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<blockquote data-quote="Princesskeyblade" data-source="post: 3572779" data-attributes="member: 45241">I would invite them to play. It is the only way to really let them get into the game. One can not, IMHO, just sit and watch. I was introduced by being invited to play a game at a convention in New York... One roll of the dice and the exhileration of playing a character that is outgoing when I am rather introverted had me hooked. I also tried a minatures game. &nbsp;The local gaming store or a local game convention. Sometimes they do beginers games where you can learn the system while you play. &nbsp;I am a 25 year old paralegal.... no one I work with can believe I play. My boyfriend also plays (In fact I met him through my gaming group.) My community.... well it is growing with every gameday that I attend... I meet new people who become friends. I also game in two monthly games with my usual group, all made up of my friends, and it is usually the scene of socializing and fun. I am also about to begin a biweekly game with my best friend from highschool.&nbsp; I am very engaged in it. I not only write all my own characters, even earn experience points by writing journals and letters in character. I also paint my own Minatures. I am a new GM as well. I love the creativity that comes with character creation. I love picking out every nuance of my character and playing it to the hilt.&nbsp; I hate when players question the GM's knowledge of the rules and when that leads to a halt in the game. What keeps me engaged? I love the social aspect of it. There is nothing like hanging out with my friends playing and then we eat and then we play again. I find your idea of a paper topic very interesting... If you need any more assistance, please pm me and let me know. I would be happy to help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Princesskeyblade, post: 3572779, member: 45241"] I would invite them to play. It is the only way to really let them get into the game. One can not, IMHO, just sit and watch. I was introduced by being invited to play a game at a convention in New York... One roll of the dice and the exhileration of playing a character that is outgoing when I am rather introverted had me hooked. I also tried a minatures game. The local gaming store or a local game convention. Sometimes they do beginers games where you can learn the system while you play. I am a 25 year old paralegal.... no one I work with can believe I play. My boyfriend also plays (In fact I met him through my gaming group.) My community.... well it is growing with every gameday that I attend... I meet new people who become friends. I also game in two monthly games with my usual group, all made up of my friends, and it is usually the scene of socializing and fun. I am also about to begin a biweekly game with my best friend from highschool. I am very engaged in it. I not only write all my own characters, even earn experience points by writing journals and letters in character. I also paint my own Minatures. I am a new GM as well. I love the creativity that comes with character creation. I love picking out every nuance of my character and playing it to the hilt. I hate when players question the GM's knowledge of the rules and when that leads to a halt in the game. What keeps me engaged? I love the social aspect of it. There is nothing like hanging out with my friends playing and then we eat and then we play again. I find your idea of a paper topic very interesting... If you need any more assistance, please pm me and let me know. I would be happy to help. [/QUOTE]

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