10 Business Lessons I Learned From Playing D&D

Esther Schindler writes "Those hours you spent rolling dice in your youth weren't wasted according to my 10 Business Lessons I Learned from Playing Dungeons & Dragons. Playing fantasy role playing games did more than teach the rules of combat or proper behavior in a dragon's lair. D&D can instruct you in several skills that can help your career. Such as: 'One spell, used well, can be more powerful than an entire book full of spells' and 'It's better to out-smart an orc than to fight one.'" What other wisdom have you gained from your time sequestered with various RPGs?

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What I learned

[nizo]

What other wisdom have you gained from your time sequestered with various RPGs?

D&D: the more you played the less likely you were to get laid.

(Queue up the, "but I only gamed with hot vixens back in high school!" responses)

Oh and I also learned that playing D&D makes you sarcastic and bitter.

Smaller does not mean less dangerous

[Clueless Moron]

Stepping on a d4 hurts a hell of a lot more than stepping on a d20.

Re:Wisdom?

[Feyshtey]

As are assumptions. For instance, assuming that D&D is a video game.

Re:Real Life

[2names]

I learned that you NEVER, NEVER, NEVER try to put a Portable Hole into a Bag of Holding...