One of the things a lot of us did during the recent lock-down was play a lot of games: tabletop, videogames, mind games, etc. Probably a lot of us joined an online Dungeons and Dragons group. I include myself here because that’s what I did. My experience with Dungeons and Dragons was brief; I think I played it every week for about a month. While I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it somewhat, it’s definitely not my favorite thing in the world.
I did enjoy the lore and fantasy adventures. I could say things as my character that I wouldn’t say in real life. But then came the waiting. I had to wait around while the other characters decided to what to do, and then take turns doing it. Another one of the things that I hate; waiting. I’m a man of action; really dislike sitting around, doing nothing, while other people make up their minds. It’s annoying. So there I sat, on a Sunday afternoon when I could be out doing something fun, playing a game that I didn’t really care for. The games dragged on for hours; I realize DnD players enjoy playing long games, but as I’ve said before, I have a short attention span. The games would go for four or five hours, and I’ve been given to understand that these are considered “short” by DnD standards.
Then the time came to level up. I put the info into DnD Beyond, and it modified my character sheet; at least it did that a couple of times. By the time I got to level 3 or 4, DnD Beyond stopped working; it wouldn’t let me level up anymore. The DM told me that in order to level up more, I had to buy a subscription, or do it by hand. I replied (quoting Meat Loaf): “But I won’t do that!” I took maybe ten minutes to think. Did I care about this game enough to put the time into filling out a character sheet by hand? Did I care enough to pay actual money to do it digitally? The answer to both was “nope” so I bowed out. While I don’t necessarily regret my time playing Dungeons and Dragons, you’d have to pay me to get me to do it again, and I don’t mean minimum wage. Again, I’m not saying you’re stupid for enjoying it, it’s just not something I enjoy.
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