Great post! Loved playing Dungeons & Dragons with my best friends. Played for a few years until I was about 14. My parents never knew about it. When I look back I can understand why parents were concerned to a degree... we did get wrapped up in that imaginary world for sure. Still, it brought out a lot of imagination and we had a blast passing the time with each other as friends. I even had a Dungeon Master's Manual for a few years. I let my friend borrow it and never got it back. That bastard! lol
I'm sorry that the 60 Minutes story led to painful discussions for you. I felt bad for my peers whose enjoyment of RPGs and/or certain types of music had to be hidden from their families or discontinued completely. I'm very thankful for my parents and how supportive they were doing those times. Thanks for the excellent article and sharing the DAT letter.
My opinon of Ed Bradley and 60 Minutes took a real nosedive after this episode aired. It showed just how out of touch and sensationalist both he and his producers were. I'd never seen Trampier's rebuttle. Thanks for sharing it.
We had nothing of the sort in NZ. We were totally free to become obsessed with D&D until it melted our brains.
Great post! Loved playing Dungeons & Dragons with my best friends. Played for a few years until I was about 14. My parents never knew about it. When I look back I can understand why parents were concerned to a degree... we did get wrapped up in that imaginary world for sure. Still, it brought out a lot of imagination and we had a blast passing the time with each other as friends. I even had a Dungeon Master's Manual for a few years. I let my friend borrow it and never got it back. That bastard! lol
The imaginary worlds work well for some kids and not others. It can be challenging for parents to know what to do.
I think you need to find that old friend of yours and get your book back.
I'm sorry that the 60 Minutes story led to painful discussions for you. I felt bad for my peers whose enjoyment of RPGs and/or certain types of music had to be hidden from their families or discontinued completely. I'm very thankful for my parents and how supportive they were doing those times. Thanks for the excellent article and sharing the DAT letter.
Trampier himself was such an enigma, his letter to the editor is a fascinating little insight. Great post!
My opinon of Ed Bradley and 60 Minutes took a real nosedive after this episode aired. It showed just how out of touch and sensationalist both he and his producers were. I'd never seen Trampier's rebuttle. Thanks for sharing it.