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The Coming Around of a D&D Skeptic
“It looks fun, but I can’t imagine wanting to play anything other than D&D” --a phrase I found myself saying the other day, and then reflecting on how surprised my one-year-ago self would be to hear any version of myself saying that he wants to play Dungeons & Dragons. Yes, past me, Dungeons & Dragons. Deal with it. This is who you are now.
I never thought I would like Dungeons & Dragons. I thought it was just kids playing make-believe and making up rules to go with (or against) the made-up rules of their dungeon master to get through their made-up dungeon with made-up characters with made-up abilities that they made up as they went.
“There’s a chasm.”
“Oh, well my character can fly.”
“There’s a river.”
“I’m a boat.”
“The dragon attacks you.”
“I turn the dragon into a kitten with my Spell of Turning Dragons into Kittens.”
The dragon is defeated, and laughter ensues. It’s not a normal game, but people are having fun and that’s cool and all, but it’s not really a game, …
I never thought I would like Dungeons & Dragons. I thought it was just kids playing make-believe and making up rules to go with (or against) the made-up rules of their dungeon master to get through their made-up dungeon with made-up characters with made-up abilities that they made up as they went.
“There’s a chasm.”
“Oh, well my character can fly.”
“There’s a river.”
“I’m a boat.”
“The dragon attacks you.”
“I turn the dragon into a kitten with my Spell of Turning Dragons into Kittens.”
The dragon is defeated, and laughter ensues. It’s not a normal game, but people are having fun and that’s cool and all, but it’s not really a game, …
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