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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ForceUser" data-source="post: 1808505" data-attributes="member: 2785">I gave a speech on this over the summer. For starters, RPGs encourage youngsters to be literate; everyone knows that someone who's truly into RPGs collects and reads the game books, many of which are on a reading level higher than your average newspaper. RPGs inspire the imagination. Kids who play them tend to be more creative than others, and this helps them later in life when they are in school and at work. Similarly, RPGs train problem-solving, critical thinking, and arithmetic skills, all of which are helpful no matter what career one chooses. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, RPGs provide years of training in communication and teamwork. The ability to listen, a part of communication, is one of the top skills possessed by successful executives and politicians. Among my gaming friends, I count several college graduates, several computer engineers, and even a former corporate executive for a major financial institution. Most of them have played RPGs all their lives.For me, my success as a DM has directly translated into the career I have chosen to work toward; I want to teach at a university someday. To be a good professor, one needs not just the skills outlined above, but also the ability to be comfortable when speaking publicly. As anyone who has been part of an RPG group knows, the DM spends most of his time speaking to groups of people. This is a valuable skill; most Americans fear public speaking more than they fear death!</blockquote>

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