Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site noscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!noscvax!jordan From: jordan@noscvax.UUCP (Martin C. Jordan) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: FRP games--a work of the devil... :-( Message-ID: <37@noscvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 13:10:15 EDT Article-I.D.: noscvax.37 Posted: Mon Sep 30 13:10:15 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Oct-85 06:15:27 EDT References: <25@noscvax.UUCP> <567@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> Reply-To: jordan@cod.UUCP (Martin C. jordan) Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 26 In article <567@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> tim@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA (Tim Maroney) writes: >C'mon, Martin, let's hear of just one D&D spell that comes from an authentic >medieval grimoire. The closest ones are the summonings, and they're >completely inauthentic. The rest are obviously the products of twentieth >century imagination. >-=- >Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking >ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim >CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!" You're correct! The most questionable ones are the summonings. But, there are some who spice up their games with additional material which may be authentic or, for me, too close to the fire for comfort. I have no trouble playing D&D and several other Christians have written that they don't either.....providing that the "play" doesn't border on "reality." Originaly, I was tired of seeing all those "narrow-minded atheists" putting us "narrow-minded fundamentalists" down. It was obvious that they did not understand God and Satan from the perspective of believers in the Old and/or New Testament. I merely wished for others to see the other side of the coin, whether or not we agreed. I like your attitude, but some don't even want to look at another viewpoint, hence, the "narrow-minded atheist." I guess I'd better break out my asbestos suit, I feel the flames coming. Martin Jordan