[overflow] Re: GHHS

[Lee Gold <leeway@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mat Butler wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Michelle & Boyd Bottorff wrote:
> 
> > I strongly reccommend concerned adults volenteering to provide this sort
> > of time and attention for the kids at their local schools.  Start a
> > gaming club or a music club or something.  It isn't as good a solution
> > as actually having a full time parent on hand,  but it's much better
> > than nothing, and it DOES give the bullied kids a safe place to go.
> 
> Oh, you mean like D&D?  </pain&sarcasm>
> 
> Seriously, I know this message has almost no useful content... so I'll
> toss out a URL in hopes that I don't get massively
> flamed. :)  http://www.pvponline.com/rants_dd.php3 -- "5 Reasons Your Kids
> Should Play Dungeons & Dragons."

I'm very much in favor of roleplaying games, even D&D (though I prefer 
other ones).  Next time you're over here for a game, remind me to show 
off my Origins Award for A&E and the professional games I've written.

And D&D does teach people to cooperate.  And to be careful about
bullying smart non-athletic people who might know some very
powerful spells.  And also be polite to smart, non-athletic
players who can help you with the rules or might even make 
good GMs.

But I've run into enough stories of girls venturing into an all-boy
D&D game and getting their characters raped that I won't push
very hard on this.  There's nothing so wonderful that mean-
spirited people can't wreck it, even roleplaying.


--Lee