What does d&d do to people, really?

[palleomortis]

Ok, so for some of you, this might be kinda personal. I'm sorry for those I might afend. But it always seemed like the D&D players grades rised a bit above avarage, or seem to hold an intelectull advantage. Please do comment.

 

[Henry]

D&D CAN have some negative effects.

There. I've said it. No one shoot me.

Like any other hobby, if you neglect your studies, job, family, etc. to the exclusion of your hobby, and make it the one center of your life, then yes, you can have serious problems. However, if balanced with your life as a whole, it can be a good form of social interaction, grammatical and communicative improvement, and if played for this effect, can also help people think strategically and how to overcome challenges.

One other thing - my grades never slipped before or after D&D - I started playing in the 5th grade, and never had any noticeable change.

 

[palleomortis]

That was kinda what I was thinking. I kinda have a problem with obsesing with D&D, but I always manage to get my stuff done.

 

[sniffles]

I can't vote on your poll because I didn't begin playing D&D (or any other RPG) until I was twice your age, Palleomortis. But I would point out that D&D has brought me some of the best friends I've had in my life, people who have stuck by me far longer than any of my friends from my school days. D&D gives me a tremendous amount of entertainment and pleasure. But I would want to keep my friends even if we stopped playing D&D - friends are more important than games or grades (although good grades make life a lot easier!)

 

[shilsen]

D&D CAN have some negative effects.

There. I've said it. No one shoot me.

Okay! *throws the first stone*

Like any other hobby, if you neglect your studies, job, family, etc. to the exclusion of your hobby, and make it the one center of your life, then yes, you can have serious problems. However, if balanced with your life as a whole, it can be a good form of social interaction, grammatical and communicative improvement, and if played for this effect, can also help people think strategically and how to overcome challenges.

One other thing - my grades never slipped before or after D&D - I started playing in the 5th grade, and never had any noticeable change.

Same here. I started later than many people here, at the start of grad school, but there was no noticeable change in the quality of my work. I will say, however, that DMing has made me a better teacher and teaching has made me a better DM. Mostly due to getting to practice related skills.

 

[Mystery Man]

I haven't had "grades" in almost 20 years.

 

[palleomortis]

thanx, sniff. Once question, is your sig. from a movie called DUNGEON MASTER? That and there seems to be another guy called "DungeonMasterCal" that I would like to ask the same question.

 

[mcrow]

it helped me realize (when I was 12...oh boy thats 16 years ago) that reading did not suck so read more and got better @ it. I learned to do math faster in my head. I was more creative. Reading better @ that age will definitly improve your grades, but I would think that for highschool aged kid would not benifit as much.

 

[Zappo]

I always had high grades. But anyway, I think that on average D&D does good. With any thing, it does bad if exaggerated.

 

[palleomortis]

Okay! *throws the first stone*



Same here. I started later than many people here, at the start of grad school, but there was no noticeable change in the quality of my work. I will say, however, that DMing has made me a better teacher and teaching has made me a better DM. Mostly due to getting to practice related skills.

*tosses peble idoly*


What do you teach?