Is D&D a lifestyle for you?

[T. Foster]

I check various messageboards at least once, and usually several times, a day at work and typically post somewhere or other at least once or twice a day, but I suspect that has more to do with my work (workload and interest level) than interest in D&D per se (before I was reading and posting on D&D sites I was just as active on other non-rpg sites). Outside of work, unless I'm specifically looking something up in one of the books to respond to a messageboard post/question/argument from work, I rarely spend any time on D&D. Maybe 1 or 2 hours a week total outside of work (where I spend probably at least an hour a day...). Were I involved in an actual campaign I'd obviously spend much more time, but the fact that I'm not involved in a campaign speaks for itself. So I voted option #4 -- D&D (and, by extension, roleplaying in general) is a small but still important part of my life. Also note that this is only referring to now. When I was in jr. high back in the 80s I spent probably 5-6 hours a day thinking about, working on, discussing, or playing D&D and rpgs, and would definitely have been option #2.

 

[Hida Bukkorosu]

For me, it's not D&D in particular that's a lifestyle, nor is it even neccessarily RPGs. It's GAMING in general, which includes RPGs, CCGs, video games, computer games, and board games. A majority of my free time is spent either playing or thinking about games.

 

[SSquirrel]

I voted for the middle selection. 7 years ago I would have voted for the 2nd one. Currrently I'm just too freakin poor to afford much in the way of new gaming material and my group has been dysfunctional. Plus we burned out on 3E about 5 or so months ago and went back to Rolemaster. I'm very into several different game systems including D&D. I'll be running AU soon and just recently ran Aberrant and played in Vampire. I'll be playing in Paranoia this weekend. So consider mine a vote for gaming in general.

Hagen

 

[Tinker Gnome]

It is a small, but important part of my life. I enjoy playing Console RPGs more than I do playing D&D. So, it is not a as big a part of my life as they are.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

It's a tiny, tiny part of my life....what was the question again??

....this says Mr. 17,000+ posts

I'd have to say it's a relatively big part of my life since both I and my signifigant other play and he DMs. A fair amount of our "fun" money is spent on gaming stuff and most of that is D&D related. I don't really consider any one hobby of mine to be a lifestyle for me. In fact, I don't think I really have a "lifestyle". I just am.

I do sometimes dress a little fantasy-ish (wear jewelry with fantasy themes) and tend to talk about fantasy with other fans of the genre. I keep some 20 siders on my desk at work. But I don't think that constitutes a "lifestyle".

I do have other things that are big parts of my life , Disney probably comes second to fantasy (I collect Disney stuff, and go to WDW as often as possible). Some might say Disney is a lifestyle. I don't. I also love animals, but I'm not a rabid animal rights person, so I guess that isn't a lifestyle either.

I identify more with the fantasy stuff.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

It's a big part of my life; a majority of my free time is spent on D&D.

That’s probably right though I do play everyday since I spend most of my time in PbP forum.

....this says Mr. 17,000+ posts

Oh Speaking of posts...

I do believe I beat you to a 1,000... Only if I only remembered what were betting for. *sigh*

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

Oh Speaking of posts...

I do believe I beat you to a 1,000... Only if I only remembered what were betting for. *sigh*

Uh oh...you beat me! I'll have to try harder...

What were we betting for again? hmmmmm....

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Uh oh...you beat me! I'll have to try harder...

Indeed imagine my embarrassment if I break 4,000 before you break 1,000...

What were we betting for again? hmmmmm....

I honestly don't remember... :\ I do remember a bet though.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

Indeed imagine my embarrassment if I break 4,000 before you break 1,000...


I honestly don't remember... :\ I do remember a bet though.

Hold on there.... 4000! I'll have to seriously start slacking off at work again...

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Hold on there.... 4000! I'll have to seriously start slacking off at work again...

I'm confused now... :\ I thought work was for slacking off.

At my current pace you have about 29 days to beat me.