Games Nerdvana Has Owned===

: This list is as complete as I can currently make it.  I no longer own all these games, but I have at some point or another.

;2300AD
;Aberrant
;Albedo
;Amber Diceless Roleplaying
;Battlelords of the 23rd Century
;Beyond the Supernatural
;Blood Dawn 
;Call of Cthulhu
;Changeling the Dreaming
;Cybergeneration
;Cyberpunk 2020
;Dark Conspiracy
;DC Heroes
;Dr. Who
;Dream Park
;(Original) Dungeons & Dragons
:Basic
:Expert
:Companion
:Master
:Immortal
;Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
:1st Edition
:2nd Edition
;Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition (and 3.5 Edition)
;Elfquest
;Exalted (1st and 2nd Editions)
;Gamma World (pretty much any edition)
;GURPS
;Hawkmoon
;Heroes Unlimited
;Incursion
;Jorune
;Justifiers
;Mage the Ascention
;Master Book
:Species
;Mekton
;Rifts
;Robotech
;Rolemaster
;Shadowrun
;Skyrealms of Jorune
;SLA Industries
;Space 1889
;Spacemaster
;Star Frontiers
;Star Wars The Roleplaying Game
;Star Ward d20
;Stormbringer
;Talislanta
;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness
;Torg
;Traveller
:Traveller The New Era
;Twilight 2000
;Vampire the Masquerade
;Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
;WarpWorld
;Werewolf the Apocalypse
;Wraith the Oblivion

==Parenting==

I am the father of three (a boy and two girls) and am constantly amazed at what benefit a parent gains from their children - I never knew how much of a two-way street it was until I began travelling it.

==Computers==

===Professionally===

I have been a computer technician of one sort or another for more than a decade.  While I was in college (at USF) I began working in the computer labs.  At the time I was a Geology (or Theater, depending on the timing) student.  After graduating with a degree I knew I didn't want to really work in the field of, I got a job as a level one technician and customer service representative with Sprint Internet Passport (Sprints abortive attempt to be a direct-to-the-customer internet provider) and then I got the job I am still at now in 1996 providing technical support for a major accounting company.

===Microsoft Office===

My specialty with computers is software support, but I truly love working with Microsoft Office - particularly Word and Excel.  I am passable with Power Point and know enough to pretend to do Access - I want to learn more about doing databases however.

===Web Design===

I began playing with HTML in 1996 and I have a few passable pages.  I also love Wikis.  I am not good enough with either to do anything professionally, but I do enjoy them.

===Discussion Groups===

I enjoy a few forums, some have faded from my interest over the years, but I almost always am involved in one or another.  As I think to I may list them here.

==Science Fiction and Fantasy==

I am an avid fan of science fiction and fantasy.  I may, at some point, begin listing those books I have read here (or elsewhere) to help me track all of it.

=Web Based Help Files=

* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide MediaWiki's User's Guide] is a big help for working with the MediaWiki interface (which [[Main Page|BluWiki]] uses!)