D&D on the New York Times

[Ancalagon]

Well this is uplifting

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/sunday/dungeons-and-dragons.html

 

[Monayuris]

Very nice article. Gets to the point of what makes this hobby so fun, enriching and engrossing.

I've made tons of friends through D&D. Some became friends after we have played, some were friend's who joined the hobby. Either way, D&D has enriched my life in countless ways... and I feel I should do as much as possible to introduce this amazing game to as many people as I can.

Long live D&D!

 

[robus]

Sad that comments aren’t available on the article it would have been interesting to see some Times reader responses.

 

[Shiroiken]

Sad that comments aren’t available on the article it would have been interesting to see some Times reader responses.

I would rather not. Despite the widening appeal of the game, there are still a huge number of people who will deride it and mock those who play. We may be more accepted by society than the in the 80s, but we're still outcasts.

 

[Guest 6801328]

I can't believe she didn't even TOUCH on the absence of Warlords in 5e.....

 

[Ancalagon]

There’s a toxic distance created by online gaming and social networks that allows us to pretend we’re not socializing with friends.

That is hitting the nail on the head, isn't it?

 

[S'mon]

Well this is uplifting

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/sunday/dungeons-and-dragons.html

I'm glad that this person has got off social media and found peace and renewed friendship in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons.

I think the headline characterisation of the journalist author as one of the 'cool kids' is maybe pushing it. I have seen a bunch of new younger players recently who I would characterise as pretty cool/hip, and they are the polar opposite of the type she appears to be - getting het up over Russian bots etc is definitely un-cool!

 

[Jacob Lewis]

 

[Guest 6801328]

getting het up over Russian bots etc is definitely un-cool!

Among certain groups you're probably right, but I don't think anybody else would describe those groups as either being cool or being able to identify what is cool. So....

 

[SirGrotius]

I'm old-school enough to subscribe to the paper-based version of the Times, and the front page of the Sunday Review section where this is contained had some "click bait" at the top saying "Why D&D beats Facebook" or something such that. Got a good smile out of me, and the point of the article is spot on!