tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post4114170135471394120..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Groan All You Want, But I Still Don't Care Who You're Rubbing Your Crotch OnDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-26052923268119188952015-02-20T07:09:02.573-05:002015-02-20T07:09:02.573-05:00Well said!Well said!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-49941054077848201902015-02-19T17:32:30.004-05:002015-02-19T17:32:30.004-05:00I've run into this quite a bit from both sides...I've run into this quite a bit from both sides of the political spectrum. At my table, it's never been an issue. I'm honestly unsure if there are players / GMs out there who actually have an issue with LGBT or ethnically specific characters existing. I've never met any that did. I've never seen it happen. I can't say I've ever seen anyone have an issue even with Ajaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574482304665844355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-23821316533230513702015-02-19T16:32:06.009-05:002015-02-19T16:32:06.009-05:00Yeah, I've never encountered it beyond the int...Yeah, I've never encountered it beyond the internet either. It makes me wonder if it isn't just an internet phenomenon that occurs in online games only. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-60637216073315720422015-02-19T13:25:01.463-05:002015-02-19T13:25:01.463-05:00Interesting post.....I've encountered this a b...Interesting post.....I've encountered this a bit in my games, but it's sort of a weird and uncomfortable gray area for most groups I've been with, something best ignored or overlooked. I've been in groups where these issues could arise, but weirdly what I've found is that gamers I've played with who maybe express themselves through their characters are doing so as a form Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-73916938671425614332015-02-19T09:07:38.430-05:002015-02-19T09:07:38.430-05:00You're absolutely right about when it's do...You're absolutely right about when it's done correctly, but I have no interest in exploring the social justice questions on sexuality and gender - which I guess is why I just devoted another post to the topic? You know, Dan, the thing is that while I care very little about someone's gender or sexuality there are people out there who want to act like my disinterest is not only an Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-61313293156433259022015-02-19T08:58:35.028-05:002015-02-19T08:58:35.028-05:00You can run a game with elements of Social Justice...You can run a game with elements of Social Justice, though, and if you do it right, it's fascinating. As an example, I once ran a game where the party was a bunch of amoral mercenaries. They got hired by a gang leader--a slave dealer--who wanted them to recover some of his "merchandise". I expected them to balk, leading to a gang war, but they didn't. They killed the members Danno E. Cabezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514343832663815418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-41570767947285120122015-02-19T07:49:43.424-05:002015-02-19T07:49:43.424-05:00I don't think it's so much a matter of you...I don't think it's so much a matter of you being or not being a deep thinker Mark. I think it's far more about whether or not you want to make something an issue. For example I could play a green skinned human from Xanzabar Prime but unless I keep talking about being green no one is going to remember it two minutes after I introduce my character because we're all to busy running Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-82064805134132772952015-02-19T07:44:42.032-05:002015-02-19T07:44:42.032-05:00I read that same article and was left with mixed f...I read that same article and was left with mixed feelings.<br />I think I'm allot like you in that I don't care who lays of what they play as log as the players are cool and having a good time.<br />What it boils down to is I don't think that I'm that deep a thinker when it comes to games when it comes to social issues. <br />That might be a personal weakness of mine, I don'tMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.com