Friday, August 22, 2008

I put on my robe and voting hat

Twice now, McCain campaign spokesman Michael Goldfarb has dissed Dungeons & Dragons players. The obvious point is that Goldfarb is seriously misunderstanding the political leanings of RPG'ers. They are more libertarian than anything else, with a strong sprinkling of authoritarian rightists. The fun point is the obvious jokes you get to make about these statements:
Cloak of stupidity, +7 Rapier of Jackassery, Critical fumbling the enchantment spell. But now Wired has run a poll asking What D & D creature is John McCain? Winning so far...
  • Doppelganger Extraordinaire
  • Gelatinous Cube
  • Lich
  • Gnome Illusionist, lvl 15
  • Lvl 9 Old Sulken Dwarf War Veteran
Helpful suggestions from FARK:
  • Any character surrounded by trolls who do its bidding
  • Is there a D&D character that carries potions in his cheeks?
  • Whichever one that constantly reminds you that he was a prisoner in an Orc POW camp, which in turn makes him qualified to be the DM.
Much easier to peg Obama- 20th level Half-Drow bard. Alignment: Lawful Smooth

1 comment:

Red A said...

LOL. Totally agree on the Obama D&D description.

For McCain, I go with Gelatinous Cube. Those were scary. Now, of course, instead of being terrified, I can only imagine Cantonese people eating them with delight