I just accidentlied all over the new HIVE! lol

Relique du Madde · Jul 1, 2009

42 pages and 7 years of monsters and comments...

Blackrat · Jul 1, 2009

Oh that thread

. Yeah, I skimmed through it once. Quite impressive...

Relique du Madde · Jul 1, 2009

I wonder how heart broken his players would be if he one day said... "Time to convert to 4e".

Phaezen · Jul 1, 2009

Relique du Madde said:
I think it's convention season madness.

Blackrat said:
Ah, thanks for reminding me... I need to sew a patch to my outfit for the RopeCon...

I am looking forward to Icon (Johannesburg, South Africas biggest con) next week and Dragonfire (Cape Town) in August

Dannyalcatraz · Jul 1, 2009

Phaesen- a question about your homeland, if I may?

How racially integrated is gaming in South Africa?

I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

To put this in perspective, I know and have gamed with more gamers who were:

1) Another racial minority- Asian, Hispanic, etc.;

2) Female;

3) Gay and out of the closet;

4) Naturalized or non-naturalized immigrants;

5) Convicted Pedophiles (didn't know that when I met them);

than I have black gamers. Statistically speaking, "black" is a bigger demographic than any but #2 in this country.

Relique du Madde · Jul 1, 2009

Dannyalcatraz said:
I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

3) Gay and out of the closet;

I was in one group with two gay guys. One was flamboyantly gay (he was also into black magic and had a tenancy to carry rose petals in his ~~dice~~ spell component bag), the other was closeted until he went to Japan and fell in love with some Japanese guy or something and then announced he was "Bi." But no.. I never seen a black guy play DnD (WoW and other video games is another story).

Aeson · Jul 1, 2009

I've gamed with 2 black guys but not at the same time. They do seem rare. I have not gamed with Asians or Hispanics oddly enough. Most other demographics though.

Phaezen · Jul 1, 2009

Dannyalcatraz said:
Phaesen- a question about your homeland, if I may?

How racially integrated is gaming in South Africa?

I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

To put this in perspective, I know and have gamed with more gamers who were:

1) Another racial minority- Asian, Hispanic, etc.;

2) Female;

3) Gay and out of the closet;

4) Naturalized or non-naturalized immigrants;

than I have black gamers. Statistically speaking, "black" is a bigger demographic than any but #2 in this country.

For the record, I am white.

My experience is about the same, gaming (or the whole geek culture) in general seems to be a "white" thing to do. Although it might have alot to do with the fact that whites are generally more affluent and educated. The few black people I have gamed with also tend to be into the goth and metal subcultures rather than hiphop/rap/kwaito.

I guess it comes down to a cultural/sub-cultural thing at the end of the day, if you are not exposed to a hobby or activity as part of the culture you ascociate with you most likely won't be attracted to it.

I am more than happy to answer any other questions you have