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Message: <blockquote data-quote="atom crash" data-source="post: 2448953" data-attributes="member: 22162">You're allowed to game without alcohol? Huh?Seriously, judging by some responses in this thread and others I've read concerning table rules, I would seriously dislike gaming with some of these groups. With all the table rules and such, it seems more like going to a job than playing a game: You have to arrive promptly at 7 pm, game until midnight, eat before you arrive, no drinking, keep the table chatter to a minimum, and if your gaming style doesn't suit the rest of the group you'll find yourself looking for a new group.I guess it would be different if I gamed with people I don't think of as friends.As it stands, in my gaming group, we started out as people playing D&D together but now our games are more like a weekly social gathering where we happen to play D&D.I'll usually have a couple beers if I'm playing. If it's my week to DM, I'll just drink loads of Code Red. I've found that DMing plus alcohol isn't a good combo for my game, though caffeine might be just as bad because it gives me loads of energy but no focus.Years ago, I joined a group of gamers who all already knew each other and worked together. During one session, one player kept pulling the DM aside to "ask a question" in the back room. He even took another player a few times. "Yeah, Dan needs to be there too." they'd come back a few minutes later, all hungry with bloodshot eyes. I'm not completely daft, so after a bit I put two and two together and figured out they were going to the back room to smoke pot. When I figured out what was up, I told them, "Look guys, I know what you're up to and it doesn't bother me. I don't smoke, but I won't mind if you smoke around me. Hey, it's your house, after all. Let's just get on with the game."They all played chaotic characters and I had a lawful cleric, so them getting stoned during the game probably helped them stay in character. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> But the games were fun and I got along well enough with the other guys, so it wasn't an issue.</blockquote>

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