Seriously what do you guys answer in a situation like this?Let's say it is not a job interview, or the first date, where telling the truth is out of the question, but the people are not much into nerd stuff either, never heard of D&D (or you don't want to say dnd because it gives the wrong impression) so saying "Baldur's Gate 3 but with other people" is not an option.
>>97515682I'll say that I like reading, video games and RPGs, and elaborate on what RPGs are if asked. Why overthink it?
>>97515682Tell them you really like Stranger Things
>>97515682I say reading, writing, tabletop games and cuisine.
>>97515682just say some normie stuff like "I watch netflix and play madden"
>>97515682I'm not a retarded faggot, so I say that I'm into gaming and roleplaying games, but that I have an eclectic and wide number of loose interests as well. Why is this even a question, you useless waste of space? People that have difficulty with telling the truth should reconsider suicide.
>>97515682RPGs aren't some kind of niche thing anymore anon. Literally everyone under the age of 50 have heard about them, and I'd guess 90% of the people under the age of 30 have at least tried it.
>>97515682I focus on my other hobbies like hiking. Some normies have these weird one-track minds and will hassle you about gaming. I worked with a guy who would say "Heeeey, it's the dungeon man!" every time he saw me.
Play instruments, go to the gym/climb, read books. All of those things are true. Depending on the person I will just straight up also include "play Warhammer". Tbh the only time I don't really say that is if I'm trying to get laid and even then... you'd be surprised at how little women actually care as long as you're not some disgusting neckbeard faggot.
>>97515682Tell people what I like to do for fun.What the fuck? Someone else is expressing interest in getting to know you, anon. They don't actually give a flying fuck what answer you give and they aren't judging your response. They're simply attempting to demonstrate a social connection. And by the way? They're doing it for their sake--not yours. Tell them you like roleplaying games or tabletop gaming and "it's sort of like boardgames where you paint miniatures.""Tell the truth if for no other reason than because it is the easiest thing to remember."
>>97515757I don't think I'll take advice on how to behave in a social environment from someone whose contribution to the topic is full of insults, slurs and suggestions of suicide.
>>97515682They're not going to reject you because you're into RPGs, they'll reject you because you're obviously an immature little bundle of anxiety and insecurity.
I tell people I paint and do dioramas. Close enough to mini painting and terrain modeling that I'm not lying, but removed from the hobby enough it makes it seem artistic and creative not manchildy
>>97515820>make thread on 4chan to NOT get opinions of 4chanitesDouble digit IQ behavior
>>97515895If you work hard, have a halfway decent personality and aren't a fatass? Having manchild hobbies is endearing. It makes you adorable.
>>97515941PS: except video games. That's not a hobby and it annoys other people most of the time.
I tell them to mind their own business. Going by OP's pic I am at my own table doing my own thing so they have no reason to bother me.
>>97515682I like video games, anime, and I play DnD on Sunday nights. Having a nerd hobby is not an issue if you know how to be normal.If it's small talk, it'll end there. If they actually care, you'll just answer a few follow up questions.
>>97515953Accept an offered hand, anon. Know how you feel terrified of asking a girl on a date or whatever? Everyone feels that. Everyone. Someone makes a social outreach to you? Accept. The more social connections you have, the happier your life will be. It is, by incredibly, stupendously, ridiculously far, the best predictor of happiness. Accept for you.
>>97515981Shut up, retard. Not everyone need to be around people all the time. If I am at a table by myself then chances are very good I want to be left alone.
>>97516006Feel the need to respond with anger and insults to the suggestion? Hmm... smells like a defense mechanism. Need a hug, buddy?
>>97515682>I paint, I draw, I sculpt.
>>97516011Hugs would not cure the retardation you have that stops you understanding that some people are not that social.
>>97515682>Let's say it is not a job interview, or the first date, where telling the truth is out of the questionAnd why would it be out of the question?
>>97515940I'm just saying, I'm not going take someone's opinion on how to behave in polite society seriously if they don't demonstrate an ability to behave in polite society in the first place.
>>97516047In a job interview, you'll probably not want to mention hobbies in general. If asked for some reason, it may be because they're looking for related hobbies.In a date, OP is worried that /tg/ hobbies would give a girl the ick. Any girl that's worth won't get the ick from a hobby.
>>97516044I'm sure. Those are definitely the people seeking to socialize in the safety of anonymous internet forums. And when you suggest that they accept social outreach? It's perfectly normal for them to get screamingly angry and begin lobbing insults.Because they're happier alone.
>>97516135>derp durr
People will tell me I'm a Devil Worshipper for playing TTRPGs. How do you respond to this shit?
>>97515682>I build and paint miniature models. >>97516166They will?
>>97516177I've heard it from three people that I can recall. And they assured me that "their entire church will be saved because none of their youth or leaders would touch such a sickness." They also said the rapture was coming, so, whatever but there's a population that still thinks that.
>I argue profitlessly on a website known to the world as the despicable gathering place of antisocial degenerates unworthy even of prison about children's games, but I'm really worried you'll find out I like D&D!
>>97516070Polite people don't post on 4chan. You trying to wring advice about socially acceptable behavior from 4chan's most autistic board is (to be frank) retarded.
>>97516212Prefect response. Pack it up, guys./thread
>>97516166Tell them that there is only one Church, holy and apostolic and watch them have a melty about Catholics. Works every time.
board games
>>97516241The way so many of them say they've "talked with God," makes me wonder if they put fucking drugs in the wafers. Like, where the fuck can a group of crazies get together to worship a god that likely doesn't care about them more than a stick in the mud that's socially acceptable, encouraged even, with a known history of getting violent until the later years that they couldn't get away with it anymore?
>>97516166Just don't mention the part of DnD where you slaughter goats for the dark father.
>>97516226I'm not the one who asked the question, I'm just pointing out that people are unlikely to take your advice on behaving in civil society seriously if you're not going to behave or be civil.
>>97515682I can't imagine anyone showing an interest in my life.
I don't tell a girl I play D&D until after we've had sex. Unless she also plays it. Even then it feels like a trap. I have other hobbies I talk about instead, as if they are 85 percent of my life instead of DnD.
>>97516436Sadly, this does place a red flag on us, anon. But, if you're rich and everything else is good, they normally never think twice about it. So it can be neutral, but very rarely does it actually help.
>>97516451Yeah it sucks that I have to lie about who I am and hide it from prospective mates. But I guess that's more because men don't get repulsed by women's hobbies usually. Its just retarded when I tell her I'm busy Saturday and she wants to know why so I say "board games with beers with my bros" when in reality it's dungeons and dragons and we don't drink.
>>97516503The fact that "Board Games and Beers" is preferable is so stupid to me, but you're right, keep that shit to yourself. This is why my Millennial ass is just staying single. Partly because I couldn't get a girlfriend if I tried, but mostly because when someone is interested in me I make it clear I will only be a friend, obliviously ignoring advances. I guess I look like a normie to them, but oh lord if they got to really know me...
