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12 going on starting a group [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Truenamer
08-08-06, 11:54 PM Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem :P
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?
Kyle_the_wizard
08-09-06, 12:30 AM I'm pretty damn popular and I play. If people ask about it I tell em if not I don't and thats that, most people I hang out with don't care, and if they did than they wouldn't be my friends.
Trashguy
08-09-06, 12:46 AM Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem :P
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?
If you think that D&D will ruin your "Social Image" then don't play.
noobguy15
08-09-06, 12:57 AM If you think that D&D will ruin your "Social Image" then don't play.
Exactly
Alric
08-09-06, 01:04 AM Dnd is just a game. Before people use to say playing video game was nerdy but now almost everyone plays them. No one is going to care at all if you play dnd.

The only nerdy thing is if you dress up like you character. Now that is nerdy. Playing the game isn't.
albinomonkeyking
08-09-06, 02:40 AM Organize gatherings at one of your friends houses after school, thats the best environment in my opinion. You start off simply enough hanging out and having snacks, at least that was how it started for me, and then it just kind segways into how the game works.

If the social issues are problems for you and your friends at school, and I could see how people at school could be annoying, just go for the afterschool thing, that shouldn't interfere with their schedules, I can't imagine they are busy every day. Fridays and weekends, usually saturday, work good too. Good luck!
mathogre
08-09-06, 09:53 AM Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem :P
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?
If you want to play the game, do it. Be yourself. The afterschool thing sounds good. Also you have Saturdays and/or Sundays to play.

1. Can your parents help you guys get together once every week or two? What about staying after scholl once in awhile, playing in a room, and waiting for the late bus (assuming there's one)?
2. 12 is a confusing age, like "Lord of the Flies". Still, if you want to play it, play it. Find friends to play. At your age I was a nerd. Today that's Mr. Nerd. :cool:
3. Enjoy the popularity. Be the trend setter. Better still, just be yourself, and good luck!
Puca
08-09-06, 10:28 AM 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)I dont know just how complex your transportation issues are. Its a poor substitute, but you could play on-line.

2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have livesHanging out playing games with friends is a social life. If they can come over and play video games, they can come over and play D&D. If they want to be "out on the town," scratch 'em off your list. It aint gonna work.

2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem :P
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?When you walk into school in the morning, do you stand up on desk and give everyone a blow-by-blow of your previous evenings doings? Of course not. You can play every afternoon and not tell a single soul outside your gaming group.

Playing D&D doesnt mean you have to constantly have a d20 in your pocket and call your friends by their character names in class. It is something you do, hopefully one of many things you do; it is not who you are.

Some people will advise you to "be yourself" and all that crap. Those people are not in middle school. Middle school is horrible.

By the way, you are very articulate for 12. You might be able to find an older group that will take you in.
Truenamer
08-09-06, 04:59 PM How am I articulate?
archerpwr
08-09-06, 05:33 PM Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?

listing off points like that is something i wouldnt expect of many 12 yr olds (im in high school) or most people my age. u seem organized on ur post and articulate is organized in speech
archerpwr
08-09-06, 05:39 PM oh and at my school the thing about D&D is much the same. no one has ever asked me if i play so iv never said anything outside the guys i play with. Works well enuf for my social standing. The trick to not being made fun of is only letting ur nerd out around ur friends. So u already made one minor mistake of jus asking if they play, and took a knock to your "cool factor". the trick to getting players is to say something allong the lines of "guys my uncle got me this wierd book for some RPG u wanna try it out?" and if they dont laugh at the D&D cover and start looking through it you just got a trial player. jus my advice, but im a lil sly.
Truenamer
08-09-06, 10:43 PM you can continue to comment, or shall i bring up CG drow elves?
WinterPsionic
08-09-06, 10:45 PM oh and at my school the thing about D&D is much the same. no one has ever asked me if i play so iv never said anything outside the guys i play with. Works well enuf for my social standing. The trick to not being made fun of is only letting ur nerd out around ur friends. So u already made one minor mistake of jus asking if they play, and took a knock to your "cool factor". the trick to getting players is to say something allong the lines of "guys my uncle got me this wierd book for some RPG u wanna try it out?" and if they dont laugh at the D&D cover and start looking through it you just got a trial player. jus my advice, but im a lil sly.

<.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you? In 10-15 years those girls all the guys want will be single moms barely getting by flipping burgers or turning tricks, your "jocks" will be holed up in some dive restaurant trying to get through the day-to-day, the true "Cool Kids" are the ones that actually know what they want and don't have to conform to get it.

You know that "dweeb" in drama? 10 years from now he'll probably be pulling in more cash then you'll ever see. That chick with the thick glasses and unibrow that never leaves the Chem lab? The next Heidi Klum, but this time she'll probably solve world hunger or cure some disease. That poor little asain kid that couldn't put together a complete/proper english sentence to save his life? The next US Ambasador to China.

The "cool kids" are only cool until they get that rolled up paper placed in their hand, then they're lost. D&D teaches you many different things depending on how you play, at the very least it's people skills, then maybe problem solving strategies, planning, organization, reading and listening skills, etc. Then you can go out and incorporate things to increase your physical abilities in well, want to grapple an opponent? Arm wrestle someone near you. Want to roll a boulder out of the way, see how far you can push a partially/fully occupied couch.

Sure there might be "better" or "cooler" things to do but why do them if you really want to play D&D?
Drodain
08-09-06, 10:51 PM ya i can vouch, im in high school, middle school sux, cant really be yourself b/c u dont know who u are but watever thats for a whole nother conversation, just find some friends who might be interested, it started with us b/c my friends knew i liked to play online video games and thought i might enjoy it, at first i was the type to say 'no dnd is nerdy' but i tried it and liked it the key to finding ppl is not to ask 'wanna play dnd' but find out wether they would be interested in playing something like it or already do
Bringer of autumn
08-09-06, 11:09 PM Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem :P
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?
Welcome, new player. :)

Well let me just tell you something; Popularity has NOTHING to do with D&D! I know plenty of "popular" people who play with "nerds". In the end, lables are just what they are, lables. They are mostly untrue and unfair. But anyways, just tell them that they should not worry about what other people think, because you will come to learn with age and experiance, that people's opinions of you largley mean NOTHING.

Have fun.
Gworraent
08-09-06, 11:17 PM I'm gonna be a sophmore next year. Hang in there man. It's great fun and you can make odd DnD refrences that people won't even know have to do with DnD. Everything becomes a little funnier after being immersed in DnD.
Truenamer
08-09-06, 11:23 PM Welcome, new player. :)
OH NO YOU JUST DID NOT. As a matter of fact I've been playing online for a few months and I'd say I'm decent.
WinterPsionic
08-09-06, 11:45 PM OH NO YOU JUST DID NOT. As a matter of fact I've been playing online for a few months and I'd say I'm decent.

Then that makes you and Uber Newb :P

DND Online =/= P&P D&D
Truenamer
08-10-06, 12:13 AM so you're saying im 1337 for playing D&D in the chat rooms im confused
SilentQ
08-10-06, 01:03 AM so you're saying im 1337 for playing D&D in the chat rooms im confused

I think that by DnD Online he means the MMORPG, obviously named, DnD Online.

Mabye, I dunno. :|
Puca
08-10-06, 10:26 AM How am I articulate?You write in complete sentences. Your sentences express coherent thoughts. (Until you start using terms like “1337,” which I am not ashamed to admit I had to look up.)

<.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you?True enough, but remember, 10-15 years is as long as he’s been alive. Considerably longer than he’s been sentient. That would be like telling me that a 35-year prison sentence “won’t be forever.”

Middle school sucks balls. It lasts forever (while youre there.) A group of middle-school girls constitutes the single greatest nexus of evil on the planet; half the boys are enthralled with that evil and believe they have a mandate to destroy all those unlike themselves. Plus it gets the girls attention.

Edit: Incidentally, I base the above not so much on my own memories of middle school, which was then called junior high, but on the facts that I have a middle-school-aged daughter and that I own a foosball table.
Truenamer
08-10-06, 11:20 PM comments appreciated
kicheria
08-12-06, 12:46 AM Playing D&D doesnt mean you have to constantly have a d20 in your pocket and call your friends by their character names in class. It is something you do, hopefully one of many things you do; it is not who you are.

By the way, you are very articulate for 12. You might be able to find an older group that will take you in.

every one in the group im in is older than me and im 16 and in less your friends like to tease you you wont end up with a nickname like mine my friends called me helga glorcavich because i had a halfling who had like 16 stregnth at level 1 i t drives me crazy too but
i douht your friends are going to give you that kind of nick name so if i were you i wouldnt worry till you cant find sombody to join and dm
Harrowdroth
08-12-06, 09:36 PM Truenamer "Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends.
Problems:
1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)
2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives
2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey
2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it)
2c's not really a problem
3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? "

1: how far apart do you guys live?
2: HA, 12 year olds really don't have lives, Sorry. Maybe when the girl thing comes up. :eek:
2a: AKA Suckup, so if this guy was to Game with you wouldn't he try being a suckup still,?
As the great .......... Once said "Once a suckup always a suckup"
2c: 1 down, 2 to go.
3: Don't worry about the popularity meter,"<.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you?"
I mean in a couple of years (Ages I know) you probably will be worrying about girls :D or zits :headexplo, or both!
Realy if they refuse to hang with you just because you play a game,
then do you realy want these guys around? And if they are "good" friends
and they dont want to play, Your might consider finding others to play with.

Hmmm, You don't "sound" 12, I mean i'm a year older than you, last year was when I started playing And I wasn't that "Articulate".

Anyway about the D&D, I'v noticed that it is a bit of a "Social" Stigma.
However the problem dosn't come up for me very much for me, as I'm home-schooled and move around a lot.

Playing D&D Doesn't mean you are a Nerd or anything, and it certainly doesn't
mean you can't have a social life, Really unless you have a big Bloody sign strapped to your back that reads "I PLAY D&D" no ones gonna know,

The game is just that a game, NOT a social life. I mean Watching TV
for 1-3 hours a week isn't any different than playing D&D for the same duration.

You probably could find an older group to play with,
Unless your like 3' nothing".
LOL.

Are you in a big city or not? Because if so the options are a lot better?

What In **** is 1337?
Seerow
08-12-06, 09:51 PM Hah, when I was that age, I actually set up a campaign in the back of my math class. Of course, me and the two main players all had averages better than 100 going into it (we had figured even if we did no work from that point on we'd still have enough for an A), so he couldn't really stop us...

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this for you. But there are always options.
KurenaiYami
08-12-06, 10:00 PM Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that the 12 year old has better grammar than that 1/10th of the board that doesn't use periods?
Harrowdroth
08-12-06, 10:03 PM [QUOTE=Seerow]Hah, when I was that age, I actually set up a campaign in the back of my math class. Of course, me and the two main players all had averages better than 100 going into it

NERD ALERT! :hoppingma NERD ALERT!

Now My good Truenamer You see before you a TrueNerd.

My average is 94, In math.

No offence meant Seerow. :pbbbtt:
Harrowdroth
08-12-06, 10:10 PM Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that the 12 year old has better grammar than that 1/10th of the board that doesn't use periods?

What about me :tantrum:
He's only a year younger than me! :rant:

My IQ Is in the 93% I'm not unintelligent! :headexplo
I'm articulate! :rant:

Okay I'm good now. :)
archerpwr
08-12-06, 10:45 PM only 10% of the board uses periods because the other 90% is too lazy to make a single keystroke

PS guess how many periods are in this post
Gworraent
08-13-06, 12:41 PM Yeah, most people are just too lazy to use proper grammar and puncuation when posting. Nyeh :rolleyes:
CTHUHLU_THE_GROOVY
08-13-06, 01:30 PM I too am twelve, and have been playing for several (6) years.
I am in essentially the same situation as I have recently moved. In my experience, the best way to start a group at middle school is to appeal to new people in your classes who might be interested. (You are restarting school soon I assume?) If you share a common interest, you can gradually introduce people to D&D without suddenly trying to explain it to them. D&D will not ruin your social life unless you flaunt it (I do but I also recite Lovecraft to people for no reason).

Getting together is easy if you have just ONE member who has a very open and free family who has no problem with large groups coming over. In my case, that is my house. You should alternate but if you are unable, pick one.

Also note that sometimes groups will consolidate their gaming material. Since (in theory) you will be gaming only with each other, giving minis and supplements to one player (usually the dm) can help if someone is running late (or absent)
or comes to the game on short notice. (This is of course only if you trust your friends, ideally you can get your whatnot back by asking. You can organise D&D games as sleepovers or parties (we usually mess around for a few hours and typically watch Evil Dead or something of that nature before gaming.

Parents have a better sense of the time required if they see it as a party or sleepover (if the are not understanding) this way as simply "going over" is not regarded as important and you may be picked up suddenly because of the apparent unimportance. My friends and I have tried to organise some after school time but the school was not particularly understanding.

Good luck!
dagman
08-13-06, 05:55 PM if your worried it will hurt your reputation just play and make up for it by doing other really cool stuff like smoking pot
CTHUHLU_THE_GROOVY
08-13-06, 05:57 PM Are you joking? I beleive this is a coc violation.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Truenamer 08-08-06, 11:54 PM	Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem :P 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?
Kyle_the_wizard 08-09-06, 12:30 AM	I'm pretty damn popular and I play. If people ask about it I tell em if not I don't and thats that, most people I hang out with don't care, and if they did than they wouldn't be my friends.
Trashguy 08-09-06, 12:46 AM	Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem :P 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? If you think that D&D will ruin your "Social Image" then don't play.
noobguy15 08-09-06, 12:57 AM	If you think that D&D will ruin your "Social Image" then don't play. Exactly
Alric 08-09-06, 01:04 AM	Dnd is just a game. Before people use to say playing video game was nerdy but now almost everyone plays them. No one is going to care at all if you play dnd. The only nerdy thing is if you dress up like you character. Now that is nerdy. Playing the game isn't.
albinomonkeyking 08-09-06, 02:40 AM	Organize gatherings at one of your friends houses after school, thats the best environment in my opinion. You start off simply enough hanging out and having snacks, at least that was how it started for me, and then it just kind segways into how the game works. If the social issues are problems for you and your friends at school, and I could see how people at school could be annoying, just go for the afterschool thing, that shouldn't interfere with their schedules, I can't imagine they are busy every day. Fridays and weekends, usually saturday, work good too. Good luck!
mathogre 08-09-06, 09:53 AM	Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem :P 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? If you want to play the game, do it. Be yourself. The afterschool thing sounds good. Also you have Saturdays and/or Sundays to play. 1. Can your parents help you guys get together once every week or two? What about staying after scholl once in awhile, playing in a room, and waiting for the late bus (assuming there's one)? 2. 12 is a confusing age, like "Lord of the Flies". Still, if you want to play it, play it. Find friends to play. At your age I was a nerd. Today that's Mr. Nerd. :cool: 3. Enjoy the popularity. Be the trend setter. Better still, just be yourself, and good luck!
Puca 08-09-06, 10:28 AM	1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts)I dont know just how complex your transportation issues are. Its a poor substitute, but you could play on-line. 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have livesHanging out playing games with friends is a social life. If they can come over and play video games, they can come over and play D&D. If they want to be "out on the town," scratch 'em off your list. It aint gonna work. 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem :P 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :?When you walk into school in the morning, do you stand up on desk and give everyone a blow-by-blow of your previous evenings doings? Of course not. You can play every afternoon and not tell a single soul outside your gaming group. Playing D&D doesnt mean you have to constantly have a d20 in your pocket and call your friends by their character names in class. It is something you do, hopefully one of many things you do; it is not who you are. Some people will advise you to "be yourself" and all that crap. Those people are not in middle school. Middle school is horrible. By the way, you are very articulate for 12. You might be able to find an older group that will take you in.
Truenamer 08-09-06, 04:59 PM	How am I articulate?
archerpwr 08-09-06, 05:33 PM	Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? listing off points like that is something i wouldnt expect of many 12 yr olds (im in high school) or most people my age. u seem organized on ur post and articulate is organized in speech
archerpwr 08-09-06, 05:39 PM	oh and at my school the thing about D&D is much the same. no one has ever asked me if i play so iv never said anything outside the guys i play with. Works well enuf for my social standing. The trick to not being made fun of is only letting ur nerd out around ur friends. So u already made one minor mistake of jus asking if they play, and took a knock to your "cool factor". the trick to getting players is to say something allong the lines of "guys my uncle got me this wierd book for some RPG u wanna try it out?" and if they dont laugh at the D&D cover and start looking through it you just got a trial player. jus my advice, but im a lil sly.
Truenamer 08-09-06, 10:43 PM	you can continue to comment, or shall i bring up CG drow elves?
WinterPsionic 08-09-06, 10:45 PM	oh and at my school the thing about D&D is much the same. no one has ever asked me if i play so iv never said anything outside the guys i play with. Works well enuf for my social standing. The trick to not being made fun of is only letting ur nerd out around ur friends. So u already made one minor mistake of jus asking if they play, and took a knock to your "cool factor". the trick to getting players is to say something allong the lines of "guys my uncle got me this wierd book for some RPG u wanna try it out?" and if they dont laugh at the D&D cover and start looking through it you just got a trial player. jus my advice, but im a lil sly. <.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you? In 10-15 years those girls all the guys want will be single moms barely getting by flipping burgers or turning tricks, your "jocks" will be holed up in some dive restaurant trying to get through the day-to-day, the true "Cool Kids" are the ones that actually know what they want and don't have to conform to get it. You know that "dweeb" in drama? 10 years from now he'll probably be pulling in more cash then you'll ever see. That chick with the thick glasses and unibrow that never leaves the Chem lab? The next Heidi Klum, but this time she'll probably solve world hunger or cure some disease. That poor little asain kid that couldn't put together a complete/proper english sentence to save his life? The next US Ambasador to China. The "cool kids" are only cool until they get that rolled up paper placed in their hand, then they're lost. D&D teaches you many different things depending on how you play, at the very least it's people skills, then maybe problem solving strategies, planning, organization, reading and listening skills, etc. Then you can go out and incorporate things to increase your physical abilities in well, want to grapple an opponent? Arm wrestle someone near you. Want to roll a boulder out of the way, see how far you can push a partially/fully occupied couch. Sure there might be "better" or "cooler" things to do but why do them if you really want to play D&D?
Drodain 08-09-06, 10:51 PM	ya i can vouch, im in high school, middle school sux, cant really be yourself b/c u dont know who u are but watever thats for a whole nother conversation, just find some friends who might be interested, it started with us b/c my friends knew i liked to play online video games and thought i might enjoy it, at first i was the type to say 'no dnd is nerdy' but i tried it and liked it the key to finding ppl is not to ask 'wanna play dnd' but find out wether they would be interested in playing something like it or already do
Bringer of autumn 08-09-06, 11:09 PM	Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem :P 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? Welcome, new player. :) Well let me just tell you something; Popularity has NOTHING to do with D&D! I know plenty of "popular" people who play with "nerds". In the end, lables are just what they are, lables. They are mostly untrue and unfair. But anyways, just tell them that they should not worry about what other people think, because you will come to learn with age and experiance, that people's opinions of you largley mean NOTHING. Have fun.
Gworraent 08-09-06, 11:17 PM	I'm gonna be a sophmore next year. Hang in there man. It's great fun and you can make odd DnD refrences that people won't even know have to do with DnD. Everything becomes a little funnier after being immersed in DnD.
Truenamer 08-09-06, 11:23 PM	Welcome, new player. :) OH NO YOU JUST DID NOT. As a matter of fact I've been playing online for a few months and I'd say I'm decent.
WinterPsionic 08-09-06, 11:45 PM	OH NO YOU JUST DID NOT. As a matter of fact I've been playing online for a few months and I'd say I'm decent. Then that makes you and Uber Newb :P DND Online =/= P&P D&D
Truenamer 08-10-06, 12:13 AM	so you're saying im 1337 for playing D&D in the chat rooms im confused
SilentQ 08-10-06, 01:03 AM	so you're saying im 1337 for playing D&D in the chat rooms im confused I think that by DnD Online he means the MMORPG, obviously named, DnD Online. Mabye, I dunno. :\|
Puca 08-10-06, 10:26 AM	How am I articulate?You write in complete sentences. Your sentences express coherent thoughts. (Until you start using terms like “1337,” which I am not ashamed to admit I had to look up.) <.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you?True enough, but remember, 10-15 years is as long as he’s been alive. Considerably longer than he’s been sentient. That would be like telling me that a 35-year prison sentence “won’t be forever.” Middle school sucks balls. It lasts forever (while youre there.) A group of middle-school girls constitutes the single greatest nexus of evil on the planet; half the boys are enthralled with that evil and believe they have a mandate to destroy all those unlike themselves. Plus it gets the girls attention. Edit: Incidentally, I base the above not so much on my own memories of middle school, which was then called junior high, but on the facts that I have a middle-school-aged daughter and that I own a foosball table.
Truenamer 08-10-06, 11:20 PM	comments appreciated
kicheria 08-12-06, 12:46 AM	Playing D&D doesnt mean you have to constantly have a d20 in your pocket and call your friends by their character names in class. It is something you do, hopefully one of many things you do; it is not who you are. By the way, you are very articulate for 12. You might be able to find an older group that will take you in. every one in the group im in is older than me and im 16 and in less your friends like to tease you you wont end up with a nickname like mine my friends called me helga glorcavich because i had a halfling who had like 16 stregnth at level 1 i t drives me crazy too but i douht your friends are going to give you that kind of nick name so if i were you i wouldnt worry till you cant find sombody to join and dm
Harrowdroth 08-12-06, 09:36 PM	Truenamer "Im 12 and I'm trying to start a group with some of my friends. Problems: 1. Getting together(I suppose we could play on boyscout campouts) 2. Social Lives- Not really a problem for me but the others think they have lives 2a. One always hangs around with the popular kids- AKA Lackey 2b. Reluctant "cus it's nerdy"(hes already my friend, I dont get it) 2c's not really a problem 3. The saddest part is I'm almost popular :? " 1: how far apart do you guys live? 2: HA, 12 year olds really don't have lives, Sorry. Maybe when the girl thing comes up. :eek: 2a: AKA Suckup, so if this guy was to Game with you wouldn't he try being a suckup still,? As the great .......... Once said "Once a suckup always a suckup" 2c: 1 down, 2 to go. 3: Don't worry about the popularity meter,"<.< you kids and your "clix"....who the hell cares what someone else thinks of you?" I mean in a couple of years (Ages I know) you probably will be worrying about girls :D or zits :headexplo, or both! Realy if they refuse to hang with you just because you play a game, then do you realy want these guys around? And if they are "good" friends and they dont want to play, Your might consider finding others to play with. Hmmm, You don't "sound" 12, I mean i'm a year older than you, last year was when I started playing And I wasn't that "Articulate". Anyway about the D&D, I'v noticed that it is a bit of a "Social" Stigma. However the problem dosn't come up for me very much for me, as I'm home-schooled and move around a lot. Playing D&D Doesn't mean you are a Nerd or anything, and it certainly doesn't mean you can't have a social life, Really unless you have a big Bloody sign strapped to your back that reads "I PLAY D&D" no ones gonna know, The game is just that a game, NOT a social life. I mean Watching TV for 1-3 hours a week isn't any different than playing D&D for the same duration. You probably could find an older group to play with, Unless your like 3' nothing". LOL. Are you in a big city or not? Because if so the options are a lot better? What In **** is 1337?
Seerow 08-12-06, 09:51 PM	Hah, when I was that age, I actually set up a campaign in the back of my math class. Of course, me and the two main players all had averages better than 100 going into it (we had figured even if we did no work from that point on we'd still have enough for an A), so he couldn't really stop us... I wouldn't necessarily recommend this for you. But there are always options.
KurenaiYami 08-12-06, 10:00 PM	Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that the 12 year old has better grammar than that 1/10th of the board that doesn't use periods?
Harrowdroth 08-12-06, 10:03 PM	[QUOTE=Seerow]Hah, when I was that age, I actually set up a campaign in the back of my math class. Of course, me and the two main players all had averages better than 100 going into it NERD ALERT! :hoppingma NERD ALERT! Now My good Truenamer You see before you a TrueNerd. My average is 94, In math. No offence meant Seerow. :pbbbtt:
Harrowdroth 08-12-06, 10:10 PM	Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that the 12 year old has better grammar than that 1/10th of the board that doesn't use periods? What about me :tantrum: He's only a year younger than me! :rant: My IQ Is in the 93% I'm not unintelligent! :headexplo I'm articulate! :rant: Okay I'm good now. :)
archerpwr 08-12-06, 10:45 PM	only 10% of the board uses periods because the other 90% is too lazy to make a single keystroke PS guess how many periods are in this post
Gworraent 08-13-06, 12:41 PM	Yeah, most people are just too lazy to use proper grammar and puncuation when posting. Nyeh :rolleyes:
CTHUHLU_THE_GROOVY 08-13-06, 01:30 PM	I too am twelve, and have been playing for several (6) years. I am in essentially the same situation as I have recently moved. In my experience, the best way to start a group at middle school is to appeal to new people in your classes who might be interested. (You are restarting school soon I assume?) If you share a common interest, you can gradually introduce people to D&D without suddenly trying to explain it to them. D&D will not ruin your social life unless you flaunt it (I do but I also recite Lovecraft to people for no reason). Getting together is easy if you have just ONE member who has a very open and free family who has no problem with large groups coming over. In my case, that is my house. You should alternate but if you are unable, pick one. Also note that sometimes groups will consolidate their gaming material. Since (in theory) you will be gaming only with each other, giving minis and supplements to one player (usually the dm) can help if someone is running late (or absent) or comes to the game on short notice. (This is of course only if you trust your friends, ideally you can get your whatnot back by asking. You can organise D&D games as sleepovers or parties (we usually mess around for a few hours and typically watch Evil Dead or something of that nature before gaming. Parents have a better sense of the time required if they see it as a party or sleepover (if the are not understanding) this way as simply "going over" is not regarded as important and you may be picked up suddenly because of the apparent unimportance. My friends and I have tried to organise some after school time but the school was not particularly understanding. Good luck!
dagman 08-13-06, 05:55 PM	if your worried it will hurt your reputation just play and make up for it by doing other really cool stuff like smoking pot
CTHUHLU_THE_GROOVY 08-13-06, 05:57 PM	Are you joking? I beleive this is a coc violation.