Thread:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/@comment-4010415-20170527013124/@comment-4010415-20170527112051

I just realized. SYUTK, why do you think that almost no one on this wiki knows what D&D is?

In its time, back in the 70s, it was unique and became incredibly popular, mostly with nerds, and it became widely-known. I know for a fact that pretty much everyone in America knows what D&D is. It even continues to carry the stereotype of being a game for nerds, so if you start a conversation about nerd stereotypes, someone is bound to mention D&D. That's pretty much one of the images that "stereotypical nerd" conjures up in American minds - a group of guys sitting around a table playing D&D, most likely cosplaying their characters. The cosplay part is an exaggeration, of course.

This even shows up in American entertainment media a lot. Like... ''a lot... a loooot.'' If a TV show wants to make it clear to the audience that a character is a massive nerd, they have the character play a D&D-esque game, usually with a parody name like "Dungeons & Gargoyles" in Wizards of Waverly Place. There's also "Ogres & Oubliettes" in the My Little Pony episode Dungeons & Discords. And, of course, Big Bang Theory has shown the characters play D&D because that show is a comedy about nerds (They even play actual D&D, not a parody). Gravity Falls shows how nerdy Dipper and Ford are by having them play a game called "Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons". The American Dad episode called All About Steve even features Steve and his friends cosplaying Star Trek characters as well as playing D&D, due to the episode's plot revolving around how much of a nerd Steve is.

The connection that people draw between "D&D" and "nerd" is still so strong that people tend to be surprised when they find out that Vin Diesel is a huge fan of D&D.