The Game Keep

Anway, Brent and I figured we should probably familiarize ourselves with Dungeons and Dragons before attempting to produce a film about the subject. So after some heavy research (the yellow pages), Brent finds a game of D&D taking place in Hermitage, TN in a place called "The Game Keep".
So we left about 6:00pm from Watkins on our journey across town to play a little D&D. But our first obsticle we faced was a familiar one, for me at least.



I tackled this problem pretty swiftly.
Finally, we get there.

Now, I can't speak for Brent...but this place was everything I dreamed it would be. And more. It had everything you would expect from a role player's heaven. Plenty of board games, action figures, dice, pretty much any object that would surely repel any girl that would you would possibly run across. The men were pretty much all the same. Middle aged, balding, obese, homosexual (maybe just one or two). There was an area in the front where things were sold, and then an area in the back where the gamers were. Brent smartly asked if we could observe these guys in action. They indifferently made no objection, so we sat down at the table next to them.

At first, I couldn't keep from laughing. The way these guys (actually there was one woman who Brent said smelled nice, however she was obese as well) spoke to each other while keeping their characters was something to behold. As time went on, Brent encouraged me to begin trying to pick up character traits that these beasts possessed so that we could then use them in the movie. We picked up a few things here and there but Brent wasn't satisfied. The kid was relentless. He told me to take some pictures. Now, I didn't have the guts to pull out my Canon G90 and snap a few pics for the guys back home. It would be far too insulting. These poor people are just trying to have some fun. What was this, a zoo for crying out loud? There was no way I'd pull out my camera. However, Brent had no problem with it. I discreetly handed him my camera and by gosh, if that kid didn't snap a few right before my eyes. Now, he's brave but he's not stupid. He made sure to keep the camera out of plain sight, so the pictures aren't the highest quality of photography. But for the situation we were dealt, these will do.

This was the first picture...it didn't come out very well. Brent must have been nervous.

Oh yeah...now we're getting something. There they are.

Watch the two at the end of the table. They are both men.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. (sorry, overused line alert)

This is the only picture I took. Two miscues on this one. 1. I took a picture of my jacket. 2. The flash went off and startled the Clan.

We stayed at "The Game Keep" for about 2 hours...watching, waiting, listening, watching more. Overall, it was a fruitful journey. I left with a Dungeons and Dragons Starters Kit so that I can learn the basics. But nothing can compare to watching the game being played live. Luckily, Brent brought a sound recorder and picked up some priceless audio clips that I can share with you as soon as Brent sends them to me. So stay tuned.