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What is up with the popularity of watching other D&D groups play the game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8131354" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p>When you were younger your parents/grandparents never forced you to watch anything? If so, I envy you. </p><p>Okay, nice to have the clarification. Maybe I should clarify my view now. </p><p></p><p>I am new to the hobby, I've been playing and DMing for just over 3 years now. D&D 5e is the first and only TTRPG that I have ever played (and for the time being is the only one I have any interest in playing). I did not get into the hobby through Critical Role, unlike a lot of other new players, but I see the draw that they have to the hobby. To be honest, if I had the time to do so, I probably would watch every episode of Critical Role as soon as it came out. I really like the show, and can see why people like it as much as they do. I have watched probably less than 10 episodes in all, but I like what I've seen and have made it a point to keep up with what's been going on through the <a href="https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Critical_Role_Wiki" target="_blank">Critical Role Wiki</a>, as I can't watch the episodes when they come out. </p><p></p><p>What I personally like about the show is that it is D&D, but more than normal D&D. It's a show, they do it professionally, and the DM and the players are all very into the game. I would watch it for the same reason that anyone would watch a TV show, it's entertaining and fun for me. However, I can see why not everyone would feel the same way about it as I (like I said in my first post, I don't like sports or watching sports, but others feel differently). It's just a matter of personal preference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8131354, member: 7023887"] When you were younger your parents/grandparents never forced you to watch anything? If so, I envy you. Okay, nice to have the clarification. Maybe I should clarify my view now. I am new to the hobby, I've been playing and DMing for just over 3 years now. D&D 5e is the first and only TTRPG that I have ever played (and for the time being is the only one I have any interest in playing). I did not get into the hobby through Critical Role, unlike a lot of other new players, but I see the draw that they have to the hobby. To be honest, if I had the time to do so, I probably would watch every episode of Critical Role as soon as it came out. I really like the show, and can see why people like it as much as they do. I have watched probably less than 10 episodes in all, but I like what I've seen and have made it a point to keep up with what's been going on through the [URL='https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Critical_Role_Wiki']Critical Role Wiki[/URL], as I can't watch the episodes when they come out. What I personally like about the show is that it is D&D, but more than normal D&D. It's a show, they do it professionally, and the DM and the players are all very into the game. I would watch it for the same reason that anyone would watch a TV show, it's entertaining and fun for me. However, I can see why not everyone would feel the same way about it as I (like I said in my first post, I don't like sports or watching sports, but others feel differently). It's just a matter of personal preference. [/QUOTE]
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