Just taught my wife D&D!

[johnsemlak]

I've gotten my wife hooked on D&D.

When we first met, I wasn't into gaming much at all, other than having a few D&D books lying around. My wife (who is Russian) looked at a copy of the 2e Monstrous Manual and noted that the Hag looked like an elderly Russian lady. It does.

Other than that, she had no Idea what an RPG was. And since my only D&D action during the first 5 years of our marriage was Baldurs Gate CRPG, the issue never came up.

But this year, I've renewed my passion for (pen and paper) D&D. I didn't really plan to get my wife involved, but when I invited a group of people over (who she helped me find, actually) to play, she took part and enjoyed herself. Just last weekend we sat down and went over character creation. She created a Paladin. We filled in the entire D&D character sheet together.

Now she even wants her own PHB.

 

[Gospog]

Congratulations!

Having your wife game can be a real blast!

Even better if you're the DM, and can hand out those "bonus experience points".



But seriously, have fun and good luck to you both!

 

[Desdichado]

Yeah, playing with your wife can be tons of fun. Unfortunately, my wife is still a bit skeptical of the whole idea: she can see how and why I enjoy it, but isn't certain that she would want to play any kind of ongoing game.

Still, maybe if I run exactly what she has in mind someday...

 

[Shapermc]

An old friend of mine just moved down here (New Orleans) from Chicago and i spent all day Sat. teaching him how to play D&D. This was a request from my wife (he was a mutual friend) because I just taught her like 2 months ago. It started out as me helping her in a creative writing class (I used it as an excuse that she would get ideas about a fantasy setting if I tought her how to play and ran her through a game). Well the little experiment got her hooked and all a sudden she wants me getting her minis and splat books and I find her digging through my old books on ocasion.

Well she never wanted to play with my gaming group and now that a mutual friend is down here I was "forced" to teach him to play. When I started to teach him how to play he was very unenthusiactic. By the time he was picking out his skills he was itching to play At the end of the night when I said that the halfling he was hired to protect died (a small combat situation to get him use to combat turned into a mini quest ) he looked at me and said "So when do you want to start the next game?"

It was a great feeling for me. Now I have 2 gaming groups (well 3 if you include Neverwinter Nights). True you cant do as much with only 2 people and 1 DM but I use them as guniee pigs for new rules plot settings, and anexcuse to buy more books and minis and props . It is 10X easier for me to go "Honey I need another mini for our game." and her to say yes than it was for me to go "Honey I need to get another mini for my game." and getting "Well what do you need one more for? you have more than a dozen." And I have managed to wiggle 5 source books out of the Hobby shop in the past 2 months

It is a great feeling to share a favorite hobby of your own with someone that you love. Now she really is my best friend. All I have to do is get her away from thinking that I am going to kill her every time she enters a door way

 

[Airwolf]

I concur, having your wife play is a blast. Mine plays and enjoys herself. She is still a newbie and some of the other players like to have a bit of fun at her expense but she is very good natured about it.

She get them back, she is a bard and recently found one of her old recorders from grade school days. Now she bring it along and actually plays music during the game. She still needs practice.

Oh, I just remembered. When DMing try and becareful not to kill the wife's character. I just did it a week ago, ooops.

 

[Quickbeam]

I'm actually trying to horn my way into an upcoming d20 Modern couples game that Josh Dyal and his wife are a part of. My wife has slowly begun to express and increasing interest in RPG's, and the d20 Modern setting seems to suit her personal tastes moreso than the fantasy genre.

Hopefully something will work out...and congrats to you and the missus JS!!

 

[JDragon]

My wife also just started playing in the last few months. Its kinda cool.

Now we've been together for over 5 years (married 2+) and she never had an interest but was always cool wtih me playing.

She had played a little in high school before we met, but had never mentioned wanting to play since Iv'e known her.

Then out of the blue we are having dinner a few hours before my game, and she asks if she can go to. So I called the DM and then went home to get a character ready for her.

Shes played 3 or 4 times and seems to be having a good time, but is very busy at work and doesn't have the brain power to read or work on the game after work. So hopefully work will slow down and I can get her into one of the games I play in or into RTTTOEE which I'm running.

We have picked up a couple sets of dice for her and she even had me pick a PHB for her, now she needs to just find the time to read it.

JDragon

 

[Bagpuss]

Speaking from experience... teaching her how to play is no where near as difficult as trying to play fairly with her in the party when your GM'ing.

 

[Conaill]

Yeah, playing with your wife can be tons of fun. Unfortunately, my wife is still a bit skeptical of the whole idea: she can see how and why I enjoy it, but isn't certain that she would want to play any kind of ongoing game.

If you're the DM, you can always offer her a cameo as a one-shot NPC. At this point, it's just a matter of getting her hooked...

Kinda like reading those interminable fantasy series of books really (Wheel of Time, anyone?) They're off-putting because you know it's going to eat up a *lot* of time if you ever get started. But it only takes one book to get you hooked...

 

[Buttercup]

I agree that if you can get your spouse to play, it makes all the difference in the world! I'm so glad my husband is playing now.

The only bad thing is that I can't bounce ideas off him, since now I don't want to give anything away! Seriously though, it's a really fund hobby to share.