I know, I know, deep down inside I'm just a geek. 'Tis true. Although, one holdout I had was never playing Dungeons & Dragons. (Read here to see how well that worked out!) I have now been married to two men who played that game in their youth, and carried it into their adulthoods. The first husband (wasband?) played on weekends, and I would do our laundry at myriad people's houses while he got his D&D on. (Imagine that introduction, won't you? Hi, I'm Shash, I don't know you, but can I do my laundry in your washer and dryer? I can laugh about it now, but then? Not so funny.)
When The Hubby and I first got married, he had actually given up playing and sold just about all of his D&D equipment. He was kind of heartbroken, especially since it turns out he sold some of it to my ex-husband. Whoops!
After several years passed, he started getting the itch to play again. This time, he wasn't going to be alone. He hatched a plot to get me involved, and to his amazement (and mine!) it worked! So I began to play, and the rest as they say, is history.
This book was written by Shelly Mazzanoble who works at Wizards of the Coast, the headquarters for D&D, if you will. According to her, people have been known to come to work dressed as characters of Star Wars and then make copies. Can you imagine, Darth Vader making copies? She can and she did. Once a week, she and a few of her co-workers/friends gather in a conference room and become characters in a long-running campaign. This is her story and her viewpoints on taking a very girly-girl and turning her into a 134-year-old sorceress one night a week. It also explains, in girl-speak that we understand, how to play this game and like it. Then she goes on to explain how we can bring other women into the D&D fold and make it fun. Shelly is able to make the game seem chic, and fun, and something that women would surprisingly find to be a great game night, not unlike many women who play bunko. I can truly attest since I play both games rather regularly, D&D is WAY more fun that bunko.
But I digress.
If you know anybody who loves someone who plays Dungeons and Dragons, World of Warcraft (Jenn?), or Magic the Gathering; this book is a great read. It's a must buy for ANYONE who knows someone who ever played D&D. Read this book. You might just realize you have more geek in you than you thought.
Embrace your inner geek. It needs love too.
Omigod, I wonder if my husband knows about this book. 'Cause he only stopped playing D&D to play Shadow Run. And then he went back to D&D. And he's been trying to get me to play the entire 13 years we've been together. He thinks I would like... uh... starts with an A... and has more questing than fighting. Anyway - thanks for the book review - I'll have to check it out; he'd be SO thrilled if I finally agreed to play a game with him and his geek pals!
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