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<blockquote data-quote="caudor" data-source="post: 5321823" data-attributes="member: 8367">True story that I have never shared...The scare did get to me personally, but it was not my parents.&nbsp; Of all things...it was the radio.&nbsp; One day I was listening to the radio and some talk show was discussing D&amp;D and how it was the stuff of the devil.&nbsp; People were calling in and agreeing with them.&nbsp; I heard no arguments to the contrary.Angry, I heard the number and wrote it down and decided to confront them.&nbsp; I was probably 17 at the time and had never called in on a talk show.&nbsp; I called them and said that I have the D&amp;D game and that...The speaker interrupted immediately and asked me if I had the game close by.&nbsp; My 1st Ed. DM was right by me, so I said yes.&nbsp; At this point, I was intimidated (failed my check).&nbsp; Here was me, just a big kid, talking with these talk show people.&nbsp; I lost focus.&nbsp; Then they proceeded to scare the pants off of me.&nbsp; First they prayed for me on the air, and then suggested I tear up the my books immediately.&nbsp; They said I was under the Devil's influence and I didn't know it.&nbsp; Looking at the demon (err, Efreet) on the cover chilled me to the bone.&nbsp; I promptly tore up the book and was praised for it.&nbsp; For a short time, I felt good.A few days later, I felt differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="caudor, post: 5321823, member: 8367"] True story that I have never shared... The scare did get to me personally, but it was not my parents. Of all things...it was the radio. One day I was listening to the radio and some talk show was discussing D&D and how it was the stuff of the devil. People were calling in and agreeing with them. I heard no arguments to the contrary. Angry, I heard the number and wrote it down and decided to confront them. I was probably 17 at the time and had never called in on a talk show. I called them and said that I have the D&D game and that... The speaker interrupted immediately and asked me if I had the game close by. My 1st Ed. DM was right by me, so I said yes. At this point, I was intimidated (failed my check). Here was me, just a big kid, talking with these talk show people. I lost focus. Then they proceeded to scare the pants off of me. First they prayed for me on the air, and then suggested I tear up the my books immediately. They said I was under the Devil's influence and I didn't know it. Looking at the demon (err, Efreet) on the cover chilled me to the bone. I promptly tore up the book and was praised for it. For a short time, I felt good. A few days later, I felt differently. [/QUOTE]

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