{"id":7648,"date":"2011-02-03T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T05:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=7648"},"modified":"2011-02-03T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T14:12:08","slug":"been-a-while-since-i-rolled-them-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2011\/02\/03\/been-a-while-since-i-rolled-them-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Been A While Since I Rolled Them Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In tonight’s episode of Community<\/strong>, I am reliably informed (by their commercials — and my prophetic dreams<\/em>) that the gang will be playing a little D&D.<\/p>\n

That’s fun. But it makes me a little itchy.<\/p>\n

It makes me itchy because I haven’t rolled the bones — meaning, I have not gamed — in quite a long time. Too long. In fact, it’s been at least eight or nine months.<\/p>\n

By and large, it’s difficult for adult life to accommodate any kind of regular gaming. This isn’t unusual, mind — I can’t tell you how many dudes in their mid-30s who say, with a faint ember still in their eye (and the clatter of a 20-sider echoing in their brain chamber), “Oh, man! I used to game.”<\/p>\n

And I know it’s not going to get a damn sight easier once the Tiny Monkey comes into our life, heaving everything upside-down. Frankly, I’m probably going to have to hide my dice just because they’re a choking hazard.<\/p>\n

Kids, man. Kids. They try to eat everything. I almost choked to death on a penny when I was a tot. I can only imagine how many d10s my nascent heir will be able to jam down his windpipe.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, I miss it. On the other hand, part of me thinks: man, I’ve got things to do. Like, I want to play video games more often, but when I do, I tend to find myself wanting to do other stuff. Sometimes, I even have these absurd moments where I think, “I’d rather be doing the dishes because the dishes need doing.” Is this adulthood? It feels like a brain parasite. Get me a coat hanger and some anti-fungal paste.<\/p>\n

Stat!<\/p>\n

Anyway.<\/p>\n

This brings me to you, trusty game-heads.<\/p>\n

First, I ask you: what are you playing these days? Anything really. I’m mostly asking about pen-and-paper stuff, but hey, unload your game-flavored goodness upon my head. Board games, video games, whatever.<\/p>\n

Second, I beseech you: anybody found a way to play without actually sitting across the table from folks? Anybody game over Skype? Is there an iPad solution of which I’m not yet aware? Help a brother out.<\/p>\n

Two more tiny things:<\/p>\n

I think I might do a free PDF writing up some of my “irregular creatures” as statted-up World of Darkness monsters. Because, hey, why the fuck not? Could be fun. Shits and giggles. You know. For the kids<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Also, why the hell aren’t you watching Community<\/strong> again? Sheesh.<\/p>\n

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