So there is this gal I've been talking to for a while and we're supposed to meet at this restaurant this weekend named, of all things, The Beacon!
As soon as I saw the name I instantly thought of EfU!
Okay this didn't have a point, but on a related note we have a series of microbreweries named Rock Bottom for those of you who remember that old EfU inn.....
I think the bigger news here is that you attracted a woman.
I am McLovin!
Dear god not McLovin..... Run for your lives you fools
Was she attracted to your online dating profile!?
DJ, that's a pretty sweet and interesting story. I know I and many others on EfU will be pulling for you and this babe to hit it off-I recommend starting out slow, working out her info out of her, and then stepping it up, showing her the true DJ and letting her fall into lust with the real you. After the dinner, I also suggest taking her to a club that offers the tunes of Ashely Tisdale-primarily, "He Said, She Said." A few minutes of dancing to this wild tune will loosen her up, no doubt-then switch to "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake, and watch as she swoons into your waiting, gyrating arms. Then follow it up with some slower tunes-perhaps take her to a country bar, and let her fall in love all over with a new you to the sounds of Garth Brook's "More Than a Memory."
If you could score some pix of this magical evening for the EfU community, DJ, we'd appreciate it. Know that we're all rooting for you back in our basement fortresses, and know that we're confident you won't let us down!
-SaRF
DJ, which is the correct term: emo, or emo core? Can you please tell me the difference between the two?
When you take her there, you should tell her the whole story about the Beacon, going all the way back to the Bhast House of Light. I've heard girls like stories.
Halfbrood Was she attracted to your online dating profile!?
not me, I live in chicago
Squall and Rinoa Forever DJ, that's a pretty sweet and interesting story. I know I and many others on EfU will be pulling for you and this babe to hit it off-I recommend starting out slow, working out her info out of her, and then stepping it up, showing her the true DJ and letting her fall into lust with the real you. After the dinner, I also suggest taking her to a club that offers the tunes of Ashely Tisdale-primarily, "He Said, She Said." A few minutes of dancing to this wild tune will loosen her up, no doubt-then switch to "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake, and watch as she swoons into your waiting, gyrating arms. Then follow it up with some slower tunes-perhaps take her to a country bar, and let her fall in love all over with a new you to the sounds of Garth Brook's "More Than a Memory."If you could score some pix of this magical evening for the EfU community, DJ, we'd appreciate it. Know that we're all rooting for you back in our basement fortresses, and know that we're confident you won't let us down!
-SaRF
I've got a feeling that this date may not go as planned...besides I hate Justin Timberlake.
lovethesuit DJ, which is the correct term: emo, or emo core? Can you please tell me the difference between the two?
I don't know what either of those mean, there for the joke is lost on me.
PlayerCharacter When you take her there, you should tell her the whole story about the Beacon, going all the way back to the Bhast House of Light. I've heard girls like stories.
If I mention that on the first date, I should be shot on sight, no questions asked.
Roffle.
I ain't sure what to think of SaRF's reply...
Anyway, good luck to you mate. Be sure to grab me some Stinkweed Cigarettes.
:lol:
This should go perfectly for you DJSpectre, you're a handsome chap.. and if that dating profile is anything to go by, you've got good prospects. She'll be attracted to the amount of monies you rake in. Pizza delivery is a employable profession.
Go for it !
But I suggest you to not start a conversation saying that it reminds you EFU.
Trust me women, girl friends and wife's have in their hard code something against it ... I wonder why ...
But be true after a couple of days tell her you LOVE to play and don't let her tame you if things get more serious between you two.
Good Lucky
Give us a trip report when you get back from it.
Yea, sherry will be giving out phat XP and DM lewt for that side quest.
p00d33m Go for it !But I suggest you to not start a conversation saying that it reminds you EFU.
Trust me women, girl friends and wife's have in their hard code something against it ... I wonder why ...
But be true after a couple of days tell her you LOVE to play and don't let her tame you if things get more serious between you two.
Good Lucky
A pair of previous gals I dated or liked have shown no interest in it. I schedule time for the game and those things they would otherwise not want to know about and just tell them that I'm playing and don't go into much detail...despite wanting to.
It's kind of bad trying to be a closet D&D guy AND trying to have a normal life.
Garem Yea, sherry will be giving out phat XP and DM lewt for that side quest.
Bulging Pants base item: armor weight: 2lbs
description: These pants enhance a mans manhood in order to better please all women everywhere
+10 Persuade vs Female +10 Bluff vs Male
Or a new Subrace
Dr D
Skills?
10 cha.
SKill boosts.
35 persuade vs woman
40 Bluff vs woman.
30 points Rejecting chicks.
Special ability constant.
Any who take a glance at Dr D must make a will slave 35 or automatically want to ask Dr D out or touch his hair.
As long as this romance has even a tenth the passion of Tarnis Westwind/Meriam Mayna, DJ, I am confident things will go well. I also definitely agree with your plight on trying to work out how to deal with your less-cool hobbies in a relationship. Instead of trying to hide them from a smoking hot babe IRL, however, I have taken to looking for true love on the Internet with an e-girl who shares the same sordid hobbies I do. To date, I have not been successful, but I continue to hope that, in that vast, wide expanse of the Internet that I roam, I may one day find a kindred heart to my own.
If your date is successful, however, I think you may give me and other jaded young men like myself a fresh incentive to try to score IRL again. I continue to strongly recommend the J.T. music, but if you insist on refusing it, I will only cross my fingers for you and hope you pull out a W.
A trip report on your return is eagerly awaited. Good luck, man... and remember if things go bad-even Squall and Rinoa were icy to each other at first, but in the end, nothing could stop their love that was meant to be from blooming. Treat her like your Rinoa, and you cannot lose.
-SaRF
djspectreGarem Yea, sherry will be giving out phat XP and DM lewt for that side quest.Bulging Pants base item: armor weight: 2lbs
description: These pants enhance a mans manhood in order to better please all women everywhere
+10 Persuade vs Female +10 Bluff vs Male
One thing to say: LOL!
Just remember.
Super heroes hide their super hero lives.
It's when you stop hiding your super hero life, that you become a villain.
I origionally read this as "I have a date at the bacon".
I honestly don't know why.
Well the results of the date were good (better than good actually!!). And as a nod to All D&D players everywhere I even was able to slide in a really funny joke about a troll's vulnerability to fire!
The first picture is one of her by herself that she sent me...the second one is the two of us freezing our asses off in my car while it's warming up!
Good looking couple.
I'd tap that. The guy, I mean.
Impressive, she looks real....
All kidding aside, a nice catch by the looks of it. Well done!!!
Well done. *nods* And if she laughed at a joke including D&D then take my advice and marry her :P
being from shy-town originally i can sympathize about the winters. :( oh and by the way it looks like your wearing a cinncinatti reds hat so don't go down to mysty park. :D
Eighties Burnout ....looks like your wearing a cinncinatti reds hat.....
No, that's a Cubs hat. I live like 9 blocks from Wrigley Field, to wear anything else would sac religious!
It's impressive what Photoshop can do this days! :o
I'm kidding... nice couple indeed.
But tell us more about the trolls and fire joke.
Oh my, oh my, oh my! What a lovely, terrific young lady you have found, DJ. Clearly, the magic of Vibernum Blackhaw and the Beacon worked its way into your date-she looks like a stellar catch. I recommend taking some time now to read up on some classical romance literature-Shakespeare comes to mind-and then making her swoon with your well-versed skill in the true arts of romance.
Make sure you keep her away from IRC, though-your e-girls might get jealous when they find out you are cheating on them with a RL girl. Man, that happened to me one time-the ensuing storm was so bad I had to switch IRC servers entirely. :/
You two are beautiful, and if you take Squall and Rinoa's lessons of romance to heart, nothing will keep you apart.
-SaRF
p00d33m .....But tell us more about the trolls and fire joke.
It started with her talking about her mom really badly and how's she's big, mean and ugly and taking money from the gal. So I said something to the effect that she sounded like a troll and she should toss a book of matches at her to scare her. Then I mentioned that she might also be allergic to nail polish remover and other corrosives. When she gave me a funny look, I reminded her about the fairy tale about the toll bridge trolls had and how in D&D trolls can only be killed by fire or acid. I finished off by saying that perhaps she should feel lucky to have her as a mom as no one else I knows has a mythical monster for a mother and that maybe a knight might have to show up and slay the beast and sweep her off her feet!!She laughed called me a nerd, then kissed me like I've never been kissed!
Squall and Rinoa Forever .....I recommend taking some time now to read up on some classical romance literature-Shakespeare comes to mind-and then making her swoon with your well-versed skill in the true arts of romance........
Actually, I cozied up next to her and showed her how to toss a dart properly during a game of Cricket. She seemed to like darts more after that.
LOL
You're a Cubs fan? All your evil characters should be sacrificing goats.
OMFG, that is the most romantic RL romance story I have ever heard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (After Squall and Rinoa's, of course.) You have truly found a winner, DJ, and I think if you stay with her, you may just win at life-if you haven't already, with a kiss like that.
I've no shame in admitting that your story made me tingle all over. That sweet and saccharine a kiss truly caps a remarkable evening, and gives us all hope that there are classy ladies out there who can understand us nerdy guys for what we really are-treasures to be enjoyed slowly and sensually. You're flying high now, DJSpectre-whatever you do, keep the trip reports coming, and don't ever let this wonderful lady down.
-SaRF
Bureaucratix LOL
A: I know it now: Sarf IS Lts. No doubt. Admit your Altness or suffer my scrutiny.
B: Appearantly, as the only one with a wife on this entire forum (other then Thomas the wise, who is a serious player I hear), Im entitled to deal out some sage advice. Above all: Ignore Sarf. Otherwise, Never, ever, get too deeply involved with someone you have to lie or twist to fit. Ive seen so many of my friends descend into the pit of divorce that It had gotten to the point i had "I told you so", inscribed on my desk. If you marry for the sake of "Im 30, its now or never", youll be devoced by 31.
But more importantly, Ignore Sarf. Really. Pretend he doesn't exist. Banish him. Destroy him and pull off his mask to reveal Lts. Its true. I know it. I *will* prove it.
SARF IS LTS
Dude,
You might have found your perfect christmas gift. =)
Congrats man, treat her well.
It's good she found you a cute nerd, try to keep it this way.
Good Luck
SaRF is Oroborous.
p00d33m Dude,You might have found your perfect christmas gift. =)
Congrats man, treat her well.
It's good she found you a cute nerd, try to keep it this way.
Good Luck
Well I have yet to tell her that I play a D&D based game and am totally addicted to it. That's gonna be the REAL test.
djspectre Well I have yet to tell her that I play a D&D based game and am totally addicted to it. That's gonna be the REAL test.
Screw it, don't tell her. I've dated three girls whilst I've played NWN like an addiction. The closest one has ever come to figuring it out is the recent one who saw that I had EFUSL tabbed on IE startup and asked about it.
Another thing- I live in a frathouse and play this game. A few have seen it, none have taken the effort to realize what it truly is. I explain it as a game where you kill shit and they brush it off. A few of them have found games such as Rome:TW and Mount & Blade to be fascinating even...
I digress. As I was saying, what she doesn't know won't hurt her- or you. If the story about the mom is true, then maybe it doesn't matter. But I never wanted to know my GF's opinions of my gaming habits, and likewise didn't want them to know about it at all. Same as I don't want to know my girl's "dirty laundry". Keep it simple buddy. And congrats, from a fellow ladies' man. /me coughs.
I -knew- Garem was a bro.
Never lie to the bitches, they always find out yo.
Calculor I -knew- Garem was a bro.
Dude, I'm a Rider of Bro-han. You have no idea...
Halfbrood, I never lied. I just don't tell them anything. :)
Garem ..... If the story about the mom is true, then maybe it doesn't matter. But I never wanted to know my GF's opinions of my gaming habits, and likewise didn't want them to know about it at all. Same as I don't want to know my girl's "dirty laundry". Keep it simple buddy. And congrats, from a fellow ladies' man. /me coughs.
Yes it was true, as corny as it sounds, but corny commentary and jokes usually aren't clever....relying on silliness to make their point.
Also for everyone else, thank you for the well wishing, she's a cool gal, but lives a couple hours away. And my work schedule has been up my ass for the last six months so we'll see how it goes.
Dude take a few notes from a old schooler. Don't hide the fact that you game if you lie about it now and she finds out she isn't going to trust you anymore. And believe me efu and nothing else is worth that. I have been married for over 6 years and got two kids and still find time to game. What is important is what time you do spend with her make it worth while and not just going to the movies and shit. The one thing that has kept our marriage going is the honesty and continued efforts toward it.
My wife knew i played pnp d&d and even internet aswell and it has never become a problem, If it ever does that is when i stop. Nothing is more important than family and the ones you love. On that same note if she really does like or even love you than playing shouldn't be a problem for you. Just like i said make the time you do spend together meaningfull and she won't have a problem giving you time for your hobbies. When she starts bitchin just put "that" shit on her, and all da real playa's know what i am talkin bout. :wink:
Eighties is right, definatly. Hell, my wife *plays* D&D. (Note: No, she didnt when I met her, but she adjusted.)
Yeah I'd really like to find a gal who finds the enjoyment that I do from this game.
I think part of the problem also stems from how poeple view actors. D&D is the same, just with fantasy settings is all.
Maybe she's more open to it...we'll find out.
Heck, she dosen't have to play or even have interest, just make sure she TOLERATES you playing. My wife has put up with my "poker night" (EFU, COA, Delta Force, whatever) with Prof. Death for years. Just make sure the other aspects of you life are positive enough to make up for your NWN addiction. :lol:
I never implied lying was alright or good. I have to strain myself to lie to someone nowadays because as a kid, I did it a lot and learned how to subltely manipulate retelling situations... happens when you're dad is a lawyer I suppose. :roll: From that experience, I know that I don't want to be like that.
Withholding the truth isn't lying. If it works for you, tell her, go ahead. And considering her return to your D&D comment, hell you might get another kiss out of it somehow. Maybe she'll learn the nerdy arts even- we need another girl, LTS isn't woman enough for all of us.
Eighties is right about honesty in relationships, but come on guys, these two AREN'T about to get married here. They just had their first kiss. They need to be learning about each other as people, not about what kind of games he plays, what kind of make-up she uses, or other unimportant details. Knowing or not knowing about EfU/NWN/DnD shouldn't matter whichever choice you choose, focus on the higher things.
[status update] Apparently telling girls about EfU won't necessarily 100% of the time completely turn them off to you. Just got first kiss with the girlfriend tonight, and I told her about you wankers weeks ago.
Though I don't know if I can even qualify as an addict anymore. Weekends are quite enough when you've got a job, martial arts, schoolwork and a girlfriend occupying the days.
[/shameless bragging]