Is D&D fun? I'm thinking about getting into it.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Lorizael
Steve Jackson is a whore.

Discworld GURPS

[Heraclitus]

Re: Re: Is D&D fun? I'm thinking about getting into it.

Originally posted by b etor


do it
i played when i was like 6 and had lots of fun.
obviously it's not as complex if you don't want them to be.

Thanks b etor. Lots of people on poly seem to be giving me positive feedback. But then again poly isn't a typical demograhipc.... :P

[Winston]

Is D&D fun? I'm thinking about getting into it.

I think that any responsible person would advise against it. Drinking and driving is not fun. Always keeping the two separate is the way to go.

[Traianvs]

Originally posted by Nostromo
But be prepared to waste a HUGE amount of time. Most of the time, it took us like forever to do anything.

Hell yeah! When I tried pen&paper D&D, it took me a few game evenings to complete some quest. Battles often take a lot of time, and because I was unexperienced, I (and a few others) were often confused about what to do exactly. I know I could do just about everything, but it never struck me what precisely
I'm just not very creative I suppose

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Winston

Is D&D fun? I'm thinking about getting into it.

I think that any responsible person would advise against it. Drinking and driving is not fun. Always keeping the two separate is the way to go.

That passes for humour?

[Winston]

At this hour of the night, regrettably, yes.

[Theben]

You'll have more fun if you concentrate on the role-playing part, and less on the rules part.

Make sure your DM isn't a rules lawyer. A good DM will bend the rules if it makes the game more fun.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Theben
You'll have more fun if you concentrate on the role-playing part, and less on the rules part.

Make sure your DM isn't a rules lawyer. A good DM will bend the rules if it makes the game more fun.

This is why our game never moved off of 2nd Ed. (Note that I haven't actually played 3e+, but we heard enough that we didn't want to try it.) I'm curious about the 'streamlining' in 4e, but my limited understanding is that it's basically a WoWification effort, so I don't have high hopes.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
There's simplified beginners' rules.

(I couldn't get into the game because I spent way too much time designing dungeons.)

It used to be D&D was the simplified beginners' rules and Advanced D&D was the more complicated but fun rules. Now everything is just called D&D and it is all advanced.

[Jon Miller]

There is QuickStart with simplier rules. Additionally, all the additional supplements (+ even the basic rules) only hold if the GM allows them. They are not obviously in (which a lot of GMs should learn).

JM

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Traianvs
It takes a lot of time to get to know the rules and the many possibilities that are available to the player.

I prefer the computer games. Try the Baldur's Gate series. The hardcore pen&paper dudes scoff at it, but it's following most of the D&D rules. You get real powerful in the BG2 and ToB(expansion), with very potent items and weapons, so if you're into powerplaying, it's even more worth it. However, the roleplaying alone is gold already.

You could dig up some threads about it in the Other Games section. It was a hot topic in the days Jamski displayed his dazzling prowess by totally pwning the game in each and every way.

The video games don't really have role playing which is supposed to be the point of a role playing game. Instead the video games are pure hack and slash with the odd scripted event tossed in. The game was fun back in my early teens but it isn't really something you keep playing as you get older; at least not if you want to get laid.

[Jon Miller]

Most RPers are guys, there are a decent number of (not very attractive generally) chicks. There are a very few (generally messed up) very attractive chicks.

JM

[-Jrabbit]

I played a LOT when I was in college (70s). Almost always played a magic user. I also did my share of DMing. (Still have lots of old maps and first-edition rule books stored away somewhere.) The game is defined by the DM, and having a group of players who can relax and have fun as a group while role-playing. If all goes well, you will end up spend a lot of time playing.

Fun fact: Ming was an AWESOME dungeon master.

I've never played any computer versions.

[Donegeal]

Rules just complicate things. Hell, the last time I did any RP, all I did was tell the DM what my guy was like. He made stats based on my description. I never saw them.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Donegeal
Rules just complicate things. Hell, the last time I did any RP, all I did was tell the DM what my guy was like. He made stats based on my description. I never saw them.

JM