D&D General In the shadow of war, they're still playing games

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Over at The Counteroffensive, the correspondents spoke with a D&D, Cthulhu, other RPG GM who has kept her stream and games going during the war. It's an interesting look at the needed escapism that's available via the games we love.

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[MockingBird]

I've found more military people play or open to play rpgs. We even tried to run a game in boot camp, risky business that is.

 

[Valetudo]

Alot of my players have been military.

 

[Rabulias]

I've found more military people play or open to play rpgs. We even tried to run a game in boot camp, risky business that is.

Alot of my players have been military.

Not surprising considering that RPGs grew out of wargaming, which grew out of a technique for strategic military planning.

 

[Oofta]

I can see how being able to act out in a safe environment to express emotions or indulge in a bit of having clear "we win!" moments would be helpful. There's a lot of things you have to repress in real life just to get through the day when in high stress situations, I can see that TTRPGs would be a chance to act out a bit in a healthy way.