D&D in India ?

[Rashak Mani]

I have a friend headed to India's capital to work for 3 years. He seems very negative of the prospects of finding a good gaming group there.

Does anyone here have RPG/D&D contacts in India ? Help him keep his D&D addiction ! Or should I give him bad news ?

 

[Chingerspy]

Gotta say I have had and presently got a lot of Indian colleagues. TBH none of them have been the slightest bit interested in fantasy/sci-fi or gaming. Many of these colleagues don't even play video games and they are from a variety of age groups.

I fear the worst for your friends gaming success. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news and I really hope an Indian on these boards proves me wrong.

 

[talinthas]

in india, the concept of recreational gaming doesnt really exist, let alone rpgs or video games.

sorry bro.

 

[GlassJaw]

in india, the concept of recreational gaming doesnt really exist, let alone rpgs or video games

Wow, what a downer. Note to self: never go to India.

 

[yangnome]

Don't know where he is going in India, but fellow enworlder jgbrowning is heading to india with his wife in November.

 

[Waylander the Slayer]

Errr, Being from India and all, the concept of video games etc. is very popular and a growing trend in India. Harrry Potter has been a huge hit in India, but since there has been no marketing or no concept of role playing as such in India, there is probably a remote chance of finding a game there.
I have had several of my indian friends play D&D with me over time. Since mythos and the fantastic is an integral part of indian culture i would presume it would apppeal to those of the "modern" generation as there is a huge cultural crossover and transition these days.

Best bet - find some Harry Potter fans in India - who knows, maybe you will start a trend....

PS: This BBC news article on DnD has someone from India posting on it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3655627.stm

 

[shilsen]

in india, the concept of recreational gaming doesnt really exist, let alone rpgs or video games.

sorry bro.

I think you're exaggerating here. From the age of 16, which is when I got hold of my own PC, I was seriously into computer games. I have a large circle of friends who were all into computer gaming to varying degrees. I'd say that tabletop gaming is what is literally nonexistent in India. As far as I know, there has been no marketing of D&D or other RPGs in India. Pity, since there's a potential market out there. I've introduced some of my Indian friends to gaming and they took to it like ducks to water.

 

[Nisarg]

I think the real issue here is whether, when playing D&D in India, you'd have to be of the Brahmin caste to play a cleric.

Nisarg

 

[jgbrowning]

I think you're exaggerating here. From the age of 16, which is when I got hold of my own PC, I was seriously into computer games. I have a large circle of friends who were all into computer gaming to varying degrees. I'd say that tabletop gaming is what is literally nonexistent in India. As far as I know, there has been no marketing of D&D or other RPGs in India. Pity, since there's a potential market out there. I've introduced some of my Indian friends to gaming and they took to it like ducks to water.

Hrm..... that's something to think about. We're going to be there probably for a year or two and we're going to keep publishing. I wonder if there would be a viable market.


joe b.

 

[Keeper of Secrets]

Hrm..... that's something to think about. We're going to be there probably for a year or two and we're going to keep publishing. I wonder if there would be a viable market.


joe b.

Joe,

I may have missed it but why exactly were you headed to India?