Your typical bottle of hard liquor sold in the US is usually labeled as 750 ml. You can get larger ones that are either 1 liter or 1.5 liter, depending on the company making it.
Why the beer hate? (Forked Thread: What are the no-goes...)
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mhacdebhandia
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Elsewhere, too; we generally have 750mL bottles of alcohol in Australia.
("Coincidentally", soft drink is sold in 375mL cans. Hmmmmmmm.)
("Coincidentally", soft drink is sold in 375mL cans. Hmmmmmmm.)
Jack99
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70cl in Europe though.
Lanefan
Victoria Rules
What do I drink during a game? It entirely depends on my mood at the time* but usually comes down to one or more of the following:
Beer
Tea
Coffee
Brandy
* - or occasionally on the character I am playing - it's way easier to play a half-drunk gonzo character (such as my nakesake character here usually was) when one is in the situation of being a half-drunk gonzo player.
Lan-"have another beer, sit around and roll some dice"-efan
Beer
Tea
Coffee
Brandy
* - or occasionally on the character I am playing - it's way easier to play a half-drunk gonzo character (such as my nakesake character here usually was) when one is in the situation of being a half-drunk gonzo player.
Lan-"have another beer, sit around and roll some dice"-efan
Wepwawet
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Oookay! Long interesting thread. The strangest thing is that I read through all of it.
As a smoker and drinker, I love games where you drink and smoke at the table.
Back when I lived in Oporto, me and my friends (I miss gaming with them) used to have beer or whisky & coke (the dark bubbling liquid, of course).
We never got wasted, but we definitely got drunk. It worked perfectly and we had so much fun. Alcohol was not disruptive at all, because we loved playing so much that even drunk we were concentrated on the game.
Also, we where all on the same wavelength, wich helped. I imagine that having someone in the game not drinking would feel odd and out of sync.
That said, I don't mind at all being in a game without alcohol, be it because it's in a store, or because the host doesn't want it.
I've played before without drinking and I had the same fun (well, not exactly the same as I was not so familiar with some players).
Smoke is a bit different. Obviously I'd go outside for a smoke, leaving everything as clean as before, but you couldn't forbid me of a smoke break.
Of course I respect everyone's take on alcohol and all that. You can always choose your friends...
In the end, only play-style would make me abandon a group. I can play with any group, but if I don't feel good with the others I'll go away.
As a smoker and drinker, I love games where you drink and smoke at the table.
Back when I lived in Oporto, me and my friends (I miss gaming with them) used to have beer or whisky & coke (the dark bubbling liquid, of course).
We never got wasted, but we definitely got drunk. It worked perfectly and we had so much fun. Alcohol was not disruptive at all, because we loved playing so much that even drunk we were concentrated on the game.
Also, we where all on the same wavelength, wich helped. I imagine that having someone in the game not drinking would feel odd and out of sync.
That said, I don't mind at all being in a game without alcohol, be it because it's in a store, or because the host doesn't want it.
I've played before without drinking and I had the same fun (well, not exactly the same as I was not so familiar with some players).
Smoke is a bit different. Obviously I'd go outside for a smoke, leaving everything as clean as before, but you couldn't forbid me of a smoke break.
Of course I respect everyone's take on alcohol and all that. You can always choose your friends...
In the end, only play-style would make me abandon a group. I can play with any group, but if I don't feel good with the others I'll go away.
Fear and Loathing in the World of Greyhawk.
You don't know how someone's going to behave under the influence until you see them under the influence. So, he should allow someone to ruin his time at least once as a drunken idiot before he takes action?
Stepping to a new, unrelated thought - It is funny where people draw lines.
I don't think anyone here has made a cogent argument that it would not be acceptable to disallow harder drugs at the table.
There are entire human cultures who have eschewed alcohol based on belief, and it seems to be accepted that if the guy was a Muslim, it would be okay to say no to alcohol at the table.
But when a lone man decides to draw the line at alcohol for his own reasons, then there's an argument, and some say he's behaving in a socially unacceptable manner? I'm not sure I get that. The guy's got a quirk. Big fat hairy deal!
The more interesting part of this thread, to me, is not why people might disallow alcohol, but instead how folks react to that disallowance.
Silverblade The Ench
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Like I said in that other thread,I don't mind a couple of drinks, but I've seen WAY too many folk I know become alcoholics or abused or injured by them so, I have almost zero tolerance for drunks.
We're playing D&D, not getting plastered.
Gamer I knew and liked, I couldn't stand being aorund as he got plastered EVERY game session or anywhere we went, even when you asked him not to, that is *alcoholism*, he, just like most of them, refuses to admit it.
I would like ot play , or have fun, go out whatever my friend, NOT a blethering retard I can't trust.
vastly more Scots die from alcohol abuse than ALL the illegal drugs combined.
1 in 20 deaths here are alcohol related. That's atrocious and unacceptable.
You wouldn't accept someone shooting up heroin at the table. Same damn thing to me.
It's watching someone slide into a craphole.
heron, alcohol NO DIFFERENCE, bar potency, same with all the dangeorus addictive drugs. Please go see actual reports and fact-based compariosns on the true danger and risks of all drugs...alcohol is up near the top.
You mess with addictive drugs, your life and those around yours are ruined.
So, you want a drink or two to relax, enjoy the taste, fine by me!
I like Glaayva, cider and other drinks, but very rarely,and they aren't good for me nowadays anyway (health issues)
but there are a lot of folk who can't stick to 1 or 2 drinks. It' very easy to start down that route and you never really come back out of it, but you can clean it up.
Apologies if that's too heavy for the forum. I hope folk can udnerstand why though
We're playing D&D, not getting plastered.
Gamer I knew and liked, I couldn't stand being aorund as he got plastered EVERY game session or anywhere we went, even when you asked him not to, that is *alcoholism*, he, just like most of them, refuses to admit it.
I would like ot play , or have fun, go out whatever my friend, NOT a blethering retard I can't trust.
vastly more Scots die from alcohol abuse than ALL the illegal drugs combined.
1 in 20 deaths here are alcohol related. That's atrocious and unacceptable.
You wouldn't accept someone shooting up heroin at the table. Same damn thing to me.
It's watching someone slide into a craphole.
heron, alcohol NO DIFFERENCE, bar potency, same with all the dangeorus addictive drugs. Please go see actual reports and fact-based compariosns on the true danger and risks of all drugs...alcohol is up near the top.
You mess with addictive drugs, your life and those around yours are ruined.
So, you want a drink or two to relax, enjoy the taste, fine by me!
I like Glaayva, cider and other drinks, but very rarely,and they aren't good for me nowadays anyway (health issues)but there are a lot of folk who can't stick to 1 or 2 drinks. It' very easy to start down that route and you never really come back out of it, but you can clean it up.
Apologies if that's too heavy for the forum. I hope folk can udnerstand why though
Jack99
Adventurer
Actually, I would find it odd if a muslim forbade me drinking just because I was sitting at his table. Most muslims I know (and I know quite a few) do not mind that their friends drink alcohol in their presence.
Regarding the drinking and drugs difference, your stance strikes me as really odd. It's quite simple. One is illegal, one is not. It's that simple. Also, in case you have absolutely no first or second hand experience with hard drugs, I can tell you that there is a world of difference between taking a couple of beers and shooting up. Most people know this difference, and due to a natural respect and understanding of the law, that's were the line is drawn.
At least that's my guess.
Cheers
ExploderWizard
Hero
Wow, what a long thread. Alcohol isn't really an issue for us at all. It isn't banned or anything but hardly anyone drinks at games. I guess it's more about the drinking and driving aspect of things rather than behavior issues with us. Our games are usually on Friday nights after work and someone always needing a ride home after the game would be a pain in the butt.
We have parties sometimes with heavy drinking but crash space or ride home arrangements are always set up for these. We only have one smoker that sometimes plays with us but he always went outside and has quit recently anyhow.
We have parties sometimes with heavy drinking but crash space or ride home arrangements are always set up for these. We only have one smoker that sometimes plays with us but he always went outside and has quit recently anyhow.
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