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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7847793" data-attributes="member: 4348">I'm not one that likes watching Critical Role or other things like it, but I have a faint idea why some may enjoy watching it.I think many of us are DMs and so we are used to running a game.  We don't really enjoy watching others run games unless we are actually participating in it. As DM's we can prepare, look over, or run campaigns and adventures almost any time we wish to as long as we have either materials or players.On the otherhand there are players out there that LOVE D&D.  They LOVE to play the game.  They want more of it...BUT...they can't have more of it.  They don't DM, they don't want to DM, they just want to play.  They may want to play everyday but their group only meets once a week. They may want to play every week but heir group only meets once a month.Whatever it is, they can't play as often as they want and so they look for the next closest thing.  Other people playing.  They may not be playing themselves, but they can put themselves in the eyes of another and participate vicariously in someone else's adventures and campaigns.Critical Role (from the little I've seen) has some theatrics in their games and such which can also make it a little more interesting for those watching.  Thus, I can see why some may be very into these shows even if I don't really enjoy watching them in the least.(and in a similar vein, can't understand watching golf, bowling, or darts.  I ADMIT I HAVE watched darts up to the championship at times when I literally had nothing else to do and everything else on was even worse...for a while I even knew the best contenders and champions...a few years ago).</blockquote>

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