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thydungeongal

D&D players are the USAmericans of TTRPG players <- a statement that makes perfect sense if you have the eyes to see

thydungeongal

Beyond just the incuriosity which a lot of D&D 5e players express often loudly ("Why would I need to learn about other games? D&D already does everything perfectly!") there's very much this learned helplessness that often rears its head during discussions about D&D's hegemonic position in the hobby: even people who realize that D&D is the elephant in the room and that WotC's position as the stewards of the hobby is probably not an unambiguously good thing people will fall into this pattern of learned helplessness. I already learned D&D and learning another game is too hard, how am I supposed to find these other games, and sometimes also basically saying that actually D&D players are the most oppressed of the TTRPG players because those other gamers are actually cool and know shit so they are actually the ones who hold all the power, when you think about it D&D is actually a plucky underdog fighting against those mean indie designers. I think I've lost the thread again.

maximumzombiecreator

You're so right. I think the example of this that most annoys me is how they'll confidently assert that something isn't possible when not only is it possible, it is.

Like, you'll be talking to a USAmerican about high speed rail, and they'll nod and say that tragically it could never work in a country as big as theirs. And you'll tell them that, actually, you're currently typing this message while on the high speed rail from Shanghai to Beijing, and China is basically the same size as the US. And then they'll shake their head and sigh like you just told them you still believe in Santa.

And this is basically what it's like trying to convince 5e players that you can have good mechanics for, like, social interaction or mysteries.

buttonsgoblin

Also, there seem to be a lot of DnD players who talk a lot about how they hate WoTC, but still only play DnD, do absolutely nothing to challenge WoTC’s de facto monopoly, and fully accept most if not all of DnD’s assumptions about how games work as universally true.

whereserpentswalk

I useally go with cis people of ttrpgs (think thier way of life is under attack when any alternative is brought up) but that works too.

coolmaycroft

If we study how ex-DnD players learned to play another game we might just be able to bring about the socialist revolution.

veryberryskye

yeah i like to give my blessing to the most pathetic looking weak little knight at the tournament. she can’t even look me in the eye when i give her my flower and she stutters out that she’ll do her best or something of the like. i think its funny when she has to cry and beg my forgiveness and i get to say “such a shame, i suppose my hand in marriage will have to go to someone else…” and then i get to hear her whimper like a dog. ive done this like 6 times alrea-

did she just win.