7 years of AD&D imbued me with numerous thought processes that help me so much as an adult, whether it be in the aspect of understanding my friends personalities better through their choices of alter-ego and their behaviour in the game world, or the nature of co-operative storytelling (as our DM tore his hair out when we chose to do something other than what he was hoping we'd do...)
To the idea of pacing drama and action as well as character interaction and dialogue. I work in tv and film now and really spending years playing D&D helped me invaluably for honing my imagination into a usable resource for work.
And it was fun! Hell I even got laid out of it, met great friends, went to roleplaying conventions and just really broadened my universe in many ways. Not mention being able to share a ridiculous amount of 'in-jokes' about +3 Swords and spells, magical items, my encyclopaedic knowledge of mythical creatures (thanks Monster Manual Vol 1-3), my god the list goes on...
D&D has been incredibly influential on my life. It was a path to making friends at school when I had none. I can't thank the creators enough:)
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i have to agree,
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7 years of AD&D imbued me with numerous thought processes that help me so much as an adult, whether it be in the aspect of understanding my friends personalities better through their choices of alter-ego and their behaviour in the game world, or the nature of co-operative storytelling (as our DM tore his hair out when we chose to do something other than what he was hoping we'd do...)
To the idea of pacing drama and action as well as character interaction and dialogue. I work in tv and film now and really spending years playing D&D helped me invaluably for honing my imagination into a usable resource for work.
And it was fun! Hell I even got laid out of it, met great friends, went to roleplaying conventions and just really broadened my universe in many ways. Not mention being able to share a ridiculous amount of 'in-jokes' about +3 Swords and spells, magical items, my encyclopaedic knowledge of mythical creatures (thanks Monster Manual Vol 1-3), my god the list goes on...
D&D has been incredibly influential on my life. It was a path to making friends at school when I had none. I can't thank the creators enough
Cheers Gary, RIP.