Pwech. I don't play D&D!
I play Pathfinder...
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It just occurred to me that Pathfinder is to D&D what Linux is to Windows. More technically complex, less moral baggage, less mainstream and its fans won't shut up about it.
What a fitting anology! I'm going to start saying "I play Pathfinder BTW" at the end of every TTRPG comment now, I love it hahahahaha.
Would you believe me if I said I didn't check your comment history before posting that? I just assumed that a programmer who plays Pathfinder also uses Linux.
That could get old. But...
I play Pathfinder, by the way.
Do you happen to also use Arch?
Do you happen to also use Arch?
No. If I did, I would say so!
Haha.
(Apologies to my arch-user peers.)
"I play Pathfinder BTW"
Looks like a Vampire player thing, but may also worx for you :)
In our defense it's a pain to get people to try it.
Just like Linux.
and pathfinder is way more open (AoN), just like linux
And Wizards of the Coast (since bought by Hasbro) are like Microsoft, trying to control the platform as closely as possible, trying to define how people use their platform
Well depends on the programming language they use. D&D uses classes and that's a big no no for some.
If I need to what?!?
if you need to… 😉
What? No, I haven't played since a few sessions decades ago!
GURPS, on the other hand... Along with Ironsworn, maybe a little Savage Worlds...
Stop, stop, you've already proven their point
Ironsworn is sick
Gods! I used to love playing GURPS Autoduel!
To be fair, it wasn't a programmer that got me into D&D... he worked for the QA department.
Never touched Dungeon and Dragons' stuff. And I am a dev.
I don't want to point again the impression that some DnD players seem to think that DnD is the only way to play ttrpg... but well.. it's tempting, doesn't it?
It’s easier to tell someone you play D&D than it is to say you play Pathfinder, get the “… what?” question and then say “it’s for people who think D&D doesn’t have enough rules”
Yes and let's not disturb them. They may discover something interesting? And perhaps avoid to disgust people from our hobby by explaining that math is a must and classes too? I'm not even sure if I am trolling on purpose or because of the topic.
If they show interest, you can go into detail. If they don’t, that’s previous seconds of life you can use for more productive things.
Geeks are a race now?
We prefer the term "species" nowadays.
How about if you like nerdy media but isn't naturally attracted to high paying tech fields 😭
Not everybody at my company that knows how to program also plays dnd. Just everybody who is good at it.
Ah, I guess this is why I prefer other ttrpgs.
"Dungeons and Dragons OR D&D? What does D&D stand for if not Dungeons and Dragons?
I think the text is cut from a longer form document. The author may have been declaring the abbreviation for use in the rest of the text.
The or in this context refers to also known as. Like when you say what the fuck or WTF for short.
Some acronyms have many definitions, like CBT.
Clifford's Brick Transport.
Did not know that I was from the Caucasian race AND te Geek race!
I guess I'm not a real nerd after all
Well, it said "geeks" not "nerds" so you're fine.
I'd want to try out D&&D but I can't seem to find any group nearby
there's actually great resources for getting started online. There's a site called start playing games dedicated to matching new people to a DM. Note that services like that cost money. There's also the virtual tabletop roll20 which has a group finder for you to find a game. It will have a mix of free and paid games. Alternatively, you can crowdsource that such as on r/lfg on reddit (unfortunately the LFGs here on lemmy don't seem to be active enough to find games), or through various discord servers, including the official D&D discord. Another that has reasonably active LFG type sections to try is the Fantasy grounds (another VTT) discord.
For in person play, you can also look in to local gaming stores that might run adventurer's league, which is the sort of 'official' play wizards of the coast sanctions at local stores and at conventions.
I have never been so fairly and accurately insulted! Shame on you!
Caught
I only play d&d because the accountant that hosts the game has all those 3.5 books. Games I host are Rifts or After the Bomb or TMNT
I play whatever ttrpg lets me hang out with my friends
I wonder whether the guy who used to run robotech games here is still within a thousand kilometres