[List] TTRPG Guide to Woke Companies

Ratman_tf · September 09, 2021, 06:13:20 PM

Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 05:33:35 PM
Y'all a bunch of heinous list makers too dumb to realize that all games are political.

https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/apolitical-rpgs-do-not-exist

Hungry, Hungry Hippos is a political game.

If you twist the definition hard enough, any game can be political. But that says more about your definition twisting than politics in games.

This is why the list is a valid commentary on ideological jackasses who want to abuse the hobby for their own politics.

palaeomerus · September 09, 2021, 06:24:03 PM

"The personal is political." 1967

"Spider-Man was always woke my dude!" 2018

"Apolitical Role Playing Games Do Not Exist" NOW

"I know the future Winston, for it is already written. Shall I tell you? The future is a clown eternally smashing a cream pie in the face of a beige square with rounded corners. HUH HUH HA HA HA HUWAEEEEEEIGHH! WOOP WOOP WOOP!"

McBrien of the Inner circle of the loud silly party (Cold Seltzer ration has been increased from .5 liters to .33 liters! Rejoice!)

Hopladamus · September 09, 2021, 09:22:34 PM

Hey Pundit, are there any other notable designers that still post here except for you, Venger, and occasionally Grim Jim? If there are, then they might belong on the green list. I mean, just posting here is probably enough to get you labeled "reactionary" or something similar by the wokies. I remember that Shawn Driscoll also posts here occasionally and he did contribute a lot of artwork to Traveller games, but he doesn't sell his own work to my knowledge, so he's probably not eligible for this list.

Rob Necronomicon · September 09, 2021, 09:33:52 PM

Quote from: Ocule on September 09, 2021, 12:17:46 PM
John Wick if you are reading this I have no intention or desire to fight you or your geriatric friends. To me, you are nobody. A stranger, a name I've seen in passing and completely irrelevant in my life. Anyway enjoy gencon, i'm not going to waste any more time on you than it took to write this. I hope you provide lots of nostalgia to those who know you for what you used to be.

What a man-baby... The guy must be sixty years of age and is 'calling out' folks who have a different opinion (and don't like woke scolds). And resorting to 'iscts' and 'isims' where they are unfounded. Pathetic really...

Shasarak · September 09, 2021, 10:10:02 PM

I loved watching John Wick in those Keanu Reeves movies.

Thornhammer · September 09, 2021, 11:17:29 PM

Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 05:33:35 PM
Y'all a bunch of heinous list makers too dumb to realize that all games are political.

https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/apolitical-rpgs-do-not-exist

Want to drive them crazy?

Blatantly ignore them. "Whatever you say, hoss" and then continue doing exactly what you were doing before.

oggsmash · September 09, 2021, 11:52:56 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf on September 09, 2021, 06:13:20 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 05:33:35 PM
Y'all a bunch of heinous list makers too dumb to realize that all games are political.

https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/apolitical-rpgs-do-not-exist

Hungry, Hungry Hippos is a political game.
If you twist the definition hard enough, any game can be political. But that says more about your definition twisting than politics in games.

This is why the list is a valid commentary on ideological jackasses who want to abuse the hobby for their own politics.

The entire point of marxism is to make EVERYTHING political. So it makes perfect sense that is is a political game through that lens. No such thing as harmless escapism or fun.

oggsmash · September 09, 2021, 11:53:35 PM

I get the feeling some of the people with views like that about all games being political are NO FUN at parties or anywhere else.

Reckall · September 10, 2021, 03:19:18 AM

Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 05:33:35 PM
Y'all a bunch of heinous list makers too dumb to realize that all games are political.

https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/apolitical-rpgs-do-not-exist

"Lists are generally bad."

Cut to: https://twitter.com/timbannock/status/1247546000262103042

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:12:36 AM

Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 03:49:39 PM
Hey Chuddo,

Just here to submit myself to the red section, what with my work having helped to raise tens' of thousands of dollars for bail funds during the George Floyd uprising, and the fact that I am actively engaged in anti-fascist activism.

So if you could add my zine; The City of the Red Pox, I would appreciate it.

K thx, bye.

Irrelevant people don't get on the list.

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:15:19 AM

Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:05:12 PM
Sold more than most of pundits dross.

You aren't even a Copper Bestseller on DTRPG. Your sales aren't even in triple digits.

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:17:00 AM

Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:17:20 PM
Quote from: palaeomerus on September 09, 2021, 04:09:27 PM
Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:05:12 PM
Sold more than most of pundits dross.

Oh THAT'S why no one has a clue who the fuck you are and I had to google you. Awesome! Glad we cleared that one up!

Are you suggesting you know Pundit from his work, rather than the fact he is a dickhead?

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There's literally more social media pictures of people showing off having bought my books than your total sales.

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:18:59 AM

Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 04:23:45 PM
Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:14:31 PM
I am so glad you guys are happy here in your little safe space.
Welcome! Stick around for a bit. It might help you remember what it's like to enjoy free speech.

We might poke fun at your zine or your presumptuousness in asking to be put on the list, but a lot of us here will happily engage you on topics of gaming. And you don't need to fear stepping on the wrong toes or walking on egg shells. I think they do ban people around here (maybe? not sure TBH) but not for just having a differing opinion.

Repeated off topic posting, extreme harassment, doxxing, posting links to illegal filesharing, posting porn or links to porn, spamming (of course), and posting explicitly racist posts.

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:22:52 AM

Quote from: Ghostmaker on September 09, 2021, 04:59:00 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 04:51:09 PM
Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:33:37 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on September 09, 2021, 04:23:45 PM
Quote from: Ben_Wenham on September 09, 2021, 04:14:31 PM
I am so glad you guys are happy here in your little safe space.
Welcome! Stick around for a bit. It might help you remember what it's like to enjoy free speech.

We might poke fun at your zine or your presumptuousness in asking to be put on the list, but a lot of us here will happily engage you on topics of gaming. And you don't need to fear stepping on the wrong toes or walking on egg shells. I think they do ban people around here (maybe? not sure TBH) but not for just having a differing opinion.

Was going to leave it on the last post, but this deserves an actual response.

But, how should I put this. I'm not worried about my speech in online RPG spaces. Like, I don't even give it a second thought, cause there really isn't in any meaningful way a restriction on free speech in the medium. It is close to impossible to have your speech shut down in the industry.

No, as someone who actually fights for free speech, I am vastly more worried about actual, real world restriction on free speech, such as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. That is in the process of criminalising all effective strikes and protests, as well as giving the police powers to engage in ethnic cleansing against the GRT community

Get a sense of proportion, my guy.

My sense of proportion on this forum concerns table top RPGs including your RPG zine now that you've shared it with us. I think that's reasonable given the scope of this site.

Good for you for fighting for free speech IRL. It's important.
I'd wager hard cash he only fights for free speech he agrees with, though.

Of course he does. He isn't a supporter of Free Speech at all. He's a supporter of His Side's Speech.

RPGPundit · September 10, 2021, 04:29:19 AM

Quote from: Hopladamus on September 09, 2021, 05:52:31 PM
Quote from: PonchoGoblin on September 09, 2021, 05:28:54 PM
Quote from: Hopladamus on September 09, 2021, 05:18:22 PM
Quote from: Ocule on September 09, 2021, 04:00:23 PM
Yeah not adding every rando who walks in. Maybe he can just get a red to shirt that says cunt on it I think that's plenty of warning

To be fair, he does have a page on both Pathfinder wikis, so maybe he is notable enough to be put on the list. His imprint is Dark Forests Press if DriveThruRPG is to be believed. I'm not sure how hard it is to get a Pathfinder wiki page though.

John Wick should definitely be added to the list. It's fine if people request to be added as long as they are at least somewhat notable in the industry. Of course, they shouldn't get to decide which list they go on.

John Wick doesn't really have any of his licenses anymore though. I'm pretty sure he is already covered under Chaosium too, considering they have the current license for 7th Sea and as far as I can tell that's all he does now aside from rant.

Hell last I checked his own website didn't even work

What about the other guy? Is the Pathfinder wiki page enough to establish notability?

No. It's one 18 page scenario he wrote for the "Pathfinder Guild" (remind me again: is that one of those setups where they pay amateurs 1 cent a word, or nothing, or actually make them pay just to get a credit in an 'official product'?). And that one product is from 12 years ago.