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The Stigma of D&D OR Help! I'm Stuck in the D&D Closet?
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<blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 1653570" data-attributes="member: 20740"><p>Sounds like a personal problem. For one thing, if you are embarrassed by playing D&D then when speaking to others about it, it will show.</p><p></p><p>In my experience, there are several camps of non-D&D people:</p><p></p><p>---</p><p>1. What's D&D?</p><p></p><p>Response: It's sort of like structure group storytelling. People get together and come up with a fictional story, each person writing for one character in the tale. Then one person does the backdrop. Conflict between characters (if they disagree on how the story should go) is resolved with dice.</p><p></p><p>2. Yeah, I heard of that. I think my cousin used to play that.</p><p></p><p>Response: It's a blast. Though it's a pretty dedicated hobby. Takes lots of time and money. Only downfall. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>3. Oh, D&D. I've heard of that. Never played it, though.</p><p></p><p>Response: You should give it a shot sometime. It's entertaining.</p><p></p><p>4. Isn't that like about casting spells or summoning demons or something?</p><p></p><p>Response: *chuckle* No. There was just some weird media frenzy over that in the early 80s or something. People just still remember the fanciful stories about. [then see Response #1]</p><p></p><p>5. Heathen!!! Heretic!!! You must repent and burn your books!!!</p><p></p><p>Response: You're kind of a prick aren't you?</p><p></p><p>6. You play D&D?!? What a loser.</p><p></p><p>Response: Whatever man. It's fun. It's alot more intellectually stimulating than going to a [choose one: football/basketball/hockey] game and usually more entertaining than sitting in front of the T.V. watching American Idol or Survivor.</p><p>---</p><p></p><p>In my experience, the majority of people are #1. There's a significant minority of #2s and #3s (seems to be prevalent amongst nearing-middle age males). The next biggest group is the #4s (which seems to be most prevalent amongst parents, probably because they felt a certain attachment to those stories when they heard them, as they worried about their own kids). #5s. Yeah. Well. Yeah. There's those people. Smallest group except for #6s. I've never had anybody look down on me for more than a few minutes due to my D&D playing.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps you need to work on you social skills.</p><p></p><p>And, BTW, if you are worried about what people think of you, don't use the word fantasy anywhere in your explanation. Tell them it's mostly about socialization and eating pizza/drinking beer. There happens to be a game that sometimes happens in between.</p><p></p><p>All of this applies to just about anyone in the hobby. Unless you are one of those LARPers. Then I can't help you. You're going to get flak. Accept it. You're an adult and you basically play dress-up and cowboys and indians for god's sake. What's wrong with you? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reanjr, post: 1653570, member: 20740"] Sounds like a personal problem. For one thing, if you are embarrassed by playing D&D then when speaking to others about it, it will show. In my experience, there are several camps of non-D&D people: --- 1. What's D&D? Response: It's sort of like structure group storytelling. People get together and come up with a fictional story, each person writing for one character in the tale. Then one person does the backdrop. Conflict between characters (if they disagree on how the story should go) is resolved with dice. 2. Yeah, I heard of that. I think my cousin used to play that. Response: It's a blast. Though it's a pretty dedicated hobby. Takes lots of time and money. Only downfall. :) 3. Oh, D&D. I've heard of that. Never played it, though. Response: You should give it a shot sometime. It's entertaining. 4. Isn't that like about casting spells or summoning demons or something? Response: *chuckle* No. There was just some weird media frenzy over that in the early 80s or something. People just still remember the fanciful stories about. [then see Response #1] 5. Heathen!!! Heretic!!! You must repent and burn your books!!! Response: You're kind of a prick aren't you? 6. You play D&D?!? What a loser. Response: Whatever man. It's fun. It's alot more intellectually stimulating than going to a [choose one: football/basketball/hockey] game and usually more entertaining than sitting in front of the T.V. watching American Idol or Survivor. --- In my experience, the majority of people are #1. There's a significant minority of #2s and #3s (seems to be prevalent amongst nearing-middle age males). The next biggest group is the #4s (which seems to be most prevalent amongst parents, probably because they felt a certain attachment to those stories when they heard them, as they worried about their own kids). #5s. Yeah. Well. Yeah. There's those people. Smallest group except for #6s. I've never had anybody look down on me for more than a few minutes due to my D&D playing. Perhaps you need to work on you social skills. And, BTW, if you are worried about what people think of you, don't use the word fantasy anywhere in your explanation. Tell them it's mostly about socialization and eating pizza/drinking beer. There happens to be a game that sometimes happens in between. All of this applies to just about anyone in the hobby. Unless you are one of those LARPers. Then I can't help you. You're going to get flak. Accept it. You're an adult and you basically play dress-up and cowboys and indians for god's sake. What's wrong with you? ;) [/QUOTE]
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