Annoying Gamers – Day 19 D&D 40th Anniversary Blog Hop

This is day 19 of the of d20 Dark Ages’ D&D 40th Anniversary Blog Hop Challenge! Based off of the challenge’s prompts I will be sharing personal stories about my history with Dungeons & Dragons every day in February. You can hop to another participating blog by using the links at the end of the article or click here to see my previous answers.

Day 19: Who was the first gamer who just annoyed the hell out of you?

This blog hop is really hitting all of the low notes of being a D&D player: edition wars, being ostracized because D&D is evil, tossing a fit about character death, and now being annoyed at your fellow hobbiests. It’s a parade of the petty negative things that years of D&D can etch into your memory. I see what this question is getting at. Stories about socially inept, Cheeto munching, rat-tail wearing nerds can be super funny! But that’s not how I want to celebrate 40th long years of D&D.

My positive two cents however: most problems between players at the table can be resolved through excellent communication. Not that discussion will make someone less annoying, but discussion is always the first step to finding a resolution whatever that may be. So let’s make sure we keep our friends as friends while gaming with those players that will make our games the best they can be!

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