Had this conversation with someone who chose to no longer be at my table after meeting a blind NPC - eviltoast

Another player who was at the table during the incident sent me this meme after the problem player in question (they had a history) left the group chat.

Felt like sharing it here because I’m sure more people should keep this kind of thing in mind.

    • Echinoderm@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Way too harsh there.

      What if someone wants to be a cripple? Wouldn’t healing them ruin their self esteem?

      Your earlier comment was not “what if someone wants to role-play a cripple?” If it was meant to mean that, I don’t understand the relevance of healing hurting their self esteem. Whose self-esteem? The player’s, or the character’s?

      The response made sense by querying why would a character want to be crippled, not why a player would find it interesting to do so.

      • vsh@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I meant that if a player wants to be crippled and someone heals their character out of it, then the player might not be encouraged to continue playing with that character. Also there’s a second bottom where it might disrupt their interactions with other characters or in the worst case completely erase their persona.