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The list of sacred vocations in the original post omits "Scholar". For example, the Rabbi of Rabbinic Judaism, is first and foremost a...

Teacher is another important function of a priestly character, especially if the religion values education in some fashion. Whether it...

This is a great list! I think some left off are: intermediary acting as a conduit between the physical and spiritual world. Whether to...

In previous articles I’ve somewhat simplistically used priest as a standard term for a religious leader. It’s not the best option by any...

I assume by religious leader you mean someone who leads a group of people through religious rituals, for example the village priest, and...

We used minis from the early 80s, but mostly to establish marching order or for flavour, not placed in combat positions on a battlemap...

Nope. Those two words were not mentioned in the show.

Oh brother...are YOU serious? First, they mention neither, so you're just wrong in your snobbishness which is a pretty big sin if...

Just got a new Stranger Things D&D T-Shirt from the Stranger Things pop-up Netflix store in Los Angeles:

Hmm I got caught up in the battle mat question but I think you're right. I use old file folders and poster board myself. Put down a 1...

And that is not a Chessex battlemat. That is a 1-inch scale dungeon cut from manilla folders. I do this all the time.

D10s were in Moldvay basic in 1981.

Even if they couldn’t get them locally, it’s unlikely that none of them would have wrangled some decent dice during a trip to a larger...

In my 1986 experience in small-town Canada, which had more limited retail than the US, gaming supplies were available in some comic...

Ah, I didn't catch that when I was there but it makes sense, so I can see people having started it by then. All the more reason they...