Comments on: Gaming With Significant Others: An Addendum or My Response to Having the Lightning Train Swallowed By An Elemental

By: Bridget

Bridget — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:36 +0000

Thank you all for the great comments! And I’m glad people found the story entertaining…. cuz you were supposed to

I’ll be sure to keep all posted about our further adventures… may they be just as engaging and exciting!

By: Rook

Rook — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:51:16 +0000

Nice post Bridget. BTW, I applaud your emmersion into your character. I bet your games are intense.
My wife and I have been playing D&D (and other genres, though she isn’t into those as much) for nearly twenty years, on and off. Although I DM most of the time, we have an understanding about where the line is between DM/player and husband/wife. Of course, that doesn’t always keep her from trying to gain favor in-game now and then.
Just for the record, I have had to kill off her character before. Thank god she’s a good sport about it.
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By: The Lord of Excess

The Lord of Excess — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:12:46 +0000

I would disagree with you that its “stupid to cry over a game” … yes yes … I mean I’m with you on what your saying. But … it demonstrates the level to which you’ve gotten into the game. In a good way. It says something when a player identifies with their character, when they want them to succeed, when they care what happens in the story, etc. etc. Role playing games in general are potentially so amazing and cool in that regard … when an RPG GM-Group are all on the same wavelength … it can really be an emersive experience akin to a good movie, play or book. Even potentially more so in my humble opinion … because your the audience and a participant and your weaving the story real time … so no one really knows whats going to happen. That can build up some strong emotion … people cry about movies, books, plays … and its accepted. So why should one feel bad about crying over something in a RPG? To me its a sign that you were really, really into it … perhaps it was your feeling betrayed, but also your clearly very into your character and the storyline, etc. So
I say bravo to you both!

My wife will play board games with me but she isn’t a gamer … its just not her cup of tea … that said she is totally supportive of my hobbies, etc. I have no clue how we’d do in a RPG together … she’d probably kill my character first game … and if I ever killed her character … well lets just say that wouldn’t be something I’d do lightly

By: Yoo-Hoo Tom

Yoo-Hoo Tom — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:51:34 +0000

LOL Bridget, my wife will have nothing to do with the hobby. But, my thursday games’ DM is married to our cleric. She has an extremely nasty critical fumble list. When he rolls a (1) we all know that a fight is coming. It’s pretty funny (cause it’s not me).

By: Dungeonmum

Dungeonmum — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:22:36 +0000

This made me laugh, it must have been pretty shocking to make you cry though

I think when couples play and one is the DM it’s like being a pupil in your parent’s class. You’re both making the effort not to show favouritism. What I find awkward is roleplaying a romantic scene between my PC and her NPC lover (played by the DM), I want to make it cool/believable but it’s embarrasing to think it’s basically me and my husband having an intimate chat in a room in front of our friends.

The moral is: Never trust the DM, especially if he’s your husband!
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By: Neuroglyph

Neuroglyph — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:25:04 +0000

LOL… great post! Has he ever “killed” you yet? In my mind, nothing tests the bounds of a relationship than killing your significant other’s favorite character!
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