Howard Stern talks up D&D...
...so does anyone on the boards listen to Howard Stern? The last two days he's been talking all about Dungeons and Dragons (probably in correlation to LOTR release, but I'm not sure). They have spent most of their time making fun of it (and it's players) up to now. They've not had a D&D expert on to explain yet, but they have had at least one person who explained how their DM forced them to be held by two of the other characters while he shoved a pool cue up his rectum. They all thought that was creepy and funny. It's unclear whether the story was even true, as the caller immediately requested money from Howard. Robin spends time in the background saying, "I still don't understand it...how do you play it...how do you win?" They seem to think that "guys gather in someone's basement" and then the DM tells you what to do, and you have to do it. They also like making fun of the different dice. (d12 especially) This morning they made several references to, "you rolled a 7, sorry, but that means you're due for a 'rear screwing' (in reference to the caller above).
Thoughts?
Should the gaming community respond or let it go?
Who would be best to respond and how?
...so does anyone on the boards listen to Howard Stern? The last two days he's been talking all about Dungeons and Dragons (probably in correlation to LOTR release, but I'm not sure). They have spent most of their time making fun of it (and it's players) up to now. They've not had a D&D expert on to explain yet, but they have had at least one person who explained how their DM forced them to be held by two of the other characters while he shoved a pool cue up his rectum. They all thought that was creepy and funny. It's unclear whether the story was even true, as the caller immediately requested money from Howard. Robin spends time in the background saying, "I still don't understand it...how do you play it...how do you win?" They seem to think that "guys gather in someone's basement" and then the DM tells you what to do, and you have to do it. They also like making fun of the different dice. (d12 especially) This morning they made several references to, "you rolled a 7, sorry, but that means you're due for a 'rear screwing' (in reference to the caller above).
Thoughts?
Should the gaming community respond or let it go?
Who would be best to respond and how?