Do you consider Dungeons and Dragons a nerd game or just Cliche' Why?

Question

Not the online version, the old school social version

Answer 1

Plenty of people play D&D and games like it.  It's not just a "nerd" thing.

Answer 2

D&D is what you make of it. I play with people form all walks of life. One of the guys I play with is a priest if you can believe that. I am not into sterotypes (first off I'm black). I was a high school and college athlete. I was also a memeber of the Academically talented program (Called AP now). I recieved a scholarship to NC A&T (and several other universities) for basketball, baseball and football, I graduated in the top 10 in my class. I am a member of the NAACP. With all that said how would you pigeon hole me. If you are asking this question to see what other people think about you playing , don't worry about what people think. If you are asking because it was your  opinion to begin with, then enlighten yourself. No one fits squarely into one box and no others.

Answer 3

Does nerd have a negative connotation?

D & D is somewhat of a cliche, but only because whenever someone says anything about a roleplay game, D & D is what is assumed, or is the only one know of. It is the biggest, most popular rpg, yes, but there are others. There are a lot of others. I am more Call of Cthulhu than D & D.

Answer 4

Cliche because its been referenced as a "nerd" game through many media sources.

Answer 5

I guess it would depend on you view of what constituted a 'nerd'. I think a 'nerd' is someone who plays any kind of tabletop/paper RPG. I also think that anyone who plays a game on their computer, game console, or at an arcade is a 'nerd'. People who read comics (online or otherwise), read books (fanfiction or bound), do the crosswords, play suidoku, like brain teasers, know more than one riddle, like fantasy movies, collect any type of figurine, enjoy Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who (or any British form of entertainment when they're not from that area of the world), know how to write in HTML (or Java and anything else computer related), play online flash games, can speak/read an obscure language (Latin, Klingon, and Elvish by example), likes to take photographs for more than just the friendly get-together, can accurately draw up a chart or graph, can quickly come up with a short story on the spur of the moment involving aliens, a princess, and a ghost, has decided to do research into anything, ever, at least once, and can accurately name at least three people who lived more than 200 years ago and tell you what it was that they did.

I believe that all of these are qualifications for what a 'nerd' is and yet doesn't even begin to define the term.

This also means that there are a lot more 'nerds' out there today then there was 20 years ago.

And since 'nerd' is now such a broad term, one that most people are even unsure if they qualify or not (and to what level),  Dungeons and Dragons being played by 'nerds' is no longer a cliché.

Too many people that are very different gather 'round to play it (and others like it). Sure, they're still 'nerds' for playing the game - but now, they are so much more. 'Nerd' is no longer used to taunt, but as a badge of honor. People are Proud to be a Nerd, rightfully.

The cliché died and the Nerd with respect stood up.

Answer 6

I consider Dungeons and Dragons a cliche because the phrase "Dungeons and Dragons" is used more frequently than either of its constituent parts ("Dungeon" or "Dragon") is used independently.

Answer 7

The nerds spread the popularity and design just as the nerds built and designed computers, their systems and games.

But the design of D&D was for all those who had vision, imagination, and enjoyed social contact. Those who invited others to play, invited everyone who wasn't a nerd basher. Many a player only became a nerd after that first invite.

Or at least others lumped them into that catagory.

I was in vasity sports, student counsil, Hung with all five main groups (kliks) (I hung with burnouts,Played varsity ball, Dated a Band Member, Partied a lot with the cheer leaders and...). I didn't join the chess club til after I played D&D (LOL). And I got some of all my friends to hang out no matter the differences to play! Over 20 years laters most are still in touch with me and each other....

Great social friendships last KLIKS don't.