Is Dungeons and Dragons really satanic?

by Stewart Benner

I played Dungeons and Dragons as a teen in the 1980's, and I've heard different versions of this question many times. Generally I think the question comes from people who don't...read more

by Glen R. Taylor

A great deal of noise has been made in the media on whether Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game first produced by TSR, Inc., and now published by Wizards of the Coast, is ...read more

by Jen Power

Why would something be considered satanic? I think it's best to start by looking at Dungeons and Dragons piece by piece to see what part of it could be labeled evil. Dungeons a...read more

by Lola Batling

The question of Dungeons and Dragons being satanic is as old as the game itself. The key facet of the debate is that it's fantasy. The same people who believe that Harry Potter ...read more

by Toni Stauffer

The Truth About Dungeons & Dragons I began playing Dungeons & Dragons in college when a graduate student invited me to a game. To this day I don't know what he saw in me that...read more

by Penny S. Vincent

Many people may think that Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is satanic. This usually stems from a lack of true understanding as to the pychological benefits of role-playing games. Wh...read more

by Carl Knight

When I think of the days and nights I've spent in the throes of a tense game of D&D, what occurs to me most is not that it was demonic or evil in any sense; what I think of most...read more

by John Devera

The controversy over Dungeons and Dragons has raged since the introduction of the game in 1974. It is the first and most significant of role playing games. Now, the heart of t...read more

by Hope Darby

A very simple fact of life eludes most people: sources of entertainment are not evil. People are who make them good or bad. The beauty of imagination is that people can create a...read more

by jayb83

Dungeons and Dragons is not satanic. It is who is playing and how far there imagination takes them. Some people imagination will take them to great heights and others to the l...read more

by James Henderson

Recently I read an article by one Ken Fairbank, in this article he cited a definition of Satanic, and insisted that because of that definition, (and more importantly the guide l...read more

by Brad Sylvester

Raising this tired old debate again is silly. Clearly Dungeons and Dragons is a godly and righteous game. Indeed it is difficult to succeed without the aid of a devout priest ...read more

by Diane Brooks

Does anyone know the concept of role playing or game? It is a fantasy and imagination process. It lets you work out feelings and pass time. There is not much difference between ...read more

by Xauri'El Zwaan

In 1979, Dallas Egbert mysteriously disappeared from his dorm room at Michigan State University. On learning that Egbert was involved in a little known hobby known as Dungeons ...read more

by Raven Lebeau

The pencil and paper RPG "Dungeons and Dragons," and the video games based on it, draw together elements from a variety of different mythologies and belief systems. It has no i...read more

by Dan Cartwright

Quite frankly, the whole notion that Dungeons and Dragons is satanic is ridiculous to say the least. Some people really do take things a bit too far. Explain to me how a rol...read more

by Nick Stock

Is Dungeons and Dragons Satanic? Is someone actually asking that question? Alright, let's do it. Firstly, the definition of satanic is really being taken out of context. I...read more

by Twist

Wow! The entire time I was playing in the early 80's was due to Satan's hands guiding my 20-sided die? Impossible! This is simply a loosing battle to argue 'yes'. Take out the b...read more

by Pontifexsniff

Sadly, no. Perhaps I've missed out on something. Throughout my experience, from being introduced to Mr Gygax's version of fantasy role-playing in high school (the 80's), and i...read more

by C. Shawn Mcclendon

Have you ever heard this phrase? "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on television"? The person saying those words just explained to you, that he or she is an actor, who spends m...read more