>any other media does a "characters play D&D"

I dunno men, I really loved community's take on DnD.

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>>49093688

let's be honest though, the botch/crit rules are the only narratively interesting aspect of D&D's dice system but also the worst statistical element of the system to the point where they have to not exist in the skill mechanics.

>lol guys let's go play a dungeons & dragons
>play a wargame wearing larp costumes
>lol we're so nerdy

>>49093727

Yeah you're right, wargamers aren't REAL nerds.

>>49093752
I mean in the shows they sometimes play games that aren't even D&D and they say they play D&D.

>>49093688
>he doesn't dress up like a wizard to play D&D

Fucking nu-/tg/ I swear.

>>49093770
You do realise that there are rules for switching betwen D&D and wargaming right? Like how Fighter PCs class as Command Units for various systems? And There's Killzone and gorkamorka and stuff that is really designed for integration into REAL TT-gaming.

>players are sitting around a table, wearing wizard hats and tinfoil armor
>"alright, roll the 37 sided dice to hit the dragon"
>"i rolled an 8"
>"sorry you are dead"
>"aww fuck", leaves table

>>49093884
>your character sees something shining at the bottom of a pit
>my character jumps down to get it
>it was a spike pit where the spikes were edged with diamonds, you are dead
>The player isn't grabbed by the other players, tied up, and held down as the GM swings the Save vs. death axe at the player's neck

This unrealistic shit needs to stop happening.

actually, a subtler thing from that movie even - GM repeatedly refers to each PC by name ala "Snidgard sees this" or "Snidgard dies" rather than just going "you" or "your character" while addressing the player who controls that character, as well as the GM being sorry that his bullshit trap killed a PC

>>49094226
>spoiler

as a DM i assumed most people did that to some extent
helps the players feel involved

Dexter's Lab's D&D episode was good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnS14PQcXSs

best "XXX play D&D for the first time" that I know of

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>>49093797
>he has to dress up to look like a wizard
You mean, that's not your everyday clothes?
Fucking faux-oldfags, I swear.

>>49094226

I definitely address my players by character name at every opportunity.
Those ADHD-riddled fuckers need all the help they can get to keep their head in the game.

>>49093713
Me too, man. It was great.

>>49094407
I have no idea how much of that was scripted, but it legitimately brought me joy regardless.

>>49094467
If you came to my session and handed me a sheet on which you state that you are Borknard, High Elven barbarian raised by who knows what, you better get your head in the game, cause I'll never adress you with your real name for anything in character

>>49093797
I dunno man, I had like 2 sessions where me and my friends played in full LARP gear, was pretty fun.