New Game Location: Work

[astralpwka]

I started DMing another D&D game tonight in a more risky location... at my job. So far I have one player, but he's never played befor and wanted to try it out. So I brought my books to work, we covertly made him a character, and dropped the CR's down for a solo player. Tomorrow we're going to try and play for eight hours straight. A second player might join, but he's not as brave... yet.

What's really funny is that we work in a factory. I have the books set up in a backpack, open it only to check a reference or pull out one or two dice, and then stash everything quickly while we continue, in hopes nobody becomes suspicious. But if this works, I could get in a 40 hour work week of gaming, minus breaks. Its not all that easy, there is actual work sometimes, but we're trying to game around it.

 

[Trance Fiend]

Sounds familiar...except I never played while at work. I just brought in some books during lunch to help a newbie get his feet wet, and answer his many questions. I probably couldn't get away with playing at the factory I work at...too fast paced.

 

[Corsair]

Some of us are lucky enough to work on games for a living. I don't know what I would do if I had to have a "real" job!

 

[Turanil]

I started DMing another D&D game tonight in a more risky location... at my job. <...> Its not all that easy, there is actual work sometimes, but we're trying to game around it.

Actually, what is your job. Is it a job where you have to wait doing nothing until something happens and you must spend a few minutes doing professional work, then back to waiting nothing to do? Or do you play instead of doing what you are supposed to be paid for?

It reminds me of a job I had a few years ago. There were periods of intensve work and periods where we would wait for something to do to come by. Work actually began at 6 O'Clock in the morning and continued non-stop until 9 PM. However there were two groups, and I began at 6 AM to finish 1.30 PM (then another came to work on my computer from 1.30 to 9 PM). So from 6 AM to 9 AM (when the manager would come in): no work at all! We were free to do what we wanted. However, it was video games and Internet. I never got the idea to try a rpg there.

 

[was]

I would not recommend continuing this. As much as I enjoy gaming, it's not worth losing your job over. You still have to pay the bills, otherwise your next post might be entitled:
"New Game Location: Box in Alley"

 

[Immak Antunel]

My friends and I had jobs at the local Park District center back in the day, where duties often consisted of nothing more than occasionally answering the phone, and making sure everything was put away and locked up at night. So long as those things got done, we were fully allowed to do homework, watch tv, play dungeons and dragons, pretty much whatever for hours on end. In fact, many of my best DnD memories take place in that office. The pay was kinda crap, but it still felt like more than I'd earned. When our church rented out the building, my friend even managed to get that supervision shift, essentially getting paid to go to church.

 

[Starman]

I've got lots of down time at my job (hospital security-nights) and I have lots of time to surf the net and read. I would love to game, but I haven't even told anyone that I role play since I heard a few of them make disparaging comments about "those people who play Dungeons & Dragons." It's sad, really, that people can still have ridiculous uninformed opinions in the 21st century. I guess some things really never do change.

Starman

 

[BullMarkOne]

Another factory worker here, although I'm a process tech, not a box monkey. I've never thought of actually trying to play at work. Probably wouldnt have time, being too busy getting filthy working on machinery. I do bring in my books to review, or work on character or adventure ideas on breaks though. I get alot of funny looks from people, and even more dumb questions. *sigh*

 

[shaylon]

Like some others have said, I would be careful how much time you do this. If you get caught, you could lose your job.

-Shay

 

[Arrgh! Mark!]

As a teacher, I have this weird idea that I could run students through D+D and call it 'education'.

You know, age of piracy and all that?

*cough*