Hey, people in prison need D&D too!

[Oryan77]

And then he stole your books, minis and dice...

That's funny!

He was upfront with the DM before he joined his game. He told him right away that he recently got out of prison. Plus he wasn't playing a rogue or a Kender so there was no reason not to trust him around my dice

 

[Olaf the Stout]

That's funny!

He was upfront with the DM before he joined his game. He told him right away that he recently got out of prison. Plus he wasn't playing a rogue or a Kender so there was no reason not to trust him around my dice

But did anything go missing while he was around? I bet everyone looked at him if it did.

Olaf the Stout

 

[I'm A Banana]

For instance, it would be somewhat unnerving to think of convicted murderers and rapists sitting around a gaming table thumbing through The Book of Vile Darkness for ideas. It's even conceivable that inmates could use D&D to re-create past crimes, to feed a obsession, or to help plan an escape.

For the most part, I'd say "better in the head than in life." Artistic outlets (including the artistic elements of role playing in general) have long been a staple of how people express themselves in a healthy, often eerily beautiful way, without actually hurting anyone's rights.

It's kind of like, you'd have to be slightly insane to write Hamlet, so I'm glad Billy wrote a play instead of went insane.

In prison, escapism can also be something desperately needed (just like in the military, honestly). The stress of daily life and the rigors of simply living where you do and being who you are demand a complex release from the daily grind. D&D offers a great escape.

Methinks you've been watching too much OZ.