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<blockquote data-quote="nadir" data-source="post: 46986" data-attributes="member: 1631">couple new things to mention......that I haven't seen in this thread.&nbsp; First, I think one of the things that got D&amp;D a bad name initially was the book &quot;Dungeon Master&quot; that came out in the 80's.&nbsp; Essectially, it was the story of a mentally disturbed person who was heavily into D&amp;D and died in the sewers or something, supposedly thinking he was in a fantasy world.&nbsp; Lot's could be said about this, but suffice it to say I think a lot of well-meaning people got cause and effect confused: instead of his mental illness causing all his problems, they thought D&amp;D did, or at least to a large extent D&amp;D did.&nbsp; I think that part of the problem is parents/religious people tend to &quot;be on the lookout&quot; for these hot-button issues that could hurt their kids.&nbsp; Personally, I think a very greedy, self-centered person is far more &quot;satanic&quot; than any super in-depth D&amp;D person is, or ever could be.As far as all the TV comments go, I don't watch much tv, but if I did, personally, I wouldn't take it (negative comments) too seriously because I don't take any &quot;entertainment&quot; offered on tv too seriously.&nbsp; Though I understand why some people might take offense, and I'm glad there's this kind of sensitivity out there, because I'm an overall sensitive person.Tracy Hickman has some cool essays on some of these broader cultural/religious issues that I think you all might appreciate here:<a href="http://www.trhickman.com/" target="_blank">http://www.trhickman.com/</a>(go to &quot;Games and Entertainment&quot; then go to &quot;Essays&quot;, located on the right under the Top Ten FAQ)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nadir, post: 46986, member: 1631"] [b]couple new things to mention...[/b] ...that I haven't seen in this thread. First, I think one of the things that got D&D a bad name initially was the book "Dungeon Master" that came out in the 80's. Essectially, it was the story of a mentally disturbed person who was heavily into D&D and died in the sewers or something, supposedly thinking he was in a fantasy world. Lot's could be said about this, but suffice it to say I think a lot of well-meaning people got cause and effect confused: instead of his mental illness causing all his problems, they thought D&D did, or at least to a large extent D&D did. I think that part of the problem is parents/religious people tend to "be on the lookout" for these hot-button issues that could hurt their kids. Personally, I think a very greedy, self-centered person is far more "satanic" than any super in-depth D&D person is, or ever could be. As far as all the TV comments go, I don't watch much tv, but if I did, personally, I wouldn't take it (negative comments) too seriously because I don't take any "entertainment" offered on tv too seriously. Though I understand why some people might take offense, and I'm glad there's this kind of sensitivity out there, because I'm an overall sensitive person. Tracy Hickman has some cool essays on some of these broader cultural/religious issues that I think you all might appreciate here: [url]http://www.trhickman.com/[/url] (go to "Games and Entertainment" then go to "Essays", located on the right under the Top Ten FAQ) [/QUOTE]

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