A friend of ours recently asked if we’d be interested in trying out the fourth edition D&D. As we’d never tried any edition (never played once), we waffled at first but we were curious. It’s always seemed like fun but I kept thinking it was too “nerdy”. I thought on it some more and realized the multitude of even nerdier things I’ve done before:
- Waiting eight hours in line for a Star Wars movie (probably for all six, now that I think about it)
- Waiting eight hours in line for a Wii
- Driving three hours to a convention to meet my favorite Star Trek actors
I’m probably forgetting about eight other things. There seems to be a theme of “many hours” in that list… anyway, I decided I’ve done worse, so it’s not like someone who heard I played D&D would say, “My, she seemed so normal, too…”
So yesterday afternoon, we got some pizza and chips, and settled in for a D&D session. A TEN HOUR session. I didn’t expect that but hey, it fits in with the theme above.
We really had a good time but I was too shy to speak up, even though I’ve known everyone we played with for years. I would whisper to someone, “Ask him about the mirror we found!” instead of saying, “Hey, dude, we found a mirror.”
I remember thinking how similar the game was to an MMO, which is my only other experience with role-playing. Coincidentally, MMORPG.com just released an article comparing D&D 4th edition to MMOs — it’s a good read.
All in all we had a good time and I’m not embarrassed that we played. I just don’t know if I could sit still for another ten hours any time soon!
