blackshirt5
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Like me? I'm not ashamed of either of my hobbies.
Taking away the shame...of Roleplaying!
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Barendd Nobeard
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I had one just last week. We were hosting the cub scout meeting. I was going to mail some books to Quickbeam, and my wife moved them from the table (where the scouts would be doing activities) to a shelf next to the table.Holy Bovine said:
Anyway, at the end of the meeting, the den leaders says, "So, you play D&D and Call of Cthulhu?"
This led to a quick conversation, and I may be joining their CoC game the next time they start a campaign, which would be awesome!
My books are usually on the shelf in the other room, not right next to the dining room table, and I had forgotten they were sitting right there. Out where any guest could see them!
Of course, my cell phone is tied to my GenCon lanyard and I wear it around my neck. A few have noticed....at work and other scout meetings. Hmmm, is there a role-playing badge you can earn in Boy Scouts?
blackshirt5
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Re: Re: Taking away the shame...of Roleplaying!
There should be. So, children do come in handy after all...
Barendd Nobeard said:
There should be. So, children do come in handy after all...
blackshirt5
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have you been told today that you are a bad person and a horrible human being?
ergeheilalt
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I'm a young gamer finishing up my Senior year and heading to Cal Poly Pomona. I have recieved very little in the way of ridicule or distaste for playing D&D. It seems that its older people who find D&D so abhorrent. Today, in a world of CRPGs and TCG, pen and paper games have not been total popular, but nor have they been looked down upon. Most people see them as obscure.
The only downlooker was a the teacher incharge of my robotics club. He wanted to have a meeting and I said I had a game. He asked what I played and I said D&D ... there was only a heavy sigh and a shake of the head.
Erge
The only downlooker was a the teacher incharge of my robotics club. He wanted to have a meeting and I said I had a game. He asked what I played and I said D&D ... there was only a heavy sigh and a shake of the head.
Erge
TalonComics
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ergeheilalt said:I'm a young gamer finishing up my Senior year and heading to Cal Poly Pomona. I have recieved very little in the way of ridicule or distaste for playing D&D. It seems that its older people who find D&D so abhorrent. Today, in a world of CRPGs and TCG, pen and paper games have not been total popular, but nor have they been looked down upon. Most people see them as obscure.
The only downlooker was a the teacher incharge of my robotics club. He wanted to have a meeting and I said I had a game. He asked what I played and I said D&D ... there was only a heavy sigh and a shake of the head.
Erge
Maybe your teacher remembered how horrible AD&D 2nd Ed was?
Believe me, if it wasn't for 3E I wouldn't even consider playing D&D and the EN World message boards would be a dark and lonely place.
Seriously though, I own a comic/gaming store and I have no problems spreading the joy of gaming. Heck, with some of the crappy things I've dealt with in the past year gaming was one of the things that kept me going off the deep end.
It's been one of my goals to show that anyone can enjoy RPGs if they have the right teachers. Yes, gaming attracts some introverted folks and yes, those same people take a lot of crap from others. I would much rather spend my time with someone who was introverted and nice than some jackass who thinks they're better than everyone else.
There is no reason at all to be ashamed of being a gamer! If you're in a situation where one of your friends makes fun of you then I would say the problem is your so called friend and not your choice of hobbies.
Dating tip: If you're with a girl or guy who you enjoy being around and the potential for a serious relationship is there... Be honest with who you are. Don't lie. Don't hide your hobbies. It will only come back and bite you in the ass later on.
Oh yeah, one more tip... Don't buy gaming product from whole sellers. They don't care about gaming nor the future of gaming.
~Derek
Ycore Rixle
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A true story that touches on both the women/dating topic and the 'no shame in roleplaying' topic:
I run the computer games room at a summer camp, where we mostly play Starcraft and Unreal Tournament. But last summer a bunch of the guys (12-16 years old) wanted to learn and play D&D (one knew from my class during the school year that I play), and so we did. Well - a bit to my surprise, many people started asking us with genuine curiosity and respect what we were doing. And much to the boys' delight, many of the people asking were girls. It was a great thing for all the kids involved. We had to start closing and locking the doors during lunch hours to get uninterrupted gaming time. Of course, since the computer room was one of the few air-conditioned rooms at camp, that led to many people asking to join the game, since our rule was that you could only be in the room during that time if you were in the game. So - even though it may have been thanks to that air-conditioning, at least initially - the boys found themselves being asked by many of the girls to teach them about D&D and to let the girls sit in on the games at lunch. It was really cool, and it made me feel really successful as a teacher/counselor - not just because it was guys/girls/D&D, but because some really great friendships came out of it and the whole atmosphere was kind and supportive.
I run the computer games room at a summer camp, where we mostly play Starcraft and Unreal Tournament. But last summer a bunch of the guys (12-16 years old) wanted to learn and play D&D (one knew from my class during the school year that I play), and so we did. Well - a bit to my surprise, many people started asking us with genuine curiosity and respect what we were doing. And much to the boys' delight, many of the people asking were girls. It was a great thing for all the kids involved. We had to start closing and locking the doors during lunch hours to get uninterrupted gaming time. Of course, since the computer room was one of the few air-conditioned rooms at camp, that led to many people asking to join the game, since our rule was that you could only be in the room during that time if you were in the game. So - even though it may have been thanks to that air-conditioning, at least initially - the boys found themselves being asked by many of the girls to teach them about D&D and to let the girls sit in on the games at lunch. It was really cool, and it made me feel really successful as a teacher/counselor - not just because it was guys/girls/D&D, but because some really great friendships came out of it and the whole atmosphere was kind and supportive.
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