Is it nerdy to want to play dungeons and dragons?
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it is, but im sure you're already a nerdy person. but really, I think that DnD is dated, with electronic entertainment (video games), rollplaying games have become more accessible, and i think you'd be better off playing an RPG, but hay, you can give it a try, but im sure its no pick-up n play game
Yes, Dungeons and Dragons is incredibly nerdy, but considering you're on a website for gamers, you will not be judged by us. D&D is great fun if you have the right people.
You don't really know much about D&D do you?SimuLord said:
Yes there are people who place emphasis on the stats and die rolls. But if that were all there was to D&D you'd might as well play a videogame which calculates those things for you.
What D&D does that other games can't, is provide a world where the players are free to do whatever they want (assuming the DM is good). The numbers are only there to help sort out conflict, the best way to play is to become the character, do as they do, live out an epic story where you can control the outcome.
Video games can't match tabletop RPGs in this regard. Video games are run by computers which do not possess creativity, they can give you a world to play in, but that world will always be the same, or at best it will be made up of the same quests, areas and people, just reorganised in a random fashion.
I say its nerdy, but like many others on here have already said, who gives a damn what others think? I bust my friends balls about him playing it all the time, but in all reality, I'm just one step away out of dork-dom and into nerd-hood than he is, being that I don't play D&D. I played a couple game that he ran. In his world I was allowed to be a moogle. At one point I was hiding in the bushes looking for berries to eat when my party member found me, face covered in berry juice, and I proceeded to say "I'm a bunny!" We laughed for a good 5 minutes before we continued. Following game, I decided D&D just wasn't my thing...
Yes, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Just don't wear a funny hat whilst playing and you won't get made fun of!
Nope. Its a craving to play a game. You don't consider yourself nerdy for wanting to watch a certain movie or wanting to play a video game do you?
Absolutely not.
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If you keep it a secret.
It really shouldn't matter to you anyways because it's still freaking awesome!
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If you keep it a secret.
It really shouldn't matter to you anyways because it's still freaking awesome!
You'll find that there is no such thing as a truly random computerised number generator. Besides, you're missing out on the click-clack of the dice! A most amazing feeling to see how your fate hinges on a single throw...Daveman said:
Oh, and depending what game you play, you will likely need more than just one of any given die. For example, even in DnD, you get 4d6 up to 6d6 pretty quickly around level 10 in 4th edition. Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) that I've just started involved TEN D10's. So good luck with your phone!
I play with two groups (twice the nerddom) but who cares? As long as you play to have a good laugh and enjoy is it any different than playing Halo or CoD? The only difference is more random chance and on a different medium.
plus. a good poker set costs a lot too. A dice between 50 cents and up.Daveman said:
plus i don't like playing with minis, so its just the books and coffeinated drinks + food
I guess I just never found a group worth playing with. My D&D group in high school was all math geeks---eventually we just gave up the d20s and cardboard DM screens in favor of a deck of cards and cold, hard cash---D&D night became poker night.fletch_talon said:
