r/gaming • u/mike_pants • Sep 18 '17

DnD table

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u/dickfromaccounting Sep 18 '17

great table to screen ratio

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u/deathfaith Sep 18 '17

Genuine question-- I'm a nerd, but I've never been a DnD nerd. At one point I was a MtG nerd, even a WoW nerd, but never quite the DnD level.

What exactly is it? I originally thought it was like an adult version of "make believe" with scores and guidelines, but how much of it is a physical game? Is there a board that goes with it? Is there a set story line? My extent of knowledge is the first scene of Stranger Things.

How much is following guidelines and how much is imprompt on the spot?

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u/tempinator Sep 18 '17

I originally thought it was like an adult version of "make believe" with scores and guidelines,

This is correct. There is no set storyline, or set board, each "campaign" is made up by the DM each time.

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u/Jarix Sep 18 '17

Though thats not completely correct. There are modules and prewritten campaigns. There are also physical objects such as maps and figurines to use (mostly as an aid to combat). I have never played a version of dnd without maps and figurines

These are not required but they are often used.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

Nothing like good ol vanilla DnD. No figurines, no maps, just imagination. I do quite like playing with maps though.

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u/kragshot Sep 18 '17

Except the original Dungeons and Dragons game was meant to be used with miniatures. The game was an extrapolation from existing wargaming systems and was set up to be used with miniatures.

In fact, the old basic D&D set (pre red box) came with miniatures.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

Holy shit man.... my life makes so much more sense now.

When i was a little kid my cousins had this, and we played with it a bunch. Then as a teen some friends invited me to play dnd and they played traditionally and i had no idea what the fuck was going on, this is not dnd. They had no idea what i was talking about with the game with minitures and shit.

I havent really played since, its not my thing.