Okay, guys, I have a proud geek announcement: For the first time in my life, this week at karate camp, I played Dungeons and Dragons. We spent two very late nights in a little utility building in the middle of the camp, and had a blast. It was a western vampire theme. I played a drunkard who can only shoot straight when he's had a few. So much fun to play with a few old buds.
Next thing you know, I'm going to be watching Dr. Who.
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I once played D&D in college with some acquaintances but was hopelessly confused. I read a couple of manuals but failed miserably. I soon realized that they did not want any new players so made no effort to teach me but it soured me on the game, I'm afraid.
And yes, watch Doctor Who. I can only recommend the Matt Smith version, unfortunately!
Nice! I just wandered back into D&D after playing a little (like, maybe a month) in high school. It is fun, isn't it? I'm dungeon master for a group of four newbies and two people whose experience is similar to mine, so there's a lot of making it up as we go, but that almost makes it better.
If you want to up your D&D geek quotient a lot and simultaneously understand the game better, find the official Dungeons & Dragons podcast and go into their old episodes. A few years ago, they did some podcast series that were just people playing — the first three series featured the creators of the PvP and Penny Arcade webcomics (with special appearance by Wil Wheaton); and the fourth series featured the writers of Robot Chicken (including comics writer Zeb Wells). Those are a lot of fun, and they're all run by Chris Perkins, who is a well-known D&D adventure creator; a professional DM, if you will.