D&D General 'Playing D&D' (Without Playing D&D)

What are your favorite ways to 'play D&D' when you're not at the game table?

  • Reading the rulebooks

    Votes: 55 44.0%
  • Reading other books

    Votes: 43 34.4%
  • Writing the adventures

    Votes: 60 48.0%
  • Worldbuilding: creating new people and places to visit

    Votes: 74 59.2%
  • Rolling up new characters

    Votes: 36 28.8%
  • Writing my character's backstory

    Votes: 15 12.0%
  • Drawing my character portrait

    Votes: 7 5.6%
  • Plotting out my next few character levels

    Votes: 20 16.0%
  • Drawing maps

    Votes: 41 32.8%
  • Designing new monsters

    Votes: 40 32.0%
  • Designing new magic items

    Votes: 38 30.4%
  • Creating macros for the VTT

    Votes: 4 3.2%
  • Typing up/reviewing the game notes

    Votes: 21 16.8%
  • Talking strategy with my fellow players

    Votes: 16 12.8%
  • Coordinating the next gaming session

    Votes: 24 19.2%
  • Writing the next campaign

    Votes: 35 28.0%
  • Painting minis

    Votes: 23 18.4%
  • Painting terrain

    Votes: 6 4.8%
  • Building props and handouts

    Votes: 12 9.6%
  • Working on my cosplay

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (described below)

    Votes: 7 5.6%
  • Discussing D&D on EN World

    Votes: 74 59.2%
  • Writing my own houserules

    Votes: 36 28.8%
  • Listening to D&D podcasts

    Votes: 20 16.0%
  • Watching D&D livestreams/shows

    Votes: 17 13.6%


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Almost a year later:

Looks like the winner was "Worldbuilding," by two votes!
Though "discussing on ENWorld" is so close it is effectively a tie. And things fall precipitously from there; only one other option exists within 15 votes of the top, and that's "reading the books." The vast majority of the rest fall in the mid to high 30s (40 in exactly one case, "reading other books.")
 

Changed my vote after a couple of years. I've spent a lot more time coding macros into my VTT platform of choice (Roll20) than I used to.

Still no love for cosplay?
 

Commenting and discussing game here (usually during work hours) or with my friends over coffe/beer. Occasionally, i'll make 3d model and 3d print out characters (and give them to wife so she can paint them).

I used to spend more time reading novels, campaign settings, creating character concepts and world building. Now, just don't have time and don't care really.
 

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