Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.

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      I actually came here to say it USED to be D&D, but now it seems like every time I bring it up it’s followed by a full conversation about either them playing as well, them wanting to play, or questions they’ve always had about the game. It’s a stark difference from what it was just 5 or so years ago.

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        It’s also hilarious every now and then you’ll get somebody that drank the whole pitcher of 70s anti-D&D koolaide and thinks it’s for devil worshiping or some shit like that…while their favorite movies are Lord of the Rings like that isn’t the same subject matter through a different medium.

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        Ugh, jealous. That’s only happened twice for me. To be fair, I’m of an age that I started with BECMI, followed by AD&D. Took a break and picked back up for 5e

        Maybe it’s the age group…

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      Oh, that’s safe. Try being into a more obscure ttrpgs like Mage The Ascension or worse, niche Powered by the Apocalypse games like Legacy.

      I can’t even talk about them to people already into ttrpgs.

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        Or FATE and its numerous incarnations. I feel like I get as far as saying “it’s like DnD except…” before it veers off irrevocably into talking about DnD

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          I met my wife playing Mage: the Ascension. Truly one in million. I know. Never got to try out M20 though. That should put a rough date on when this happened…

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            Dang, old school! I only got into WoD in the last few years but it’s been so much fun and I’ve met amazing people through it. Spooky nerds are best nerds.

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      Pathfinder usually goes alright, but any mention of D&D 5e and all I get is "Ugh D&D 5e is so basic, have you tried ". I’m not judging your TTRPG system taste, don’t judge mine.