#100 of 100 things to do before I die: play DnD

Okay so I'm almost immediately regretting blog-admitting this, and am having cold-feet about whether I actually want to keep this in my top 100 list, since I just finished some light research on it, but before I really knew what it was all about, I wanted to partake in a DnD event, you know, just to say that I have, and to see what all the fuss is about.

What's DnD, you say? Well if you're wondering, you must not spend a lot of time in your parents' basement, glued to a computer screen. I'm talking about Dungeons and Dragons, my friends. Dungeons and freaking Dragons. It's one of those things that everyone's heard of, but that not many people actually know much about...myself included. For a long time when I heard "Dungeons and Dragons" I pictured "Snakes and Ladders" and still have difficulty not picturing that at the mention of DnD. Of course, I had also heard that there was a costume/role-playing aspect to DnD that was glaringly absent from SnL, which only led me to picture DnD as people dressed up as dragons, playing Snakes and Ladders, in dungeon-like places...obviously. This all seemed pretty weird, but somehow awesome, right? So, in the hopes of having my suspicions confirmed, I Wikipedia'd it. Having shed more light on the intricacies of DnD, I've come to realize that I was, in fact, wrong.
DnD is not SnL. Not even close.
And costumes? Not part of the game (although I'm pretty sure there are fanatics out there that make it part of the game...and I salute thee.)
Role playing? Check! So it's not a total wash....

I also found out that DnD is the best-known and best-selling fantasy role-playing game (according to Wikipedia), so I have left in my top 100 things to do...even though I was looking for something with mandatory costumes, and I always liked Snakes and Ladders.

Dragon playing Snakes and Ladders....but accidentally breathing fire on the board

So I'll be on the lookout for players...any takers?