tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post5414793197927794461..comments2024-03-26T11:47:07.063+00:00Comments on BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures': Coming of AgeBigLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-70245822808691799102009-12-27T09:59:34.771+00:002009-12-27T09:59:34.771+00:00I remember my 'coming out' at school after...I remember my 'coming out' at school after trying the grab a small game in breaks and lunch. I never really felt embarrassed as I supported Leeds United and was the only one in school who did so was used to getting ribbed for that.<br />The school I was at had a very enlightened hobby process - if you could get a teacher to stay behind you could form a club and get a room and storage space one night a week. The catch was that you had to stand up in hall in front of the whole school and explain your hobby, the 'rules' of the club and what your plans for the year where!<br /><br />After doing that I never had an issue or had to sneak around in front of my 'peers'.<br /><br />As for the club - ran for a couple of years till we could join the local group who had an age limit.Andyroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761050861511129571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-10486889043896973112009-12-22T11:01:01.972+00:002009-12-22T11:01:01.972+00:00I used to run the Warhammer club at Junior school ...I used to run the Warhammer club at Junior school but stopped once I got into secondary school for fear of bullying. I went from social outcast to being fairly popular within the school which I suppose helped my development as a person and to be more confident. Once I left school and started university I took up historical wargamming (leaving my poorly painted space marines in the roof) but it's weird because people think it's cool now we're a bit older and some even admit to wargamming now (often the most unlikely of people).Consulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697053824770819630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-61590980644181743032009-12-22T09:46:38.971+00:002009-12-22T09:46:38.971+00:00We used to have a couple of guys in our social gro...We used to have a couple of guys in our social group playing D&D during breaks at school in the playground. I tried it a couple of times but didn't have a very good experience of it, I think it must be something to do with 14 yeard-old GM's with control issues...<br /><br />I'm currently looking into Dark Heresy and trying to coerce my gaming group into giving it a go. It's a world I can relate to alot more, as it's been my hobby on and off since I was 12 with a break between 14 and 20.<br /><br />I don't know why we were so embarrassed as kids getting into our various hobbies. Now that I'm alot older I have the view of "I'm an avid hobbyist and I don't care who knows!" It's never caused me any problems socially or with the females of the species. We spend too much time as kids worrying about it for no reason :PSoundwavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020775753710647790noreply@blogger.com