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Dungeons & Dragons Adds Trigger Warnings For Old Products

Started by Trond, July 12, 2020, 11:23:30 AM

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1989

#60
July 14, 2020, 02:50:00 PM
Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1139781Interesting tidbit: The Dragonlance: Fifth Age products that were done using the SAGA Rules System lack this disclaimer, and so does the dual-statted The Sylvan Veil--but the also-dual-statted Rise of the Titans product has one!

I think I've worked out how they're coding this. Sylvan Veil is only in the general 'Dungeons & Dragons' category under Rules System, while Rise of the Titans is under D&D->Official D&D->2e (AD&D). I imagine that anything labelled "Official D&D" and not labelled '5E' gets hit with the Mark of the Unwoke. This also explains the odd product missing the disclaimer, such as Powers & Pantheons and Demihuman Deities for FR (but not Faiths & Avatars)--they aren't under the Official D&D category for some reason.

Mark of Unwoke! hahah

Hand of Saruman!

Omega

#61
July 14, 2020, 04:09:40 PM
Quote from: Brad;1139719There's one MASSIVE difference between this stuff and the Satanic Panic...the latter was spawned from a legitimate desire to protect children's souls from being corrupted by evil (no matter how ridiculous it seemed), the former is trying to assuage Marxists so they can destroy history.

It's literally misguided good intentions vs. pure evil.

Not quite. Pulling was off her rocker before her son died and afterwards blamed D&D rather than her own near abusive attitude pushing him to death. You should see her "instructions" for how police were to question people. All meant to corner them into this trap. And this thing was passed around various police departments. Same with grifters like Eagles Nest.

Ive never met a single one of these nuts who actually meant well.

Brad

#62
July 14, 2020, 04:43:18 PM
Quote from: Omega;1139800Not quite. Pulling was off her rocker before her son died and afterwards blamed D&D rather than her own near abusive attitude pushing him to death. You should see her "instructions" for how police were to question people. All meant to corner them into this trap. And this thing was passed around various police departments. Same with grifters like Eagles Nest.

Ive never met a single one of these nuts who actually meant well.

Not talking about Pulling specifically; my mom bought into the whole thing and she honestly did NOT want me to become some sort of Satanist. I imagine a lot of other moms who were fooled by this nonsense thought the same thing.
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

1989

#63
July 14, 2020, 04:46:44 PM
Quote from: Brad;1139810Not talking about Pulling specifically; my mom bought into the whole thing and she honestly did NOT want me to become some sort of Satanist. I imagine a lot of other moms who were fooled by this nonsense thought the same thing.

My mom was curious what these games were all about, but the store owner handed her a handy pamphlet about how RPGs are good for kids in so many ways. Win!

Omega

#64
July 14, 2020, 05:07:52 PM
Quote from: 1989;1139813My mom was curious what these games were all about, but the store owner handed her a handy pamphlet about how RPGs are good for kids in so many ways. Win!

The one by Mike Stackpole? He was long standing opponent of Pulling and her ilk and worked to counter the damage she was trying to cause.

1989

#65
July 14, 2020, 05:21:42 PM
Quote from: Omega;1139820The one by Mike Stackpole? He was long standing opponent of Pulling and her ilk and worked to counter the damage she was trying to cause.

That's a good question. I don't remember. I remember it was a black-and-white pamphlet and it said something about math skills. That was back in ... 1990.
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