Water cooler katana slash
Posted by Yax on July 29, 2007
Here’s a follow-up article on the 70s & 80s anti-D&D propaganda.
While researching old Dungeons & Dragons stuff I found this article. It’s a blast from the past for sure. It’s interesting to see how the game was received when it was first published.
Somehow Dungeons & Dragons has turned from a harmless game - compared to acting out novels in the linked article above - into a scapegoat for every crazy dude chopping off co-workers with a katana. I personally think it is highly unlikely that it was caused by D&D - so few of us actually play in an oriental settings. And maybe that guys was a little coocoo to start with.
[...] So spread the word that Wizards of the Coast is willing to give us some of our money back. Let me know if you apply for the grant. Have fun with your D&D game and try not to attack co-workers with samourai swords. [...]
When I go nuts, I shall try to brain people with a stepladder before eventually being apprehended in a reptile house while attempting to force my way into the python’s enclosure.
Let’s see ‘em try to pin that one on D&D…
I think this cat’s psychotic break was fueled not by D&D, but by Pulp Fiction. Nothing (besides a little GTA:VC) makes katana wielding look so enticing.
“Zed, this is Maynard. Spiderweb’s done caught a fly.”