D&D General The Satanic Panic never really died?

[Garthanos]

Psychics can get done for fraud.

Not easily and they can be exposed by magicians like James Randi and yet jump back in the ring immediately

 

[Garthanos]

Can you imagine if the Warlock was a class in the 80s? Forget the spells thing...

Indeed there is your progress

 

[Xenonnonex]

That's Paizo.

It sure is. Those are other companies yes.

 

[Yaarel]

Heh, for what it is worth, D&D includes reallife traditions about Demons by name.

Asmodeus, is Ashmodai mentioned in the Talmud and elsewhere.

Mammon is Mamon, literally ‘money’, mentioned in the New Testament, which certain Christian traditions understood as a demon.

Beelzabub a reallife demon tradition deriving from the Bible.

And many others.

Succubus is more complicated, but at least some Christian traditions understood this to be a demon.

 

[Eric V]

It sure is. Those are other companies yes.

Sure, but not the only ones, silly.

Are you athought? Even if they -were- the only other RPG companies, it would enhance the point, not detract.

 

[Charlaquin]

And the people responsible for said anxiety were never held to account for their slander....

Huh?

 

[Zardnaar]

Heh, for what it is worth, D&D includes reallife traditions about Demons by name.

Asmodeus, is Ashmodai mentioned in the Talmud and elsewhere.

Mammon is Mamon, literally ‘money’, mentioned in the New Testament, which certain Christian traditions understood as a demon.

Beelzabub a reallife demon tradition mentioned in the New Testament.

And many others.

This there is a lot of biblical influence in D&D.

Gary was a giant sponge. Some if those biblical stories are also great stories in their own right even if you're not a Christian IMHO of course.

You could file the names off boom D&D adventure right there.

 

[Eric V]

Heh, for what it is worth, D&D includes reallife traditions about Demons by name.

Asmodeus, is Ashmodai mentioned in the Talmud and elsewhere.

Mammon is Mamon, literally ‘money’, mentioned in the New Testament, which certain Christian traditions understood as a demon.

Beelzabub a reallife demon tradition mentioned in the Bible.

And many others.

Exactly. And if there's a mom who is familiar with that and not with D&D mechanics, her concern might be well-founded under her worldview.

 

[Zardnaar]

Exactly. And if there's a mom who is familiar with that and not with D&D mechanics, her concern might be well-founded under her worldview.

It's got magic, demons, devil's and that's enough IMHO.

 

[Garthanos]

Exactly. And if there's a mom who is familiar with that and not with D&D mechanics, her concern might be well-founded under her worldview.

Cherry picking and well founded? Nyeh