Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 2: Pat Pulling begins
Description
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch, Andy Hunter, and recently-published author Matt Shoemaker, whose new book, Gathering of Gamers: Dungeons & Dragons and Other Games Through Gen Con, is available now through Play Story Press (https://playstorypress.org/books/gathering-of-gamers/).
We continue our look at moral panics over Dungeons & Dragons by taking a closer look at Patricia Pulling, the founder of Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons (BADD), and the terrible tragedy that sparked her personal crusade against D&D.
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide. (3:17-3:24 )
If you or someone you know is struggling, please check out these resources provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources/). You are not alone.
Topics discussed include: the logistics of werewolf death curses, Pat's (alleged) prolific D&D campaigning, and the logical journey from TTRPGs to murder.
More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.
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