D&D Goes International

[I'm A Banana]

(stereotypical black comedian)
See, us black guys, we rollin' dice like THIS.
doo-bee-doot-dow-dikka-dikka-doo

But white guys? They all rollin' dice like THIS.
Bee-dee-bee-dee-dippa-dippa-dee
(/stereotypical black comedian)

See, it's funny, because people are different. Tee-hee.

 

[DonTadow]

(stereotypical black comedian)
See, us black guys, we rollin' dice like THIS.
doo-bee-doot-dow-dikka-dikka-doo

But white guys? They all rollin' dice like THIS.
Bee-dee-bee-dee-dippa-dippa-dee
(/stereotypical black comedian)

See, it's funny, because people are different. Tee-hee.

Ahh I see you're not a fan of BET"s Comedy show's either

 

[Blackthorne]

Over here in Germany:

1. The party always moves in goosestep.

2. The proper adressation is always "Mein Herr", even if you´re talking to a lady.

3. Exceptions to 2. are people with superior social standing. You know how we call these, don´t you? :\

4. All iron rations are replaced with sauerkraut.

5. We have additional rules for rolling the dice, taking a leak and ordering our sauerkraut pizza, all of which are very extensive and complicated.

6. In all campaign worlds, it rains every day. This includes Dark Sun.

7. If the DM tells you to roll a dice, it´s considered an order. We love orders.

 

[Cherub]

Over here in Germany:

3. Exceptions to 2. are people with superior social standing. You know how we call these, don´t you? :\

.

no, i dont?

 

[hrafnagud]

3.- When a monster is killed we shout OLE!!!

I nearly pissed myself...

 

[OakwoodDM]

Great thread here- I'm new in these here parts, but here's the take of a Wiganer on our sessions (Northwest Uk that is).

ANd as a counterpoint to the Northerner's game, here is the South England version:

- All Barbarians, Half-Orcs and other stupid, agressive people have northern accents.
- All villains are French or German
- Refreshments consist of tea and cucumber sandwiches (with the crusts cut off, of course!)
- A top or bowler hat must be worn by all players at all times

That's all I can think of at the moment.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Cherub: I think the person of superior status in Germany is referred to by a title that rhymes with "Curer" or "Durer"...and starts with "a bad grade."

While I live in Texas, and can personally vouch for all of the above comments about roleplay in this state...

I'm originally from New Orleans.

We don't Roleplay, we lassaiez le bon temp roulet....and LARP it.

Only the white people in New Orleans Roleplay...we blacks don't touch that voodoo stuff...except the Voodoo queens who run adventures every weekend.

All of our snacks have extra cayenne pepper added. And beer. Ah-YEEEEEE! Standard rations are raw, whole peppers.

75% of all adventures involve one or all of the following: zombies, vampires, strippers (of any or indeterminate gender) and the French Quarters. 100% of all adventures involve booze, good food, a party, a graveyard, and a parade.

We allow Snapping Turtles and Gators to play, as long as they are recently fed and don't touch the booze.

Most PCs will have a boat, no house, and a car on blocks or heavily rusted.

Most common dump stat: Dexterity (we're known as Fat City for a reason). Most common Max Stat: Charisma (we are ALL about style, mon cheres).

The easiest way to get treasure is to flash boobs.

Barbarian = Yankee
Bard = Cash Money Rapper
Cleric = Monsignor or Father
Druid = Voodoun
Paladin = Dummy or Dumbass or Damnfool or Mow-Ron
Ranger = Nature Bwah, Sherriff
Rogue = Cousin, Coonass
Sorcerer = Houngan
Wizard = Professuh or Doc

 

[MonsterMash]

As a cockney we play D&D like this:
- All snacks are jellied eels or pie and mash - alternatively chicken tikka masala
- All characters have mandatory level of rogue
- All villains come from south of the river (sarf london)
- All characters are born within the sound of Bow Bells
- An epic level rogue gains the Artful Dodger PrC
- All other players are refered to as 'mucker', 'mate' or 'me old china'
- Outsiders are called 'Aaahtsiders'
- the DM is always referred to as 'Guv' - short for Guvnor

To reflect things now
- All tavern staff are polish or other central european
- All journeys in tunnels are delayed due to signal failure in the Seven Sisters Area
- All costs are doubled except for housing which is quadrupled

 

[Goblyns Hoard]

D&D in Japan...

30. You don't roll dice, you jan ken

 

[Blackthorne]

Cherub: I think the person of superior status in Germany is referred to by a title that rhymes with "Curer" or "Durer"...and starts with "a bad grade."

Exactly. People (especially fellow Germans) tend to be a bit touchy about this, so I avoided details.

Roleplaying in Germany cont´d:

8. Your character can learn German as a language, but it will cost you 8 skill points, because it´s so damn complicated.

9. Laughing at the table is not permitted. Ever.

10. Horses in our game worlds tend to be named "Mercedes" (female) or "Volkswagen" (male).

11. Dwarven helmets always have a single spike on top.

12. Similar to our Friends from Brazil, we start the game by playing some football (@Klaus: Prepare for defeat! ).

13. During game session, we don´t need no movie soundtracks - we´ve got Beethoven and Wagner!

14. Most heroic characters are modeled after David Hasselhoff.