A number of tabletop gaming publishers have gotten together to sponsor Free RPG Day, where you can head down to your local gaming store and pick up a number of free modules from various publishers, such as Fantasy Flight or Wizards of the Coast.
A good selection of retailers in New England are participating. Check out the store locator to find one near you.
Last night a group of us gathered at Justin and Amy's house to embark on a new Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
My history with D&D has unfortunately been minimal. When I was in elementary school I had played D&D Basic Edition with a group of friends. I remember avidly reading the rulebook over and over again, rolling up characters and drawing dungeon maps even though I never acted as Dungeon Master (DM'd). I loved the fact that there was a game that brought the fantasy world to life and didn't have a hard and fast set of rules or process in the same way that a board game did.