Does your Spouse/Significant other game with you?

[CaptainCalico]

My husband and I play in games together - though this spring might be the first time (outside of a convention) that I play in a game without him. Things have been great, even though we have very different gaming styles. I'm also in the middle of putting together my own world and he plans to play in that game as well.

We enjoy talking about our games away from the table, so he has never been suprised by anything I do in character. (In our Werewolf game I warned him OOC that my PC was going to challenge his PC for leadership of the pack, he was fine with the challenge and let me know that his PC was not going to be pulling his punches - the game ended before we got a chance to play it out but it would have been fun.)

 

[Sniktch]

My wife has often been an invaluable member of our D&D and Warhammer Quest games. She's pretty cool to play with - doesn;t want special treatment, just wants to be 'one of the guys'

 

[Arnwyn]

No, my SO does not game with me. While she is interested in the whole fantasy genre (she loves LotR, for example - both books and movies), my group has been full for years - and I also consider it to by my time spent with my buddies. She certainly understands that, and besides, has her own life as well.

 

[Mercule]

Yup. My wife games with me.

She started out playing because she was interested in dating me and I was the DM. She went for a very long time where she'd only play in a game I DMed, too (flattering, that). After we moved a couple years back, and I stopped DMing regularly (a friend already had an established game), she decided that she needed a fix bad enough that she'd play in someone else's game.

I consider her corruption to be progressing quite nicely. I've even gotten her addicted to Diablo 2 and Civ 3.

Of course, we'll have to revisit the whole thing in May when child #2 is born. Having one very well behaved child at a game is fine, but having said child and a baby may be too much.

 

[elbandit]

Yep!

My wife has gamed with my group for the past 10 years, though 99% of the time I am the GM. She gets no special treatment either. She usually comes up with some good character ideas that I can really work with

 

[BOZ]

my girlfriend played once in a game i DMed. she fell asleep before we even introduced our character.

played with her once in another game, that time she did allright. i'd do it again too, maybe when we get married and have more time together.

 

[Gospog]

Yes she does!

She asked that I teach her shortly after we met, when she realized how important it is to me.

As neither of us really drink, or go out to clubs (even when we were single), RPGing is our favorite and main source of socializing.

Now that we are in our 20's, in fact, we meet a lot of nice couple over the games table. Other young married couples may agree it's hard to find like-minded married folks at our age, espescially when we're kid-less.

So my wife (fluffaderm on the boards) is now a great player and GM, and a Buffy geek without equal! (and more of a Star Wars geek than she knows)

She's the best!
Thanks for giving me an excuse to brag.

 

[thud13x]

No, please brag away.

Especially if she is reading.

 

[KnowTheToe]

Nope, my wife has no interest and that is fine by me. It forces me to keep my gaing in check and ensures my life is filled with many different hobbies, interests and activities. She does not mind that I play and does not mind it burns several hours a week of just looking through books and messing around with rules.

 

[Desdichado]

She has occasionally, but not regularly. Unfortunately, she doesn't really click with the concept of gaming. I can't fault her, really, she gave it a good try and it just wasn't for her. I can't help thinking that if I design the perfect campaign for her, though, she'll understand what it's all about!