Sunday, 29 January 2012

D&D and the Open Marriage

I think most gamers have a relationship with D&D that's similar to an open marriage. You're allowed to see all the other games you like, and you can even bring them home sometimes, but in the final analysis there's only one truly lasting love - and that's Dungeons and Dragons. The other games are fun, and they add a lot of spice to your life, but D&D is the only one that feels like home.

It's only by virtue of the fact that D&D is usually the gateway to the hobby, of course. And for people who came to role playing through other systems, I guess it doesn't apply. But I'd estimate it's true for 75% of gamers.

So I miss D&D when it's not around. I'm running a weekly Cyberpunk 2020 game at the moment and really enjoying it. But that hankering for hit points, THAC0, orcs and random encounter tables won't go away. In fact it's growing stronger. I'm not sure how much longer I can take it.
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11 comments:

  1. Joe G Kushner29 January 2012 at 02:42

    Does that make us like Newt Gingrich going through all these editiosn to get the latest an hotest model? Ugh!

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  2. David The Archmage29 January 2012 at 02:50

    What if we play multiple editions? Does that put us in poly-open relationships?

    and if we play flailsnails with multiple editions all at the same table...

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  3. Duglas29 January 2012 at 04:18

    Yeppers. My gaming buddies indulged me for over 2 years on a Gamma World diversion... but D&D pulls me back in... (cue Sopranos guy imitating Godfather guy).

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  4. Adam Dickstein29 January 2012 at 05:11

    You remind me of why it's fun to be a bachelor. No ball and chain tying me down.

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  5. JB29 January 2012 at 05:45

    @ M&M:

    Ugh. So true.

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  6. thekelvingreen29 January 2012 at 08:34

    D&D is that girl everyone else either seems to adore or has some kind of history with, but who's just not my type.

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  7. Zak Sabbath29 January 2012 at 09:08

    The thing most people don't realize is that D&D is bi and is totally down for a 3 way with pretty much whatever.

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  8. Philosophical slumber29 January 2012 at 16:09

    i fel the same urge, but with the other fantasy rpg which was my gateway to the hobby, which is not D&D.
    So in fact this applies to everyone, one way or another.

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  9. NathanRyder29 January 2012 at 16:13

    I totally get this, but with Apocalypse World, which was my entry point to the hobby.

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  10. ProvoliK29 January 2012 at 18:51

    I don't agree. With a similar comparison I can see D&D as a "first love": for someone will be a marriage, for others it's only the first experience.

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  11. Adam Dickstein29 January 2012 at 22:30

    Kelvin Green and I would probably end up at the same bar or party looking for chicks.

    If I went to those kind of bars or parties.

    I need to get out more.

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