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<blockquote data-quote="uzirath" data-source="post: 8124542" data-attributes="member: 8495"><p>Yeah, this was a fairly big deal for me in the 1980s. Lots of arguments with my mom, lots of "don't mention it around these friends of ours," etc. Fortunately, we lived overseas for much of this period, so it was more muted, but among our American friends, it was still a thing. </p><p></p><p>Like many others, the combination of the Satanic Panic and general anti-geek youth culture left me keeping D&D mostly private. Even in college, when I was more open about it, I remember cringing when younger members of the gaming club would yell nerdy comments across the quad at me... "Hail, wise guildmaster!"</p><p></p><p>Fittingly, now I teach classes on RPGs at school, had a sold-out gaming summer camp booked last summer (that was a sad victim of COVID), help run the middle school gaming club, and run introductory games for numerous families around the neighborhood. (Including multiple professional pastors.) Meanwhile, my adult gaming groups are bursting at the seams, and friends and colleagues are constantly asking to get involved. I still find myself bemused by how popular this hobby has become!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uzirath, post: 8124542, member: 8495"] Yeah, this was a fairly big deal for me in the 1980s. Lots of arguments with my mom, lots of "don't mention it around these friends of ours," etc. Fortunately, we lived overseas for much of this period, so it was more muted, but among our American friends, it was still a thing. Like many others, the combination of the Satanic Panic and general anti-geek youth culture left me keeping D&D mostly private. Even in college, when I was more open about it, I remember cringing when younger members of the gaming club would yell nerdy comments across the quad at me... "Hail, wise guildmaster!" Fittingly, now I teach classes on RPGs at school, had a sold-out gaming summer camp booked last summer (that was a sad victim of COVID), help run the middle school gaming club, and run introductory games for numerous families around the neighborhood. (Including multiple professional pastors.) Meanwhile, my adult gaming groups are bursting at the seams, and friends and colleagues are constantly asking to get involved. I still find myself bemused by how popular this hobby has become! [/QUOTE]
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