Mr. Ewalt talks about that Dungeon Master book and how it was mostly untrue. James Egbert was a prodigy who had a depression problem totally unrelated to D&D. It makes a good story though just like the play that made Salieri the secret murderer of Mozart. Great story. Total bullshit.
The Spoony Bard's story is interesting. He played D&D at lunchtime in full view of his peer group. I always played alone or at home with a friend. I was the outsider's outsider and wasn't reviled as a deviant because I was not obviously a nerd. I had my issues with bullies in 5-8th grade and fought my way to being left alone for the most part. I kind of wish I'd been in the nerd group. Being in a group is better than being alone, even a group under attack.


