speegle@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Charles R. Speegle) (10/03/85)
[take this!]
Hi Martin,
I hardly considered anyone to play D&D to be 'narrow-minded',
I also don't consider myself to be 'narrow-minded' although I am an
atheist. I was a methodist before I was realized that for me there
was no God. I have a hard time understanding how you call me 'narrow-
minded' you admit that I am more open than you. I understand where
you are coming from but why do feel you must change the way I live?
I not trying to change you into an atheist, why try and change me into
a fundamentalist? It gets back to what I had mentioned in an earlier
message that you feel it's OK if you belittle my beliefs but if I
belittle yours you get huffy and call me 'narrow-minded'. Get Off
your soap box and LISTEN a little.
If you have trouble playing the game with people who are more
'open-minded' than you are, QUIT and play with a group more suited to
your thinking. I have played with many groups before and some of which
I quit because I didn't enjoy it. That's the key to D&D, it's enjoyable.
Why kill our enjoyment because you aren't enjoying yourself. BTW is this
the way you enjoy yourself, by trying to convince yourself and others that
your way is the "right" way. One of the reasons I didn't like religions
in general is that most feel that THEIR WAY is the ONLY WAY.
What's your real problem with D&D? Is it that you can't succeed
in the game like others do or do you have trouble coping with the game?
Succeeding with D&D is enjoying the game. Don't try to compete with
others in character building, the only ones who enjoy that are in the
munchkin character class. And if you can't cope with the game you
probably ought to quit and write your own role playing game dealing with
saving people's souls and self gratification.
-)------ Charlie ------(-
Let's argue over my soul ;-)
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