Amidst the usual RPGsitesite squalor/splendor, I direct your attention to the following article! Well, I thought it was cool, anyhow.
http://blog.bookmooch.com/2008/02/25/barbarians-for-literacy/
Thanks for posting that, Maw! That's six shades of liquid awesome!
Very cool.
I'll give this guy some props right now, though indirectly, I suppose.
Over in my thread about my kids' D&D game (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4430&page=4), I mentioned how our recent session went very poorly. One thing I left out of the story, though, was how I had my son sit down with the PHB and read up on the basics of combat so that more than one of us at the table had a solid grasp on the rules. He did so, and later proved a very sound understanding of how combat was supposed to proceed.
An RPG encouraged literacy. Really.
!i!
(P.S. And it looks like Hercules Invictus might be teaching the Charles Atlas method of physical self-improvment (http://www.thorthebarbarian.com/herculesinvictus/id31.html), too! :haw: )
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaAn RPG encouraged literacy. Really.
It strongly encourages reading comprehension and active reading. You can skim through a novel without gaining a deep understanding. But if you don't know how to calculate your attack bonus, you need to read and search for the right info.
At first I wondered who'd win in a fight - him or Direction Man (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/nyregion/29super.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin), but then I realised the answer would be (booming voice): "We fight only for justice. Not to see who's strongest."