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| family-position=Self-Important <strike>Professor</strike> Author
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'''''&ldquo;Readers will always insist on adventures, and though you can have grief without adventures, you cannot have adventures without grief.&rdquo;'''''<br />
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'''''&ldquo;Sometimes I wonder if I'm a character being written, or if I'm writing myself.&rdquo;'''''<br />
'''&ndash; Catherynne M. Valente'''
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'''&ndash; Marilyn Manson'''
 
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===Overview===
 
===Overview===
{{Tab}}Things about your character should go here, whether it's their history, personality, how they ended up in town. Let us get to know who your character is.
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{{Tab}}Formerly a well-liked and -respected adjunct US History professor at the University of Vermont (on the tenure track!), Roland has left that position to focus full-time on writing his popular historical fiction and alternative history novels. At least, that's what he tells people who ask.
  
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{{Tab}}Regardless, Roland has devoted himself solely to writing. His first book, ''The Arrows of Greasy Grass'' (an historical novel based on the Battle of Little Bighorn), made a relative splash critically and popularly, leading to an uptick in fame and a book contract at a well-known publisher. His second, ''To New Orleans and Freedom'' (an alternative history take on the German Coast slave rebellion of 1811), built on his considerable popularity but received lukewarm reviews (and even one or two pans). He feels a great deal of pressure to "return to form" with his third book on a topic that he has yet to reveal.
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{{Tab}}He's recently (as of September 2017) finished up a country-wide book tour for ''To New Orleans and Freedom'' and returned to his hometown to recharge and begin research on his latest novel.
 
===RP Hooks===
 
===RP Hooks===
* '''Something Interesting''' - Hooks are meant to provide other players and storytellers easy starting points for RP.
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* '''Former College Professor''' - He taught US History at the University of Vermont for the better part of a decade.
* '''Something Special''' - They can be things which make your character unique.
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* '''Up-and-Coming Author''' - His two books are quite popular, especially with history buffs. If you haven't read them yourself, you likely know someone who (knows someone who) has. ('''Fame 2''')
* '''Something Shared''' - They can also be things which your character might share with other characters.
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* '''Historical Reenactor''' - He's traveled to US Revolutionary battlefields and taken part in reenactments. He's also filled in, when called on, as famous figures from that time period (mainly John Adams, but more and more as Benjamin Franklin).
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* '''Genealogy''' - Roland pursues it as a hobby and is willing to offer his services to interested parties who know about it.
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* '''The Family Garreau''' - As his last name suggested, he is a part of the family. The younger ones call him "Uncle Roland."
 
===Contacts===
 
===Contacts===
* '''Name''' - You can list people your character knows here.
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* '''[[Franklyn_Garreau|Franklyn]]''' - She's not herself. I can't help her if she won't let me.
* '''Name''' - It could be someone they find useful, someone they care about.
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* '''[[CB_Alexander|C.B.]]''' - .
* '''Name''' - It could be someone they loathe, an adversary or rival.
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* '''[[Isolde_Garreau|Isolde]]''' -  
 
===Gallery===
 
===Gallery===
 
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[[Image:RolandGarreau2.jpg|x300px]]
 
[[Image:RolandGarreau2.jpg|x300px]]
 
[[Image:RolandGarreauReenactor.jpg|x300px]]
 
[[Image:RolandGarreauReenactor.jpg|x300px]]
[[RolandGarreau3.jpg|x150px]]
 
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLnPO9t4Wg David Bowie - As the World Falls Down]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZglPsuXFuk Cake - Open Book]'''
:''There's such a fool heart beating so fast,''
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:''But you're caught in your own glory.''
:''in search of new dreams.''
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:''You are believing your own stories.''
:''A love that will last within your heart.''
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:''Writing your own headlines.''
:''I'll place the moon within your heart.''
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:''Ignoring your own deadlines.''
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:''But now you've gotta write them all again.''
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM Queen - Don't Stop Me Now]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x_IM8PuCxM C. Jackson, L.-M. Miranda, et.al. - History Has Its Eyes On You]'''
:''I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky''
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:''Let me tell you what I wish I’d known''
:''like a tiger defying the laws of gravity.''
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:''When I was young and dreamed of glory:''
:''I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva.''
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:''You have no control''
:''I'm gonna go go go!''
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:''Who lives, who dies, who tells your story''
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:''I know that we can win''
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 Michael Jackson - Rock With You]'''
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:''I know that greatness lies in you''
:''Out on the floor,''
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:''But remember from here on in''
:''there ain't nobody there but us.''
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:''History has its eyes on you.''
:''Girl, when you dance,''
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:''there's a magic that must be love.''
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===Logs===
 
===Logs===
 
{{ RP Logs | columns = 2 | order = ascending }}
 
{{ RP Logs | columns = 2 | order = ascending }}
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'''''&ldquo;There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.&rdquo;'''''<br />
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'''&ndash; Frank Herbert'''
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 4 December 2017



Roland T. Garreau
RolandGarreau1.jpg
On Game As: Roland
Played By: Paul Giamatti
Concept: Self-Important Professor Author
Date of Birth: 06 Jun 1967
Apparent Age: 50s
Occupation: Former US History Professor/Historical Fiction and Alternative History Novelist/US Colonial-Era Reenactor
Virtue: Diligent
Vice: Arrogant

Freehold: None
Motley: None

“Sometimes I wonder if I'm a character being written, or if I'm writing myself.”
– Marilyn Manson

Overview

      Formerly a well-liked and -respected adjunct US History professor at the University of Vermont (on the tenure track!), Roland has left that position to focus full-time on writing his popular historical fiction and alternative history novels. At least, that's what he tells people who ask.

      Regardless, Roland has devoted himself solely to writing. His first book, The Arrows of Greasy Grass (an historical novel based on the Battle of Little Bighorn), made a relative splash critically and popularly, leading to an uptick in fame and a book contract at a well-known publisher. His second, To New Orleans and Freedom (an alternative history take on the German Coast slave rebellion of 1811), built on his considerable popularity but received lukewarm reviews (and even one or two pans). He feels a great deal of pressure to "return to form" with his third book on a topic that he has yet to reveal.

      He's recently (as of September 2017) finished up a country-wide book tour for To New Orleans and Freedom and returned to his hometown to recharge and begin research on his latest novel.

RP Hooks

  • Former College Professor - He taught US History at the University of Vermont for the better part of a decade.
  • Up-and-Coming Author - His two books are quite popular, especially with history buffs. If you haven't read them yourself, you likely know someone who (knows someone who) has. (Fame 2)
  • Historical Reenactor - He's traveled to US Revolutionary battlefields and taken part in reenactments. He's also filled in, when called on, as famous figures from that time period (mainly John Adams, but more and more as Benjamin Franklin).
  • Genealogy - Roland pursues it as a hobby and is willing to offer his services to interested parties who know about it.
  • The Family Garreau - As his last name suggested, he is a part of the family. The younger ones call him "Uncle Roland."

Contacts

Gallery

RolandGarreau2.jpg RolandGarreauReenactor.jpg

Soundtrack

Cake - Open Book

But you're caught in your own glory.
You are believing your own stories.
Writing your own headlines.
Ignoring your own deadlines.
But now you've gotta write them all again.

C. Jackson, L.-M. Miranda, et.al. - History Has Its Eyes On You

Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory:
You have no control
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in
History has its eyes on you.

Logs

  • (2017.08.30)
On the Making and Consumption of Old-Fashioned Cocktails
  • (2017.09.01)
Midnight Mischief
  • (2017.09.24)
Riverside Fall Gala

“There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.”
– Frank Herbert