this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
1134 points (94.3% liked)

RPGMemes

10341 readers
755 users here now

Humor, jokes, memes about TTRPGs

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Then let people make characters without disabilities if they want (which is already the case). But what if someone wants to play a character, or see characters, that face similar challenges to the ones they do? And then get to play them overcoming those challenges!

This is not exactly equivalent, and I'm not asserting that you meant this, but imagine in a different time someone saying, "I don't understand why anyone would want to play a non-white race, since it just opens them up to racism, when they could just fit in and be normal." I consider that to be along the same class of argument as the one we're discussing here.

why would a person want to fantasize about having a disability

To imagine a world where they are the same, but their disability is not an impediment. A more perfect world, rather than imagining themselves as other than they are.