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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?
I learned that RPG's are nothing more than fancy statistical simulations that have as much to do with simulating anything as the order of playing blackjack.
Other than the content background which I can get from reading novels, playing RPG's is about as exciting as moving numbers around a spreadsheet.
That's why D&D playing usually ends right about the time puberty kicks in. Well, it divides the players into two groups. The ones who are at home all weekend playing, and the ones who are out dating.
I haven't touched dice since I was 13. Well, except a dirty set of dice, and those were only used during foreplay, until we gave up and decided to just do what we wanted. Sex, just like life, shouldn't be controlled by the roll of the dice.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
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