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<blockquote data-quote="Markh3rd" data-source="post: 7562602" data-attributes="member: 6782417">I stopped playing in the 80’s. It was time for college and then life took me on different roads. But one day, after being established in my career and looking to jumping into a hobby again, I decided to check out my old TTRPG D&amp;D to see how it faired. More out of nostalgia than anything. I found the edition war of 4th edition, which led me to pathfinder. I checked a local gaming store, and shortly thereafter began playing in PFS sessions.It was like, as an adult, hoping on a bicycle again. Not just that the mechanics of the thing came back to me, but that the joy of playing was akin to the feeling you get when you’re cruising downhill and gaining speed on a well tuned bike. Talk of a new edition of D&amp;D came out, and a play test. I found this very interesting and participated in the games, gave my feedback in the store and on surveys done by WOTC. It felt like “my” D&amp;D. Once the game launched, I have been happily playing both in store and at home again. Even running my own campaign. I use D&amp;D beyond, but still prefer actual books, which I buy. Before, when I was young and broke, we had no accessories or miniatures. Now I flow between theater of the mind and miniature play with ease, and have a nice collection of monsters and terrain. I watch live playing, but prefer podcasts I can listen to on the go.Today, I find saying that you enjoy gaming of any kind is like saying you enjoy ice cream. Everyone likes ice cream pretty much, it’s just a matter of which flavor you like. Video gaming is fun, and multiplayer games have instilled in a new generation that old idea of “social” play. That gaming is more fun when playing with others. Table top gaming just takes it one step further by allowing the player to interact face to face. It brings you back to the playground. And in the end, the child in all of us smiles and is ready to play again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Markh3rd, post: 7562602, member: 6782417"] I stopped playing in the 80’s. It was time for college and then life took me on different roads. But one day, after being established in my career and looking to jumping into a hobby again, I decided to check out my old TTRPG D&D to see how it faired. More out of nostalgia than anything. I found the edition war of 4th edition, which led me to pathfinder. I checked a local gaming store, and shortly thereafter began playing in PFS sessions. It was like, as an adult, hoping on a bicycle again. Not just that the mechanics of the thing came back to me, but that the joy of playing was akin to the feeling you get when you’re cruising downhill and gaining speed on a well tuned bike. Talk of a new edition of D&D came out, and a play test. I found this very interesting and participated in the games, gave my feedback in the store and on surveys done by WOTC. It felt like “my” D&D. Once the game launched, I have been happily playing both in store and at home again. Even running my own campaign. I use D&D beyond, but still prefer actual books, which I buy. Before, when I was young and broke, we had no accessories or miniatures. Now I flow between theater of the mind and miniature play with ease, and have a nice collection of monsters and terrain. I watch live playing, but prefer podcasts I can listen to on the go. Today, I find saying that you enjoy gaming of any kind is like saying you enjoy ice cream. Everyone likes ice cream pretty much, it’s just a matter of which flavor you like. Video gaming is fun, and multiplayer games have instilled in a new generation that old idea of “social” play. That gaming is more fun when playing with others. Table top gaming just takes it one step further by allowing the player to interact face to face. It brings you back to the playground. And in the end, the child in all of us smiles and is ready to play again. [/QUOTE]

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