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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2443354" data-attributes="member: 14159">In my games, held at my apartment, if a player asked to .  Typically, I have a player or two who like to drink recreationally, but they reserve their drinking for after the game.  They show up, put their drinks in the fridge and wait until after the game to drink up.  If somebody wanted to have a drink during the game, I wouldn't have a problem as long as they didn't become so intoxicated it interfered with their ability to game or disrupted the game.I know one DM who insists on drinking while gaming, even to the point of leaving a local game convention when told he couldn't drink at the table (since it was being held on university premises), and I know gamers who game best when they've had one or two to relax (like a game I'm in with somebody who goes to a local bar and has a beer or two before walking to the game).  There is a reason that there is the term "Beer & Pretzels" to describe informal, friendly gaming where it's more about hanging out than calculating modifiers to your roll.I'm also very much of the "put off is anybody told me I couldn't do it" mindset.  Now, this is of course presuming that people are gaming at a house, apartment or some place where if somebody wants to have a beer or a rum & coke it's all good.  I know several gaming groups that play in meeting rooms on the local university campus, which has a strict no-alcohol policy, so it's perfectly understandable that they can't imbibe while they game.Gaming is about fun, it's about hanging out with some friends and doing something you like together, if that includes a drink or two in the process, then have a blast.</blockquote>

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