Einstein Magazine

Einstein Magazine

Friday, February 5, 2016

Dungeons and Dragons, My new Favorite Hobby!

   Have you ever heard of Dungeons and Dragons? If you have not, I'll give you some information about it right now. Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D, is an old school role-playing game (RPG) that is NOT a video game. You play an adventurer, who you create with a couple of dice and a character sheet. Alone or with friends, you battle monsters, find treasure, and explore dungeons. The thing that makes D&D different from other games is that there are no limits to what you can do. There's no board, no rules, and (I'm gonna say this again) NO limits. All you need to play is some special dice and an experienced dungeon master. Don't know what a dungeon master is? The dungeon master (DM) is the ruler of the game. In the D&D world, he is the God, the supreme ruler of all mortals, and a whole bunch of other kingly names. The DM is responsible for setting the scene. He'll say stuff like 'A pack of orcs ambush you!' or 'You find the treasure after defeating the kobold sorcerer!'. It's also important that the dungeon master has some experience in the game. So far, several editions of D&D have been released, from edition 1, released in 1974, to edition 5, released in 2014. It's impossible for me to explain all the info and rules in the game in these few sentences, so if you want more info, go get one of the guidebooks. The first guide book you should get is the Player's Handbook. For new DMs, consider the Dungeon Master's Guide. If you want info on monsters and magical items, buy the Monster Manuel and the Magic Item Compendium. If you think your ready to start playing, than why are you just standing here reading?! Go start playing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!        

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