I enjoyed the article, thanks. > They were wearing silken robes in pale, iridescent colors, and every one of them looked just like him. That made me laugh. Ot

I enjoyed the article, thanks. > They were wearing silken robes in pale, iridescent colors, and every one of them looked just like him. That made me laugh. Other than that it sounded more like a self-hypnosis script overall. I could see people using it to get better rest...maybe even navigate a really hard day. IMO it's OK to involve fantasy that really works on that awkward self-hate/self-love dichotomy. I have been reading some of Palladium Books' RPGs from the era lately. They all have notices disclaiming the occult, loudly proclaiming they are just a game, etc. Personally I was raised by religious fundamentalists who would rather let me buy GDW's Twilight:2000 and dream of nuclear combat than get into the dragon fantasy & magic stuff. And dad was very highly educated...it's weird to think about this now but I guess even Aum Shinrikyo had recruited a bunch of amazing Ph.D.s, doctors, etc. The exception to the rule was if I was trying to get someone to go to church with me. Then I could play their dragon games all I wanted (the 'darkest' among my friends were more into GURPS though). My goal according to my parents was to make them feel accepted, then they'd give it all up and get involved in church! I was later able to leverage this strange missionary-minded satanic-approval into the purchase of a bunch of Led Zeppelin cassette tapes, which warped me forever. TTRPGs are still a lot of fun though. I mean just yesterday I was using [1] again, can hardly believe that amazing resource exists. 1. https://travellermap.com/ https://travellermap.com/