Wisdom Penalty
First Post
In the "Golden Age" thread we have had a couple people mention that their Golden Age of D&D was when playing the game with old high school buddies. I'm using "high school" here as a general label simply alluding to the fact that some of us may have played the game in our younger years with good friends, but those friends have since spread across whatever landmass you're on and have jobs, families, responsibilities, etc. that did not exist in those heady days of yore.
This fits me, and to address that issue my old-time gamer friends and I meet 1-2 times yearly in a 'reunion' of sorts. We use someone's house if someone's wife decides to vacate for the weekend. We've also rented houses and adjoining hotel rooms. We do a marathon session, usually Thurs-Sun. Lots of bad food, cheap beer, and rolling dice.
For those who do this sort of thing, care to share your experiences and/or advice?
For those who don't, here's one guy who recommends that you should. It's an awesome, nostalgic-filled nerdfest.
Another option - which scratches the itch but does it only in the barest manner - is to play online. We use Fantasy Grounds.
Back in 2001 we had our first "reunion session" that was planned to be more a beer-drinking and barbecue get-together with gaming thrown into the mix almost as an afterthought. We had so much fun with 3E, however, that we decided to continue the bi-annual tradition and have done so these past eight years.
I certainly have to make concessions to my wife, who doesn't look as fondly upon those weekends as I do, but it all works out in the end.
Again, I bet you'd be surprised that some of those old buddies who perhaps haven't gamed since the late 80s would jump at the chance to give it a shot.
WP
This fits me, and to address that issue my old-time gamer friends and I meet 1-2 times yearly in a 'reunion' of sorts. We use someone's house if someone's wife decides to vacate for the weekend. We've also rented houses and adjoining hotel rooms. We do a marathon session, usually Thurs-Sun. Lots of bad food, cheap beer, and rolling dice.
For those who do this sort of thing, care to share your experiences and/or advice?
For those who don't, here's one guy who recommends that you should. It's an awesome, nostalgic-filled nerdfest.
Another option - which scratches the itch but does it only in the barest manner - is to play online. We use Fantasy Grounds.
Back in 2001 we had our first "reunion session" that was planned to be more a beer-drinking and barbecue get-together with gaming thrown into the mix almost as an afterthought. We had so much fun with 3E, however, that we decided to continue the bi-annual tradition and have done so these past eight years.
I certainly have to make concessions to my wife, who doesn't look as fondly upon those weekends as I do, but it all works out in the end.
Again, I bet you'd be surprised that some of those old buddies who perhaps haven't gamed since the late 80s would jump at the chance to give it a shot.
WP
Yes, she still married me!
