...a visiting company is named "Vectra" and you think it's "Vecna."
...you immediately check to see if the CEO has an eyepatch or prosthetic hand.
...when a client's last name is "Mooradin" and you want to know which editor misspelled the last name.
...when you are working on an AOO and you wonder if filing reports provokes one.
...you keep a list of interesting names of clients to use for future NPCs.
...when you start describing LARP rules using Swift, Immediate, Free, and Standard Actions. (My LARP players hate it when I do that.)
...when you use the phrase +5 to denote something uber.
...when you use a subcultural example to define another subcultural example. (See above. *G*)
...when you post on threads titled "You Know You Play Too Much D&D When..."
...when you watch a movie and begin to mentally apply combat rules to the action sequences...
...and you begin to debate the stat blocks of the major characters with your friends.
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...when you watch a movie and begin to mentally apply combat rules to the action sequences...
...and you begin to debate the stat blocks of the major characters with your friends.
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*laughs* My very understanding fiancee, also a gamer, teases me about the same subconscious application of D&D rules to almost every movie I see. D20 Modern has bridged the gap even further, I'm afraid.
... you begin to wonder how to summon a demon, for real!
And you're bragging?...you start to figure out how much you can lift over your head to find out what your strength score is.(14 BTW)
FH the Strong!
...You know that this inevitably leads to everyone stat-blocking THEMSELVES, right?
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Rgr2/Rog3/exp6/Wiz3/Pr3/MysticTheurge3
(str 11, dex 15, con 9, int 16, wiz 16, cha 12)
;-)
Ummm... You start having D&D dreams. And, no, not the cool kind where you get to fight dragons and what not. No. The kind where you're sitting around the game table with your friends DMing a game session!
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... when you use the "he has high INT but low WIS" line to explain why smart people do stupid things.
Incidentally, a gamer friend of mine explained at a recent party why Reagan got reelected in 1984 this way - "he might have been a bit dim, but he had a great CHA score". And was totally flummoxed when I was the only one present who got it.
...when someone fails at something, you remark "Dude, that guy TOTALLY failed at his [Fortitude/Reflex/Will] save!"
...when you own your own weight in rulebooks.
...when you fill up the slow time at work by posting/reading on an RPG-based forum, jotting down submission query ideas and thinking about ways to screw your players ov...er, umm, I mean, thinking about ways to improve your game!
...when you fill up the slow time at work by posting/reading on an RPG-based forum, jotting down submission query ideas and thinking about ways to screw your players ov...er, umm, I mean, thinking about ways to improve your game!
I thought that was normal - NOT a sign of playing too much D&D!!!
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If you've ever picked up a 3-day-old piece of pepperoni and said, "okay this is the high priest," you might just be a goober neck.
If you ever looked at a piece of fried chicken and wondered if Baba Yaga's hut is up on cinderblocks, you might just be a goober neck.
If it ever made you happy that your a/c repairman was short, you might just be a goober neck.
If a girl ever asked you if you have protection and you said,"from evil, chaos, or missiles?", you might just be a goober neck.
If you have a Player's Handbook and a 20-sided die in the trunk of your car, but no spare tire, you might just be a goober neck.
If you ever stayed home from work because you got up and rolled an '01' on the percentile die next to your bed, you, my poor child, are a goober neck.
If you didn't know that goobers are peanuts, you might just be a goober neck.
...When you drool at the sight of the sacajewa golden dollar coins.
Ha!! That's a good one---I hoard those things for as long as I can afford to---my D&D genes coming through.
...when you fill up the slow time at work by posting/reading on an RPG-based forum, jotting down submission query ideas and thinking about ways to screw your players ov...er, umm, I mean, thinking about ways to improve your game!I thought that was normal - NOT a sign of playing too much D&D!!!
True...perhaps it's a sign of not playing D&D enough? ;-P
…when you go on vacation and decide to go looking for the nearest FLGS.
…when you and your spouse exchange dice as stocking stuffers.
…when half of your grocery list is made up of the food needed for the coming weekend’s game.
…when better than ¾’s of your music library is made up of movie scores and soundtracks.
You start to refer to the people you play with by their character names and not their "real" names.
You refer to every day objects in terms of masterwork, +1, +2, etc...
You start to look at people and classify them as D&D races and subraces.
You start using it to help teach students english!
You can take any vacation and make it a campaign.
You can take any vacation that you have been on and only think of D&D for the entire vacation.
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And you're bragging?...you start to figure out how much you can lift over your head to find out what your strength score is.(14 BTW)
FH the Strong!
just an interesting bit of info, sorry if I have intimidated you with my manly man muscles! ;)
BTW, I believe your DM house-ruled out the increase to Int and Wis with an age increase. Sorry 'bout yer luck, dude!
;P
FH
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Oh, I may be puny. Oh, I may lose armwrestling matches to kobold vegetarians. Oh, but the arcane powers of the mind wax mighty in the recesses of my mighty cranium. The power to imagine! The power to dare! To create...that most vile of constructs...the soiled...(he he)...baby...(snicker)...diaper...(gug gug gug)...golem! Bwa ha ha. At him, my reeksome harbinger of doo doo doom!!!
Paugh; my golem of filth and swill laughs at your puny +2 to hit and damage.
Where's your gelatinous cube now, smarty guy!?!
I think I play too much the Dungeons and the Dragonses.
…when you go on vacation and decide to go looking for the nearest FLGS.
OMG!!!
I did this! In November!Nah, I'm not playing enough...:-D
*sticks fingers in ears and goes lah-lah-lah-lah*
…when you and your spouse exchange dice as stocking stuffers.
I gave dice as presents to my group? Um, does that count?
...you give prints featuring/depicting D&D characters/monsters by Todd Lockwood as gifts.
...you asked the owner of the FLGS to give you that first year World Wide D&D Game Day banner, which is HUGE, with the awesome fight scene by Mr Lockwood.
And promptly hang it in the bedroom.
To which the other half goes "Sweet! That's awesome!"
Ummm... You start having D&D dreams. And, no, not the cool kind where you get to fight dragons and what not. No. The kind where you're sitting around the game table with your friends DMing a game session!
You wake up in a cold sweat, heart pounding, only to realize that your 3rd level players did not really manage to make off with your villians Staff of the Magi thus destroying any semblance of playbalance. It was all just a bad dream.
....when you beg off playing one more adventure in the DDO game to get ready for a PnP game by logging onto your favorite Dungeon Magazine website to get the latest downloads and PDF's?? (only 4 1/2hours till the first player gets here, gotta start working on those maps...)
....when you beg off playing one more adventure in the DDO game to get ready for a PnP game by logging onto your favorite Dungeon Magazine website to get the latest downloads and PDF's?? (only 4 1/2hours till the first player gets here, gotta start working on those maps...)
ROFLMAO!! Did this tonight actually..."gtg need to work on my pnp campaign"
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Oh, I may be puny. Oh, I may lose armwrestling matches to kobold vegetarians. Oh, but the arcane powers of the mind wax mighty in the recesses of my mighty cranium. The power to imagine! The power to dare! To create...that most vile of constructs...the soiled...(he he)...baby...(snicker)...diaper...(gug gug gug)...golem! Bwa ha ha. At him, my reeksome harbinger of doo doo doom!!!
Paugh; my golem of filth and swill laughs at your puny +2 to hit and damage.
Where's your gelatinous cube now, smarty guy!?!
I think I play too much the Dungeons and the Dragonses.
I would so love to game with you, dude! We would have a blast!
FH
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Oh, I may be puny. Oh, I may lose armwrestling matches to kobold vegetarians. Oh, but the arcane powers of the mind wax mighty in the recesses of my mighty cranium. The power to imagine! The power to dare! To create...that most vile of constructs...the soiled...(he he)...baby...(snicker)...diaper...(gug gug gug)...golem! Bwa ha ha. At him, my reeksome harbinger of doo doo doom!!!
Paugh; my golem of filth and swill laughs at your puny +2 to hit and damage.
Where's your gelatinous cube now, smarty guy!?!
I think I play too much the Dungeons and the Dragonses.I would so love to game with you, dude! We would have a blast!
FH
I would so like to do anything but change baby diapers and work. Man, the reek of an iron golem's breath weapon has NOTHING on my kids' roguish odors. And my son's showing signs of toddler jock development; he may be the guy who used to throttle me with my own Monster Manual, so he probably won't play. My daughter likes books, though.
...abbreviations seen in life don't mean the same thing. "Armor Class conditioning? What the heck is that?"
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I would so like to do anything but change baby diapers and work. Man, the reek of an iron golem's breath weapon has NOTHING on my kids' roguish odors. And my son's showing signs of toddler jock development; he may be the guy who used to throttle me with my own Monster Manual, so he probably won't play. My daughter likes books, though.Oh, I may be puny. Oh, I may lose armwrestling matches to kobold vegetarians. Oh, but the arcane powers of the mind wax mighty in the recesses of my mighty cranium. The power to imagine! The power to dare! To create...that most vile of constructs...the soiled...(he he)...baby...(snicker)...diaper...(gug gug gug)...golem! Bwa ha ha. At him, my reeksome harbinger of doo doo doom!!!
Paugh; my golem of filth and swill laughs at your puny +2 to hit and damage.
Where's your gelatinous cube now, smarty guy!?!
I think I play too much the Dungeons and the Dragonses.I would so love to game with you, dude! We would have a blast!
FH
I got a 3yr old gal and a 1yr old boy, I know what ya mean! And I'm a stay-at-home Dad! I changed EVERY SINGLE DIAPER for both because momma couldn't build up an immunity. (ok maybe not every single one but around 95%) I feel your pain!
FH
mired in **it
...when you procrastinate on your final paper for an important class so you can write the nest weeks adventure.
... when you can sit through government class after government class on the days after tests when nothing is due or assigned, and pass the time by talking about an adventure you played a year ago, trying to remember exactly what happened, which ultimately ends up in you and your buddies more or less acting out the scene and laughing hysterically while everyone else watches in a combination of confusion, curiosity, and fear that the men in the corner are on drugs and will soon does something dangerous.
... when you use the name of your campaign world as a username on most internet accounts.
... when you can't find someone in your town to go out with simply because no one else cares about the amazing amount of damage done by the Great Wyrm Red dragon, and how dragon CRs aren't as true an indication of actual challenge as other creatures' CRs.
... when you've got a head cold complete with sinus headache, post-nasal drip, and a sore throat that threatens to take away your voice at any moment, yet you stay up until 2:30 this morning playing The Styes.
...when you watch a movie and begin to mentally apply combat rules to the action sequences...
Sadly, I've actually done this.
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I got a 3yr old gal and a 1yr old boy, I know what ya mean! And I'm a stay-at-home Dad! I changed EVERY SINGLE DIAPER for both because momma couldn't build up an immunity. (ok maybe not every single one but around 95%) I feel your pain!FH
mired in **it
I have 3yo son and 1yo daughter. I change diapers, but I am the deputy; mom is the expert; I end up...making more of a mess than I clean up usually.
I feel sorry for my neighbor; he has 3 sons. At least we finished out the set the first two go's.
Sadly, I've actually done this....when you watch a movie and begin to mentally apply combat rules to the action sequences...
(Pats his shoulder) It's all right. We all have. Oh, here come the lab coat men to give me my pill....
when at home, there are more FLGS bags than supermarket bags
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... When you go to the Easter service at church and the pastor says that "Jesus is not dead -- He is an Undead God" and you nearly choke trying not to laugh out loud.
Been close to this one on two different counts.
I almost got in trouble with a co-worker when we were driving by the theater on post and there was a double billing that made me laugh. He asked me what was up and I said I though it was funny that the two shows playing were "The Passion of the Christ" and "Dawn of the Dead". He looked at me puzzled and I said "Well, the dead come back...they are both zombie movies." I found it a darn sight funnier than he did.
Just a three weeks ago at church one of the hymns was "Lift High the Cross". One of the lines in it is "Each newborn servant of the Crucified bears on the brow the seal of Him who died." When I sung 'the crucified bears' I thought "...hmmm, I bet Stephen Colbert would be all for crucifying bears" and started laughing. Got in trouble with the wife for that one.
... When you go to the zoo and you start debating with your friend whether the claws on the bear would do 1d6 or 1d8 points of damage.
What kind of bear? I'd be more worried about getting into a Grapple, but you never know...
...when all phones, cel and otherwise are turned off to minimize interruptions. (My group is downright religious about this, barring emergency calls. "It's Sunday! Gaming! Buh-bye!!")
When the people you work with, who aren't gamers, actualy understand what your talking about when you use gamerspeak because their so used to you using it all the time...
When you know rules well enough to follow a debate on a game you've never actualy played...
(this is more warhammer related) You go out of your way to buy products with interesting packaging, even so far as to buy something for the sole purpose of the packaging, or to break the product and use it as terrain.
You've gone through withdrawls (cafine, nicotine, or other) because you needed money for a new rule book.
...Talking about the metaphysics (magic/psionics/incarnum) of worlds that don't exists but still refur to them like they do.
...Getting the D&D sword tattooed to your right arm (Yes I did do this http://www.myspace.com/4373151) and branding yourself a nerd. And being damn proud of it!