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<blockquote data-quote="Bloodstone Press" data-source="post: 1829586" data-attributes="member: 12468">which is a good reason to say &quot;I write role-playing games.&quot; That way you avoid evoking any anti-DnD sentiment. And, it is more acurate than saying you &quot;write DnD&quot; when in fact you are not Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson or any of the other people who wrote the DnD books which evoke the anti-DnD sentiment. &nbsp; For what its worth, I encountered a similar situation at my job just a few weeks ago. I was reading a GURPS book and some lady saw it, picked it up and started reading it. Then she wanted to know what it was. She was a very reactionary anti-DND person but I was able to avoid any sort of difficult situation with her by talking carefully about &quot;role-playing games&quot; and &quot;table-top adventures&quot; and &quot;creative writing.&quot; &nbsp;Considering the negative perception of DnD that still exists in the country, it seems foolhardy to me to go around telling people that you just met that you play, or worse-- WRITE, &quot;DnD.&quot; &nbsp;Better to say &quot;role playing games.&quot; More accurate. Less confrontation. &nbsp;Think about it this way: Every time you encounter an NPC and you mention DnD, consult the following table for reaction adjustments: 01-03% : You gain a +2 bonus on all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they play DnD too! 04-80%: No bonus. This person is ignorant of DnD and RPGs. 81-00%: You suffer a -4 penalty to all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they have negative preconceptions about your hobby (they think you are a satan worshipping baby killer). &nbsp;However if you say &quot;role playing games&quot; instead of &quot;DnD,&quot; the reaction adjustment table looks like this: 01-05% : You gain a +2 bonus on all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they are a gamer too! 06-90%: No bonus. This person is ignorant of RPGs. 91-00%: You suffer a -2 penalty to all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they have negative preconceptions about your hobby (they think you are a goofy weirdo). &nbsp; Now, gamer, what are you going to do? &nbsp;Of course, if you like to say &quot;I write DnD&quot; because it helps your self-esteem, than that is another issue.&nbsp;Personally, I tell peole &quot;I publish role-playing games and short stories in PDF format on the Internet.&quot; &nbsp;I find about half the people ask first about &quot;PDF&quot; rather than &quot;Roleplaying Games.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bloodstone Press, post: 1829586, member: 12468"] which is a good reason to say "I write role-playing games." That way you avoid evoking any anti-DnD sentiment. And, it is more acurate than saying you "write DnD" when in fact you are not Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson or any of the other people who wrote the DnD books which evoke the anti-DnD sentiment. For what its worth, I encountered a similar situation at my job just a few weeks ago. I was reading a GURPS book and some lady saw it, picked it up and started reading it. Then she wanted to know what it was. She was a very reactionary anti-DND person but I was able to avoid any sort of difficult situation with her by talking carefully about "role-playing games" and "table-top adventures" and "creative writing." Considering the negative perception of DnD that still exists in the country, it seems foolhardy to me to go around telling people that you just met that you play, or worse-- WRITE, "DnD." Better to say "role playing games." More accurate. Less confrontation. Think about it this way: Every time you encounter an NPC and you mention DnD, consult the following table for reaction adjustments: 01-03% : You gain a +2 bonus on all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they play DnD too! 04-80%: No bonus. This person is ignorant of DnD and RPGs. 81-00%: You suffer a -4 penalty to all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they have negative preconceptions about your hobby (they think you are a satan worshipping baby killer). However if you say "role playing games" instead of "DnD," the reaction adjustment table looks like this: 01-05% : You gain a +2 bonus on all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they are a gamer too! 06-90%: No bonus. This person is ignorant of RPGs. 91-00%: You suffer a -2 penalty to all Diplomacy checks with this NPC, they have negative preconceptions about your hobby (they think you are a goofy weirdo). Now, gamer, what are you going to do? Of course, if you like to say "I write DnD" because it helps your self-esteem, than that is another issue. Personally, I tell peole "I publish role-playing games and short stories in PDF format on the Internet." I find about half the people ask first about "PDF" rather than "Roleplaying Games." [/QUOTE]

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