Happy Birthday D&D

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3655627.stm

I cant begin to express my graitude to the creators of D&D, they taught me what a bec du corbin was, and that carring a 10 foot pole was a smart thing to do in a dungeon.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Just for this auspicious day Im going to post a link to the funniest anti gaming tract ever!!!

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.asp

Questions raised... And Comments!

1. Where is this group of all female gamers?
2. What happened to Blackleafs Saving throw?
3. So is she a witch, a druid.... I dont get it and a D&D coven, what do they all sacrifice pocket protectors???
4. She got her dad to drop $200 bucks on D&D stuff.... Rock on!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I love how the Christians are dancing and frollicking around the fire... just like a black mass.
Also, I like how the players get to determine the results of their proposed actions.
also, if I have several 20th level characters, how come *I've* never been introduced to the inner circle. I want to cast spells and make people buy me stuff.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

I thought that was how we got stuff to review... you mean I've been working toward 20th level for nothing.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

review material comes because of my good looks and charm only. I'm a 20th level Bard with a Charisma of 22 baby!

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

hmmm I wouldve thought more people would have been interested in this event too.

30 years of timewasting.

[stacer]

I read the article, but don't have much to say about it since I'm not a gamer.

It was interesting, though.

[EUOL]

That Chick Tract is one of my personal favorites.  Right up there where the one where the Mormon missionaries get converted by the good Christian they visit while door-knocking.  The one about the Jehovah’s Witness who converts away just in time to save his daughter by letting her have a blood transfusion is pretty good too.  

However, none are quite as good as that DnD one.  "I think it's time that you learn how to REALLY cast spells."  Heh.

[Spriggan]

My favorite is probaly the one that says the Holocaust was instagated by the Catholic church while still manageing to be very anti-semetic.  It basicly shows what type of person he is.

[EUOL]

This one is fun too:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0041/0041_01.asp

However, this thread isn't about Chick (we've already had some about him...)

So, Happy B-Day D&D!

[Spriggan]

I'm suprised WoC dosne't have anything about the 30th aniverserity of their website.

[42]

Some of the responses to the BBC article are hillarious. I want a +1 magic rat-on-a-stick.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

This one is fun too:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0041/0041_01.asp

oo... what do you think it takes to be one of the angels that throws people into hell?

[EUOL]

You're on your way, Lord Inquisitor.