You know you think about D&D too much when...

[bartman]

I subscribe to Make magazine on my google homepage. One of their latest blog posts was this: How To Make An Inverting Top.

The firwt thing that popped into my head when he was glueing the marbles together was "Oh so they are making a d4 out of marbles"...

What have you done that proves D&D (or any RPG really) is on your mind way too much?

[NekoJoker]

Watching an action movie and unconsciously trying to figure out the main character's build progression

[Stallion]

Start making build progressions out of any character from comic books or movies you've seen.
Start making build progressions out for real people, both living and deceased.

[Galsiah]

I woke up one morning, and while walking to the bathroom in my still half-asleep state, I started muttering about spell slots and caster level. Turns out I had been dreaming about D&D.

[AtlanteanTroll]

When, at a play practice for The Hobbit, a book that inspired the freaking game, the cast members (half of which play D&D) say, "That joke went too far." (Something about Dice and Gandalf's progression.)

[Scoot]

I relate things that I do to skill checks.

"Rolled a 1 on my sense motive today"

"Rolled high on Dip, got me a shiny charmander."

"I can't make that climb check"

And so on.


I also try to insert little bits into my essays at school. (Saves/Skills/Classes/Etc)

Although this only works when the teacher knows when you're talking about. Otherwise I just get marked down for "Slang".

[Tvtyrant]

...you find yourself wondering if you could make a wizard that uses algorithms as a base class.

[Grey Watcher]

I'm surprised I still remember it, but I had a dream once about an NPC Prestige class that was specifically meant to emulate the whole damsel-in-distress shtick. Class features included things like getting captured by a dark knight and, at a higher level getting captured by a dragon. I think there was also some stuff aimed at taking down and even usurping your captor in there, along the lines of the Princess in 8-Bit Theatre. Pretty good recollection for a dream from half a decade ago.....

[mucat]

I'm surprised I still remember it, but I had a dream once about an NPC Prestige class that was specifically meant to emulate the whole damsel-in-distress shtick. Class features included things like getting captured by a dark knight and, at a higher level getting captured by a dragon. I think there was also some stuff aimed at taking down and even usurping your captor in there, along the lines of the Princess in 8-Bit Theatre. Pretty good recollection for a dream from half a decade ago.....

Heh. If I'm ever running a fourth-wall breaking campaign (where the players can get an idea of other people's character builds) then that class will totally exist.

[Fiery Diamond]

My friends at college and I talked about making or failing our spot/listen/search checks all the time.

I always try to figure out what alignment I think characters from anime/TV shows/movies are. Examples...

Sesshoumaru: LE, totally. And he's still awesome. Perfect example of an evil character who actually cares about someone.

Azula: Completely different kind of LE (until she goes insane, anyway).

[Zhalath]

Well, there was that time I said I would do something for someone (babysitting), but I made plans with someone else (movie with friends), so I took the obvious third option.

I described it as "keeping my paladin powers".

Now, if you excuse me, I have Knowledge (economics) checks to make, followed by Craft (writing).

[Reynard]

You fully understand the sodding grapple rules.

[Keinnicht]

I was sitting on the toilet, when I thought:

"Man, who the hell makes Stones of Weight? Probably that same jerk who makes that fake gum dispenser that shocks you."

[Echoes]

you plan hypothetical fights that could break out in the hallway you are walking down (a la xkcd), using the D&D combat rules.

"Okay, that guy with the headphones can't make it to me in a single surprise round, and I can drop my backpack as a free action. His AC is probably low enough I could use the chair as an improvised weapon..."

[WarKitty]

When you're getting dressed for a night out, and start talking about the cha enhancement bonuses versus the dex penalties of your outfit.

[Kelb_Panthera]

Dear Boccob, I've done almost all of the above.

and when your swearing includes things like dear (insert D&D deity), and curse you to baator.

[mucat]

you plan hypothetical fights that could break out in the hallway you are walking down (a la xkcd), using the D&D combat rules.

"Okay, that guy with the headphones can't make it to me in a single surprise round, and I can drop my backpack as a free action. His AC is probably low enough I could use the chair as an improvised weapon..."

You were in that hallway, wearing headphones, but you didn't attack Echoes because you suspected that chair had reach, and you would provoke an AoO..

[prufock]

You know you think about D&D too much when... you make a forum post with the subject line "You know you think about D&D too much when..."

I'd say that's a dead giveaway!

[molten_dragon]

When you're watching a football game, and you constantly think about how much easier it would be if the players had access to greater dimension door.

[Callista]

Well, if you had access to Dimensional Anchor, then it would make sense for the first team to cast it on the ball as soon as they saw anyone going for the Dimension Door. Depending on how many Anchors you had, you'd probably want to try to hit the entire opposing team, which should work pretty well because football players are big on CON and STR and like most physical/fighter types, probably don't have really good Will saves... of course, they'd be trying to hit your team, too, so depending on how many spells stuck, you might have a huge advantage or disadvantage. Considering that Dimensional Anchor has a much longer duration than Greater Dimension Door, you'd probably end up with a magical game overlaying the physical one, with Anchor preventing teleport just like a tackle prevents you from running...

...yeah, I think about D&D too much.

[AshDesert]

When wake up in the middle night and need to get a pad of paper because you just dreamt of a great build to use for the character concept you've had floating in your mind the last couple of days. This happens to me about once every few weeks.

[arguskos]

You have been known to actively pray to D&D deities.

You use cager slang.

When someone asks you how your day was, and you're in a bad mood, you snap at them with "Pike it you leather-headed sod!"

You carry a dollar coin named Tyche everywhere.

You can figure out specific builds based on only hearing what they do, not how they're actually composed.

You know more info about the publishing history of D&D than anyone else you know.

You have a copy of OD&D that still has hobbits, ents, and balrogs in it.

You have no less than FIVE plans to fame and riches, all of which are predicated on you having access to a specific set of 3 spells, which differs for each plan.

[Strife Warzeal]

You have been known to actively pray to D&D deities.

You use cager slang.

When someone asks you how your day was, and you're in a bad mood, you snap at them with "Pike it you leather-headed sod!"

You carry a dollar coin named Tyche everywhere.

You can figure out specific builds based on only hearing what they do, not how they're actually composed.

You know more info about the publishing history of D&D than anyone else you know.

You have a copy of OD&D that still has hobbits, ents, and balrogs in it.

You have no less than FIVE plans to fame and riches, all of which are predicated on you having access to a specific set of 3 spells, which differs for each plan.

Could you share these plans?

[Dusk Eclipse]

You can make optimized builds without referring to your books.

You say you have failed a saving throws against dominate/charm/intimidate when you start dating someone

Have a dozen or so completed character sheets on your myth-weaver account that will most likely never be used.

Carry your dice in your school backpack.

[LOTRfan]

Have a dozen or so completed character sheets on your myth-weaver account that will most likely never be used.

Carry your dice in your school backpack.

I'm guilty of these.

[Dusk Eclipse]

I'm guilty of these.

Me too, that's why I posted them.

yeah the myth-weaver account is the saddest part.

[Kyrthain]

Dear Boccob, I've done almost all of the above.

and when your swearing includes things like dear (insert D&D deity), and curse you to baator.

And things like: "What in the nine hells is going on here!?"

[Reynard]

And things like: "What in the nine hells is going on here!?"

Ah, but with this you can pass it off as a slightly-off Dante's Inferno reference.

[Halae]

Ah, but with this you can pass it off as a slightly-off Dante's Inferno reference.

You could, but I don't everybody who knows me knows my love for DnD... mainly because I showed up to work one day wearing an entire set of plate-mail. When asked about it, I told them I was the paladin tonight.

[arguskos]

Ah, but with this you can pass it off as a slightly-off Dante's Inferno reference.

Yeah, but it's a LOOOOT harder to pass off a reference to Amaunator during a conversation about paperwork. Same with Talos. Or Tymora. Or Beshaba. Or Gond. Etcetcetc.

Also, everything I've posted, I've done.

@Strife Warzeal: Can't give away my plans! Never know what's gonna happen.