# Community 2/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112 "2011-02-04T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/21 "2011-02-04T15:02:25Z")
I find it funny that \*\*Silenus \*\*apparently does what I do and records the two best sitcoms on the air right now at the same time as \*Community \*and _Big Bang Theory_ are of course on opposite each other. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/22 "2011-02-04T15:06:20Z")
Yep. **BBT** live, watch the last 30 minutes of **Wipeout** , then watch the Tivoed **Community**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/23 "2011-02-04T15:30:12Z")
Annie was amazingly stimulating. And Britta’s concern over the Gnome waiter was also very sexy. Hot girls playing D&D? And narrating a sex scene? Fantasy within a fantasy. Within a fantasy. We’re through the looking glass now. Got your totem? Here comes the kick. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/24 "2011-02-04T17:07:51Z")
That was utterly fantastic. I thought they were going to a Lord of the Rings parody based on the opening narration, but this was even better. ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/25 "2011-02-04T17:53:04Z")
I laughed the whole time. So many great moments
 as mentioned before, Annie stepping up to “woo” the maiden, Chang’s “blackface”, Pierce Hawthorn the Naked Man. And as I recall, Duncan did indeed call Neil, “Fat Neil” in class once. Oh, and great reason why Jeff was the one reaching out, despite his annoyance of being “the leader”. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/26 "2011-02-04T20:22:49Z")
As soon as a clear view was shown of the table, I paused the TIVO and told the rest of my family “Abed’s map isn’t from the Caverns of Draconis, its clearly the map from Queen of The Demonweb Pits”. I think a little piece of the little dignity I have left died at that moment. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/27 "2011-02-04T21:50:01Z")
> [@Reloy3](#): > > As soon as a clear view was shown of the table, I paused the TIVO and told the rest of my family “Abed’s map isn’t from the Caverns of Draconis, its clearly the map from Queen of The Demonweb Pits”. I noticed that, too, but kept my mouth shut. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/28 "2011-02-04T21:56:16Z")
Group - “We’re playing Dungeons and Dragons” Grandpa, The Flatulent - “First of all gay second of all stupid
” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/29 "2011-02-04T21:57:36Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Yes to both of these, clearly one of the writers is/was an older gamer. I thought all the 1st Ed stuff was a little out of place though. I mean I still use it but I’m over 40, Most people use 3rd or 4th Editions. I would think a 20-something would be using a much newer version. (minor nitpick though) Well, yes, and the game itself wasn’t played in a manner like any session I’ve ever been to. Why don’t the players have their own dice? Where’s the DM’s screen? Where’s the Mountain Dew? I liked the episode, but it was Dungeons and Dragons in name only. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/30 "2011-02-04T22:05:10Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, yes, and the game itself wasn’t played in a manner like any session I’ve ever been to. Why don’t the players have their own dice? Where’s the DM’s screen? Where’s the Mountain Dew? I played D&D almost continuously from 5th to 9th grades. We didn’t have pre-printed screens and very often there was no screen at all. We were just on our honour not to peek, or the DM slid things onto his lap to hide them. And there were some DMs who insisted on making all the rolls themselves – alternatively, especially early on, not everyone had their own dice; sometimes there was only one set of dice. And as kids we weren’t always allowed to snack at will, so no chips and soda during games. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/31 "2011-02-04T22:06:34Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, yes, and the game itself wasn’t played in a manner like any session I’ve ever been to. Why don’t the players have their own dice? Where’s the DM’s screen? Where’s the Mountain Dew? > > I liked the episode, but it was Dungeons and Dragons in name only. I’ve played in introductory games where the DM has done all the rolling, and I’ve been in many games with no DM’s screen. And Canadian Mountain Dew is not particularly caffeinated, so that leaves that one out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/32 "2011-02-04T22:07:48Z")
Very funny stuff. I am not into D+D, but I think the jokes were funny without being a huge player of the game. Also, I thought it was really sweet how they were helping out Neil when he was in such a bad place. Sure, it was Jeff’s fault he was so sad. Still, they went out of their way to make him feel better. That was really sweet and touching. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/33 "2011-02-04T22:09:43Z")
I can imagine Abed rolling for all the inexperienced players (i.e. everybody but Neil), but Neil himself doesn’t roll his own? Dice, I mean. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/34 "2011-02-04T22:11:25Z")
I’ve never played D&D before but this episode actually made it look fun. 🙂 Was Abed the best DM ever? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/35 "2011-02-04T22:14:47Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Was Abed the best DM ever? He has the imagination, but I think it would be too easy to rules-lawyer him, given his obsessive-compulsive nature. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/36 "2011-02-04T22:31:13Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > I’ve never played D&D before but this episode actually made it look fun. 🙂 > > Was Abed the best DM ever? He was a pretty good one, but not the best I’ve ever seen. Good DMs tell stories in vivid detail and create imagery that prompts the players to take action. At times Abed was a little too curt, particularly at the very beginning when he gave a pretty bare-bones description and then just stared at the players. Also, most DMs discovering that a player had learned all the secrets of the module by getting a copy of the text would eject that player from the game or at least restrict his ability to use his ill-gotten knowledge. Also, it’s not really all that common to have a “it’s your turn” turn-by-turn sequence, except during mĂȘlĂ©e (combat). ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/37 "2011-02-04T22:37:43Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I liked the episode, but it was Dungeons and Dragons in name only. Funny - it was a lot like most of the games I’d DM’d
 Only with less beer. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/38 "2011-02-04T22:52:07Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > He was a pretty good one, but not the best I’ve ever seen. Good DMs tell stories in vivid detail and create imagery that prompts the players to take action. At times Abed was a little too curt, particularly at the very beginning when he gave a pretty bare-bones description and then just stared at the players. > > Also, most DMs discovering that a player had learned all the secrets of the module by getting a copy of the text would eject that player from the game or at least restrict his ability to use his ill-gotten knowledge. > > Also, it’s not really all that common to have a “it’s your turn” turn-by-turn sequence, except during mĂȘlĂ©e (combat). He’s also not very good at coming up with names. Marrrrrrv and Kyle. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/39 "2011-02-04T23:50:23Z")
loved the d&d but the best line of the episode was “i don’t see the world through that lens” ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112/40 "2011-02-05T06:51:36Z")
Amazing episode. I thought the best line of the night came from Troy. It was so subtly brilliant. Troy: Shouldn’t there be a board or some pieces or something to Jenga. Abed: No, no. This is a role playing game. It takes place entirely in our collective imagination. Troy: Ooohhhh, Nnneal. You can tell he was trying to say “Ooohhh, neat” but just couldn’t bring himself to do it, so it came out like “Ooohhh, Neal, you’re in worse shape than we thought.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-3/570112.md?page=3)