Thursday, October 21, 2010

Fighting Orcs Makes You Smarter

Yesterday I went to visit my school (the one where I normally work as a librarian but am taking a year off to be home with my daughter).  Not because I missed the school (not yet, anyway) but because one of my graduated members of the Dungeons and Dragons Club set up a reunion.  We ended up having several last minute cancellations, but we had a great turnout of current freshmen and sophomores, guys and gals.  Did we play any D&D?  No.  But there was enlightening conversation.  And pie.  And brownies.  And something sparked a HUGE idea for a new book in my brain.  So it was a wonderful experience.

It got me thinking (again, because I already knew this) how kids who play Dungeons and Dragons are so freakin' cool.  I can confidently say that I believe that that are even cooler than kids who don't.  Because they are smart.  And funny.  And quick-thinking.  And well-read.  And full of ideas-- constantly full of out there, brilliant, mind-bending ideas.  Dang, I love them. 

For anyone out there who has ever pegged someone a dork or a loser or a freak because they play Dungeons and Dragons, I have this to say to you: You don't get us.  And we could care less.  We have more important things to think about.

6 comments:

Brian James said...

In these days of Fantasy Sports, I don't think anyone can honestly refer to D&D players as nerds.

Julie H said...

Huzzah to that, Brian!

Charles Ryan said...

Great post. These qualities are self-evident to anyone who has any real experience with D&D players. Fortunately, as the years roll by, that's getting to be a larger and larger portion of the population!

Julie H said...

Love the years ROLLING by, Charles!

derekstaff said...

Sure, the kids who played D&D were nerds. Its the kids who played Traveler, GURPS, or White Wolf games who are cool.
;)

Julie H said...

Sorry, derekstaff, I have no idea what you are talking about. GURPS sounds funny, though!