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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AereonBlaze" data-source="post: 1015179" data-attributes="member: 7886">Many of you have been asked this question by non-gamers when they see you pull out your PHB, or when they overhear you discuss with a friend how your epic-level monk single handly defeated a powerful lich the night before. The non-gamer might look over, quizically, and ask you: "What the $@&* are you talking about?!". Keeping it cool, you say "D&D", and wait for them to raise their eyebrows. When they do, you tell them: "Dungeons & Dragons".If the non-gamer hasn't run away in fear, screaming shouts of "Nerds! Run for the hills!" by now, chances are that they'll ask you "The Question" next: "It's a game, right? But, what exactly is it?". Many think it's a board game, or, as a friend who I've been trying to get to sit in on a game recently said: "No, thanks, I'm not interested in card games." Back to the question. Now, you can't let this oppertunity slide. You have a very short timespan to accurately describe to a non-gamer the hobby that you so enjoy. You need to do it quickly, and you don't want it to bore them. In fact, just the opposite. You want the game to sound intriguing and worth trying out. So...what do you  say?-Aereon</blockquote>