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I played DnD when I was a kid around this time, I remember the satanic panic very well. I thought it sounded so cool, that I thought I was playing the game wron
by arbitrage 5y ago
I played DnD when I was a kid around this time, I remember the satanic panic very well. I thought it sounded so cool, that I thought I was playing the game wrong ... there was far less satan worshipping than I had been led to believe.
Since this was before the era of Internet in the home, I went to the library, and the librarian helped me look through the microfiche archives. We tracked down the original reported incidences that were most likely to be referenced by the people driving the panic reporting. I distinctly recall discussing with her "that's it? wow, they're blowing this all way out of proportion." She nodded in agreement.
- labster 5y agoMost of the kewl satanic rules were in the splatbooks, like the dark ritual to lower your THAC0. That’s probably why you missed it. Also, Tomb of Horrors. Pretty sure that’s what inspired the Chick Tract.