D&D General How serious are your D&D games?

[Paul Farquhar]

Poll.

 

[Tonguez]

Conan the Barbarian - Deadly serious? Seriously?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Conan the Barbarian - Deadly serious? Seriously?

Couldn't think of a better example, happy to change if you have a suggestion.

 

[pukunui]

I voted Guardians of the Galaxy, but I’d say my preferred tone falls in between that and LotR.

 

[Older Beholder]

I went GotG, but it’s more like a bell curve, where it’s usual around the middle leaning on the light side, but can get Monty Python silly or Dead Serious/Misery on the rare occasion.

 

[wedgeski]

D&D, for me, is getting around the table and laughing with friends. That said, I want my campaigns with hindsight to feel like they touched on serious themes. There's room for both in any long-running game, IMO.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

When it comes to plots, mostly serious with moments of levity.

When it comes to what we the players talk about, it's probably closer to "lots of humor."

I don't tend to include intentionally farcical elements, but people will crack jokes and make puns and stuff as we play. We laugh for a minute or two and then move along.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Pretty much LotR. Serious with great moments of comedy and a just a pinch of silly.

I voted Guardians of the Galaxy, but I’d say my preferred tone falls in between that and LotR.

I does seem like you would have a level in between these, but LotR fits mine well.

 

[Plaguescarred]

My D&D is serious in building characters, NPCs, monsters, traps, encounters etc but is somewhat less so in play with regular funny hints, jokes and burst of laught!

 

[Lanefan]

There's no "all of the above" option; had there been, it would have got my vote as our games cover the complete gamut, sometimes within a single session.