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RPG Evolution - True Tales from Stranger Things: The Satanic Panic Comes to School
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<blockquote data-quote="deganawida" data-source="post: 8757918" data-attributes="member: 67836"><p>Okay, so here's my story. I didn't think it was that unusual when this article was first posted, but I had a realization this afternoon after a former colleague shared with me that he had picked up Dragonlance Adventures at a Waldenbooks when it was still in print. This reminded me of how different my D&D experience was growing up.</p><p></p><p>My father is a Southern Baptist minister, went to seminary in the 80s, he and my mother bought fully into the Satanic Panic. I wasn't allowed any of the figures, or allowed to watch the cartoon, and when I first discovered RPGs in the very early 1990s, I was not allowed to play D&D. I was allowed to play TMNT and Heroes Unlimited, but when my dad looked at the cover to Rifts, they were all confiscated.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward a few years, to 1993. I had my license and my own car, and a job to pay for gas and things I want. I had to drive an hour to get to the nearest comics/game shop, but that was no problem, as our current home was in BFE, so nothing to do at home. I would drive out, with backpack in the trunk of my car, look at things, and buy what tickled my fancy. Before heading back home, I would put the books or boxed set in my backpack.</p><p></p><p>I'd get home, take the backpack out, and head to my room. The first thing that I would do would be to transfer whatever I had bought into an older backpack that I had in an unused cabinet in my bathroom. It was in the bathroom that I would pour over the books, as it was the only place where I had privacy and could read without being caught.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, hiding it became routine, even after college and marriage. I remember telling my mom at one point about the potential for a Transformers RPG, and she asked me, "What would you do about the masks?" I was flabbergasted. </p><p></p><p>I'm now in my mid-40s, and have two teens, which makes one look at things differently. I have often wondered why my parents never found out about my secret D&D stash. When speaking to my friend, it hit me: My parents probably did find the bookbag, but likely thought it was porn, and wouldn't touch it. I have been laughing since realizing that. If only they knew...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deganawida, post: 8757918, member: 67836"] Okay, so here's my story. I didn't think it was that unusual when this article was first posted, but I had a realization this afternoon after a former colleague shared with me that he had picked up Dragonlance Adventures at a Waldenbooks when it was still in print. This reminded me of how different my D&D experience was growing up. My father is a Southern Baptist minister, went to seminary in the 80s, he and my mother bought fully into the Satanic Panic. I wasn't allowed any of the figures, or allowed to watch the cartoon, and when I first discovered RPGs in the very early 1990s, I was not allowed to play D&D. I was allowed to play TMNT and Heroes Unlimited, but when my dad looked at the cover to Rifts, they were all confiscated. Fast forward a few years, to 1993. I had my license and my own car, and a job to pay for gas and things I want. I had to drive an hour to get to the nearest comics/game shop, but that was no problem, as our current home was in BFE, so nothing to do at home. I would drive out, with backpack in the trunk of my car, look at things, and buy what tickled my fancy. Before heading back home, I would put the books or boxed set in my backpack. I'd get home, take the backpack out, and head to my room. The first thing that I would do would be to transfer whatever I had bought into an older backpack that I had in an unused cabinet in my bathroom. It was in the bathroom that I would pour over the books, as it was the only place where I had privacy and could read without being caught. Anyway, hiding it became routine, even after college and marriage. I remember telling my mom at one point about the potential for a Transformers RPG, and she asked me, "What would you do about the masks?" I was flabbergasted. I'm now in my mid-40s, and have two teens, which makes one look at things differently. I have often wondered why my parents never found out about my secret D&D stash. When speaking to my friend, it hit me: My parents probably did find the bookbag, but likely thought it was porn, and wouldn't touch it. I have been laughing since realizing that. If only they knew... [/QUOTE]
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