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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 1525029" data-attributes="member: 8447">I was in a gamestore about four or five months ago and saw a family shopping around.&nbsp; &quot;What's upstairs?&quot; they asked.&nbsp; &quot;The roleplaying game material,&quot; replied the shop owner.&nbsp; &quot;Roleplaying games?&nbsp; Like D&amp;D?&nbsp; Oh lord, we can't go there!&nbsp; Those games are like Satan worship and all.&nbsp; Nothing good there.&nbsp; No morality.&quot;&nbsp; Then a pause.&nbsp; &quot;Oh look, NASCAR Monopoly!&quot;At least to that family NASCAR is far more moral and less evil than rpgs; I think that falls into the YMMV category fairly quickly.But as has been said above, I don't think any hobby is purely good, evil or anything else.&nbsp; I found golfing was far more expensive of a hobby and nowhere near as interesting, but I have a buddy who is just the opposite.&nbsp; OTOH I occaissionally make my way around the holes (9 is my max) and he sometimes pops in to play a character for a bit.&nbsp; You can find something wonderous and good in any hobby, if you look hard enough and it sparks your interests.&nbsp; You can find aspects of any hobby that go beyond &quot;just being a hobby&quot;, moral notions, inspirations, whathaveyou.&nbsp; D&amp;D can spark interests in history, literature, and cooperation, as well as improve social interactions.&nbsp; It can also inspire a player on some fundamental level.&nbsp; Conversely, it can simply be a pastime that kills a few hours with your buds.D&amp;D evil?&nbsp; Hmmm, hasn't affected me that way in 25 years of gaming, but maybe it has warped some other soul.Again, YMMV.&nbsp; It's all in what you do with what you have been given.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 1525029, member: 8447"] I was in a gamestore about four or five months ago and saw a family shopping around. "What's upstairs?" they asked. "The roleplaying game material," replied the shop owner. "Roleplaying games? Like D&D? Oh lord, we can't go there! Those games are like Satan worship and all. Nothing good there. No morality." Then a pause. "Oh look, NASCAR Monopoly!" At least to that family NASCAR is far more moral and less evil than rpgs; I think that falls into the YMMV category fairly quickly. But as has been said above, I don't think any hobby is purely good, evil or anything else. I found golfing was far more expensive of a hobby and nowhere near as interesting, but I have a buddy who is just the opposite. OTOH I occaissionally make my way around the holes (9 is my max) and he sometimes pops in to play a character for a bit. You can find something wonderous and good in any hobby, if you look hard enough and it sparks your interests. You can find aspects of any hobby that go beyond "just being a hobby", moral notions, inspirations, whathaveyou. D&D can spark interests in history, literature, and cooperation, as well as improve social interactions. It can also inspire a player on some fundamental level. Conversely, it can simply be a pastime that kills a few hours with your buds. D&D evil? Hmmm, hasn't affected me that way in 25 years of gaming, but maybe it has warped some other soul. Again, YMMV. It's all in what you do with what you have been given. [/QUOTE]

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