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<blockquote data-quote="Tolen Mar" data-source="post: 4061132" data-attributes="member: 1295"><p>Ok, I'm in the mood to share a story here.</p><p></p><p>A month or two back, we were playing an Iron Heroes game set in Ravenloft. So I decide to go to my FLGS and see if they have a copy of the revised edition so I don't have to keep stealing my DM's copy and cross-referencing the 'net for the changes.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm standing in the 'D&D' section of the store, when these kids come in. The sad part is they are half my age, I had an old fogey moment as I watched them go back to the game room. All but one of them.</p><p></p><p>He comes over to where I'm standing. </p><p></p><p>Now when I say half my age, I mean it. I have DnD books older than this kid (second edition). The conversation goes something like this:</p><p></p><p>Kid: "What are you looking for?"</p><p></p><p>Me: "Iron Heroes."</p><p></p><p>Kid: "Oh. I play standard DnD myself."</p><p></p><p>Me: I just kinda grunt in agreement.</p><p></p><p>Kid: "I was in this one campaign where..." He then starts to tell me about his FR game, while I continue scanning book titles. "You been playing long?"</p><p></p><p>Me: almost laughing. "A while. I'm in two games right now, that's why I was hoping to find a copy of the rulebook."</p><p></p><p>Kid: "Then you know about building strong characters."</p><p></p><p>Me: "A bit."</p><p></p><p>Kid: "Can you do inifinite damage at level 1?"</p><p></p><p>Me: "..." OMG its one of those kids. "Yeah, if the DM lets it happen."</p><p></p><p>Kid: "We use standard rules, plus this book, and this one.." He lists a couple of sourcebooks. "And you can do it, even if you have a bad DM."</p><p></p><p>Me: "Yeah, sure." And I walk away.</p><p></p><p>I knew I would never convince him that only a DM who allows the right technicalities and loopholes would let such a thing happen, so I walked away. I wasn't in the mood to have a big detailed rules argument right there in the store.</p><p></p><p>Now, why he picked me is anyone's guess. Maybe I was the first he saw (the store wasn't exactly crowded), maybe he's bored the clerk to tears already and thought I'd be a perfect target. I bring this up because I've not had a conversation like that since I was his age. </p><p></p><p>And here I am, having just that conversation out of the blue.</p><p></p><p>Hehe...So any similar stories out there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tolen Mar, post: 4061132, member: 1295"] Ok, I'm in the mood to share a story here. A month or two back, we were playing an Iron Heroes game set in Ravenloft. So I decide to go to my FLGS and see if they have a copy of the revised edition so I don't have to keep stealing my DM's copy and cross-referencing the 'net for the changes. Anyway, I'm standing in the 'D&D' section of the store, when these kids come in. The sad part is they are half my age, I had an old fogey moment as I watched them go back to the game room. All but one of them. He comes over to where I'm standing. Now when I say half my age, I mean it. I have DnD books older than this kid (second edition). The conversation goes something like this: Kid: "What are you looking for?" Me: "Iron Heroes." Kid: "Oh. I play standard DnD myself." Me: I just kinda grunt in agreement. Kid: "I was in this one campaign where..." He then starts to tell me about his FR game, while I continue scanning book titles. "You been playing long?" Me: almost laughing. "A while. I'm in two games right now, that's why I was hoping to find a copy of the rulebook." Kid: "Then you know about building strong characters." Me: "A bit." Kid: "Can you do inifinite damage at level 1?" Me: "..." OMG its one of those kids. "Yeah, if the DM lets it happen." Kid: "We use standard rules, plus this book, and this one.." He lists a couple of sourcebooks. "And you can do it, even if you have a bad DM." Me: "Yeah, sure." And I walk away. I knew I would never convince him that only a DM who allows the right technicalities and loopholes would let such a thing happen, so I walked away. I wasn't in the mood to have a big detailed rules argument right there in the store. Now, why he picked me is anyone's guess. Maybe I was the first he saw (the store wasn't exactly crowded), maybe he's bored the clerk to tears already and thought I'd be a perfect target. I bring this up because I've not had a conversation like that since I was his age. And here I am, having just that conversation out of the blue. Hehe...So any similar stories out there? [/QUOTE]
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