Role playing worst practices

Dumarest · October 04, 2017, 09:12:49 PM

Quote from: jeff37923;998292My next Cleric will be a worshipper of Gronan's Simmeryan PeeHole. You don't want to know what the Holy Symbol is......

Peeholey symbol, you mean.

jeff37923 · October 04, 2017, 09:13:49 PM

Quote from: Dumarest;998294Peeholey symbol, you mean.

You're a bad, bad man......

Dumarest · October 04, 2017, 09:19:52 PM

Quote from: jeff37923;998296You're a bad, bad man......

You're confusing me with Leroy Brown.

Gronan of Simmerya · October 04, 2017, 09:46:45 PM

We really need the popcorn smiley back.

Bren · October 04, 2017, 09:57:24 PM

I miss the popcorn smiley.

Premier · October 05, 2017, 05:21:20 PM

Quote from: Voros;998019Dude you're going on and on about triggers and actual rape and we're talking about something used in games with dark content. I agree with you about some people claiming to be triggered by hoseshit and while you and I are not an experts on rape or any kind of trauma I have read probably the same article about PTSD that you did and it seemed believable.

But guess what? That has little to nothing to do with how and why X cards are actually used at the table.

Well, maybe the standard lines of argument have shifted since, but back when the thing was seeing much discussion in places I read, the usual pro-X-card line was "It helps PTSD victims avoid getting triggered."

Christopher Brady · October 05, 2017, 08:07:23 PM

Quote from: Premier;998522Well, maybe the standard lines of argument have shifted since, but back when the thing was seeing much discussion in places I read, the usual pro-X-card line was "It helps PTSD victims avoid getting triggered."

You have military vets at your table?

Bren · October 05, 2017, 10:13:43 PM

Quote from: Premier;998522Well, maybe the standard lines of argument have shifted since, but back when the thing was seeing much discussion in places I read, the usual pro-X-card line was "It helps PTSD victims avoid getting triggered."

I don't recall anyone who was pro-X-card using that line of argument in this thread.

Dumarest · October 05, 2017, 11:06:05 PM

I can't imagine ever playing with a group where a situation would arise that would make anyone feel the need for such a thing. Guess I'm just lucky.

Gronan of Simmerya · October 06, 2017, 12:02:55 AM

Quote from: Dumarest;998645I can't imagine ever playing with a group where a situation would arise that would make anyone feel the need for such a thing. Guess I'm just lucky.

That's why I'm such a believer in stating expectations beforehand. Exploring dark and edgy sexual violence? No, thanks.

Spinachcat · October 06, 2017, 12:32:43 AM

Quote from: Justin Alexander;996437And, of course, some people are forced to play with assholes. For example, it's literally impossible for Spinachcat to play in a group that doesn't have a massive asshole in it.

It's true! But you don't have to be there EVERY session!

Take a night off bro.

Quote from: Steven Mitchell;9975591. Would you use an RPG session as a kind of therapy, or in a session where it might turn into a quasi therapy session?

Do I like the person?

If I like them, then never. Absolutely never.

If not, then it's LOLZ time baby!!

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;997882Can I play my X-Card to stop discussion of the X-Card?

I play my X-card to cancel your X-card.

Triggering triggers me.

Steven Mitchell · October 06, 2017, 11:00:11 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;998684I play my X-card to cancel your X-card.

Triggering triggers me.

Gamers and house rules. You start with one little thing, pretty soon you've got a 3-ring binder full of cards, and rules for who can use them when.

Headless · October 06, 2017, 11:59:59 AM

I don't use X cards.

But the discussion here seems to be about power and boundaries. If I hand out X cards at my table I am saying "I respect your boundries before even knowing what they are."

If I disallow X cards and demand that you speak, I am saying that you need to fight for your boundries every time. Fight, advocate, lobby, you must build a case, I will judge it.

I can see why people wouldn't want to subject themselves to that.

I can also see not wanting to run a game where some stranger (none of us use X cards so any one who would use one in our game would be a stranger) gets an unappealable veto over our subject matter.

As for amateur therapy, I do it all the time, its called being a friend.

Bedrockbrendan · October 06, 2017, 12:05:56 PM

I have to admit that the X card feels very Portland to me. If people get use out of it, more power to them. But I can't see it being something we'd adopt at my table (we definitely hear peoples' concerns if they have them, I just can't imagine a technique like this gaining traction with my players).

fearsomepirate · October 06, 2017, 12:38:07 PM

Quote from: Christopher Brady;998574You have military vets at your table?

I think you can get PTSD from Twitter now. It's science.