If playing Dungeons and Dragons has taught me anything...

[dragonis111]

Title says it all, what has playing this game taught you on a personal level? Can be anything from what it taught you about playing tabletop RPGs to real life lessons. I'm just curios as to what this great game has taught others. I'll go first.

If playing Dungeons and Dragons has taught me anything its that when the Dungeon Master rewards the wizard with a brand new magic item to try out, I'll be 60 feet away, hiding behind some rocks, while taking total defense and readying an action to drink a potion of cure serious wounds.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

I didn't play all that Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about bravery.

 

[Dioltach]

I learned that d4s always land with one point up. Also, that I'm not nearly as creative as I always thought I was.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Don't split the party.

 

[Ahnehnois]

The human capacity for improvisation is amazing. You can come up with brilliant stuff when your back is up against the wall and you don't have a plan.

 

[jasper]

d4 hurt in the dark of the night, dice disappear faster than 1 sock in the dryer. Players come in all shapes, sizes, social skills, and income level.

 

[Starfox]

The mask or role we assume in RL or role-play is often just that, a mask we assume.

 

[Meatboy]

As a DM I first learned a harsh life lesson which I am only now beginning to grasp. My hard work and a creativity usually amount to a hill of beans and most things I do will always go unappreciated by others.

 

[TwoSix]

Players come in all shapes, sizes, social skills, and income level.

And odors.

 

[TarionzCousin]

I didn't play all that Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about bravery.

Close enough.

I learned how to manipulate meetings to get what I want by making other people think it's what they want--oh wait; that was Amber Diceless gaming.

D&D helped me become a better teacher/trainer.