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Originally Posted by migo
Just to put things into perspective, there's a different term for "Player" than what we think of. There's an anecdote of a woman being very surprised someone was reading the "Player's Handbook". Just imagine what her reaction would have been to the "Dungeon Master's Guide".
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Laugh points abound, it's entirely true.
"Roleplaying" used by itself often attracts non-gamers to the "sexual roleplaying" view. I make careful use to state "a game of crafting a combined tale" rather than "Fred, Joe, Bob and I were all roleplaying in the basement on the table."
The name of the book was pretty much the only thing that got me interested in it. I saw it at my FLGS and was curious, so researched it online and found it to be highly refreshing and innovative after reading the demo. I went back the next day, buying both a copy of the game and Classroom Deathmatch.
Sure, there was some old lady at the main desk, but it didn't make me put the book back and run away in fear. The game has proved to be astounding, so I hardly think the slightest stint of embarrassment would have stopped myself from purchasing the game.