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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The_Warlock" data-source="post: 1848309" data-attributes="member: 21215">Everyone has great points and ideas here, in addition, you may want to add the following benefits of roleplaying to any discussion:1) Teaches basic math skills through a continuing reliance on numbers to express the mechanics of play;2) Increases reading comprehension, word knowledge, and annunciation due to a need to read and understand rules;3) Promotes social interaction, and speaking and listening skills as a group tells a improv story together;4) Provides a vehicle for a group to gather together and explore the human condition, and the eternal struggle between good and evil (and sharing the bag of doritos).In addition you can point out things like Testament (Green Ronin's Biblical RPG), and the general outlook of most RPGs of heroes discovering and defeating evil in all it forms.And most importantly, be clear, concise, patient, friendly, and calmly refute claims of satanism with a cool head. Nothing says "I'm a card carrying demon worshipper" more than getting mad and irrational in the face of irrational prejudice. It just doesn't give the other person a chance to listen, understand and keep an open mind.Good luck in this</blockquote>