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<blockquote data-quote="Magius del Cotto" data-source="post: 509375" data-attributes="member: 6554">What I'd do:&nbsp; Along with what everyone's saying here, I'd bring along a copy of the Player's Handbook.&nbsp; Use this to show her the benefits of being evil (really none, as far as I know) and the benefits of being good (being able to play a Paladin, for one).&nbsp; From her attitude, I'd say refrain from showing her the DMG or MMs, because she'd immediately see all the evil stuff in them and say, &quot;Ah-HA!&nbsp; These books talk about evil stuff and thus D&amp;D is bad.&quot;If nothing else, you can call it a Simulation for Exploring Other Cultures (so what if it happens to be one that has no simblance to those today?).&nbsp; That accurately fits the bill for most D&amp;D games, and if they're more violent than she'd like?&nbsp; Well, that's part of the cultural exploration.&nbsp; You can't assume that all the cultures in the world are peaceful, and if you simulate living in that culture, you can learn a lot about how that culture would react to events and how you could bring about a peaceful resolution when dealing with them.&nbsp; Yes, I know it's all a load of bull, but from what you said, she probably won't be able to tell the difference.Of course, it sounds like everyone's already mad at her, so why not go ahead and do everyone a favor and set the ball in motion to get her transferred out?&nbsp; I mean, you wouldn't have to point out this particular foible, just something that everyone knows she's done (the Homecoming/Prom thing would be a good start), and use that to do your job for you.Well, that's my 3 cents worth.&nbsp; Bye now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Magius del Cotto, post: 509375, member: 6554"] What I'd do: Along with what everyone's saying here, I'd bring along a copy of the Player's Handbook. Use this to show her the benefits of being evil (really none, as far as I know) and the benefits of being good (being able to play a Paladin, for one). From her attitude, I'd say refrain from showing her the DMG or MMs, because she'd immediately see all the evil stuff in them and say, "Ah-HA! These books talk about evil stuff and thus D&D is bad." If nothing else, you can call it a Simulation for Exploring Other Cultures (so what if it happens to be one that has no simblance to those today?). That accurately fits the bill for most D&D games, and if they're more violent than she'd like? Well, that's part of the cultural exploration. You can't assume that all the cultures in the world are peaceful, and if you simulate living in that culture, you can learn a lot about how that culture would react to events and how you could bring about a peaceful resolution when dealing with them. Yes, I know it's all a load of bull, but from what you said, she probably won't be able to tell the difference. Of course, it sounds like everyone's already mad at her, so why not go ahead and do everyone a favor and set the ball in motion to get her transferred out? I mean, you wouldn't have to point out this particular foible, just something that everyone knows she's done (the Homecoming/Prom thing would be a good start), and use that to do your job for you. Well, that's my 3 cents worth. Bye now. [/QUOTE]

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