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<blockquote data-quote="Hellefire" data-source="post: 3046822" data-attributes="member: 28129"><p>Same advice on books.</p><p></p><p>Also playing since '79, also father and, well, not quite 35 (34 so far). Because of my traveling ways (I hate staying in one state/country more than 6 months) I DM off-the-cuff a lot. And I haven't had a steady gaming group in years. The last time I tried, I found that EQ and the random Jihad/Illuminati game caught my fancy much more. Ah, computer graphics.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, jump 5 or 6 years, and a new continent. Here I am in Poland, married and with a baby, and we were at the grandparents one weekend - on a little farm in Poland where I don't speak the language. Because it's a 'little' boring there, I thought I'd break the monotony by throwing an impromptu D&D game for my wife and her two brothers (bastardized 1e/2e combo from memory). The next month they started buying books and dice. The next summer my wife, my baby and I went to the states. We found a group and played all summer (and I got to meet my longest-standing RL hero, Gary Gygax, after talking to him on these boards - thanks so much ENWorld and Gary!). Then we returned to Poland.</p><p></p><p>After talking about it for months, I realize I am excited by the idea of playing again. I order some stuff from eBay (getting books in English in Poland is expensive and tough). And now we have a new gaming group, consisting of me DMing, my wife and her brother, and three other friends. None of the three friends had gamed before. One barely speaks English. Except for an emergency RL trip to Berlin for one player, no one has missed a session yet. And I am remembering how much I Love gaming.</p><p></p><p>OK, there is a point to all this. Interest comes and goes depending on many things, including real life and other options. Maybe you'll come back to it, maybe not. It's a game. It's meant to be fun. If it's not, something else is all groovy. I haven't played C&C, but heard its rules lite, so that's an option. Random card games (Illuminati is my favorite) are options. Board games and video games are obviously options. Beer and pizza is always an option. So's an afternoon/evening hanging out with your kid. Whatever you do, just be glad ya did it. And trust me about the sunscreen.</p><p></p><p>Take care man,</p><p>Aaron</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hellefire, post: 3046822, member: 28129"] Same advice on books. Also playing since '79, also father and, well, not quite 35 (34 so far). Because of my traveling ways (I hate staying in one state/country more than 6 months) I DM off-the-cuff a lot. And I haven't had a steady gaming group in years. The last time I tried, I found that EQ and the random Jihad/Illuminati game caught my fancy much more. Ah, computer graphics. Anyway, jump 5 or 6 years, and a new continent. Here I am in Poland, married and with a baby, and we were at the grandparents one weekend - on a little farm in Poland where I don't speak the language. Because it's a 'little' boring there, I thought I'd break the monotony by throwing an impromptu D&D game for my wife and her two brothers (bastardized 1e/2e combo from memory). The next month they started buying books and dice. The next summer my wife, my baby and I went to the states. We found a group and played all summer (and I got to meet my longest-standing RL hero, Gary Gygax, after talking to him on these boards - thanks so much ENWorld and Gary!). Then we returned to Poland. After talking about it for months, I realize I am excited by the idea of playing again. I order some stuff from eBay (getting books in English in Poland is expensive and tough). And now we have a new gaming group, consisting of me DMing, my wife and her brother, and three other friends. None of the three friends had gamed before. One barely speaks English. Except for an emergency RL trip to Berlin for one player, no one has missed a session yet. And I am remembering how much I Love gaming. OK, there is a point to all this. Interest comes and goes depending on many things, including real life and other options. Maybe you'll come back to it, maybe not. It's a game. It's meant to be fun. If it's not, something else is all groovy. I haven't played C&C, but heard its rules lite, so that's an option. Random card games (Illuminati is my favorite) are options. Board games and video games are obviously options. Beer and pizza is always an option. So's an afternoon/evening hanging out with your kid. Whatever you do, just be glad ya did it. And trust me about the sunscreen. Take care man, Aaron [/QUOTE]
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