I grew up in a family where education and learning was not stressed as a virtue. I had no real incentive to learn. I was introduced to D&D in 5th grade in 1979. From that point on, I couldn't read or learn enough. I couldn't study history, or literature, or even mathematics and probability, enough. Thirty years later my degrees in History and English and Creative Writing can be traced back to what started as a fantastical trip to a place called White Plume Mountain. Just a couple weeks ago I was researching the anatomical makeups for various mammals for an upcoming "Ecology of . . ." article in Dragon. I get to be a kid with my kid and roll dice a couple times each month. A few times a year I get to sit at a table with total strangers and tell stories that I help create.
How could I not love D&D!? :-)
Shawn
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