Voice your opinion of Dungeons and Dragons?

[ThePhoenix]

D & D

Dangerous & Disfunctionable

Care to elaborate, or does your "knowledge" end at stupid slogans?

 

[panterapat]

I saw what D & D did to my nephew. He got into his character so deep that he lost touch with reality. He ended up riding his bike into an oncoming car.(He is still alive but almost died)

Of course I realize that a stable person may not have any problems with D&D. But I suspect that people who already have some type of quirk may be drawn into this game and the game plays on their weakness.

 

[Bohemian]

That's sad what happened to your nephew, I have a friend who's a little different as well. His quirkiness keeps him from enjoying alot of things most normal people consider safe. Salt is fine for us but fatal for a slug; just because it may be dangerous for one person, but totaly fine for another, that does NOT make it dangerous.
God Bless,
Bohemian

 

[NeilUnreal]

I agree I that D&D can be addicting for some people. I had a friend in college whose studies suffered badly as a result of starting to "live" the game. For most people, learning to keep hobbies from becoming obsessions is an important part of maturing. My friend eventually returned to his studies and did OK.

I'll admit to having sometimes lost a bit of sleep to online RPGs, but at some point I notice reality starting to fade into the background, so I turn it off and go out into the fresh air for a while. And guess what? That makes the game even more fun when I do start playing again.

You can get messed up on anything: D&D, TV, your job, golf, etc. Everyone has to learn to balance the things of life.

-Neil

 

[ThePhoenix]

I saw what D & D did to my nephew. He got into his character so deep that he lost touch with reality. He ended up riding his bike into an oncoming car.(He is still alive but almost died)

Of course I realize that a stable person may not have any problems with D&D. But I suspect that people who already have some type of quirk may be drawn into this game and the game plays on their weakness.

People can get so deep into ANYTHING that they lose touch with reality, look at computer games. D&D at least has built in stops usually, since your fellow players will get really creeped out if you act very strangely.

 

[Bohemian]

Hey everybody!
What's your favorite edition...

 

[Kelly]

3.0/3.5 I may have played 1st edition for a longer period, but the new version is just a quicker playing, more structured, balanced game.

 

[La Bonita Zorilla]

I saw what D & D did to my nephew. He got into his character so deep that he lost touch with reality. He ended up riding his bike into an oncoming car.(He is still alive but almost died)

Sorry for the mishap, but blaming D&D for that is not realistic. Sounds like if it hadn't been that it would've been something else.

Sounds kind of like the case where a woman saw the movie "The Exorcist" and then she became convinced her 4 y/o daughter was possessed by the devil so she cooked her to death in the oven. And then people said it was the movie's fault...

 

[NeilUnreal]

I know this will brand me a heretic among the P&P D&D crowd, but my favorite is Neverwinter Nights online. Lots of great friends and characters, and the computer does all the dice-rolling and bookkeepping!

-Neil

 

[Kelly]

Hey, both are fun and have their place in the D&D family.

 

[NeilUnreal]

Kelly, in online RPG chat speak: ty!

-Neil

 

[stiger77797]

I do not think it is good but that is my opinion

 

[Karl - Liberal Backslider]

I do not think it is good but that is my opinion

And your opinion is based on what?

 

[Bohemian]

Man, it's pretty wild what some people think. There was a thread saying RPGs in general are mind control. Hmmmmm...

-Bohemian

 

[deliveranceminister]

if you are saved by Jesus and are playing this game you need demons cast out of you. D&D is an extremly satanic game that will indeed allow demons to move into your life

 

[QWERTY]

if you are saved by Jesus and are playing this game you need demons cast out of you. D&D is an extremly satanic game that will indeed allow demons to move into your life

I'm curious on which you base this on.

 

[Bohemian]

If I'm saved by Jesus, which I am, I have no worries about being possessed. My heart's already occupied.

 

[Kelly]

If I'm saved by Jesus, which I am, I have no worries about being possessed. My heart's already occupied.

Amen!

Please don't tell us we are full of demons because we talk about knights and dragons once or twice a month.

 

[Pseud]

I see no problem with it...

I also see no people who are against it giving any groundwork to their claims of it being so evil, which is kinda bothering me. Could someone please give good reason why D&D is evil?

 

[Bohemian]

Well I don't view it as evil, but I think they're disturbed about the magic part of it.