PLAYER ADVICE duh duh duuuh:embarrass
That aside, your problem. Either your friend doesn't want to play with you, and is putting it off in hopes that you'll give up, or he's just having a really busy couple of months. Possible solutions:
1) Buy your own books. Then you don't have to rely on him, and even if he does come around, it'll make play much easer if you already have a solid grasp of the rules.
2) Sneak attack him. Since he's you friend, I assume you hang out from time to time. Next time you're over at his place, and you've made sure that he doesn't have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, propose a game. Since he already admitted to not having anything planned, he'll be hard pressed to blow you off.
3) Ask if you can borrow his books. That way, you get the benefits of 1, without having to spend any money. He can't really say no, because if he needed them, that would imply he was playing, and would have to invite you. If he asks you to return them, that also implies he's planning on playing, so you're pretty much guaranteed them until he finally relents.
4) If 2 and 3 are too devious for your tastes, just have a frank discussion with him.
Also, proper punctuation never hurts. Take your time posting - there's no rush. It may help people understand your conundrum more easily.
yeah you may call me bad names or well mostly an idiot for posting this but my friend sucks i havent played D&D before but for good reason my friend has all the stuff and he said oh we'll play wednsday and then wednsday comes he calls says sorry cant play today maybe in a week he calls in one week says sorry cant play and he does this over and over its been like two months since he started and its frickin annoying what should i do i need
PLAYER ADVICE duh duh duuuh:embarrass
Ow... my eyes are bleeding after trying to read this. Please, please, please, use punctuation (at least)! If you talk like you write, with no breaks in between sentences and no indication of emotion or rationality, I think I know why your friend is avoiding you.
Anyway, Strudel pretty much said everything. You really should try talking to him about it, about your possible concerns regarding your game(s).
Someone asks for help regarding a D&D situation and we harp on grammar and punctuation. Wow, what a friendly message board group we have here. So helpful!
Now that my rant is done, I'd like to say the ambush tactic might be a good bet, although he could come up with the excuse that he's not prepared on such short notice.
Maybe your friend is looking for you to take some initiative. I'd ask to borrow his books to read up a bit on the game. Once you had the fundamentals down, he might be inclined more to sit down with you to try his hand at playing with you. It's not easy to teach this game to people from scratch. It requires some forethought and preparation ahead of time.
Regarding his willingness to teach, who brought up initially wanting to play? Was it you asking him to teach you how to play or did he approach you about it? If you approached him, it's possible that he might not want to play with you and he's giving you very subtle hints.
Are we a bunch of English teachers on these boards?
Someone asks for help regarding a D&D situation and we harp on grammar and punctuation. Wow, what a friendly message board group we have here. So helpful!
To be fair, the dude made zero effort to make a readable post.
Anyway, I would just do as Mr. LumpyCakes has said.
As a friend, ask him a straight up question as to why he keeps putting the game off. Perhaps he is a novice DM and isn't fully confidant in the game he's preparing? Are there other people who are involved in your group? If so, get everyone together and arrange a day then promise each other to be there. Let your friend know you are all excited to try this new game and encourage them that you will be civil and supportive of what they create for you.
Do make an effort to purchase your own set of books if you can. Having your own material to read up on the rules helps to make it easier for your DM. The more of you that understand the basic rules the more you can help anyone else in the group that needs it.
And most of all, remember that this person is your friend. Posting anonymously about how they suck is not something I would ever want a friend of mine doing about me.
2) Sneak attack him. Since he's you friend, I assume you hang out from time to time. Next time you're over at his place, and you've made sure that he doesn't have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, propose a game.
That is so not how I imagine a sneak attack.
That is so not how I imagine a sneak attack.
I agree. I would have expected more bloodshed. But then again I'm a product of the modern media.
That is so not how I imagine a sneak attack.
I agree. I would have expected more bloodshed. But then again I'm a product of the modern media.
Both of you beat me to it...the first thing I saw when Strudel said 'Sneak attack him', I did a double-take and imagined the OP sneaking up behind his friend with a sharp implement.
Good luck.
You see? Using good grammar is necessary when communicating in forums. Even if you aren't very good with English you should at least make the attempt.
sood, u shuld totlly puch datgye inn teh faise rly tho tel im u wanna pleighadn ax im y him wonte pleigh tell he u r gnna plann ti urself adnhe cna com fi hewatns goople snerve fadarko, mechel langwuah may oww
You see? Using good grammar is necessary when communicating in forums. Even if you aren't very good with English you should at least make the attempt.
AHHHHH! My eyes! They burn! And my brain feels the twisted torment of a thousand feeble text messages gone horribly horribly wrong!
(notches down the idiot scale a bit)
nws its mak cense!
yay, double meanings
If you are playing 3.5, go ahead and get a bit-torrent client, because wizards aren't supporting it anymore.