HELP!!! Help educate my BF on RPGS!!!
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I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
It's just like telling a story, only you get to be the main character.
It's like watching an action movie where you can beat down monsterous bogeys no prob.
It's like an artform blending the best elements of theatre, literature, and sketch comedy.
It's fun. Invite him to play. It's hard to describe.
It's like watching an action movie where you can beat down monsterous bogeys no prob.
It's like an artform blending the best elements of theatre, literature, and sketch comedy.
It's fun. Invite him to play. It's hard to describe.
), and you have fun, cause the director usually doesn't yell at you. 
dvvega
Explorer
The way I explain it to people:
Remember when you used to play make believe as a kid, you might have played cops and robbers, or cowboys and indians.
Do you remember a time when you "shot" the bad guy and they claimed you missed? Arguments would ensue.
Roleplaying games are like make believe but with rules to handle these kinds of disagreements.
But I have always found the best way is to let them watch a game, perhaps have a couple of DM-characters ready to give them a little role here and now if they're up for it.
Remember when you used to play make believe as a kid, you might have played cops and robbers, or cowboys and indians.
Do you remember a time when you "shot" the bad guy and they claimed you missed? Arguments would ensue.
Roleplaying games are like make believe but with rules to handle these kinds of disagreements.
But I have always found the best way is to let them watch a game, perhaps have a couple of DM-characters ready to give them a little role here and now if they're up for it.
Trevalon Moonleirion
Explorer
It's:
*Two(2) heaping tablespoons of Lord of the Rings
*1/4 cup Who's Line is it Anyway (improvisation)
*1/3 cup social game
*....I'm not a very good cook so I'll stop
Hopefully if you bake that for a while, you get a D&D pie. Mmmmm....koboldy...
*Two(2) heaping tablespoons of Lord of the Rings
*1/4 cup Who's Line is it Anyway (improvisation)
*1/3 cup social game
*....I'm not a very good cook so I'll stop
Hopefully if you bake that for a while, you get a D&D pie. Mmmmm....koboldy...
SonOfLilith
First Post
You explaining it to a boyfriend eh? It's like some strange bizzaro world.
Anyway, Just tell him what it is, and that its damn fun.
Anyway, Just tell him what it is, and that its damn fun.
Skywalker
Adventurer
Don't use the "lets pretend" example. It only makes things sound worse 
Trevalon had a good idea though I would say:
One part your favorite movie
One part "Whose line is it anyway" or "Theatre Sports" (if they have the former program
One part hanging out with your friends
One part living out you fantasies
Trevalon had a good idea though I would say:
One part your favorite movie
One part "Whose line is it anyway" or "Theatre Sports" (if they have the former program
One part hanging out with your friends
One part living out you fantasies
Howling Coyote
Explorer
I always refer it as acting, and use literature and movies as additional tools when needed. And of course there's always the "it's a great way to spend time with friends" explanation.
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