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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 2115670" data-attributes="member: 14041">When I was younger and saw GURPS books at the local BDalton, my mother&nbsp; absolutely forbid me from getting them. She was trying very hard to be typical Suburban Mom who thought RPGs = Satanism.&nbsp; This is the same woman who read LotR to me as a child.&nbsp; Go figure.Later, as computers became popular and I and my brother got into CRPGs she didn't have a problem with them.&nbsp; But she was mellowing by then.Her reaction to my first article in Dragon: &quot;The pictures are pretty.&quot;&nbsp; She is happy I have found some measure of success in writing, but she doesn't understand.&nbsp; She doesn't get it, doesn't understand it, but basically figures its no worse than comicbooks, which she bought for me every week of my life practically.The fact that I met my wife roleplaying helps.(Her parents, on the other hand, ask about what happened in the game and how her character is doing.&nbsp; Different family.)My father really likes the Black Company Books and I think about seeing if he would want to play a game everytime I see the campaign book, but will probablly never happen.The Question I don't think I want to know the answer to:&nbsp; What does my congregation think of RPGs?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 2115670, member: 14041"] When I was younger and saw GURPS books at the local BDalton, my mother absolutely forbid me from getting them. She was trying very hard to be typical Suburban Mom who thought RPGs = Satanism. This is the same woman who read LotR to me as a child. Go figure. Later, as computers became popular and I and my brother got into CRPGs she didn't have a problem with them. But she was mellowing by then. Her reaction to my first article in Dragon: "The pictures are pretty." She is happy I have found some measure of success in writing, but she doesn't understand. She doesn't get it, doesn't understand it, but basically figures its no worse than comicbooks, which she bought for me every week of my life practically.The fact that I met my wife roleplaying helps. (Her parents, on the other hand, ask about what happened in the game and how her character is doing. Different family.) My father really likes the Black Company Books and I think about seeing if he would want to play a game everytime I see the campaign book, but will probablly never happen. The Question I don't think I want to know the answer to: What does my congregation think of RPGs? [/QUOTE]

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