Every time I see stuff like this I instantly think of:
Like, congrats, it’s nice to pat yourself on the back and all but…
Is asking okay though ?
Yeah but it would be good to educate yourself on your own steam as well
This one seems a little more obvious.
the bigots wanting to play “thirsty sword lesbians” are going to be so upset when they read this
You’d be surprised at how many people were up in arms about it.
You have no idea! They are absolutely seething at being called out like this, even though the game is basically “Conservatives stay away, the RPG”. I’ve ended up in quite a few Reddit slapfights over it.
As far as I can tell, what drives them nuts is the “fascists and bigots” bit. Basically they apparently self-identify as bigots and fascists, but deeply resent anyone else doing so.
even though the game is basically “Conservatives stay away, the RPG”. I’ve ended up in quite a few Reddit slapfights over it.
This seems frustratingly common. Like fascists who love Rage Against the Machine because they’re functionally illiterate and fail to realize the music is antithetical to their worldview.
The good old “when did RATM went all political”
If they could read.
It does feel like pandering but hey, at least they’re explicit about it.
These are about as useful as a Tumblr DNI.
It hurt the feelings of a bunch of bigots online when the sourcebook came out so I’d say it did some good work
The goal isn’t to actually prevent those people from playing the game, obviously that’s not possible. The goal is to piss them off so it’s obvious to the other people they would be playing with that they are not fun or maybe safe to be around.
