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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 2168449" data-attributes="member: 2067">Quoted for the tr00f. You should bounce around our off-topic forums, every couple of months they've got sad stories of guys who could use a kick in the pants like this. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The more paranoid gamer guys have tended to have really bad experiences with girls growing up and haven't dealt with them in the best ways, usually. A beautiful woman is a special kind of dangerous for a heartfelt man, since she can hurt him in ways his guy friends can't. And when some have felt that hurt, D&D can become an escapist "safety zone." So a lovely girl coming into that zone can suddenly make them affraid again. Old wounds barely healed and all that. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />That said, be prepared for the crazies. Most of us are normal gents with a nerdy interest, but there's a vocal minority of what a lot of my female friends have called "congoblins" running around that don't play nice with others. So if you're heading out into the world looking to join a group, make sure to keep an eye peeled for the creepy, and don't let them crush the enthusiasm for the game.  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" />  I'll let Something*Positive explain....<a href="http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12272001.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12272001.shtml</a><a href="http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp02052002.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp02052002.shtml</a><a href="http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp04292002.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp04292002.shtml</a><a href="http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp04302002.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp04302002.shtml</a>Like with any game, playing = knowing. Once you've picked up the dice and made a character and spun the minis 'round, it's pretty intuitive.</blockquote>

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