Geeking out hardcore. Well, maybe...
As you all know, I'm an un-reformed gamer from way back. Been playing mostly Magic the last couple of years, but last weekend I went over to Guardian Games for the D&D 4.0 release day events and sat in on a pre-gen adventure.
That was a mistake.
I've been jonesin' to get back into a good D&D game for a long time, and the 4th gen rules streamline the mechanics in such a way that it's easy to concentrate on the playing bit, whether it's combat or story. Very similar to the way my old game club friends and I would re-structure the (1st generation) rules to suit our desires, back in the day. Feels natural.
So now I'm REALLY in the mood to get into a game. But the problem of course is being a 40-year old, professional, dad type kind of narrows your game-group options. I'm not going to get pulled in by the 20-somethings, and most older guys who still play are well, a little nerdly even for me. Plus, I'm ONLY interested in D&D, none of this d20 system Vampire, Firefly or Lovecraft stuff. I gotta find a game of like-minded folks or some good 30-somethings that are past the "fighter named Bob" stage.
You know, or not, but it'd be nice to play again from time to time.
That was a mistake.
I've been jonesin' to get back into a good D&D game for a long time, and the 4th gen rules streamline the mechanics in such a way that it's easy to concentrate on the playing bit, whether it's combat or story. Very similar to the way my old game club friends and I would re-structure the (1st generation) rules to suit our desires, back in the day. Feels natural.
So now I'm REALLY in the mood to get into a game. But the problem of course is being a 40-year old, professional, dad type kind of narrows your game-group options. I'm not going to get pulled in by the 20-somethings, and most older guys who still play are well, a little nerdly even for me. Plus, I'm ONLY interested in D&D, none of this d20 system Vampire, Firefly or Lovecraft stuff. I gotta find a game of like-minded folks or some good 30-somethings that are past the "fighter named Bob" stage.
You know, or not, but it'd be nice to play again from time to time.