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breakfast and RPGs
Oct. 16th, 2004 11:15 amthis cereal would've been better without the chocolate chips. stupid idea.
i want to talk about gaming for a minute.
roleplaying games have been a peripheral interest for years now. i've been in a couple of games, but i've never gotten into the loop.
one reason gaming makes me nervous is that in the past, i've gotten the feeling that "serious" gamers really look down on newcomers. i have very little gaming experience. i don't know much about gaming systems and the rules associated with them. it would really piss me off if i got into a game, and the DM and other players were snotty to me because i don't know things that they know.
it would be a shame if i never got to play, because i have a great imagination, and i'm an enthusiastic player. i really get into character. i get so sucked in that it's a challenge to get OUT of character. coffee break? the character's hand is holding the mug. bathroom break? my character's leaving the field to take a piss. my identity is fluid. it's easy to be someone else for a few hours. it's sort of like theater...come to think of it, i'm not sure why i never got into acting either. the escape is wonderful.
and the funky dice are just so cool. i have my own set of D-8's or D-10's somewhere. i've moved 4 or 5 times since i bought them, so they're probably lost to the abyss. well, that's easily corrected.
i want to talk about gaming for a minute.
roleplaying games have been a peripheral interest for years now. i've been in a couple of games, but i've never gotten into the loop.
one reason gaming makes me nervous is that in the past, i've gotten the feeling that "serious" gamers really look down on newcomers. i have very little gaming experience. i don't know much about gaming systems and the rules associated with them. it would really piss me off if i got into a game, and the DM and other players were snotty to me because i don't know things that they know.
it would be a shame if i never got to play, because i have a great imagination, and i'm an enthusiastic player. i really get into character. i get so sucked in that it's a challenge to get OUT of character. coffee break? the character's hand is holding the mug. bathroom break? my character's leaving the field to take a piss. my identity is fluid. it's easy to be someone else for a few hours. it's sort of like theater...come to think of it, i'm not sure why i never got into acting either. the escape is wonderful.
and the funky dice are just so cool. i have my own set of D-8's or D-10's somewhere. i've moved 4 or 5 times since i bought them, so they're probably lost to the abyss. well, that's easily corrected.
