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<blockquote data-quote="Nap" data-source="post: 3489719" data-attributes="member: 17268">I grew up playing D&amp;D in the 80's as well, and then had to take an extended leave of absence for the last 15 years while I settled into my career, got married, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the reasons I was aways from the game for so long was because it was impossible to find &quot;just the right people&quot; to play with.&nbsp; Chemistry is important, and many of the people I knew or met that expressed interest in D&amp;D just weren't the kind of guys I wanted to spend a lot of time with and form friendships.Now, I'm nearly 40 years old and I teach World History at a local high school.&nbsp; Turns out that several of the guys I teach with are not only my approximate age, but they have all played D&amp;D at one time or another.&nbsp; We got together and have been running my campaign for a year and a half.&nbsp; I now realize that it was worth the wait.&nbsp; We are all good friends, and we often do other things besides D&amp;D, such as going to movies, parties, bowling, even rock climbing!&nbsp; Most of us have either a spouse or girlfriend, and they often find themselves becoming friends (much like wives of athletes that sit together during games, lol).I would recommend to anyone that is &quot;fed up&quot; or frustrated with the current state of the game to sit back and wait for the right opportunity to come along, even if it takes years.&nbsp; Devote your creative energy to developing that homebrew world you've been tinkering with, or submit pdf files for e-publishing.&nbsp; Paint all those miniatures that you haven't quite gotten around to priming.&nbsp; But most of all, don't try too hard to find the right players.&nbsp; Eventually, they will find you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nap, post: 3489719, member: 17268"] I grew up playing D&D in the 80's as well, and then had to take an extended leave of absence for the last 15 years while I settled into my career, got married, etc. One of the reasons I was aways from the game for so long was because it was impossible to find "just the right people" to play with. Chemistry is important, and many of the people I knew or met that expressed interest in D&D just weren't the kind of guys I wanted to spend a lot of time with and form friendships. Now, I'm nearly 40 years old and I teach World History at a local high school. Turns out that several of the guys I teach with are not only my approximate age, but they have all played D&D at one time or another. We got together and have been running my campaign for a year and a half. I now realize that it was worth the wait. We are all good friends, and we often do other things besides D&D, such as going to movies, parties, bowling, even rock climbing! Most of us have either a spouse or girlfriend, and they often find themselves becoming friends (much like wives of athletes that sit together during games, lol). I would recommend to anyone that is "fed up" or frustrated with the current state of the game to sit back and wait for the right opportunity to come along, even if it takes years. Devote your creative energy to developing that homebrew world you've been tinkering with, or submit pdf files for e-publishing. Paint all those miniatures that you haven't quite gotten around to priming. But most of all, don't try too hard to find the right players. Eventually, they will find you. [/QUOTE]

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