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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 5445470" data-attributes="member: 7808">While I certainly believe that D&amp;D is not inherently evil, I also think it's naive to pretend it doesn't have the potential to be very dangerous in a prison setting.&nbsp; Using only the first page of this message board, I can see multiple reasons to be concerned about the game.Consider this thread - <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300135-name-cool-way-permanently-kill-rakshasa.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300135-name-cool-way-permanently-kill-rakshasa.html</a> - where we are discussing different ways to creatively torture and kill an enemy.&nbsp; Or consider this thread - <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300281-have-you-ever-driven-player-game-3.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300281-have-you-ever-driven-player-game-3.html</a> - where people are giving multiple examples of the times gameplay has lead to argument, anger, and general social conflict between between players.&nbsp; There are even examples where it has lead to physical violence, like the time someone &quot;chased a player off with a broom handle&quot;.&nbsp; Also, consider that this board has to ban comparisons of different editions because people are so strongly divided that we can't have civil discussion about which version of D&amp;D people prefer to play.If I were a prison guard, I would certainly feel a lot better if the inmates weren't allowed to take part in a game with such potential for violent discussion and social unrest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 5445470, member: 7808"] While I certainly believe that D&D is not inherently evil, I also think it's naive to pretend it doesn't have the potential to be very dangerous in a prison setting. Using only the first page of this message board, I can see multiple reasons to be concerned about the game. Consider this thread - [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300135-name-cool-way-permanently-kill-rakshasa.html[/url] - where we are discussing different ways to creatively torture and kill an enemy. Or consider this thread - [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/300281-have-you-ever-driven-player-game-3.html[/url] - where people are giving multiple examples of the times gameplay has lead to argument, anger, and general social conflict between between players. There are even examples where it has lead to physical violence, like the time someone "chased a player off with a broom handle". Also, consider that this board has to ban comparisons of different editions because people are so strongly divided that we can't have civil discussion about which version of D&D people prefer to play. If I were a prison guard, I would certainly feel a lot better if the inmates weren't allowed to take part in a game with such potential for violent discussion and social unrest. [/QUOTE]

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