Drinking and gaming?

[James Heard]

I don't mind if other people do, but I just don't drink a whole lot anymore. As long as no one's getting stupid, rowdy, or falling asleep because they're drinking during a game it doesn't bother me...But there are plenty of people who manage all of those things without any liquor at all.

I suppose if I gamed at home more I might, but the only reason that might happen is if I were running the game and then I wouldn't want to drink just so I could be extra malicious and evil.

On the other hand, I guess if I did a whole thing each gaming session of setting out a meal before the roleplaying commenced, I suppose I'd be drinking something while eating. It just doesn't seem right to not drink while entertaining with food.

 

[Oryan77]

I thought drinking beer during a game was was the first rule of D&D and mentioned in the first chapter of the DMG.

 

[Abraxas]

We always have beer on hand and at least one person having a few. Ours are definitely beer & pretzel games - I've actually never been at a game where no one was having a beer or two.

 

[BlueBlackRed]

I'm a big spoil sport.
No drinking at the game.

 

[Felix]

(that, and the mild wings I like to eat, too... )

Equates to...

"New York City!?!"

"Git a rope."​

... with my friends.

 

[pawsplay]

There's nothing like a good game of Funions and Flagons.

Thank God.

 

[STARP_Social_Officer]

No booze, but I used to know a bloke who got stoned and played. He spent 3 hours hunting a bull through the forest with a sword. He wouldn't give up.

 

[the shmoopie]

We drink, a few of us smoke (outside), and we eat snack food as well. I guess we are just one big vice.

(it should go without saying that we don't get drunk... you cannot D&D drunk.)

 

[Wraith-Hunter]

I never even drank at ALL until I started with a group in the late 90's. Had my first drink there (I had a very good friend get get plastered @16 took a joy ride and did a very good impression of ground beef down 2 miles of highway, made a big impression on me I was 14 at the time). So I started with wine coolers, never more than one and could not STAND beer.

I only ever drank there. Then the DM got a bar installed in the basement, and I had some Molsen Golden, good stuff he brought back from canada. MMM that was good; first beer I liked. Also got into wines at the same time and prefered that and girlie drinks.

Then I could do Molsen in bottles then Corona. Now I can't stand most domestic beers, with the exception of Sam Adams. Miller/Bud etc is like water. Guiness is my favorite now, and Stella is a close second. Funny thing is I don't drink wine anymore lost the taste for it, butlove trying new beers. Smithwicks is also good, like light Guiness.

At the game I host the DM is up at 5am so he usually has mountain dew and the other guys don't drink much. I'll have 2-4 and usually try to have a couple choices, but seems like I am the only one.

 

[Dykstrav]

When I'm DMing, I'm constantly guzzling one of two things: coffee or martinis (made with gin, not those kangaroos that Ian Fleming popularized). When I'm DMing at home, which do you think that I'm really gonna ge guzzling?

When I host I make my home bar fully available. I've served a few manhattans, scotches, or martinis, but by and far, the casual American drinker that I've been gaming with prefers domestic beer. I rarely drink beer myself, so maybe I have a problem...