[NO RANT] I'm not bringing my sister, because you're losers

[Dakkareth]

Ok, this is no rant, this isn't much of anything (probably not even witty), but the 'other' thread is closed now ...

What happened to me yesterday was just about the opposite of what happened to Arbiter of Wyrms:

So I'm packing my things, generally on the way to the door, when in passing I mention that I'm going to be away and that I'm probably late for DnD already. My sister (who was away for six months and didn't know I'd found a group to play with) asks without missing a beat "Can I come too?". I think about it for a moment, before coming to the conclusion that I want to subject her neither to the kinda weird people I play with (not extremely so, but clashing with her own brand of weirdness) nor to the extremely technical the-rules-are-everything approach the DM espouses. In short, I don't want her to draw wrong conclusions about roleplaying in general from things you overlook (or work to change), if you're a hardcore gamer already. So, I laugh and say something like 'Nah, but I have to hurry now.'


Yeah, it being 5:30 in the morning I felt like sharing. Maybe I should go to sleep now ...

 

[ssampier]

Probably best, because I am sure one of your player's would try to hit her or something.

If they're anything like my groups, it'd be something like, "YouknowIhavethisPaladinHeshalfcelestialhalfdemonandsupercoolpowersWanttoplayonetoo?"

 

[Jdvn1]

Yeah, my group has hit on my female friends before. That's why I typically have them avoid my group.

 

[Psionicist]

Damn, I wish my brother (Decamber, if anyone remember him) said that, he lost interest in gaming a year and a half ago or so. Oh well.

On the other hand, depending on the creepiness of your group, you probably did the right thing.

 

[Crothian]

Wow, what odd people you all game with. I would have no problem taking my sister to the gaming group not that she's want to. These guys are my friends and they know whjat is and what is not appropriate behavior.

 

[Zweihänder]

Yeah, my group has hit on my female friends before. That's why I typically have them avoid my group.

That's happened to me as well. Except the specific player doing the hitting on is the sole female in the group. And she's going out with the DM.

The MALE DM.

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[mythusmage]

The only thing that keeps me from taking my sister to a game is, I have no sister. Matter of fact, I was supposed to be the girl (no sonograms in those days, so fetal gender was a mystery). So when I debuted my parents had to come up with a name quick for the birth certificate.

 

[reveal]

That's not funny, that's sad. If anyone asked to game, I'd let them come. How else are we supposed to get more people to game if we want to "protect them for their own good?"