D&D in Target?!?!

[cavalier973]

Yes, I am firmly ensconced in the buckle of the Bible Belt. You might enjoy this thread:
Fans for Christ • View topic - Reaction you got when you "came out of the Dungeon&quot
"Reaction you got when you 'came out of the Dungeon'"

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

That was indeed an awesome link- thanks!

I see echoes of my own experiences in there. It took years of gaming & metal (both oddities for a black kid) for my Mom to express concern for me being a Satanist- but only one exposure to my game books for some of my other relatives...and as mentioned before, not a single priest so much as peeped.

 

[The Little Raven]

Has she read "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander? They're excellent; especially if you like Celtic culture. The Book of Three is the first one.

I gotta step in here and second this suggestion. When I was a child, I was a slow reader, and fell behind the rest of my 3rd grade class in reading by the end of my first semester. It was at that point my teacher introduced me to the Book of Three, and by the end of the school year, I was well ahead of everyone else in reading. The Chronicles of Prydain are a phenomenal series to help a young person get into fantasy. I still take the time to read it at least once a year, 20 years later.

 

[Scribble]

IOW, despite the ease of doing thorough research in the modern information era, there is apparently a decrease in the willingness to do so. At least in the good ol' USA.

I so totally don't believe this. I went to www.iknowwhatsrightdespitewhatyousay.com and it said you were wrong.

 

[Scribble]

That was indeed an awesome link- thanks!

I see echoes of my own experiences in there. It took years of gaming & metal (both oddities for a black kid) for my Mom to express concern for me being a Satanist- but only one exposure to my game books for some of my other relatives...and as mentioned before, not a single priest so much as peeped.

I'm lucky... My dad was an English teacher, and at one point in the height of the anti-D&D craze, the school admins decreed that any kid caught playing or carrying D&D material should be sent immediately to the office...

He obviously didn't comply- he even let the D&D kids hide out in his study hall if they wanted a "safe zone."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I so totally don't believe this. I went to www.iknowwhatsrightdespitewhatyousay.com and it said you were wrong.

I tried to follow that link and failed- try again, maybe?

 

[tuxgeo]

I so totally don't believe this. I went to www.iknowwhatsrightdespitewhatyousay.com and it said you were wrong.

Dangit! I failed my link-following roll. . . .
OK; in retaliation, I'm going to try to "disbelieve the illusion." (Sometimes that works.)

 

[Scribble]

It isn't a real link... I apparently failed my humor skill check.

 

[Vorpal Puppy]

...If Satanic Panic 2 gets any traction- and I'm hoping & praying it doesn't- it will be here in the South...

I doubt it will, but I'm kind of hoping it does. It would result in more publicity than WotC could buy and I'd bet the end result would be more interest in the game, not less.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Is there a link to an official announcement? I didn't see one earlier.