Personal Narrative: Dungeons And Dragons

Four, maybe five German soldiers surrounded me. They were moving in faster than a pack of starving wolves, and I was their downed prey. There were flying bullets, dark smoke, and explosions everywhere. I was oppressed and knew that this was finally it. All my hard work was about to disappear into a plume of smoke. I commenced raising my rifle, and then in the midst of this chaotic scene there was this ever so subtle giggle over the headset. I look upwards dumbfounded to see a firestorm of bombs hailing all around me, and enveloping my entire section of the battlefield obliterating everything. It was my brother Chase piloting this monstrous desert-sand colored beast of a bomber, which just unleashed utter devastation on the opposing

December 17th, that is my birthday. Having switched school counties in middle school my birthdays always had to find the best of both worlds between two different groups of friends. Well, I had recently discovered the magic of social storytelling in games like Dungeons & Dragons. At this point three of my friends and I would meet up every two weeks for a late night session of fantasy tabletop role-playing. These nights were the high points of our social lives; it only made sense that I wanted ALL of my friends to experience this awesome game. So, I invited everyone asking them to come over around 6:00 p.m. and expect to be there until around midnight. I loaded up on snacks, came up with an adventure for us all to go through, and actually cleaned a little. Everything was set up for everyone to have fun, eat snacks, stay up late, and hopefully find a new hobby. Unfortunately that is not at all what happened.

To live out an adventurous story, where a small group of friends band together to become the heroes fighting danger and inventing new ways to solve problems, this is Dungeons & Dragons. Ethan Gilsdorf, D&D enthusiast, explained in his TEDx talk that many tweens sat in their basements eating chips and gorging themselves on Mountain Dew while playing this new exciting take on a classic type war game . Magic, adventure, companionship, and ridiculousness become available to each player. Gilsdorf expressed that, especially for those whom may have a harder time socializing with large groups of people this game was a godsend . Allowing small groups to get together and bond over a mutual weirdness, The Player’s Handbook: Advanced Dungeons &

“Truth or dare?” I stared at my best friend Carl waiting for him to answer. Today was his day off working in the labyrinth and we hadn’t seen each other in awhile. He has been my best friend since we were born. Most people call him The Minotaur but to me, he’s just Carl.

oals, I thought to myself as I sprinted down the field, ball in my net. The scorching sun beat down on my back, as if trying to slow me down as I passed defender after defender, trying to score that next goal.

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.

The week one Gamescape Simulation was very helpful to me. I wont lie, I was feeling somewhat overwhelmed as to how to approach each ressource provided by the University. I am very glad that we will have these simuations every week. Each resource was explained to me very clearly, but to me the most valuable one would definitely be the University's library. The library will provide me with peer reviewed articles. These articles are written by scholars,and by other respected proffessors. In turn, it will facilitate my academic growth in the University of Phoenix.

It was a normal day as usual on one of my favorite games, Rainbow 6 siege. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a first person shooter (FPS) where it relies on tactics and teamwork to win. There are two teams of 5. Attackers and Defenders.We got one of our not so favorite maps. Border. The map is a middle eastern based map. My friend Matthew and I were playing in a ranked match we figured it was a easy win since we just won a defending round. When the attacking round had started we were going to where we normally do to attack this certain site. On our way there one of the randoms we had on our team were killed. That brought it to a 4 v 5 (Since there is no re-spawns in this game). We knew that with Matthew and I we could still

Last summer I was working as a game operator at the San Diego County in Del Mar, California. I was working at a game where participants would try to toss whiffle balls on to different colored goblets. Each color coincided with a type of prize so the more rewarding colors were more spread out and inconveniently placed. I was working this job for approximately a month and I enjoyed everyday of it. I was working in the sunny yet refreshing land of Del Mar, I would get to eat all the deep fried fair food I wanted on my break, and I would get to meet people from all walks of life.

The pile of clothes on the floor had grown to the point it was level with the bed. Normally this would have driven me crazy. I don't really know what it was about this switch. I just felt...comfortable. I'd been awake for a while, but was just browsing Reddit for a while. Then I noticed the time: 11:45. Going to be late again. I'm mostly muscle memory from this point. Grab my bag and wipe some deodorant on. Smell a few t-shirts in the pile until I find the least offensive one. Cursory tooth brushing. Run out the door to try to catch the bus that will get me to work by 12:10.

I played text game first time ever in my life today and feel really confusing at the beginning. Fortunately, I learned computer science last semester and understand some of the concepts of the game, not so, I would not be able to play the games.

Sarah’s game in the woods with her friends turned out to be more than she expected.

Ever since I was 13, I have wanted to be part of a roleplaying community. However, I don't have a very good Windows PC, and it definitely cannot run ARMA 3, so I never had the chance. I tried Dark RP on GMod once or twice, but every time it was absolute AIDS. But then, I came across the legend that is Lew Lew, PSISyndicate, and his series on Santos RP. From the first early alpha video, I fell in love, with what appears to be a nice friendly community, with so many things to do.

One Autumn afternoon seven friends sat around a table preparing for the greatest adventure of their lives. The group gathered here that day to participate in a popular role playing game titled dungeons and dragons. Each player of the game had his or her own hero to control to battle monsters and acquire loot from dungeons. Each friend took the time to create his or her own character, painstakingly choosing abilities, weapons, and armor. One friend sat at the head of the table. All observing eyes watched him expectantly.