Okay...who else was a dungeons and dragons geek?

[txaslftist]

My fifteenth level fighter and my twentieth level magic user keep asking me to find out.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Saladin al-Nasr, here, 11th/12th fighter/mage

Viva geekdom-and the fact that we scared the hell out of the fundies in my high school with our "Satanism." Still play sometimes.
Though, in all fairness, I was also a three-letter athlete.
But, considering I DM'd for years and even made up a world and a couple of races... EL GEEKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL

[txaslftist]

3. Sorry, letters notwithstanding....

If you made it to 11th/12th with a multi or dual classed character, you're still a geek.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

LOL-I know

just a little conflicted internally :crazy:

[saltpoint]

2. Never played D&D but noticed that those who did --

-- seemed, to a person, to be wildly bright and imaginative.

[NewJeffCT]

5. au contraire

While those words apply to me ;=), I can tell you for sure that many that play D&D are not all that bright or imaginative. I've seen my share of D&D gamers that were security guards or truck drivers without much imagination or much in the way of social skills.

[saltpoint]

9. Hi, NewJeffCT. Can't dispute your experience --

-- just seemed like the folks I knew who were into D&D were top-drawer. I have warm regard for how quick they were, and playful.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

12. Weeeeeeeeeeeell

I met my share of ijjits over the years.

[DrWeird]

4. First encounter with fundies...

people who tried to get us kicked out of the school library for devil worship.

[txaslftist]

8. Had to break up with a hottie in college...

She said, "If you keep playing D&D we can't stay together. It's too satanic." Of course banging my socks off didn't seem to bother her.

I guess she had to draw a line somewhere.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. I too was a geek.

[NewJeffCT]

7. here here

Wish I had time to game now, but work, a non-gaming wife and a very active 23 month old keep me busy... and, the fact that the guy that runs the group that I am in on a part-time basis is going in for major surgery in about 10 days. He's been in severe pain for a while now...

[NewJeffCT]

69. and, my favorite PC was a human ranger named Prentiss

In a 2E campaign based in Kalamar, over the course of a fantastic year-long campaign, he went from 1st to 9th level. Then in the later stages of a 3E campaign that I missed the beginning of due to working in near sweatshop like conditions, he came out of retirement as an epic level ranger and kicked some butt the last several sessions of that campaign.

[sabbat hunter]

10. D&D

what do you mean WAS a d&D geek. still am. along with my 3rd level fighter/ranger/barbarian half elf and my 8th level halfling cleric of pelor.

plus i play in White Wolf games


david

[bobbobbins]

11. hellz yeah, I had Blongo III, my half-elf figher/magic user/thief

represent!

[Love Bug]

13. I confess!

How many of you sat through the Lord of the Rings movies saying to yourself: "Hell, we used to fight those all the time!" or "Why don't they use a fireball to mow down those Orcs?"

[fertilizeonarbusto]

22. LOL

I did! When the Balrog came out I thought: "Damn, they need some serious Cone of Cold or Ice Storm"

[NewJeffCT]

48. as an old time D&Der

I remember the lawsuit or threatened lawsuit from the Tolkien estate and how hobbits became halflings, ents became treants and the Balrog became the Balor. I used to own a copy of that old "Deities & Demigods" book that had Cthulu in it (sold it on eBay when I needed cash following my divorce...)

[txaslftist]

50. I had that manual, too.

And I sold it, too. I'm still holding onto a lot of original stuff from about twenty years ago. I'll probably give it to my kids, eventually.

[no name no slogan]

56. Hey, I still have mine!

I also have the old "Fiend Folio"-- I've heard those fetch a decent price these days.

I guess that's the good thing about being a packrat. Since I never get rid of everything, I've got a basement and attic full of junk!

[Union Thug]

14. I went nuts with the pewter painting....

so many wasted hours..... ;-)

[txaslftist]

17. Dorrist the Benevolent thanks you...

As does Amyrlin of Tolrissa!

[NewJeffCT]

32. another hobby I wish I had time for...

I actually got to be a decent miniature painter after my divorce... but, a new job, a new wife, a new baby and then a new house have conspired against me now. At least I have time to occasionally pay somebody to paint my Warhammer Army for me... you can't really pay somebody to play D&D for you.

[no name no slogan]

73. So much fun, so little reward...

I used to be a fairly decent miniature painter right when I first got married (believe it or not) eight years ago. My wife indulged me, and complimented each of my newly painted figures.

I've moved since then, and I haven't seen my painting supplies in years. I'll probably dig them out again, someday.

[underpants]

15. Bookmarking

I like to know when those kinds of people are around.

:bounce:

[tcfrogs]

44. BWAAAAAAA!

In total agreement, very funny stuff, Underpants.

[Rainbowreflect]

16. I was, but not any more.

My husband still DM's but I stopped playing in his game when the only other female moved so he could have a outlet with just the "guys".

[fertilizeonarbusto]

23. OK, that was a stand-up action, but

I always liked it better with women in the party-betcha they do too

[Rainbowreflect]

57. Yeah, but it was just wives of some of the players,

not like we were real women, ya know.
;-)

[GOPBasher]

18. I play NOW!!

I'm not huge into yet. I don't know too much about so far, but I'm playing and loving it. I just got into a couple years ago, but I haven't played that much. I love it, though. I don't care if I'm a geek. I love Calculus, physics, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings as well, so my geek resume is excellent!

[Ian David]

19. I was a big-time D&D geek

That's also how I met my first girlfriend.

It was also the theme of my Bar Mitzvah.

And how many of you had your life made more difficult after that stupid Tom Hanks movie?

[txaslftist]

21. Oh Hell...Tom Hanks couldn't stop us...

The more marginal they made D&D the more we loved it and the more people joined us.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

24. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

n/t

[4_Legs_Good]

33. Worst movie EVER! Damned Mazes & Monsters

He shoulda stuck to Boosom Buddies! Best TV show EVER!!! (well, not ever, but still).

I can't believe how much time I had to spend *justifying* the game. Shows that the Talibornagains aren't new.

david

[NewJeffCT]

39. I was lucky in that regards

Living in Connecticut, I didn't have to worry too much about Fundies - my small town public high school even had enough people for a D&D club out of 400 or so total students.

And, since I was so shy as a pre-teen & teenager, I think my parents were just happy I was socializing with somebody.

[noonwitch]

52. That movie made me want to play it!

I was intrigued. I played it a couple of times in the tunnels under WMU, back when you could get into them through the old fallout shelters in the older dorms. I was Leanna the good thief.

[txaslftist]

20. I'm jealous.

No time anymore.

[Book Lover]

25. D&D, Rolemaster, Traveller, etc, etc

We're here; just hiding in the woodwork.

Every few months, someone comes out with one of these questions, and we inevitably get to, "Gee, we all should game together somehow..." I would love to game with you folks. Anyone up for figuring out how?

[fertilizeonarbusto]

26. count me in

Just let me sharpen my scimitar

[txaslftist]

28. Oh yeah...Rolemaster...

Wasn't the ICE system for criticals just too cool?

[txaslftist]

29. Typical ICE critical:

Die result 220: "The energy blast enters your left eye and blows your brains out the back of your head. All players within ten feet hesitate one round in disgust. Fatal result."

I loved that system.

[Book Lover]

34. I *love* the crit tables!

Roll a 66 and watch the fun!

[Liberal Veteran]

27. Jack Chick says D&D is EEEEE-vil!

[4_Legs_Good]

30. I *WAS* a D&D geek and wish wish WISH I could still be one!

I can't wait for my 2 year old to be old enough to play with me.

Come on kid! Grow up already!!!

david

[NewJeffCT]

42. LOL - mine is almost 2 already

I've already got her asking to watch Lord of the Rings...

[4_Legs_Good]

49. Fantastic - Mine is a Futurama addict

I'm not a big fan of Jackson's LotR, so he doesn't even know about that. Someday I'll let him watch the Bakshi movie, but it's too scary for him now, I think.

Maybe those Rankin Bass cartoons would work. Hmmmmmm...

david

[NewJeffCT]

63. well, mine is too young to know what is scary

When we watch the Lion King, (alert for spoilers)
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There is a scene where the old Lion King gets stampeded & dies and young Simba goes up to see his father and my daughter sees Mufasa lying there dead and goes "Lion king sleeping."

But, she knows that Shrek is an ogre that roars...

[4_Legs_Good]

67. My kid is terrified by the penguin in the Wallace and Gromit movie

The Wrong Trousers! It's hilarious because it's only scary because of the way it's framed with the music and the looks he gives, but it totally convinced my son!

Anyway, it's taken a lot of "damage control" to convince him that "only one penguin scary" and not all fo them.

david

[Az]

31. Too long a Dungeon Master

No one else wanted me running around in their dungeons. :evilgrin:

[democracyindanger]

35. You know who was? Vin Diesel

Read the introduction to the new D&D coffee table book. He goes into a lot of detail about his characters.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

36. So was Johnny Depp n/t

[Love Bug]

47. Johnny Depp???

Ooooooo... yet another good reason for some Johnny Depp lovin' :loveya:

[NewJeffCT]

41. I think Diesel still plays

He was on Conan not that long ago talking about it, I had heard...

I'm pretty sure Wil "Wesley Crusher" Wheaton is a big gamer as well. I think one of the women for Farscape is as well.

[txaslftist]

46. Def Leppard...

I remember seeing something on TV about them playing.

[Solon]

64. He denies it, seriously...

This is what he said in an interview:

Q: Is it true you're really into Dungeons and Dragons?

VIN: No. I never play D&D. For some reason, they thought that I played D&D for 20 years. They thought that I spent years playing Barbarians, Witchunters, The Arcanum. They thought I played D&D back in the '70s when it's just the basic D&D set. They thought I continued to play D&D when it became Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. They thought I played D&D when there were only three books - the "Player's Handbook," the "Monster's Manual" and the "Dungeon Master's Guide." They thought I played D&D as it continued onto the Unearthed Arcanum, Oriental Adventures, Sea Adventures, Wilderness Adventures. THEY thought I played D&D at the time when "Deities and Demigods" was the brand new book. THEY thought I played D&D when I used to get up to a place called The Complete Strategist in New York.

(Mouths: "I'm into D&D a lot.")

Also he wrote the foreward for the book "30 years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons and Dragons" Link here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/965550000

[Solon]

37. Well....

I still AM a DnD geek, my 3rd level drow/half-Celestial(She has Wings!!!) Wizard/Thief love to have fun at gaming.

[Shadowen]

38. ..."was"?

:p

[txaslftist]

40. OK, you forced my confession...

Here I am thirty-five plus years old and still wishing I had a game on somewhere. I guess the past tense wasn't entirely accurate.

[Shadowen]

53. I was more saying that I played and still play.

[scarlet_owl]

43. Not me, but my husband. He still plays.

[loudestchick]

45. Hi, my name is loudestchick...and I'm a was a D&D geek....it's been

8 years since my last adventure...please, help me fall off the wagon.:evilgrin:

[EstimatedProphet]

51. I was big time into it for so long

but I haven't played in years. Used to play Arduin Grimoire rules-favorite character was a Barbarian (berserks allow 2 attacks per round at +4/+4).
There must be a way to get a game going on DU. I'd love to play again.

On edit: anyone ever play Champoins? I think I like that even more than D&D. You play superheroes.

[loudestchick]

55. I also liked Palladium...less technical than D&D...newbies could get

into it more easily.

[NewJeffCT]

59. tried superheroes

I've tried other games - various Superhero games, Cthulu, Shadowrun, Palladium fantasy, cyberpunk, and others - no live action role playing stuff, though... that's really geeky! ;=)

But, I always seem to enjoy D&D the most and that is what we return to.

I've never really played online before... just face-to-face.

[txaslftist]

62. Champions was a great game!

My favorite hero was "Flashlight", an olympic athlete with a martial arts edge and an ability to blind opponents with his hyperpowered flashlight/nightstick. What a hoot.

[Redneck Socialist]

54. Yeppers, and still playing

Geeks of the world unite! :thumbsup:

[HEyHEY]

58. This is real handy for updating my ignore list

;-)

[asthmaticeog]

60. Saving throw against player hater!

[Solon]

65. That's it, let me get my +5 Holy Avenger out and....

OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!!

[txaslftist]

66. Now we know where Yeenoghu wound up.

[Samurai_Writer]

61. What do you mean was???

I still am!!!! I didn't start playing DnD until I was 30. I'm 44 now.

[Kire]

68. I had a Dwarf named Rolf

I kept trying to play him, but he kept dying. I stopped playing after less than a year.

[Solon]

71. Don't piss off DMs they have a tendancy to kill off your characters....

FAMOUS LAST D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) WORDS

"Of course its evil, kill it!"

"It can't talk to us like that!"

"What do you mean, how many hit points do I have?"

"Was that thunder, or were you rolling damage?"

"No really. I can do this."

"Okay, if I max out this round and win initiative next round, maybe..."

"I open the coffin...SLOWLY."

"Boost me up."

"You mean it was a GOOD dragon?"

"I'll steal the 20+ level mage's pouch."

"What the hell, there's six of us and only 5 type VI demons."

"A wish? Okay, genie, make me a ham sandwich."

"Hey, all I need is a two or better to save vs. poison."

"YO! Grendel! Your momma wears combat boots!"

"I dunno what a tarrasque is, but it can't be TOO tough."

"What do you mean, the dragon wakes up?"

"Wait! What's deathspell do?"

"Go ahead and drink it."

"I'll never surrender."

"It was a joke."

"Hey guys, where are you?"

"I mix the potions and drink."

"There's no such thing as a bottomless pit. Everybody knows that."

"Featherball! I mean, featherrrr........"

"Do you realize what you just did?"

"Tell me this is an illusion."

"What do you mean, my spell expired."

"I'll cast Fireball."

"Let's go in."

"Let's not go in."

"I follow them."

"I stab the dragon and tell it to get off me."

"I drink the bottle marked POISON on the off-chance that it's the extra-healing potion."

"I kill it."

"No problem."

"Let me handle this."

"Whaddya mean, a pentagram only has FIVE sides?"

"What a useless scroll. It just says, HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR over and over again..."

"I though YOU brought the food!"

"Why is your torch flame turning blue?"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

"Trust me."

"I never get lost."

"He hit me for HOW MUCH?????"

"They're only kobolds!"

"Hey, this chest just bit me!"

"I try to move silently in plate armor..."

"I didn't find any traps !!"

"Wonder what this button does ?"

"Don't worry, he's probably just first level."

"This 250' wall has so many holes, it should be easy to climb."

"I'll just close my eyes and walk up to the dracolisk holding up my mirror"

"Can I eat this green slime?"

"What's your alignment?"

"My character WANTS to go out in a blaze of glory."

"I'll just walk up to the dragon invisibly"

"Why is this man speaking in sign language?"

"This type of undead can't drain levels"

"I'll open the door, sneak up on him from behind and backstab him!"

"We're in luck! The dragon is sleeping"

"That's only a statue"

"There's no trap on the door, so let's open it"

"I have this dungeon at home, I know where everything is!"

"Don't worry, the DM won't hose me"

"The DM's an idiot."

"We'll untie the prisoners and lock them in the closet."

"I see HOW MANY wights?!"

"It was only the wind."

"Don't worry, wyverns don't attack unless they're provoked."

"You watch the door, I'll take out the Gas Spore (Beholder) that's guarding the treasure."

"A Nightmare, huh? I'll attack for one round and prepare to run."

"I'll take off my armor so I'm silent and slip past the dragon."

"They need a twenty to hit me, I'm invincible"

"I throw a rock at the eight-legged lizard to get it's attention."

"Who's the bitch with the spiders?"

"We killed all monsters on this level."

"I've been here before. There are no traps in this section."

"Well ..., I'll touch it again"

"I'll scout ahead."

"I attempt to disbelieve"

"I know if I draw a card I'll get the VOID."

"My first arrow MISSED the magic-user pointing at me? OK, I shoot again!"

"Where'd that thief go now?"

"Hey guys...wait up."

"Trap? What trap?"

"So what?"

"Ya know, since our druid's been so obnoxious, it would probably serve him right if we set his precious forest on fire."

"A creature with two BABOON heads on a scaly REPTILIAN body? With TENTACLES for arms? Hunh. Must be some stupid wizard's magical construct. Let's kill it."

"OK, O Mighty Odin, as long as you're not gonna answer my prayers, I'm gonna tell ya what I REALLY think of ya!"

"No, I'm sure there's some stipulation that says a disintegrate spell won't work if the spellcaster casts it on himself. Here, I'll prove it."

"Oops, I spilled flaming oil on my beard. I'd better wash it off after we kill this fire lizard."

"Well, we know he's LAWFUL evil, so he should keep his word when he promised not to betray us."

"So I'm safely across the pit? Whew! For a minute there I was worried that you might remember my encumbrance penalties."

"Thank God!! A hobgoblin camp up ahead! Maybe they can help heal our wounded!"

"Don't worry! The chances of me blowing a climb walls roll twice, at my level, are infinintesimal."

"Well, *I* trust our party thief, and if he says this door isn't trapped, that's good enough for me."

"So that giant fell into the pit? I'll jump over it and get his treasure."

"Me first. Me first."

"Try me, sh*t breath!"

"Oops, sorry...didn't mean to disturb you."

"Come on, we haven't found any traps so far."

"Diamonds ... Gold... Saphires!!! Terry! Terry, we're rich, we're rich, we're fabulously wealthy!!!! Terry...Terry...??"

"Let's walk this way."

"Hey folks, follow me, I remember the way to the dungeon exit."

"I never get to have any fun!"

"You mean they get to use the critical hit chart too?"

"Hey, I know a dragon when I see one."

"What do you mean the whole room we're in detects as a trap?"

"Hey you! Frost Giant! How's the weather up there?"

"Just watch, I bet I get the one item that's cursed."

"I'm invincible!"

"A sign labeled `pit'? I walk up to it."

"No problem. That's easy!"

"Hah! I'm not dead yet. I still have five hit points."

"I don't care. I have a Ring of Regeneration."

"Yeah, I know it's dangerous, but think of the experience points."

"I stand right underneath the Fire Giant and point my wand straight up."

"I wonder what's in here?"

"He wouldn't try that trick again!"

"Just because you're a dragon doesn't mean you can push ME around."

"What do you mean trolls regenerate!?!"

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty..."

"I'll open it."

"It seems easy enough"

"I think he can be trusted."

"Those noises are probably nothing."

"I'll pull the lever."

"Money!"

"Magic is for wimps."

"Oh. He'll miss. Just look at my AC."

"Hey, where'd all the big spiders come from?"

"AGAIN!?!?!"

"I'll use my taunt skill."

"Your mother was a Gully Dwarf."

"My God will protect me."

"You don't look like a mage!"

"It'd be stupid to trap this!"

"Here, hold this rope while I go down."

"Well, if you didn't belch, who did?"

"I know an illusion when I see one."

"There's a smell of gas, huh? Well, my lantern is hooded. It ought to be safe."

"I cast a lightning bolt at the ochre jelly."

"Lightning bolts don't ricochet off stone walls, do they?"

"A ballista? What's that? How many dice of damage does it do?"

"So what if he calls the guard? A backwater town like this can't have a very big militia."

"What do you mean, `Your wand ran out of charges.'?"

"Oh these, I've fought them before..."

"He looks like a sunburnt elf?"

"All that noise we heard and there's only one drow here?"

"You'd have to be a GOD to smile after that hit!"

"Take out a Beholder's eyes, and Bingo!"

"I can't possibly miss..."

"I go through the door... Wait, I check for traps!"

"Don't be silly. That kind of monster NEVER follows you."

"Is this one really able to breath fire?"

"What do you mean, 'How many hit points do I have RIGHT NOW?'?"

"Come on, EVERY evil wizard's tomb has a way out!"

"It can't be a beholder, we're only first level!"

"When nobody's looking, I go back to get some more gems."

"It's an illusion. No spell can reshape the side of a mountain like that. I disbelieve and walk off the 500' cliff."

"He's only an ordinary 15th level magic user."

CLICK! "What do you mean, 'The trap WASN'T armed.'? What was that Remove Traps roll for anyway!?"

"How was I to know that that orc would tell the truth about us not wanting to come in here!"

"What do you mean, 'Green slime ain't always green.'?"

"Nah...the game's just started....he wouldn't put a fatal death trap in yet.."

"You don't get Humanoid 8th level wizards. He's only bluffing"

"(To Angry Red Dragon) Did anyone tell you you had bad breath?"

"There's HOW many Githyanki sleeping bunks in this chamber?"

"A red WHAT swoops out of the sky at us?"

"I'll swim across."

"I throw the rock into the dark cave."

"I run down the hallway alone."

"I'll use the wand of wonder."

"I want to check out the magic tome."

"Hmm...I'll try Chain Lightning"

"Ok, the dragon's asleep. You guys wait back here with bows and stuff. Getafix and I will go up in front of it and cast light on it's eyes to blind him, then we'll blow his brains out with psionics."

"Garth, you be the anchor. I tie the rope around myself, take the slack <700'> and jump in."

"There's only 10 kobolds and there's 8 of us. Attack!"

"I dive through the fire."

"Follow those lights!"

"There's a company of 100 barbarians guarding the pass"
"I don't think they want us to cross these mountains."
"So what?"

"It's only a naga."

"I'm not going to waste spells on THEM!"

"That's right, I'm going to polymorph into a pergrine falcon and attempt to land on the back of one of the 12 griffons flying above us."

"I think we can take it down."

"There only a pack of kobolds."

"Does a three save?"

"C'mon guys -- he can't kill _all_ of us!"

"I use animal empathy to calm the charging Triceratops."

"There's only three of them. Watch the one that looks like Death, though."

"Just because you can breathe fire doesn't mean you can push *us* around."

"Hmm...how do we know you are the REAL Angel of Death?"

"Hey, it's only a black dragon, a vampire, and a lich.... and we've got a horn of bubbles!"

"I sneak up to the Lich and pick its pockets."

"This is a wimp dungeon."

"What does this lever do?"

"If I were you, Demon, I would sit back down!"

"That purple robe really clashes with your burning eyes..."

"Bow to a Demon? Never!"

"Elminster, you old fart, I thought you were really mad for a minute."

"What do you mean I turn into a bug?"

"Oh, please! Vampires have so many weaknesses, you can't help but kill them!"

"What do mean feather fall wears off?"

"Okay, we'll attack the small boulette first."

"What do you mean, the Wall of Ice vanishes?"

"They CAN'T have initiative!"

"You've got 80 hit points; YOU open the treasure chest"

"The Hall of Blades? Hey, I've got an 18 dex."

"What do you mean my axe bounces off him? What's Stoneskin do anyway?"

"C'mon guys...how bad could it be?!"

"Cmon guys, it was only a rumor, theres nothing here"

"So what, I have the artifact"

"Ok, so theres a few more of them"

"But I just got a little prick!"

"Did he say he had Plate Mail +5? I stop running and fight him!"

"Hey, do you guys think that this might just be an illusio...(whack)"

"I pick the lock on the magic shop window."

"We charge!"

Plus a few from the campaigns at Unigames:

"I'll read the scroll, I've got hit points to burn" (cursed flame strike scroll )

"Does a three save versus the wrath of God?"

"Do you speak common?" (Spoken to an outhouse)

"We attack the outhouse."

"No probs, it needs a twenty to hit me."

"I'll try to pick the pocket of the paladin with the glowing weapon."

"This jail is run by paladins, it should be easy to break out of."

And the ultimate famous last word:

"Oops."

[Withywindle]

70. From way too many Chaotic Neutral half-elven magic-user/thieves...

and one magic-user/assassin (yes, illegal combination, but my DM let me do it as long as it was illegal in the game-world too and he could be executed if caught.)....


hello. :hi:

[MrSlayer]

72. I'm still a D&D geek.

We still play a couple times a month with the AD&D second edition rules. I read all the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms novels and just generally love the fantasy genre. I'd rather be in those worlds than this one.