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<blockquote data-quote="Inconsequenti-AL" data-source="post: 1653709" data-attributes="member: 6584"><p>My 2 Cp.</p><p></p><p>First up, I feel for you - I'm in the process of removing myself from a DnD closet. Didn't talk about it for years, but decided it was such a big part of my life that I was hiding from a lot of people... Didn't seem like an altogether healthy way to behave, so I decided to change.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, it's worth it - had a few people s<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> about it a bit and some crack the odd geek joke - but not in a malicious way... Nothing I can't deal with! Reactions seem to vary between 'don't really care' or 'vague interest'. I feel much better for it and have even met a decent new recruit player.</p><p></p><p>I'm not suggesting it's the first thing I talk about when I meet people, but if we get on to the topic of spare time then I'll normally mention it.</p><p></p><p>As far as rebranding it D20 fantasy goes - IMO, it won't change the 'geekiness' factor of it. If you want to look at it like that: it still going to be a bunch of people sitting around a table using funny shaped dice to play make believe? So what? It is geeky. So's most people's hobbies?</p><p></p><p>I mean, most hobbies look pretty 'geeky' when you examine them with that critical eye: IME, the worst offender is golf - my father and his golfing buddies spend a fortune on the game, watch it or pore over rulebooks while not playing and are collectively the worst bunch of rules lawyers I've ever seen... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Inconsequenti-AL, post: 1653709, member: 6584"] My 2 Cp. First up, I feel for you - I'm in the process of removing myself from a DnD closet. Didn't talk about it for years, but decided it was such a big part of my life that I was hiding from a lot of people... Didn't seem like an altogether healthy way to behave, so I decided to change. Frankly, it's worth it - had a few people s:):):):):):) about it a bit and some crack the odd geek joke - but not in a malicious way... Nothing I can't deal with! Reactions seem to vary between 'don't really care' or 'vague interest'. I feel much better for it and have even met a decent new recruit player. I'm not suggesting it's the first thing I talk about when I meet people, but if we get on to the topic of spare time then I'll normally mention it. As far as rebranding it D20 fantasy goes - IMO, it won't change the 'geekiness' factor of it. If you want to look at it like that: it still going to be a bunch of people sitting around a table using funny shaped dice to play make believe? So what? It is geeky. So's most people's hobbies? I mean, most hobbies look pretty 'geeky' when you examine them with that critical eye: IME, the worst offender is golf - my father and his golfing buddies spend a fortune on the game, watch it or pore over rulebooks while not playing and are collectively the worst bunch of rules lawyers I've ever seen... :) [/QUOTE]
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