ɪn fˈækt, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv saɪkˈaɪətɹɪst ænd ˈæntaɪtˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən vˈaɪələns ˈæktɪvˌɪst tˈɑːməs ɹˈeɪdki ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ˌɔn tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən vˈaɪələns sˈaɪɾᵻd ɐ fɪktˈɪʃəs lˈɛɾɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪn ðɪs nˈɑːvəl æz "pɹˈuːf" ðæt dˈiː ænd dˈiː hæd kˈɔːzd ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɡˈeɪmɚz.
In fact, in 1985 psychiatrist and anti-television violence activist Thomas Radecki of the National Coalition on Television Violence cited a fictitious letter written by a character in this novel as "proof" that D&D had caused the death of gamers.