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<blockquote data-quote="Azazyll" data-source="post: 1451087" data-attributes="member: 4367">I bought my first D&amp;D product in a toy store nine years ago and I've never looked back.&nbsp; I own over a hundred books by now, buying just about everything that TSR and then WotC put out, from Alternity to 3.5, as well as 3rd party publishers.&nbsp; I've subscribed to Dragon almost since issue 200.&nbsp; I've read this site every day I could since before Morrus took over.&nbsp; I love the game, and a day does not go by that I don't dream up worlds in my head.But I've never really played.&nbsp; In all those years I've run maybe three or four game sessions (mostly back when I started until my teacher banned them from being played in school).&nbsp; Now that I'm in college and finally have enough free time to play (and now that I'm reading these messageboards regularly to avoid homework) I'm occassionally surprised to see how other people feel about the game.&nbsp; I've been a player in a mini-campaign for a first time GM, and felt I knew more than he did.&nbsp; I know more about the game than anyone I have ever met personally because I've read so many more books, but I obviously lack in game experience.&nbsp; I think I have a very good idea about how to run a game, but now that I'm finally starting a group of my own, I'm curious:Does anyone else here mostly just read the products?&nbsp; Do you know of any people who do?&nbsp; Am I an anomaly or is there a population of gamers out there who have never done much on the tabletop?Please don't think me a newbie, I love this hobbie, it's been a defining part of my life.&nbsp; I just thought this might make for interesting conversation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Azazyll, post: 1451087, member: 4367"] I bought my first D&D product in a toy store nine years ago and I've never looked back. I own over a hundred books by now, buying just about everything that TSR and then WotC put out, from Alternity to 3.5, as well as 3rd party publishers. I've subscribed to Dragon almost since issue 200. I've read this site every day I could since before Morrus took over. I love the game, and a day does not go by that I don't dream up worlds in my head. But I've never really played. In all those years I've run maybe three or four game sessions (mostly back when I started until my teacher banned them from being played in school). Now that I'm in college and finally have enough free time to play (and now that I'm reading these messageboards regularly to avoid homework) I'm occassionally surprised to see how other people feel about the game. I've been a player in a mini-campaign for a first time GM, and felt I knew more than he did. I know more about the game than anyone I have ever met personally because I've read so many more books, but I obviously lack in game experience. I think I have a very good idea about how to run a game, but now that I'm finally starting a group of my own, I'm curious: Does anyone else here mostly just read the products? Do you know of any people who do? Am I an anomaly or is there a population of gamers out there who have never done much on the tabletop? Please don't think me a newbie, I love this hobbie, it's been a defining part of my life. I just thought this might make for interesting conversation. [/QUOTE]

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