Is Leveling the 'fix'?

[Krug]

If D&D were like a drug, what's the 'fix' to you? Is it gaining levels? Getting more powerful items? Beating the crap out of people?

 

[Snoweel]

Getting to the bottom of things.

All the most fun adventures I've played in and run, have included mysteries that we would strive to unravel whether we gained rewards or not.

People are curious.

 

[Crothian]

It's those moments that your down and out and then the kid who never does much of anything comes up with the gem of an idea and everybode gets the second wind and you know you can't lose now.

It's figureing out that the goblin you let slip away two months ago was really the ploymorphed mage you've been seeking. And now that you know his secret things will change.

It's defending yourself in the dwarven court of law and informing them that their god, like all gods, are falible.

Leveling is just a means to an ends. It's those great moments that you will tell people for years to come that are the "fix".

 

[Henry]

For me, the 'fix' is spending time with friends and having laughs and sharing stories. It's also having those moments of heroism and cool things happen, like heroic stands and streaks of phenomenal good or bad luck. Quite simple, really.

It's about the friends.

 

[Zappo]

It's the moments when you really feel like your character and suspension of disbelief reaches the maximum.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Big piles of dead bad guys.

 

[WillieW]

It's the last-gasp roll of the dice that ping-pongs across the table, coming to rest with a big fat 20... and the roar from the players cos the day is saved and *somehow* they've survived...

 

[Numion]

As a player the biggest 'fix' is raising your fist against fate and extending your middle finger.

As a DM it's something like "The head of the enclave says to you with calm determinance 'The friendship of Red Wizards is not lightly thrown aside...' " and PCs leave the town with haste!

 

[TalonComics]

I can sum up the fix in three words: Roleplaying, roleplaying, roleplaying.

And when I say "roleplaying" I mean the ability to step inside a different person exploring their personality and how they react to fantastical people and events. Doing things you wouldn't be able to do in real life with your friends right there with you.

~Derek

 

[Corinth]

Yes, leveling is the fix. The game's designed around this concept.