The following are some good articles that help explain just what exactly a roleplaying game (RPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons is. The bulleted list below the link contains some of the topics touched on in the page.

Introduction to Roleplaying Games.

  • What are RPGs?
  • Who plays RPGs?
  • "Game Positive" RPG sites

    Responses to Attacks by Conservative Christians.

  • Christian ministries
  • Christian authors
  • Focus on the Family

    Additional Information.

  • Criminal activities by gamers
  • Are RPGs occultic?
  • Recent references in the secular media

    Confessions of a Dungeons & Dragons Addict.

  • One self-titled born again Christian's experiences with D&D.
  • Excerpt:
    I am a Christian--born again, spirit-filled, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb--who for years played Dungeons & Dragons(tm) and other role-playing games. I write this so that other Christians will understand how it is possible for a Christian to become involved in such games.
    It is important that you accept the fact that I am a Christian. To this end, and recognizing that I am saved by grace, not by works I have done, I would recount just a part of my Christian experience so that you may know me by my works. I was as a youth raised in Baptist Sunday Schools until the age of twelve, when a business relocation landed me in a Presbyterian congregation. By then I had learned the scriptures well enough that the Presbyterians chose me as one of two youths to represent them on WNBC (New York) radio's Bible quiz. My partner and I advanced to the finals. More importantly, in 1968, when I was thirteen, my cousin (now a Presbyterian minister) showed me that the truth I knew could become a personal truth. Using a Campus Crusade "Four Spiritual Laws"© leaflet, he led me into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
    We were game players. We played many kinds of games with many kinds of people. Apart from the fact that it was a relaxing and stimulating recreational activity, it enabled us to maintain relationships with people who were not Christians and, by sharing our lives with them, to move them slowly toward the gospel and into growth. We constantly kept our eyes open for new games, even subscribing to magazines which provided information about them. Then one day in about 1980, my wife brought home an article in Psychology Today(tm) praising the new game Dungeons & Dragons(tm), which the author had used as a group therapy technique for teenagers. We were intrigued. From the sound of it, this was a game that would enable us to create adventures like those in some of our favorite Christian fiction--C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, George MacDonald. We immediately sought it out, and purchased a basic set.

    Links to just a few websites worth checking out:

  • Religious Tolerance.Org: http://www.religioustolerance.org/d_a_d.htm
  • Mark Joseph Young Net: http://www.mjyoung.net/dungeon/
  • Christian Gaming: http://www.valdron.com/tip/
  • If there are any you wish to add, please email me: taria@shadowlady.com

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