Quote from: Grognard GM on March 07, 2024, 06:57:10 PM

Quote from: blackstone on March 07, 2024, 10:40:42 AM..and yet we have people who've played for years and LOVE the show.

I'd put money on the types of RPG gamers that enjoy Critical Role, enjoying Soap Operas, house flipper shows, and other mindless pap.

Nothing wrong with mindless pap every once in a while

Quote from: Mistwell on March 07, 2024, 04:08:48 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on March 07, 2024, 04:44:41 AM


How to write a very long post telling me you haven't watched the livestream.

I have not watched the livestream, so I apologize if my responses were redundant or not responding to good points you made or something. I plan to, just can't right now.

Your analysis was very similar to mine.

Quote from: Grognard GM on March 07, 2024, 06:57:10 PM

Quote from: blackstone on March 07, 2024, 10:40:42 AM..and yet we have people who've played for years and LOVE the show.

I'd put money on the types of RPG gamers that enjoy Critical Role, enjoying Soap Operas, house flipper shows, and other mindless pap.

Undoubtedly. It's reality-tv fans.

I have a friend who is into Critical Role. She finds the show entertaining. But she is also an experienced gamer who knows the difference between the show and reality. And she doesn't engage in the Mercer effect.

Quote from: RPGPundit on March 08, 2024, 04:53:26 AM

Quote from: Grognard GM on March 07, 2024, 06:57:10 PM

Quote from: blackstone on March 07, 2024, 10:40:42 AM..and yet we have people who've played for years and LOVE the show.

I'd put money on the types of RPG gamers that enjoy Critical Role, enjoying Soap Operas, house flipper shows, and other mindless pap.

Undoubtedly. It's reality-tv fans.

i.e. tourists.

Quote from: Anon Adderlan on March 07, 2024, 04:51:44 PM

Quote from: honeydipperdavid on March 06, 2024, 01:26:36 PM
Don't worry, Matt will come out as trans and Marsha will stay with her girlfriend in support of her "transition" as a lesbian couple.

There was a time where I'd mock you for being ridiculous.

Was.

Welcome to the club!

I was rather surprised when an comic book writer I know from back in the 90s relatively recently went trans. Did not see that coming at all. Especially since he was married when I knew him.

Quote from: Grognard GM on March 07, 2024, 06:57:10 PM

Quote from: blackstone on March 07, 2024, 10:40:42 AM..and yet we have people who've played for years and LOVE the show.

I'd put money on the types of RPG gamers that enjoy Critical Role, enjoying Soap Operas, house flipper shows, and other mindless pap.

Nah. It is more akin to listening to a radio play or audio book, or going to a stage play.

I can listen to say Zee Blashew recount an adventure and enjoy it alot. But watching CR for me is just... ugh more than it is ever interesting.

Quote from: Omega on March 09, 2024, 12:09:55 AM
I was rather surprised when an comic book writer I know from back in the 90s relatively recently went trans. Did not see that coming at all. Especially since he was married when I knew him.

Most (all?) late onset trans are highly heterosexual aspergery guys, so they tend to be married and come out as lesbians.

Quote from: S'mon on March 09, 2024, 10:44:51 AM
Most (all?) late onset trans are highly heterosexual aspergery guys, so they tend to be married and come out as lesbians.

So are they just LARPing?

Quote from: Omega on March 09, 2024, 12:09:55 AM

Quote from: Anon Adderlan on March 07, 2024, 04:51:44 PM

Quote from: honeydipperdavid on March 06, 2024, 01:26:36 PM
Don't worry, Matt will come out as trans and Marsha will stay with her girlfriend in support of her "transition" as a lesbian couple.

There was a time where I'd mock you for being ridiculous.

Was.

Welcome to the club!

I was rather surprised when an comic book writer I know from back in the 90s relatively recently went trans. Did not see that coming at all. Especially since he was married when I knew him.

Keep in mind, Matt will do it to get more viewers, he will not be trans.  I'm just waiting for it personally.  Now if he larded himself up to 350 lbs, then I'd believe he's going trans.  It seems like guys in their 40's lard up to that size there's a chance they'll lose their f'n minds and want to cut off their dicks see Jim Sterling for reference.  I'm just hoping the CR crew is doing the leftard shit to sell, they have normies with them.  That being written, it would be hilarious for Matt to cut off his dick and donate it to Marisha and they do a "very special episode of Critical Cuts and Stitch".

Quote from: Brad on March 09, 2024, 09:56:05 PM

Quote from: S'mon on March 09, 2024, 10:44:51 AM
Most (all?) late onset trans are highly heterosexual aspergery guys, so they tend to be married and come out as lesbians.

So are they just LARPing?

Given all the social advantages of the current DEI climate I suspect more than a few would do so just for the job security.

White men are first fired and last to be hired these days and the government doesn't like to give welfare to mothers and children with husbands... trans-lesbians have total job security.

If I were married with a family to support and working for some DEI corporation was the only way to make a living with my skillset, I'd openly declare I identify as a black lesbian just so any attempt to remove me turns into a lawsuit and dings the corp's DEI score (which is what guarantees their access to the funny money).

If I were a husband and father, my FIRST responsibility is the welfare of my wife and children. If I have to humiliate myself so they get to eat, then I will fall on that sword for them.

So, yeah, LARPing is actually a logical move in the present corporate environment unless you've got the acumen to work for yourself (which not everyone does).

In Germany, a new law will come into effect in November that will allow people to officially change their gender once a year. I don't know if there will be a limited number of genders to choose from or if one can just make something up. More than likely, it will simply be a division into male, female, and "diverse." I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of Gen Z will eventually be officially "diverse" because it offers them an advantage. One can always switch back to one's actual sex after retirement.

Quote from: Rhymer88 on March 11, 2024, 10:10:19 AM
In Germany, a new law will come into effect in November that will allow people to officially change their gender once a year. I don't know if there will be a limited number of genders to choose from or if one can just make something up. More than likely, it will simply be a division into male, female, and "diverse." I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of Gen Z will eventually be officially "diverse" because it offers them an advantage. One can always switch back to one's actual sex after retirement.

Well that's Germany, a land with a thousand problems and one solution "Diversity if our Strength".  We are still fighting that fight in the US, we lost the ACLU to the cult, but America First so far has been suing companies for discrimination including Hasbro.

If you are interested in why Hasbro is a dirty sexist and racist company you can read America's First legal complaint below.  I donated to them just for this and I pray they can maintain themselves on course and don't get ACLU'd or Project Veritas'd or now President Trump'd or Elon Musk'd.  The lawfare on the left is in retard mode now in the States.

https://aflegal.org/america-first-legal-files-federal-civil-rights-complaints-against-americas-largest-toy-companies-for-illegal-racial-discrimination-and-promoting-a-radical-lgbt-agenda/

Quote from: Rhymer88 on March 11, 2024, 10:10:19 AM
In Germany, a new law will come into effect in November that will allow people to officially change their gender once a year. I don't know if there will be a limited number of genders to choose from or if one can just make something up. More than likely, it will simply be a division into male, female, and "diverse." I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of Gen Z will eventually be officially "diverse" because it offers them an advantage. One can always switch back to one's actual sex after retirement.

Kind of like 4E D&D (where you could train out of your race)  for actual people.

Quote from: Exploderwizard on March 11, 2024, 01:05:25 PM
Kind of like 4E D&D (where you could train out of your race)  for actual people.

Look. 4E has its issues, but making shit up about it doesn't help your case. It just makes you a liar.

You could retrain skills, exploits/spells, and feats; that's it. You couldn't even change your class, much less your race.*

4E died before the hard push towards wokeness launched so it never had the chance to get that sort of crap.

* GMs could let you change anything anytime, but that's not a 4E rules thing... that's an RPG thing.