Drinking and gaming?

[rgard]

It depends on the year I was playing...

1. 1979 to 1983: Drank heavily at school when we played. Usually a case of 'Buckhorn' or 'Red, White and Blue' as we were destitute.

2. 1983 to 1989: Drank heavily in the Army when we played. Could afford Michelob, Strohs and Miller then.

3. 1996 to 2007: Never drink while playing at home with the kids.

4. 2005 to 2007: Never drink while playing at the shop.

Damn, I need a beer.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Mallus]

He kept asking us, "Um...who's initiative is it now?"

That sounds like me when I'm sober.

I suppose that's why I'm not to averse to running a game while tipsy. There isn't much of a difference.

 

[Cam Banks]

...just how exactly do you know what urine tastes like?

Doesn't everybody know what urine tastes like? I mean, come on.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Umbran]

But DM just took the bottle of Scotch and drank it straight up.

When in college, my group had a similar experience, though alcohol was not involved. The DM had a headache, and I offered him som ibuprophen I had around. Little did I kow, the DM had never had ibuprophen before, and he had the oddest response - he wound up acting much like he was drunk.

Up to the point of looking at us, getting a quizzical lok on his face, and saying, "Here, take some damage!" as he wobbily tossed a handfull of dice at us across the table. At that point, his girlfriend suggested we put him to bed, and we agreed...

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

I don't really drink and game any more, but back in college, hoo boy...

It seemed like once a semester or so both I (and my character) would be waking up in the morning thinking something like, "Hang on, did I sell my soul to a pit fiend last night?"

Now, when I was GMing, I never had more than a beer or two. Can't say the same for the players, of course. If you think drunk D&D is dangerous, you should try it with Call of Cthulhu sometime...

 

[C.W.Richeson]

There used to be drinking at my games, but even mild to moderate drinking tended to result in the game devolving into silliness. While that's fun, it doesn't satisfy me.