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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lopan" data-source="post: 995277" data-attributes="member: 6717">Interesting....The stigma has always gotten to me, I'll admit....Growing up, there wasn't a niche in my highschool that wasn't affected by my roleplaying(Then again, a graduating class of 60 makes that a bit more feasible). None-the-less, I remember the "Devil Worshiper" label that was placed upon me as young as elementary school(I'm now 25). Thing is, I'm as social as the next guy. I generaly go out on the weekend, I have a great time, enjoy the drink, find companionship in lady friends, etc.. However, I've never been able to give up my drink of choice: roleplaying.Still, when I meet a potential bride to be, the last thing I bring up is the fact that I play Dungeons and Dragons. Is it because I'm embarrased? No, I'm not embarrased. It's a part of me. However, were someone to ask me about my hobbies, I'd have a much better reaction to "I get together with friends to enact drama excercises every once in while" than I would " I play Dunegons and Dragons." Is it because I'm scarred as a roleplayer..... yes, I believe it is. It isn't easy growing up in small town Minnesota and being the only roleplayer.  I'll never give it up, but it is still a taboo discussion at moments.Do I wish it wasn't so? Yeah, I do. I wish I could be out at a bar talking to a potential lady friend of mine, discussing with her the finer points of dwarven physique. Will it ever happen? No, it won't. Am I shallow because of it? Perhaps. Still, I'll never give up on my hobby, and any serious lady friend of mine will have to acknowledge the fact that I roleplay every once in a while. Is it a self-professed escape from reality? Yeah, it is. At least for me. I enjoy the escape. I enjoy playing God for four friends. I always have. In fact, I've been playing for 14 years and I've NEVER actually played a player character. I enjoy DM'ing that much. Anway, to make a long story short. Yes, there IS still a stigma attached to D&D... however, I fully believe that it is in the eye of the beholder. I've got serious issues with it... mayhaps a lot of people don't. I hope you don't. On a lighter note:The Midnight campaign world rocks......</blockquote>

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