thread: 2005-11-28 : Closeted
On 2005-11-29, Jason M wrote:
Everybody at works knows that I am an avid player of FPS computer games, so I get a free pass whenever I answer "gaming" to the "what did you do this weekend?" question. They just nod and move on. That said, I've become *much* more open about my enthusiasm in the last year. Like other folks in this thread, I find it extraordinarily difficult to explain what I'm up to with D&D as the primary touchstone.
Me: I'm designing and publishing a roleplaying game.
Some Guy: Like D&D?
Me: Sure, but you play it to completion in one evening.
Some Guy: Cool.
Me: And it takes place on a college campus in 1919.
Some Guy: Uh...
Me: And there's this telepathic Sumerian roach that crawls into your sinus cavity. It's hilarious.
This matter-of-fact approach consistently fails for some reason! I need to work on that.
This makes AD go "Better con write-up than MACE's though"
