Looking the part....

Garnet FalconDance · 12-10-2001, 03:10 PM

Sat. hubby and I went Xmas shopping for the kids. He declared there was a D&D store in town. Well,I figured I'd have known about it if there were.......so he proved it to me. Indeed, there is a small shop tucked away beneath another that handles comic books, ball cards.....and dungeons and dragons!

We walked in, comfy relatively middle-class couple to a shop full of a bunch of *avid* gamers engaged in a hot and heavy campaign. We looked around (I envied some of the rulebooks and such!)but we play on the pc and this was all pen and paper.

The clerk asked us if we were looking for ball cards or comic books. We answered, neither. Dungeons and dragons. The whole room went *silent*.

As we were walking out, hubby laughingly says "I guess we just don't look the part, honey" to which the clerk says "you sure don't!"

So my question to you is this: how many of you 'look the part'? These guys were all mid 20ish, varied piercings, kinda sloppy dress, seriously into their characters (to the point reality was optional) so that they affected certain stances and speech patterns even when OOC. I never thought to define how a gamer 'should' or did look, but obviously ::sigh:: I don't fit the bill..... [img]smile.gif[/img]

250 · 12-10-2001, 03:16 PM

Aye, m'lady, ye sure as real as me axe dont look zer part!

Sir ReGiN · 12-10-2001, 03:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Garnet FalconDance:
Sat. hubby and I went Xmas shopping for the kids. He declared there was a D&D store in town. Well,I figured I'd have known about it if there were.......so he proved it to me. Indeed, there is a small shop tucked away beneath another that handles comic books, ball cards.....and dungeons and dragons!

We walked in, comfy relatively middle-class couple to a shop full of a bunch of *avid* gamers engaged in a hot and heavy campaign. We looked around (I envied some of the rulebooks and such!)but we play on the pc and this was all pen and paper.

The clerk asked us if we were looking for ball cards or comic books. We answered, neither. Dungeons and dragons. The whole room went *silent*.

As we were walking out, hubby laughingly says "I guess we just don't look the part, honey" to which the clerk says "you sure don't!"

So my question to you is this: how many of you 'look the part'? These guys were all mid 20ish, varied piercings, kinda sloppy dress, seriously into their characters (to the point reality was optional) so that they affected certain stances and speech patterns even when OOC. I never thought to define how a gamer 'should' or did look, but obviously ::sigh:: I don't fit the bill..... [img]smile.gif[/img]

It's truly heart-warming to hear of people like you!
The whole "Role-playing generaton" seem to consist of 19-25 year olds, with funny-looking hats

Micah Foehammer · 12-10-2001, 03:54 PM

LOL Garnet, that is too funny. Count me as a bona fide member of the "I don't look the part" Club.

Ronn_Bman · 12-10-2001, 04:16 PM

I'm 35 and don't look the part either

huma · 12-10-2001, 04:30 PM

Ah No,I don,t quite fit into the "gamer" appearance thingy to well.
Might have something to do with my job.

12-10-2001, 05:26 PM

I don't fit in that well, either. I don't have pierced nipples, hugely baggy clothes or overactive sweat glands myself. Not that I'm a gamer anyway [img]tongue.gif[/img]

SSJ4Sephiroth · 12-10-2001, 07:33 PM

no, cant say that i do look the part... even though i have tried the pen and paper once or twice, i have no piercings and all my clothes fit well. but reality IS an option for me!

Legolas · 12-11-2001, 09:30 AM

How does one look the part? I always wear leather armour and a big darkgreen cloak, have dirty boots on and a longbow in the corner. Got pointy ears through surgery when I was nine and had to drag electrical wires all the way up into my treehouse just so I could be online [img]tongue.gif[/img]

No, there are three types of people when it comes to DnD. Those who play, those who don't play and those who are complete DnD fanatics. I guess you've stumbled upon the latter.

Oh, dear! Orcs, in MY forest? I don't THINK so...

Cerek the Barbaric · 12-11-2001, 04:37 PM

That's funny, Garnet.

None of my friends really "looked" the part either. I began the PnP version in 1986. One of my hometown buddies taught me the game when we were in college. NOBODY in our group had ANY body piercing or tattoos. There were a couple that might've "looked the part". One was a large, heavy-set guy with extremely long hair (very scary looking) and the another one could've been the poster boy for Computer Geeks Anonymous.

I am 38. That is pretty close to the average age of our group. Most of us are now married with children and scattered from one end of NC to the other (literally). We still manage a reunion every now and then, but I missed it this year.

With 2 young children and a third on the way, it looks my gaming will be restricted to PC RPG's for the forseeable future.

12-10-2001, 03:10 PM	#1
Garnet FalconDance Mephistopheles Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: deep within the sylvan splendor.... Age: 60 Posts: 1,443	Sat. hubby and I went Xmas shopping for the kids. He declared there was a D&D store in town. Well,I figured I'd have known about it if there were.......so he proved it to me. Indeed, there is a small shop tucked away beneath another that handles comic books, ball cards.....and dungeons and dragons! We walked in, comfy relatively middle-class couple to a shop full of a bunch of avid gamers engaged in a hot and heavy campaign. We looked around (I envied some of the rulebooks and such!)but we play on the pc and this was all pen and paper. The clerk asked us if we were looking for ball cards or comic books. We answered, neither. Dungeons and dragons. The whole room went silent. As we were walking out, hubby laughingly says "I guess we just don't look the part, honey" to which the clerk says "you sure don't!" So my question to you is this: how many of you 'look the part'? These guys were all mid 20ish, varied piercings, kinda sloppy dress, seriously into their characters (to the point reality was optional) so that they affected certain stances and speech patterns even when OOC. I never thought to define how a gamer 'should' or did look, but obviously ::sigh:: I don't fit the bill..... [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Nature tells every secret once." Ralph Waldo Emerson

12-10-2001, 03:20 PM	#3
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	quote: Originally posted by Garnet FalconDance: Sat. hubby and I went Xmas shopping for the kids. He declared there was a D&D store in town. Well,I figured I'd have known about it if there were.......so he proved it to me. Indeed, there is a small shop tucked away beneath another that handles comic books, ball cards.....and dungeons and dragons! We walked in, comfy relatively middle-class couple to a shop full of a bunch of avid gamers engaged in a hot and heavy campaign. We looked around (I envied some of the rulebooks and such!)but we play on the pc and this was all pen and paper. The clerk asked us if we were looking for ball cards or comic books. We answered, neither. Dungeons and dragons. The whole room went silent. As we were walking out, hubby laughingly says "I guess we just don't look the part, honey" to which the clerk says "you sure don't!" So my question to you is this: how many of you 'look the part'? These guys were all mid 20ish, varied piercings, kinda sloppy dress, seriously into their characters (to the point reality was optional) so that they affected certain stances and speech patterns even when OOC. I never thought to define how a gamer 'should' or did look, but obviously ::sigh:: I don't fit the bill..... [img]smile.gif[/img] It's truly heart-warming to hear of people like you! The whole "Role-playing generaton" seem to consist of 19-25 year olds, with funny-looking hats

12-10-2001, 03:54 PM	#4
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	LOL Garnet, that is too funny. Count me as a bona fide member of the "I don't look the part" Club. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

12-10-2001, 04:16 PM	#5
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,177	I'm 35 and don't look the part either __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

12-10-2001, 04:30 PM	#6
huma The Magister Join Date: November 9, 2001 Location: solamnia Posts: 139	Ah No,I don,t quite fit into the "gamer" appearance thingy to well. Might have something to do with my job. __________________ [IMG]ubb/noncgi/smiles/knightmov.gif[/IMG]<br />----------------------------------<br /><br />Insert witty comment here

12-10-2001, 03:16 PM	#2
250 Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: either CA or MO Age: 42 Posts: 2,674	Aye, m'lady, ye sure as real as me axe dont look zer part!

12-10-2001, 05:26 PM	#7
Sorcerer Alex Guest Posts: n/a	I don't fit in that well, either. I don't have pierced nipples, hugely baggy clothes or overactive sweat glands myself. Not that I'm a gamer anyway [img]tongue.gif[/img]

12-10-2001, 07:33 PM	#8
SSJ4Sephiroth Beholder Join Date: May 4, 2001 Location: The Outside Looking In Age: 37 Posts: 4,361	no, cant say that i do look the part... even though i have tried the pen and paper once or twice, i have no piercings and all my clothes fit well. but reality IS an option for me!

12-11-2001, 09:30 AM	#9
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	How does one look the part? I always wear leather armour and a big darkgreen cloak, have dirty boots on and a longbow in the corner. Got pointy ears through surgery when I was nine and had to drag electrical wires all the way up into my treehouse just so I could be online [img]tongue.gif[/img] No, there are three types of people when it comes to DnD. Those who play, those who don't play and those who are complete DnD fanatics. I guess you've stumbled upon the latter. Oh, dear! Orcs, in MY forest? I don't THINK so...

12-11-2001, 04:37 PM	#10
Cerek the Barbaric Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: North Carolina Age: 61 Posts: 3,257	That's funny, Garnet. None of my friends really "looked" the part either. I began the PnP version in 1986. One of my hometown buddies taught me the game when we were in college. NOBODY in our group had ANY body piercing or tattoos. There were a couple that might've "looked the part". One was a large, heavy-set guy with extremely long hair (very scary looking) and the another one could've been the poster boy for Computer Geeks Anonymous. I am 38. That is pretty close to the average age of our group. Most of us are now married with children and scattered from one end of NC to the other (literally). We still manage a reunion every now and then, but I missed it this year. With 2 young children and a third on the way, it looks my gaming will be restricted to PC RPG's for the forseeable future. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/cerek/cerektsrsig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Cerek the Calmth

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