SJ_the_Bartender
Perma-Newbie
There are some moments in the course of a D&D player's life which are pretty monumental, as far as the game goes. I want to share a few of these moments from my own experience.
My first exposure to the game didn't come until relatively late in life. Most D&D players get their first taste while still in their teens. Sometimes, even earlier. I was in my early 20's. I was babysitting with some kids for the weekend, and they were D&D players, so we went to the game shop for their weekly game. I had never been in a shop like this before so walking in was a bit of a wonder. I saw a lot of people gathered around tables, heard dice clicking, and people moving various miniatures around on battle grids. I dropped the kids off and went to do my own thing for a little while. I knew they were ok there. They were old enough to be at home by themselves, but their parents were on an extended trip, so I was just kind of hanging around to make sure that there was no party, and the house didn't burn down.
Anyways, I came back a little early, and watched them play for a bit. It was interesting, and it reminded me a lot of Ayenee, which was pretty much dead in chat at that point. The next week, I came by and played in my first game as a gnome sorcerer. His name was Match, and he was pretty traditional as far as Sorcerer's go, what with casting the spells to make the peoples fall down and such. His name was obviously due to his penchant for fire spells.
I remember getting a copy of the character sheet and feeling overwhelmed by it. There were so many little boxes that I didn't know what to do. It was funny in a way, how I was being taught by kids who were younger than me. Normally, the older generation teaches the younger. I was a fast learner though. Soon, I had a charismatic small spell slinger, who's first mission in life was to find a familiar. It was a fun day, and I've been hooked ever since.
My first exposure to the game didn't come until relatively late in life. Most D&D players get their first taste while still in their teens. Sometimes, even earlier. I was in my early 20's. I was babysitting with some kids for the weekend, and they were D&D players, so we went to the game shop for their weekly game. I had never been in a shop like this before so walking in was a bit of a wonder. I saw a lot of people gathered around tables, heard dice clicking, and people moving various miniatures around on battle grids. I dropped the kids off and went to do my own thing for a little while. I knew they were ok there. They were old enough to be at home by themselves, but their parents were on an extended trip, so I was just kind of hanging around to make sure that there was no party, and the house didn't burn down.
Anyways, I came back a little early, and watched them play for a bit. It was interesting, and it reminded me a lot of Ayenee, which was pretty much dead in chat at that point. The next week, I came by and played in my first game as a gnome sorcerer. His name was Match, and he was pretty traditional as far as Sorcerer's go, what with casting the spells to make the peoples fall down and such. His name was obviously due to his penchant for fire spells.
I remember getting a copy of the character sheet and feeling overwhelmed by it. There were so many little boxes that I didn't know what to do. It was funny in a way, how I was being taught by kids who were younger than me. Normally, the older generation teaches the younger. I was a fast learner though. Soon, I had a charismatic small spell slinger, who's first mission in life was to find a familiar. It was a fun day, and I've been hooked ever since.