30 Years Of Dungeons And Dragons

vasqzr writes "CNN has a story about Dungeons and Dragons celebrating its 30th birthday. 'An estimated 25,000 fans in 1,200 stores celebrated the anniversary Saturday, said Charles Ryan, brand manager for role-playing games at Wizards of the Coast, a Renton, Washington, company that owns Dungeons & Dragons.'"

Comments

Although correlation != causation

[Anonymous Coward]

Countries with D&D have seen their birthrates decrease for the past 30 years.

Re:Although correlation != causation

[WarPresident]

Ahh, it saddens me to think of all the heroes that have fallen in countless D&D combats. The best warriors are routinely slaughtered, but for what purpose? What are they fihting and dying for?

Usually for pissing off the DM... Took the last powdered donut without asking? Your character's last words might be:

"What do you mean the feather fall wears off?"
"C'mon guys, it's just a pile of dragon bones... guys?"
"What's a tarrasque?"
"HOW many Kobolds?"

Re:Although correlation != causation

[tonywong]

I really don't understand... I've been a half-elf ranger/bard for 20+ years now with a charisma of 17 and I still can't get laid.

Cripes, some of these women won't even touch the d20. How do they expect me to approach them then?

30 years!

[geeveees]

THIRTY years of Dungeons&Dragons!

It's a ...

/me rolls 1d6

...HAPPY birthday!

Re:30 years!

[munehiro]

1d20. Or is your happy birthday like a short sword hit ? :P

30 Years?

[Pan T. Hose]

Wow. I am very -- *rolls dice* -- surprised that it's already so long.

Thanks...

[MrFluffyPants26]

..for telling me a day late.

Thanks...

[while(true)]

...for making me feel old, you insensitive clod!

Just kidding, happy big 30 D&D! :)

Obligatory

[quintesson]

... and it still hasn't moved out of it's parents' basement!

I wonder if the D20 system will last that long.

Gaah!

[Trikenstein]

I blew my saving throw and had to rta!

Where're the Cheetos???

[zrk]

Can I have some Mountain Dew?

Wow..

[NightWulf]

"An estimated 25,000 fans in 1,200 stores celebrated the anniversary Saturday". Wow, A vacuum of virginity only rivaled by that of a Star Trek convention. I kid! I kid!

24,999 guys with chainmail bikini posters.

[leftie]

1 chubby girl that shouldn't have worn a chainmail bikini.

ain't easy being a peasant

[eean]

But you know what happens to townspeople and peasants - sacrifaced to their Dragon master, killed off by a strange plague or senselessly killed by wandering adventurers.

Re:Yeah - definately !

[ahknight]

Bluff check, DC 15.

DND Humor

[Anonymous Coward]

ED: You see a well-groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you see a gazebo.
ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?
ED: (Pause) It's white, Eric.
ERIC: How far away is it?
ED: About 50 yards.
ERIC: How big is it?
ED: (Pause) It's about 30 feet across, 15 feet high, with a pointed top.
ERIC: I use my sword to detect whether it's good.
ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Pause) I call out to it.
ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Pause) I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it respond in any way?
ED: No, Eric. It's a gazebo!
ERIC: I shoot it with my bow (rolls to hit). What happened?
ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it.
ERIC: (Pause) Wasn't it wounded?
ED: Of course not, Eric! It's a gazebo!
ERIC: (Whimper) But that was a plus-three arrow!
ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a gazebo! If you really want to try to destroy it, you could try to chop it with an axe, I suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try. It's a @#%$*& gazebo!
ERIC: (Long pause - he has no axe or fire spells) I run away.
ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo, and it catches you and eats you.
ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my paladin...

I haven't played AD&D in a long time

[discord5]

Our AD&D sessions were always fun, back when we had too much time and no girlfriends.

DM: "You see a hallway with three barrels"
Player #1: "I walk to the barrels and pry one open"
Player #2: "No wait, you idiot"
DM: "A witch comes out of the barrel and rolls dice is preparing to cast a spell"
Player #1: "I cast burning hands and grab her tits"
DM: sighs "The hideous hag slaps you and continues her casting"
Player #2: "I apologize for my companions behavior and hit her with my longsword"

Somewhere along the line we grew up and got a life, although we all fondly remember being half drunk and playing AD&D.

Wives?

[Himring]

An estimated 25,000 fans in 1,200 stores celebrated the anniversary Saturday

And only 2 women were pissed at their husbands cuz of the event....

Re:Nice, Sort Of

[meringuoid]

you need rules to keep everyone from arguing with each other when you do need to figure out what happens to the kobold when it gets hit with the +5 axe of vorpal soothing.

His arm comes off, but he's OK about it.

celibate D&D geeks

[ReagansUndeadBrain]

Once you've had wickedly nubile Finnish goddess of pain Loviatar (1st Edition Deities & Demigods p. 55), who can be ever be satisfied by mere mortal women again?

Obligatory Chick

[Anonymous Coward]

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