Hi tim.
I'm still a little confused at this correspondance between D&D and deaths,
or indeed what you mean about a girl crawling around in the woods and D&D.
As far as I knowand have ever played, D&D,like all tabletop games involves
you and your friends and a game master sitting around in a nice warm house
with your dice and character sheets (or electronic versions of same),
essentially participating in a collective story the gm is telling.
As I said, I can believe that someone probably has committed a murder or
similar, but only the same way any social activity provokes murder. There's
no directly violent action or running around with real weapons.
This is a contrast from larp, live action role play which does! involve
dressing up like your fantasy character and running around smacking each
other with fake weapons. This is not something I've ever done or personally
would particularly want to do (sinse I don't see the point of being
physically limited to playing a blind character), however I have many
friends who are keen larp fans, and they describe a very strict set of rules
and code of conduct, such as having a licensed first aider, having only
specific phome weapons usable, having a set guide when out in wild locations
who is responsable for knowing where all the players are etc.
?
indeed apparently at one point a couple of friends of mine were getting
ready to go to one of their larp events dressing in gear, and were accosted
by a drunken idiot wielding a large table knife saying "I want to play too"
and swinging it around like a moron, ---- their response was to phone the
police!
?
So, I don't particularly see D&d any more dangerous than any other in door
social activity would be, and while larp does entail more risk, when run
properly it's no more dangerous than say fencing, wilderness walking or
other out door sports.
?
Beware the grue!
?
Dark.
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