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My wife won't let me play D&D.
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<blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 401681" data-attributes="member: 327"><p>Personally... I'd invite her to a game. There are previous posts on this very issue, if anyone has a link to them, posting them would be great.</p><p></p><p>DM a game just for her "intro", keep the rules VERY light and as invisible as possible. Ask what she basicly wants to play (avoid spellcasters at this early stage) and create a datasheet for her. If during the game she forgets to account for AC, Saves, etc, properly, don't worry about it... keep it simple. Don't throw out alot of esoteric rules and issues that deals with mechanics, emphasize character and plot. </p><p></p><p>In the end, she might not like it, but she'll better understand it. It's a sort of guy's "poker night" if nothing else.</p><p></p><p>Anyway... most important of all is to make sure that you are spending alot of time with your wife outside of gaming. Do things together with her, get involved in her hobies. Be at least as enthused about being with her as you are about gaming. As my brother likes to say say; you have to "punch your ticket" on this situation. You have to accumulate X number of Significant Other points before you can go play <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</p><p></p><p>I've seen this situation before and that tends to be the issue at hand... is that the SO feels that she's not getting enough attention/affection, etc... Not always though, as with anything, there are exceptions. I hope I don't come across as being critical, I don't know your exact situaton, my opinion is based on situations I've seen myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arravis, post: 401681, member: 327"] Personally... I'd invite her to a game. There are previous posts on this very issue, if anyone has a link to them, posting them would be great. DM a game just for her "intro", keep the rules VERY light and as invisible as possible. Ask what she basicly wants to play (avoid spellcasters at this early stage) and create a datasheet for her. If during the game she forgets to account for AC, Saves, etc, properly, don't worry about it... keep it simple. Don't throw out alot of esoteric rules and issues that deals with mechanics, emphasize character and plot. In the end, she might not like it, but she'll better understand it. It's a sort of guy's "poker night" if nothing else. Anyway... most important of all is to make sure that you are spending alot of time with your wife outside of gaming. Do things together with her, get involved in her hobies. Be at least as enthused about being with her as you are about gaming. As my brother likes to say say; you have to "punch your ticket" on this situation. You have to accumulate X number of Significant Other points before you can go play ;). I've seen this situation before and that tends to be the issue at hand... is that the SO feels that she's not getting enough attention/affection, etc... Not always though, as with anything, there are exceptions. I hope I don't come across as being critical, I don't know your exact situaton, my opinion is based on situations I've seen myself. [/QUOTE]
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