Amidst spending $50,000 of inheritance on computer systems and a plasma television, one young Nevada couple became so addicted to Dungeons & Dragons Online that they neglected their 11-month and 22-month children to the point of malnourishment and near-starvation. The prosecuting attorney had this to say about the parents:

They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games.

The couple pleaded guilty to child neglect and face up to 12 years in jail. Unfortunately, the damage they have done may haunt their children for life, as the earliest developmental months are seen by many as the most important. But to put it in language shitty, rpg parents might understand: no 18 intellect for little Billy and Sara. [AP]