Local creative shares origin story, therapeutic uses of role-playing games
Roger Huntman of Coeur d'Alene is pictured Dec. 3 with two books he wrote about teaching with roleplaying games. As a behavior intervention professional, he utilizes this type of gameplay to work with young clients.
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A painted miniature monster awaits heroes to approach in a tabletop game in Roger Huntman's Coeur d'Alene basement. The prolific game creator has written several gaming books as well as books about the therapeutic use of roleplaying games when working with kids.
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Coeur d'Alene resident Roger Huntman is the author of the "Starfighter" roleplaying game series. His newest book, “Zero G Omnibus,” was released in late November.
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An icon of role-playing games frequented Roger Huntman's Dungeons and Dragons sessions in the 1980s Midwest.
“If you lived in Minneapolis, you had a great chance of playing with Dave," Huntman said. "Dave had some guys literally find him during the game, hunt his character down and kill his character in the game on purpose. After that, he decided that he was going to just nonchalantly find other groups to play in, and he came into ours.”
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