Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
What got you to try D&D?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9083475" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>It was the early 90s and my parents both worked. So they'd drop me off with my mother's mother (Meemaw) and my Uncle Jerry (Both on Social Security and Pensions) on some days during summer vacation. Uncle Jerry wanted to hit a local Bookshop and took me along with him 'cause nerd. The bookstore was also an early gaming shop. Tons of paperbacks, decent amount of comics, two TTRPG tables in the back, some Magic/Card Game tables in the front, etc.</p><p></p><p>Being a magic the gathering nerd, along with my brother, we convinced my parents to just drop us off in this store where we could hang out all day, spend our allowance, and play games. We didn't cause much trouble for the owner/operator so he never told my parents to stop doing it.</p><p></p><p>Then one day I got invited to sit in on a D&D game. That's all it took.</p><p></p><p>(I say 'early gaming shop' in the sense of 'the guy had just bought the place from the former owner, along with all his stock, and was in the process of turning it into a gaming shop' not 'it was one of the first gaming shops')</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 9083475, member: 6796468"] It was the early 90s and my parents both worked. So they'd drop me off with my mother's mother (Meemaw) and my Uncle Jerry (Both on Social Security and Pensions) on some days during summer vacation. Uncle Jerry wanted to hit a local Bookshop and took me along with him 'cause nerd. The bookstore was also an early gaming shop. Tons of paperbacks, decent amount of comics, two TTRPG tables in the back, some Magic/Card Game tables in the front, etc. Being a magic the gathering nerd, along with my brother, we convinced my parents to just drop us off in this store where we could hang out all day, spend our allowance, and play games. We didn't cause much trouble for the owner/operator so he never told my parents to stop doing it. Then one day I got invited to sit in on a D&D game. That's all it took. (I say 'early gaming shop' in the sense of 'the guy had just bought the place from the former owner, along with all his stock, and was in the process of turning it into a gaming shop' not 'it was one of the first gaming shops') [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
What got you to try D&D?
Top