Another old bookmark about how D&D was feared as a gateway to suicide and devil-worship, but now informs a ton of pop culture we love so yay, we win!
It sounds crazy in our world today, where there are Dungeons & Dragons movies and a rich game industry full of titles inspired by those old paper-and-dice games we played back in the twentieth century. One of the most popular shows on television, Game of Thrones, features plots that my friends and I might have cooked up back on that playground at lunch. Somehow, the popularity of epic fantasy and role playing overcame America's fear of young people making up stories about monsters and gods.
I played a ton of D&D as a kid. I miss it. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim was a great return to that kind of world.
Old D&D town map I made long ago for a long-forgotten campaign. pic.twitter.com/gTS3PXdKkY
— Scott Andrew (@scottandrew) April 27, 2014