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Looking for a new hobby, why not Dungeons and Dragons?
It’s not an antisocial game — it’s actually the opposite
Dungeons & Dragons gets a bad rap, and it’s understandable why. When someone tells you they play Dungeons & Dragons, you don’t picture a bunch of friends sitting around a table, drinking, and enjoying each others company through creative problem solving and dumb bits. You imagine a group of antisocial rascals, fighting over a +5 attack sword in funny voices and wizard robes. This stereotype really hurts the community from expanding, and for the most part, it’s false.
Well, except for the funny voices.
I’m here to tell you though that Dungeon & Dragons is the next game you should start playing with your friends. It’s imaginative, it’s social, and if you really sink your teeth into it, it can be your next creative obsession in the best way possible.
How do you play?
Dungeons & Dragons at the base level is very simple. You have two roles, the player and the Dungeon Master. The players have no commitment past showing up with a character sheet outlining who they are in the game, some dice, and the confidence to rock a character accent (optional).
The Dungeons Master role, on the other hand, has a little more to it. They design…
