D&D General 'Playing D&D' (Without Playing D&D)

[CleverNickName]

I don't need to tell you that there's a lot more to the Dungeons & Dragons game than what you see at the table on game night. Rolling up characters, writing backstories, painting miniatures, drawing maps and character sketches, creating adventures, reviewing your notes...heck, just coordinating the next gaming session can feel like an RTS game from time to time. "Playing D&D" isn't limited to game nights.

What are your favorite ways to 'play D&D' when you're not technically playing it at the game table? Check as many options as you like; I recommend voting for your Top Five but hey--you do you.

 

[CleverNickName]

Again, I'm looking for your favorites. I know that we all will do most of the things on the list, depending on the week...but which do you enjoy doing the most?

For me, I voted for my personal Top Five: Worldbuilding, Drawing Maps, Worldbuilding, Writing Adventures, and Worldbuilding.

 

[MarkB]

Talking about it here, of course!

 

[CleverNickName]

Talking about it here, of course!

How could I forget to include that option!? Poll updated.

 

[Maxperson]

Look, if discussing D&D on EN World doesn't win this...

 

[Lanefan]

One of my votes is for "Drawing my character portrait" but that's not quite true. I draw like a slug, so my vote would be more correctly interpreted as being for "Searching online for suitable character portraits and then, if necessary, tweaking them to suit".

 

[Lanefan]

Look, if discussing D&D on EN World doesn't win this...

At the moment it's tied-2nd.

 

[MarkB]

One of my votes is for "Drawing my character portrait" but that's not quite true. I draw like a slug, so my vote would be more correctly interpreted as being for "Searching online for suitable character portraits and then, if necessary, tweaking them to suit".

That's generally my process.

 

[Mistwell]

Other: Playing the Tunnels and Trolls solo adventures. Playing the Gloomhaven solo adventures.

 

[Tonguez]

Worldbuilding, Discussing Worldbuilding on ENworld, Worldbuilding with Adventures, and Drawing character images as a Worldbuilding tool