The fifth thing that I love about Dungeons and Dragons is the rules. The game has an elaborate series of rules that is designed to provide structure to the odd little Dungeons and Dragons universe that exists only inside the mind of the players. There are rules for how to fight; how to cast spells; how to climb; how to break down doors; how long it takes to travel over rough ground in the dark while encumbered by the body of a slain comrade.
Of course, the rules are so complicated that none of us players fully understands them. Which is good in itself. There is nothing a boy likes more than to debate an ambiguous rule. That is why it is boys who sit on committees and not girls. It is why more boys than girls want to make up laws in parliament.
Nightcap
15 years ago
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