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30 Years of D&D Extravaganza
Klytus writes "GamingReport.com is reporting on the events Wizards of the Coast has planned for this summer's 30th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. Amongst the events is a 'World D&D Game Day.' There are also plans for a large coffee table book on the 30 years of D&D."
God I know some people that are around 30 and still do the D and D thing. It really scares the shit out of me. They definitely try to keep it all 'hush hush', otherwise people would laugh at them.
The Ultimate Geeks, although in the final analysis it is just a game after all (but a damn wierd one to outside people).
I retired at about 20. I still remember a strange adventure where by pulling a lever, the grass folded back to reveal a path...
Except for the people who play D&D nobody takes it seriously in the tabletop RPG community. Its the game you play when you are 15, before you learn about things like GURPS or Champions or White Wolf.
D&D is fine to introduce players to gaming concepts but I don't understand people who play it for longer than a year or two. If a player's serious about the quality of the game they should move on to something like GURPS or FUDGE or almost anything else.
To me playing D&D is like playing monopoly where everybody wins!
DM:"OK you defeated the orc cheiftan, here's a +1 sword."
Player: "How come he has a +1 sword(read: hotel)? I want one!"
DM: "OK here's a deck of many things, use it wisely"
Player: "I drew a bad card, I think I'm dead."
DM: "We're going to need a resurrection here!"
lather, rinse, repeat
I guess I can see some value to it, maybe it's just not for me.
Pretty widgets? What pretty widgets?
Thank god you are so much cooler than us.
What's that?
Dude, I think your mom is calling you. She wants you to turn off the pr0n and go take out the trash before bedtime.
P.S. Your clan sent you an email because they found out about your 1337 hack and they're banning you from their server. Well, that's 40 more hours a week to spend honing your SoulCalibur2 skillz!
P.P.S. $exyLaydee37698 is waiting for you on AIM. She found your school photo from last year online. She likes the vulcan ears, but didn't buy the "camera adds 167 pounds" line. No more cyber for you dude, but no big deal - her description ("like Pamela Anderson, but with like, totally bigger boobs") wasn't completely accurate either. (More like Jabba the Hutt but with totally bigger zits.)
P.P.P.S And she's only 13, so her dad, Officer Ballbricker will be dropping in to have a nightstick-to-crotch chat with you any day now.
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