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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 4458187" data-attributes="member: 18701"><p>I don't go around telling people I play, but if someone asks about it, I'll explain. But a lot of times I'm really vague with my explanation because I just don't want to sound too geeky & I don't think the person will be all that interested in hearing about it. </p><p></p><p>If I'm talking to a person that I don't think would really understand (usually a person that doesn't even play video games), then I'll say something like, "It's sort of like a board game, only a lot more detailed". If they press me on that, then I'll say, "Well you play as a character that you create and you just go around killing monsters & bad guys, sort of like you do in a video game only you use your imagination a lot". That's usually all it takes and then they get bored of the topic and move on. </p><p></p><p>The best explanation to someone that might make fun of you for playing D&D is to explain that it's your version of poker night. That usually keeps them from ridiculing me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>I've been bombarded with questions about me playing D&D (some co-workers have big mouths) by a room full of rich spoiled Stanford graduate girls that say the word "like" four times in every sentence. They ended the conversation by saying, "Well you make D&D sound pretty cool". Some of us can talk about D&D to non gamers and not come off as geeky. But plenty of guys out there still make it really hard for us not to be teased for playing D&D <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 4458187, member: 18701"] I don't go around telling people I play, but if someone asks about it, I'll explain. But a lot of times I'm really vague with my explanation because I just don't want to sound too geeky & I don't think the person will be all that interested in hearing about it. If I'm talking to a person that I don't think would really understand (usually a person that doesn't even play video games), then I'll say something like, "It's sort of like a board game, only a lot more detailed". If they press me on that, then I'll say, "Well you play as a character that you create and you just go around killing monsters & bad guys, sort of like you do in a video game only you use your imagination a lot". That's usually all it takes and then they get bored of the topic and move on. The best explanation to someone that might make fun of you for playing D&D is to explain that it's your version of poker night. That usually keeps them from ridiculing me :p I've been bombarded with questions about me playing D&D (some co-workers have big mouths) by a room full of rich spoiled Stanford graduate girls that say the word "like" four times in every sentence. They ended the conversation by saying, "Well you make D&D sound pretty cool". Some of us can talk about D&D to non gamers and not come off as geeky. But plenty of guys out there still make it really hard for us not to be teased for playing D&D :lol: [/QUOTE]
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