16 thoughts on “I don’t think posting stuff like this on Facebook will ever stop feeling weird.”

  1. Probably it will always feel weird. I’m old enough to have lived through the Satanic Panic, and strongly suffer from geek shame to this day. The Gauntlet is my therapy group. 😉

  2. Probably it will always feel weird. I’m old enough to have lived through the Satanic Panic, and strongly suffer from geek shame to this day. The Gauntlet is my therapy group. 😉

  5. I remember watching a video in church one Sunday night in the mid-nighties about the “end times” and D&D. The tape was from during the Satanic Panic, but the fear in that church was still very real and current.

    People are weird.

  6. I remember watching a video in church one Sunday night in the mid-nighties about the “end times” and D&D. The tape was from during the Satanic Panic, but the fear in that church was still very real and current.

    People are weird.

  7. (Also, note: Gauntlet: Rubber City doesn’t actually play, nor condone the play of, D&D; it just helps to connect people with something they might recognize and sort of understand.)

  8. (Also, note: Gauntlet: Rubber City doesn’t actually play, nor condone the play of, D&D; it just helps to connect people with something they might recognize and sort of understand.)

  11. I’m not going to lie, the reason I have avoided doing any promotion of The Gauntlet on Facebook (apart from the bizarro-world Facebook group we have) is my intense geek shame. I think I’m starting to gradually get over it, though.

  12. I’m not going to lie, the reason I have avoided doing any promotion of The Gauntlet on Facebook (apart from the bizarro-world Facebook group we have) is my intense geek shame. I think I’m starting to gradually get over it, though.

  13. It took me twenty-seven years and two failed relationships, but I finally fully embrace my nerdiness in front of everyone. (It helps that it’s kind of hip at this point.)

  14. It took me twenty-seven years and two failed relationships, but I finally fully embrace my nerdiness in front of everyone. (It helps that it’s kind of hip at this point.)

  15. I’ve always embraced my love of roleplaying.  It’s funny, because I deal with so much social anxiety.  But, I know roleplaying is fun, I know it allows me to be creative and to share memorable experiences.  Anyone who makes fun of it likely just doesn’t understand the possibilities.  Or maybe it’s not for them in particular, but given the right game, the right GM, the right players, I think almost anyone can have an enjoyable RP experience.

    As far as the satanic panic, I had a friend that I asked to play and he and his family were quite religious.  They asked a few questions and trusted me, an atheist (and trusted their son, obviously).  While evil might be represented, the stories we told were about real-ish people overcoming the worst in others directly and/or dealing with morally difficult situations.  With a modicum of maturity and thoughtfulness, roleplay can be a positive forum to address some of the inequities of life.

  16. I’ve always embraced my love of roleplaying.  It’s funny, because I deal with so much social anxiety.  But, I know roleplaying is fun, I know it allows me to be creative and to share memorable experiences.  Anyone who makes fun of it likely just doesn’t understand the possibilities.  Or maybe it’s not for them in particular, but given the right game, the right GM, the right players, I think almost anyone can have an enjoyable RP experience.

    As far as the satanic panic, I had a friend that I asked to play and he and his family were quite religious.  They asked a few questions and trusted me, an atheist (and trusted their son, obviously).  While evil might be represented, the stories we told were about real-ish people overcoming the worst in others directly and/or dealing with morally difficult situations.  With a modicum of maturity and thoughtfulness, roleplay can be a positive forum to address some of the inequities of life.

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