by Clayton Jacobs

Created on: March 02, 2007   Last Updated: April 10, 2007

FIFTEEN SIGNS THAT YOU'RE ROLE PLAYING TOO MUCH!

1. You always carry dice in your pocket: just in case

2. You always refer to your friends by their character names, especially
when not gaming & in a public place.

3. You refer to your own character in the third person, whenever possible: "Allron would never do that! Allron is tired now, and requires chips & pop..."

4. If you're awake, why aren't you playing?

5. Character sheets, finally a good use for paper!

6. Orange Cheesies; the fifth food group.

7. You've actually tried wearing real armour to see if it works,
especially when challenged on a Prowl and/or Swimming action in a
previous game.

8. You actually have a utility belt, just in case you ever get in shape
and.. you know..

9. The Comic/Gaming Store's phone # is on speed-dial, above "911"

10. If you actually manage to meet a girl, move out of your folks' basement and convince her to marry you, it'll be a Theme Wedding. But of course, you'll have to explain the character sheets, miniatures, maps and what all those funny little dice are for... as you role-play the wedding, even as you are actually having one.

11. Watch out for Wandering Mountains!

12. You consider "You passed your cooking roll!" a compliment, after serving up a particularly nice plate of cheesy-mac.

13. Your car is referred to alternately as the Mobile Death Star, DOOM
(the 5th Horse of the Apocalypse), or Sleipnir, Odin's 8-legged steed!

14. The only reason to have a job is to make enough money to buy more role-playing supplies. Ultimately, try to land a job in a Comic/Gaming store and just get paid in product.

15. And remember not too worry too much about all the above, because
there's no such thing as Too Much Role Playing.

There's only 15 on the list because making a Top 20 List would take too much time away from Role-Playing.

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