D&D Goes International

[I'm A Banana]

Someone already did Wisconsin, but all true Wisconsinites know that Madison is a truly different beast, so he's for the island surrounded by a state of reality:

1. The rest of the state plays with a six pack. In Madison, this becomes three quarter-barrels. Gaining a new level means that you have to do a kegstand.
2. "Pipeweed" is given to PC's by small, fuzzy gnomes who hang out downtown.
3. Daily wage of commoners raised to 1.5 sp/day.
4. Mopeds replace horses
5. Your characters take off three months out of every year
6. Elves are from the coast, are unaccountably stylish, have trust funds, and wear their clan letters on T-shirts. They are often Bards.
7. Orcs are from the farms, always kind of smell like livestock, and wear their clan letters on T-shirts. They are often Rangers.
8. Clerics and Paladins are forbidden; "organized religion" is for villanous or completely wacky NPC's only.
9. Saturday games require you to dress in red and white, and bring brats and cheese.
10. Even the commoners are complete snobs.

(with apologies for the college focus....not that Madisonians aren't used to it or anything....)

 

[DonTadow]

I'm from Detroit and we play for real here.

11. Composite Longbows and Armor is replaced with Sawed-Off Shotguns and kevlar.
12. It is commonplace that when a player disagrees with a DM, he throws a cup of beer at him.
13. If the DM insists he is right, he sucker punches the player, leading the other players to jump thee DM and insuing in a Brawl.
14. Most games are played in abandoned buildings (as that is all that is pretty much left.
15. The Church of Pelor is renamed the Crips, The Church of Bane is renamed the Bloods
16. We don't use dice, they are soley used for on the corner crap games.
17. Burning anything in game gets you 1.5 times the experience.
18. All leaders in the d and d games wear earings and talk street slang.
19. Mountain Dew is replaced by Detroit's favorite beverage, the 40 oz.
20. The paladin has to be no better than choatic good. (whose ever heard of lawful good cops)
21. With every monster death we scream DEEEEEEEETROOOOOOOOIT BASSSSSSSSKETBALLLLLLLLL

 

[Tonguez]

Here in New Zealand, we don't use miniatures - we use hobbits!

1. Even better Mount Doom is in my backyard!
(great for LARP until the hobbits get eaten by a kangaroo)

of course
2.Peter Jackson is the DM
3 Peter Jackson should be Prime Minister
4 Peter Jackson should be King
5 The largest metropolis in the country has a population of 100 humanoids and 400000 sheep
6 Sheep is the only animal companion allowed
7 We are permanently drunk - and it doesn't matter what we drink as long as its wet and alcoholic
8 Everyone thinks we talk like Australians - except Australians (thats because they are half-orcs to our humans)
eg in the list of class names change all reference to Poofter to Wanker -thats the kiwi difference
9 The Haka is a national dance after which we play rugby and beat the Lions (but get beaten by the Aussies!)
10 we have a population of 5 million, 4 million of which live in NZ the rest play rugby for Australia (and occasionally England)

ps Quiz Time
1. Is a Kiwi a
a. a bloody awesome bugger
b. a bloody stupid bird
c. a bloody furry fruit
d. who bloody cares
e. the whole bloody lot

 

[Desdichado]

Sheep is the only animal companion allowed

I don't like the sound of that!

 

[Cherub]

I'm from Detroit and we play for real here.

1. Composite Longbows and Armor is replaced with Sawed-Off Shotguns and kevlar.
2. It is commonplace that when a player disagrees with a DM, he throws a cup of beat at him.
3. If the DM insists he is right, he sucker punches the player, leading the other players to jump thee DM and insuing in a Brawl.
4. Most games are played in abandoned buildings (as that is all that is pretty much left.
5. The Church of Pelor is renamed the Crips, The Church of Bane is renamed the Bloods
6. We don't use dice, they are soley used for on the corner crap games.
7. Burning anything in game gets you 1.5 times the experience.
8. All leaders in the d and d games wear earings and talk street slang.
9. Mountain Dew is replaced by Detroit's favorite beverage, the 40 oz.
10. The paladin has to be no better than choatic good. (whose ever heard of good cops)

perhaps what wouldve been accurate is "who has ever heard of LAWFUL GOOD cops"...

 

[NewLifeForm]

New York, NY

In New York City...

1) We play where we want - Who's gonna make us move - You? Huh, tough guy?
2) We eat pizza, it's damn good, but costs three times as much
3) We plan our sessions on the train schedules so they're never on time
4) Our PCs only wear the coolest, most expensive designer weapons and gear
5) We cast villains into the Pit of No Return (aka New Jersey, )
6) The better the gamer the more likely they'll be traded to a weaker team
7) Rogues start the campaign at epic level
8) We mug guys for their dice
9) No matter what class you are, your a fighter
10) Our GM can take out your GM (Once he makes bail)

Are you talkin' to me?

NewLifeForm
Native New Yorker

 

[Cherub]

1. Even better Mount Doom is in my backyard!
(great for LARP until the hobbits get eaten by a kangaroo)

of course
2.Peter Jackson is the DM
3 Peter Jackson should be Prime Minister
4 Peter Jackson should be King
5 The largest metropolis in the country has a population of 100 humanoids and 400000 sheep
6 Sheep is the only animal companion allowed
7 We are permanently drunk - and it doesn't matter what we drink as long as its wet and alcoholic
8 Everyone thinks we talk like Australians - except Australians (thats because they are half-orcs to our humans)
eg in the list of class names change all reference to Poofter to Wanker -thats the kiwi difference
9 The Haka is a national dance after which we play rugby and beat the Lions (but get beaten by the Aussies!)
10 we have a population of 5 million, 4 million of which live in NZ the rest play rugby for Australia (and occasionally England)

ps Quiz Time
1. Is a Kiwi a
a. a bloody awesome bugger
b. a bloody stupid bird
c. a bloody furry fruit
d. who bloody cares
e. the whole bloody lot

all of the above, mate!

 

[Tonguez]

I don't like the sound of that!

Nah thats the Ozzies mate - told ya people get confused

 

[lgburton]

In New Mexico...

1. You can't take feats tied to your character's birth region. "No, really, We're part of Greyhawk, honest."
2. Dropping your dice in the food isn't a problem. The salsa disolves plastic anyway.
3. Your ability to get away with cheating is proportional to how close you are to the border.
4. Nobody bought Sandstorm. Hitting a little too close to home...

also in new mexico...

5. game always starts 30 mins late because of albuquerque traffic jams due to constant construction on every city street, as well as freeways.

6. double xp for making fun of texans or californians in character.

7. we don't eat pizza, we eat tortillas with beans, meat, and cheese.

8. dm must be reffered to as 'ese' at all times.

9. game sessions always interrupted by siesta.

10. game sessions often interrupted by attacks of wild in'juns.

 

[cthulhu_duck]

Here in New Zealand, we don't use miniatures - we use hobbits!

Get your hands off me Here in New Zealand -

* We don't use miniatures, we recreate the scene using left over props from the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hercules, Xena, or the Narnia movie (etc).