Ah, the lunatic fringe.

[gridlore]

From the Demonbusters site. (I swear, that's what they call themselves!)

Nintendo has capitalized on the vulnerability of the novice. The clerks at Barnes and Noble Bookseller's promote Pokemon as an entry level game designed to prepare the uninitiated for the game called "Magic: the Gathering." "Magic: the Gathering" trains the apprentice for "Dungeons & Dragons" and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons." Like "Harry Potter" of the modern best seller fiction novels, the Masters of "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" are ready to be empowered for white witchcraft. The popularity of such spiritual games has laid the groundwork for many who have fallen into the coven of Wicca.... (cf. Deuteronomy 18:9-14)

Damn. Close to thirty years of playing D&D and I still can't cast fireball. The interesting idea of Pokemon being an introduction Magisc, and Magic to D&D, is also worth a giggle.

Yes, these are the people who think that wearing paisley means you're possessed.

Comments

That's why...

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

...I always played fighters.

Re: That's why...

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Ah, but do they wear paisley?

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

Sheesh. I think I went to high school with the person who wrote that description of why paisley print is evil.

[isomeme.livejournal.com]

Um...there were two of us in the family who went in for D&D (and such games) in a big way. It led one of us straight to the hard stuff (http://oto-usa.org/).

Maybe they have a point. :)

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Feh. I've yet to see you throw a decent fireball spell. And the Army was quite unimpressed with my abilities with Vorpal Swords.