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So here's the story. My friend and I went to a sci-fi convention in november, and obviously a LOT of people played Dungeons and Dragons. At first, we didn't really want to play. But on the last day, there was a game that we wanted to go to, so that we could see how to play it. Somehow the game never happened....Since then, we have wanted to learn to play D&D, but we need the rulebooks, and some people who have played it before. There's no one we know who know how to play it. In the end, we have decided to make it our new year's resolution to start learning how to play it....

The point is, does anyone know how to play D&D?

Discussion points-
-Have you ever played D&D?
-If so, do you like it?
-A nerdy game?
-D&D stereotypes
-Other things....

Are you going for 3.5 edition or 4th? I have the splat books for 3.5 if you want them...
(For those not acquainted with the term, "splat books" refer to books not included in the core set of rules. The core rule books, in this case the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual, are the only three that you really need to play the game. Splat books are just modifications available to the core rules, so you don't have to figure it out for yourself if you want some variety in the game.)
...Funny how the parenthetical is longer than the actual statement...

I would help, but I have zero knowledge or resources on the subject. Like cards, this is something that I have more fun watching than actually doing. rolleyes

sweatdrop *Sudders* I had a bad experience with D&D. I love roleplaying and all but...my ex and his whole family were super into D&D. To an absurd and unhealthy degree I think. When he was in the mental hospital, I spent a night at his house so that his mom would take me to visit him the next day. All she could talk about was the coat of arms that a friend of hers made for her character and what she was planning to do at the next session. I really didn't give two shits because...her son, my boyfriend at the time, was in a friggin mental hospital, but she kept talking about D&D like it was the most important thing ever.

D&D, or at least the sessions I attended included about 5 straight hours of totalling up experience points and adding bonuses to characters before the actual "Game" started. And the game involved about 5 hours of me staring blankly at everyone and saying, "Uh...so what dice should I roll now?"

Maybe they're not all like that, but I'll take relaxed, off the cuff, fun roleplay over strict, tedious roleplay anyday.

thanks...i think i'm gonna look at it later though...

I've have a mate play D&D before smile
It's quite cool apparently.
He has all the book's and stuff.
He got them from a game store here.
I would advise looking in game store's or look it up on Google or something.


If that's any help.