The real fantasy element of Dungeons & Dragons is pretending that you have a group of friends who all get along with each other and can manage to meet regularly for four hours at a time.
(Originally published on hachyderm.io: 2024-02-04)
This hits too close to home.
Hands up those who have more RPG sourcebooks than opportunities to play?
Used to do that, when me and my friends were all playing Monster Hunter Portable.
Which is why I haven’t played since college.
I’ve reached middle age and still have yet to play D&D. I should probably turn in my nerd card. 😂
we were able to pull it off for two years 🤷♂️ but alas it did indeed fail eventually…
and that there’s no couple in there who cheat
Testify.
And that you get a net four hours of gaming from a meeting like that, not… two-ish
look…
Offspring downstairs right now playing DnD w/ friends across five states, two countries, nine time zones. Scheduling is a trial, but they’ve managed to pull it off for five years, through college, grad school, various moves, still with three original people and assorted additions.
I have no idea how.It worked well during lunch in high school. Never since.
5 years strong with the current group!
both of them
I really should get into ttrpgs lol
I call it the “gygaxian effect” or "if it’s not for everybody then it not for anybody… "
Yea I think he was a real tool.