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WTF!? Who wants to rp someone so mentally ill? I get pretending to be evil, but this....it's beyond the pale.

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What if you could make the real world better by playing an RPG?!

  And how does including a bunch of personality traits do that?

Fetishes And Foibles 5E is looking lit!

450+ disabilities and how to not have them impact the life of your character, plus instructions on how to preach to your players!

LOL, GURPS has a very extensive list (and I bet it only includes real ones) and it also has the ways taking a disability SHOULD impact the PC.

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PMWho wants to rp someone so mentally ill?

Being on the autism spectrum isn't mental illness. Some people who actually have neurodivergent conditions might want to gain a game benefit from playing characters who share their qualities.

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser on April 04, 2023, 08:59:03 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PMWho wants to rp someone so mentally ill?

Being on the autism spectrum isn't mental illness. Some people who actually have neurodivergent conditions might want to gain a game benefit from playing characters who share their qualities.

Yes, because a lot of them have convinced themselves they have mental superpowers. Real life isn't a Hollywood detective show.

"Good work, Speckenski, your obsessive need to memorize and categorize mailboxes has solved the case again!"

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser on April 04, 2023, 08:59:03 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PMWho wants to rp someone so mentally ill?

Being on the autism spectrum isn't mental illness. Some people who actually have neurodivergent conditions might want to gain a game benefit from playing characters who share their qualities.

Do you have any idea of all the different negatives that come with being on the spectrum?

"Someone with autism may process information from their senses differently. He may be unable to filter out irrelevant noises or sights, such as, in the previous example, the microwave or flickering light. Or he may find certain sounds, lights, or textures to be severely distracting or uncomfortable."

"Many autistic people experience hypersensitivity to bright lights or certain light wavelengths (e.g., LED or fluorescent lights). Certain sounds, smells, textures and tastes can also be overwhelming. This can result in sensory avoidance – trying to get away from stimuli that most people can easily tune out."

"Generally, students with autism have rigid patterns of thinking. Their tendency to follow rules and routines often causes problems for adaptive functioning, including daily living skills, communication, and social interactions."

"Individuals on the autism spectrum often have difficulty recognising and understanding social cues and therefore do not instinctively learn to adjust their behaviour to suit different social contexts."

Don't talk to me about "the benefits" of autism, and I'm a high functioning aspie.

Plus, when I play elfgames (and all the non activists too) I don't want to play myself, I want to leave my issues, limitations and defects behind, I want to escape from IRL into a fantasy world where my PC is not me.

Meh, If I want to roleplay a crazy person, I'll just play Call of Cthulhu.

Quote from: Grognard GM on April 04, 2023, 09:05:38 PM

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser on April 04, 2023, 08:59:03 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PMWho wants to rp someone so mentally ill?

Being on the autism spectrum isn't mental illness. Some people who actually have neurodivergent conditions might want to gain a game benefit from playing characters who share their qualities.

Yes, because a lot of them have convinced themselves they have mental superpowers. Real life isn't a Hollywood detective show.

"Good work, Speckenski, your obsessive need to memorize and categorize mailboxes has solved the case again!"

Dang.  That there is funny stuff.  Just classic.

That tectonic shuddering that you feel? That is Kurt Vonnegut spinning in his grave for Harrison Bergeron.

Just stupid.  I hope this fails miserably. 

Neurodivergence is a word that makes me want to punch people who use it unironically. It's right up there with cis on the woke stupidity scale. And that's just aside from the idiotic idea of bringing real life mental and physical defects into a game where even death isn't permanent.

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser on April 04, 2023, 08:59:03 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PMWho wants to rp someone so mentally ill?

Being on the autism spectrum isn't mental illness. Some people who actually have neurodivergent conditions might want to gain a game benefit from playing characters who share their qualities.

My partner is autistic and I can tell you that while I love her, her autism is absolutely a disability that makes things challenging for her in life and in her relationships She has a very hard time managing everyday stimuli like lights and sounds and smells to the point of pathology. She spends inordinate amount of times managing or fretting over environmental minutia most people would not or cannot notice. She has some cognitive blind spots where socialization are concerned. All of this is very debilitating for her. She'd last 10 seconds in a dungeon.

Quote from: Doctor Jest on April 05, 2023, 12:57:50 AM
She'd last 10 seconds in a dungeon.

Personally I have no use for a woman who's not at home in a dungeon, but to each their own.

Quote from: Jason Coplen on April 04, 2023, 07:45:07 PM
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WTF!? Who wants to rp someone so mentally ill? I get pretending to be evil, but this....it's beyond the pale.

Hey, stop that.
If I want to play a spaz with a service animal that's my choice buddy.

As I said before we really need a vomit emoji on this forum.