Well that is surreal. Did they have anything like that in the book department?
If nothing else, it's worth mentioning because Wal-Mart has a very troubled past when it comes to carrying geek products. Once upon a time, they refused to carry Spawn action figures because they were demonic.
So it could be seen as encouraging in that it means they've grown up a bit in the last twenty years, or else in that they see D&D as profitable enough to justify compromising their lofty holier-than-thou integrity in exchange for a share of that filthy devil-worshiping lucre. Either way, it's a win.
If WotC should be so lucky. While it could be argued that the Evil Scare of the eighties didn't help sales, it cannot be argued that sales went insane at the very same time. The added publicity usually helps more than it hurts...On the other hand, (*holds aloft baby lion*) does this mean the Circle of Life begins again, and if we give it, say, 12 months, we'll have another Satanic Panic? 'Cause, by the Dark Lord, that'd really put a cramp in my sacrificial schedule *bites into baby lion's still-beating heart*.
No, no, no. Satan stopped being the Enemy a long time ago. I think that was just after Communism. Then it was Drugs. Now, if any employee of WotC gets spotted wearing a keffiyeh, they're screwed.On the other hand, (*holds aloft baby lion*) does this mean the Circle of Life begins again, and if we give it, say, 12 months, we'll have another Satanic Panic? 'Cause, by the Dark Lord, that'd really put a cramp in my sacrificial schedule *bites into baby lion's still-beating heart*.
does this mean the Circle of Life begins again, and if we give it, say, 12 months, we'll have another Satanic Panic?