Imagine My Surprise...

...when I checked my stats yesterday and discovered that my post about Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition was the top post...so now I have to wonder how many of you actually do play D&D but won't admit it for fear of appearing geeky.

So for all you closet gamers out there, I suppose I will post something that only you will understand...the rest of you, please bear with me, it is only a temporary lapse in judgement...we hope...

Friday night I finished my two-year stint as DM (Dungeon Master for you rpg-illiterates out there). We finished the Shackled City Adventure Path, ate tons of Doritos and funky caramel corn with walnuts and those nasty red Cheetos that burn your hands if you hold them too long, and drank enough Coca-Cola to put a space shuttle in orbit. We also laughed a lot and had a darn good time. And I didn't kill anyone. Really.

Next week, I step down from the DM chair, which, for the past two years, I have occupied for all but the two sessions before this last one, where we gave 4th edition a whirl, and The Chief will take over. Ah, I mourn the loss of the ultimate power of life and death over my players! I mourn the loss of the power of evil DM laughter when they do something particularly stupid. I mourn the loss of rolling my dice behind the screen and cackling with glee so the players get nervous. I mourn the loss of being the Master of All Secrets and Spinner of Yarns. I mourn the loss of having an audience for all my funny voices and characterizations. And I most assuredly mourn the loss of the Comfy Chair, which the DM gets to sit in.

Yes, I mourn the loss of power and all the perks that go with it...but I am rather looking forward to going back to my position as the player who forces the DM to think outside the box...*rubs hands together with glee*.

Writing Prompt: Since today's post is about power, or lack thereof, this seems appropriate: If you don't have power, you cannot...

Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Rocks!

Sorry, I know most of you probably don't have a clue what I'm talking about...I've been playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) since the first set of hardcover rulebooks came out back in 1977 or so. The 4th edition of my beloved game was just released on Friday, so everyone in our Friday night group came over on Friday with their new rulebooks and we gave it whirl. It was a lot of fun!

And I am not a geek, either, so there!