Pair Of Weebs Make Everybody Uncomfortable

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16:41 End Post

[@swindle9695]

The NECROMANCER: "I am morally opposed to slavery of any kind." His skeletons just looking at each other in the background: ...

[@waffleworshiper]

I can see the justification. “Corpses are just objects. Obviously people’s autonomy should be respected. Take my traveling companion for example. The moment I realized they had a will I backed off and didn’t try to control them. I get that necromancy is spooky and all but enchantment is the truly evil school of magic.”

[@DavidGonzalez-zl3dz]

Enchantment or divination for sure

[@swindle9695]

@@waffleworshiper What gives the corpses life to be animated is my question. I dunno how it works in typical D&D settings but I'd think forcing spirits into corpses to puppet them around would be kinda slavey. Not really judging though because, again, it's fantasy.

[@Karak971]

@@swindle9695 in 5e no one is really sure, because even the books give conflicting information. Some parts say you are controlling the soul others say you're using necromantic energy like puppet strings. Honestly it's best to just ask your DM how they view it because most have their own interpretation anyways.

[@TheJohnnylupine]

Yeah those were my thoughts too. Maybe the pair felt encouraged to explore some darker stuff because they were expecting the necromancer and undead companion to be behind it. It's even confirmed in the undeads backstory that raising brings the person's soul back and shoves it into their body. I'm willing to bet your average necromancer does not ask for permission first. Not only that op wanted to be in a death cult. It's unclear if they changed their mind when they went necromancer instead or if they're just a necromancer in the cult now. The undead is a unique case sure they had unfinished business so they couldn't be controlled. Does that mean the undead is only different from others because their souls will is strong enough to shine through the malaise being brought back otherwise causes? Does this mean that stunting a souls ability to think for itself by raising it into undeath makes treating them like a tool more acceptable than slavery? I'd argue it's worse. Your meddling with the fundamentals of what makes a person and perverting it. No judgement on playing that kind of character of course, it's important to have a variety of choices good or evil when making a character I just want to point out when I hear necromancer in a death cult the above is the kind of image in think of and could see the other players doing so too and rolling with the idea of being evil because of it.

[@oh-no-its-clara7574]

"the only girl in the party" is a phrase that always manages to trigger my fight or flight response

[@kenzieplays890]

@Wetware Hacker my father was DM for five years had to tell alot of people stop acting like whiny little kids

[@THEPELADOMASTER]

When someone starts a story with that phrase, you know there's gonna be at least one fucking weirdo there

[@memocortez3178]

This is why it's hard for me to get my lady friends to join a session with me because they're worried about this sort of thing. Now that they're afraid.. they just don't want to deal with it.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

There's only one girl in the party I play with. We jokingly give her crap for always being an elf and it's very funny.

[@banane2279]

You gotta scream hysterically whenever something slightly inconvenient happens so they cannot tell if you're a girl or 12 y.o. CoD kid

[@djn6962]

Enslave the weebs characters, see how much they enjoy that plot line…

[@ltneonkiller1384]

They might be into it

[@Succubus_L0li]

Who knows well I'm a weeb too and even I wouldn't know.

[@n0etic_f0x]

They would probably love it, I went to conversion therapy... now tasers got no phasers. I am totally into being electrocuted and sadly am not being hyperbolic and just honest.

[@Baku1Haku]

@@ltneonkiller1384 Eww 🤢

[@ltneonkiller1384]

@@Baku1Haku I speak nothing but facts!

[@nik700]

"If you're going to do some disgusting loli shit, don't" Can we make this into the official tagline of TTRPGs?

[@lazwardazure716]

Yes.

[@artemrasputin1831]

To be fair. The fact that this even needs to be a tagline is depressing. Its lile if we had to say "If you are thinking of sneak attacking your GM with a knife in real life, don't". Should be obvious lol.

[@Rissfleisch]

I prefer people to pretend doing this kind of thing rather than doing it for real to actual living humans x'D but it's best that they keep it among themselves, in closed groups, rather than forcing it onto players who want nothing to do with that kind of things.

[@dylanstacey6782]

yes please

[@Succubus_L0li]

@@Rissfleisch it's worse when you're kind enough to be honest that you're uncomfortable with certain things yet they take offense to that.

[@asherism]

I was asked to join a campaign once only to be told I can only play female character cuz thats my born gender, and I was essentially a slave to the party. The other players were my friends and we were all a bit weirded out but i drew the line when at every timd my character spoke, DM saif "are you gonna let the sex slave speak like that" or "remember you can do whatever you want to that character". Blocked the guy and am now scared to play dnd

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

That saddens me, hopefully you find a good DM eventually (and the other guy to burn in Avernus)

[@stevenschnepp576]

Playing D&D online is a serious crapshoot. It's reached the point that I'd rather play with normies than search out D&D players.

[@TheBigR02]

What a loser

[@asherism]

Id like to try dnd again but my old friends dont play anymore and I have no clue where to find anyone to play with, im just nervous the same shit will happen again

[@apatheticsticker8137]

That sucks! I hope you play with better dms now!

[@AdamEspersona]

What’s truly ironic is that the original Final Fantasy was HEAVILY influenced by D&D, from magic usage being like that of spell slots to the bestiary running the gamut from goblins and zombies to the likes of the four fiends: Lich, Marilith, Kraken, and Tiamat.

[@olly_lmao]

there's also Bahamut!

[@Nuggette]

Also don't forget that couple of monster sprites were literally stolen from the Monster Manual

[@AdamEspersona]

@@olly_lmao As I said, “HEAVILY influenced”. So Bahamut being there would be a given. Same with many of the classes being similar: black mages having low HP but destructive magic, just like wizards and sorcerers with their d6 hit die, and white mages being quite hardy and versatile, like a cleric and their d8 hit die. And then you have red mages being very versatile jacks of all trades, much like bards.

[@olly_lmao]

@@AdamEspersona yeah ik dw, just threw in bahamut too because i like my big boi

[@AdamEspersona]

@@olly_lmao Same.

[@pLanetstarBerry]

First story: are we not addressing that there were freakin *claw marks* on the inside of the crate holding the elf girl? I get the feeling those weebs might get more than they've bargained for if they try to enslave her... but that's the petty DM side of me that wants to see some karma... Although, if that ever happened to me as a DM, I'd just kick them and ask OP and their partner to come back.

[@andrejg4136]

yeah claw marks inside the crate would be such a bright red flag I could probably use it for monitor calibrations

[@inky5574]

Only if what you're implying doesn't involve fur

[@ZeoffArcaneOfficial]

@@inky5574 It sounds like a lot of fur would be involved. In a "she's a werewolf" type of way.

[@elainasynranelt]

She was in that box for a reason

[@jackblades90]

those were not claw marks, were nail marks she left becuse she was runing out of oxigen.

[@eli5528]

As soon as the story said "we found a little elf girl" I wilted in horrified anticipation of what was about to happen

[@hipopotamodata9932]

YES the fair in my eyes when i saw that hahaha

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

"You know the rules and so do I" - guy in some Hentai probably.

[@CallOfTheMadMan]

The problem with weebs is that all of the ones that aren't super weird and creepy are just normal people. As a weeb myself, I can't really pick a weeb out of the crowd unless they are of that 1% that are freaks

[@obsidiandragon1385]

or wearing a anime shirt

[@CallOfTheMadMan]

@@obsidiandragon1385 That is true, I have seen people in anime shirts or having stickers on their car (I'm one of them). That is a pretty tell-tale sign

[@SVPD-LR-114]

So you aren't a weeb

[@Person01234]

Right, I mean I'm not going to just start going on about anime unless someone asks, or it's an otherwise appropriate place and time. Of course the word "weeb" has no meaning any more due to overuse, who the fuck knows what any given person considers a weeb nowadays.

[@CallOfTheMadMan]

@@SVPD-LR-114 I consider myself a weeb. Perhaps I don't fit the criteria, but I have anime stickers on my car, a few figurines (of Toga, Yun-Yun, and Zero Two), and an Albedo dakimakura

[@hobowithasoda]

"FF Weebs are generally better than normal weebs". Someone hasn't looked into the Final Fantasy House.

[@oldminer8974]

BigBrother

[@darksideskyy]

#oof lol

[@Rabijeel]

"Behind closed Doors" and "Silent Waters are Deep".... right?

[@vukanwantshugz5341]

Limsa lominsa *Refuses to elaborate further* *Leaves*

[@TheBonkleFox]

@@vukanwantshugz5341 hey the jades are alright. It's the quicksand you want to stay away from

[@moonlightwolf]

I've played a slave character, but it was their background and they were an escaped slave. The dm had a plot for all this, and we discussed it in great detail before actually using the character

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Sounds legit

[@ColonelMetus]

Thats Racist and cringe

[@yvaskhmir]

@@ColonelMetus Beg your pardon? Where do you see the "racist" part? There's literally not a single word about races.

[@thundergod9696]

@@yvaskhmir just replying because I want to see his logic as well.

[@yvaskhmir]

@@thundergod9696 Well, I've been interested in philosophy, logic, rethorics and all that and I feel like either that person sees something that can't be seen with only two eyes, or - more likely - there's no logic to be found. I guess we might not have nearly enough chromosomes to fully grasp his brilliance.

[@JustHANO]

I played my first dnd game with some "cool" people. They started torturing and killed a npc the dm needed to progress the story. Reason why? "We're not lawful good, I'm neutral/chaotic." They tortured a guy who was already getting tortured by goblins for no reason because they weren't lawful good. I was done with them and took the quest item and left them.

[@elizabethsmith7224]

Neutral character can be lots of fun if played right

[@bullymaguire7554]

Its always best to give chaotic characters specific "triggers" that results in them acting violently. Not only does this enrich the roleplaying experience for everyone, but it also helps avoid situations like this.

[@luavanzanten227]

The only alignment where it makes sense to do that is Chaotic Evil, so if some of them were neutral and still did it without at least trying to stop it they just don't know what alignments actually mean

[@hazukichanx408]

Pretty sure torture would slide your alignment right on down to "evil" before long... unless there were a lot of circumstances, i.e. "torture the torturer to get information you need to free all of his victims from magical cells" or something. But yeah, just randomly torturing some captive is a little worse than just "im am not lawful good, lol"...

[@Dashzer0]

Alignment is flawed anyway. Best not to bother with it. People will use it to justify their actions.

[@Konpekikaminari]

I was sold _immediately_ when "Final Fantasy inspired" was said (literally every character I make references Final Fantasy in some way, save for a few) Then weeb 1# & 2# came and I want a refund on my interest

[@clarehidalgo]

My friend was in a Final Fantasy inspired Campaign and ended up becoming the Werewolf pope

[@shadenox8164]

There is actually a huge adaption of pretty much everything Final Fantasy classic and modern into a pathfinder ruleset you could check out.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Your refund comes back as a free super weeb.

[@Mokiefraggle]

@@shadenox8164 I know there was something similar (fan-made PDF) for 3.5e D&D, and it was actually pretty dreadful. A former friend of my gaming group owned it, and it was a weird kludge of Vancian casting, powers that were a weird blend of what the D&D class could do and what the Final Fantasy class could do if they were similar (Paladin, Bard, etc.), and a weird selection of races from across several games. Like, you could be a Moogle if you wanted to. I recall him having another friend who was more experienced at gaming try DMing it, and according to the stories they told, it was pretty awkward to make work. I once suggested that it would work better if you built a magic system around something somewhere between Vancian casting and the Draw system from FF8, but it's still a poor fit IMO for a d20 system overall. Though it did result in my fiance coming up with the idea that he has maintained to this day of wanting to play a Dark Knight Moogle, with his description of this character always coming down to the line "I am the _night_ kupo!"

[@kaylawoodbury2308]

I can understand the second dms feelings, way WAY too many people use "in character" dialog and action to air out out of character drama/grievances and with evil players that gets extra finicky. Are they playing their character in the moment? Are they taking a jab at me personally? Both? Considering that a lot (not all) of evil players play evil to justify being a jerk and causing problems in and out of rp I fully understand dms concern and good on op for being understanding, respectful and reassuring.

[@Grigeral]

See, personally, I like playing evil characters, because it is interesting to craft a dark character that needs to achieve the same goal, even if for different reasons. It annoys me a bit when you see a group and every single character is the shining example of a hero. If it's your first game, or if you genuinely enjoy playing those characters, then fair play to them, but I find it very unrealistic. Most people would only risk their own life for selfish reasons, much as they do in the real world now, because not many people want to risk their life to be completely selfless. Wealth, power, glory, fame - All these things etc. But I do understand that a lot of people don't get it right and presume evil = be a dick to everyone. In my eyes, played right, good and evil should be no more disruptive to a parties mechanics than law and chaos, but this is something that often slips by unnoticed.

[@demonderpz7937]

I mostly play chaotic neutral because I’m just as likely to save a family from a burning building for free as I am to assassinate a politician over a minor disagreement. When I play evil, I tend to be needlessly cruel to my enemies but very polite and diplomatic to everyone that is nonhostile to me or my plans.

[@sillyking1991]

@@Grigeral to be fair, this is high fantasy we're talking about. Realism, as in pcs having realistic personalities, isnt really a concern. Also, even with that said, pcs are literally meant to be the exceptions. So yeah, 'most' people aren't super heroic. But pcs arent 'most' people

[@Grigeral]

@@demonderpz7937 all well and good, but assassinating someone for a disagreement, much less a minor one lol, is definitely not C-N

[@Grigeral]

@@sillyking1991 a very valid point

[@Nerobyrne]

I'm a strong defender that RPGs are for everyone. Want to play a band of extremely r4cist Orcs who pillage and r*pe through the lands of "puny humans"? Fine. Want to play the most stereotypical heroes who never do anything wrong and are basically forced to be lawful good? Also fine. BUT, the biggest thing, especially if you plan to RP things which may be offensive to some, is you MUST clear it with everyone first. That's what a session 0 should be for, or maybe even a conversation before you agree to play. Because unless everyone is on board with the boundaries (or lack thereof), it turns from fun into nightmare really quick.

[@harrisonpeterson3733]

THIS 👆

[@CommanderWiggins]

Exactly. I've done some dark, fucked up roleplays before. (Not TTRPGS but the principle is the same here.) But the expectation was very clear going in, and everyone was aware of what they were getting into. It's all about consent and communication.

[@camppidame82]

Agreed!!!

[@SingeScorcher]

Ding Ding! Hit the nail on the head!

[@bahamutdragon1754]

I did one that I had to clear with a group before because they were rather unsure of it at first, which was an orc who had taken an axe blow to the brain with an intelligence of 6 who was convinced that he was the ultimate being and that every other race was put there by the gods as a slave to serve him. He was also incredibly racist and regularly referred to other races as slaves and openly talked about genocide for every non orc on the planet. They put their heads together and came up with some ideas to make it work. They ended up role playing it brilliantly by paying him lip service or using bluff and perform checks to convince him that everything the party wanted him to do was actually his idea. By the end of it he was convinced that he was the grand king of the entire mortal plane, complete with scepter, crown and and purple royal cape. Never realizing that he was quite literally just the parties hired muscle. He also fully believed that in helping the party kill stuff, he was leading his own personal crusade to genocide every non orc on the planet. My point being, if you never let people play racist, sadistic or morally just plain awful characters, you can miss out on a lot of opportunities for fantastic storytelling. It all comes down to the player themself, not the stereotype.

[@hypethekomodo6495]

The one positive: It got CritCrab to say "Hewwo OwO" out loud. What a wretched pair of people, and the GM being COMPLETELY fine with all this. Ugh.

[@mrroboshadow]

i dont have much to go on since the op left pretty early but i'd bet if it went on the DM would have turned into a problem himself i mean when that Ozzyman guy was scouting around he got a big fat nothing for a description, but a "little elf girl" gets a sudden poetic description? im guessing it was either gonna turn into a railroad or dmpc from hell story

[@sambreyer7344]

@@mrroboshadow I don’t think the DM was an inherently malicious person, just oblivious to what was happening and a bad DM tbh

[@mrroboshadow]

@@sambreyer7344 id agree if everyone got equal treatment but as i said one player got squat and one got a detailed description That's not obliviousness, that's preferential treatment

[@sambreyer7344]

@@mrroboshadow I don’t think the DM purposefully neglected the others. When I started DMing, I would often put a lot of description into the plot points I planned myself, but if a player asked my something I didn’t know I would freeze and give them a terrible description.

[@ayf449]

The DM wasn't "COMPLETELY" fine with it, first story's OP did day that the DM shut them down.

[@chaincat33]

A message to all fetishy cringey weebs: If you really want to do this stuff, don't do it in a quasi-public invite group with strangers. If you really want to pull something like this, do it privately with other freaks. I'd say don't and seek help, but I doubt you'd listen. So, just, contain that shit to your dms if you really need to do it. Don't force it on others.

[@dylanstacey6782]

I wasn't expecting CritCrab to cover my story! (the first one with the weebs) Really good work, thank you for reading it and deeming it worthy of including in a video! Edit: I've noticed a few people questioning if they were really weebs, so I want to clear that up. The two people I called weebs had anime profile pictures, and they shared some images of anime characters who they were drawing inspiration from for their characters. They were definitely weebs.

[@Succubus_L0li]

Good for you good story BTW

[@Okami_HD]

Were any of your weapons Silvered during that Wererat fight? Also you got the ac wrong in what I assume was a typo

[@bravelilspidey]

I read this comment before the story started. You have my full attention :D

[@blackgreyfox242]

If you are the DM (or even just me as I assume now that I think about it) this was very well played. These are some grad A dirt bag weebs and I know some dirt bag weebs. NTA keep up. Honestly if I was the DM I would only want you to be more open about talking as you are the player I would want to keep. I would likely ask you for some place to privately voice chat and get something that could work going.

[@dylanstacey6782]

@Shinizaru I appreciate the kind words! Absolutely, I'm well aware the anime community isn't at all reflective of those two weirdos. I don't watch anime so I'm not involved in said community to meet such people, and like you said, I just keep rolling nat 1s or below a 5 when meeting weebs.

[@Grigeral]

For story #2, I can 100% understand both parties. If two people get particularly into an RP scene it can get heated. I had a full on argument with shouting in one such, I was a N-E sorcerer and the Monk in question was approx. L-G (we don't actually use alignments in-game, but based on majority actions). Simply put, our characters physically despised each other, to the point where they never agreed and half the time were one step away from killing each other, but as it was an RP heavy game, it wasn't in a way that disrupted the game, as the game 'was' the RP moments. So yeah, after one particularly heated argument, I reached out after the game to make sure it was all in-character and there were no grievances. Sometimes it can be hard to leave baggage at the door, so if nothing else, it's best to make sure that your friends are doing ok.

[@TheCrypto34]

I do the same thing alot. I've only played with close friends so its usually easy to tell when its in character vs actually being upset at someone, but every now and then if things get particularly heated I'll make sure its all good and in character.

[@howtostandinsilence]

Yeah the same thing happened in one of my sessions recently. I grew up with dnd and so most campaigns I play are with my family, and since we all know each other so well it’s easy to understand what is and isn’t roleplaying. But this time it got so intense somebody actually left the table. We ended up finishing the session early, and we all immediately split off to talk to each other privately and clear the air. Next session we talked about it more as a group and clarified it was all IC, and the people arguing even explained some of their character’s reasonings for reacting the way they did. That next session was by far one of the best ones we’ve ever had. XD the DM ended up giving our wizard an actual printed out standardized test to do before apprenticing to another wizard and it was absolutely hilarious.

[@howtostandinsilence]

Hell we even had an instance earlier in the campaign where we found out my brother’s character had joined the party specifically to steal the wizard’s spellbook and he ended up running off with it and introducing a completely new character. It was expertly executed but created a LOT of party tensions, which have been so fun to explore. But yeah it’s easy to see how something like that could really mess up a group that doesn’t know each other/doesn’t communicate well. Sometimes things IC feel like they’re hitting personally, and at that point communicating is the only way to move forward.

[@Grigeral]

@@howtostandinsilence Heh, nice. The players in my game had a major "oh shit..." moment last night. They are currently working on a mega-Infernal Machine in Avernus that may or may not be based on some sort of mech warrior or megazord type thing, so I ruled they 'can'... But they will need to find some form of immortal soul to power the thing. So, the warlock took it upon himself to designate his abusive father who happened to be Efreeti royalty. Being a hell-based campaign, his father has a deal with Mephistopheles granting various abiliites, including a few hellhounds and a cerberus. Due to their levels, I made him around the same power level as Imix and it was a close fight... No one died, but as the final blow landed, 3 were on 1 hp and the last character was around 25%. However, they had at this point invaded the elemental plane of fire, killed a prince of the royal family in the city of brass and had guards bearing down on them. So they planeshifted away... The paladin had been bitten by the cerberus, failed the curse save and basically was the one carrying the soul. Everyone appeared back in their HQ 'except' the paladin and the soul... The reason they went in the first place lol. We called it there to give them a week to plan.

[@AmonDevilman]

Last time I was this early Critcrab was still playing Neverwinter

[@Sussy_Bottom_Boys]

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[@krimsonkatt]

Nice copypasta.

[@Sussy_Bottom_Boys]

Obviously. It's a meme, not a trick.

[@DeathIsLethal]

Wow! So you're saying that I can play the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy 14 Online which has a FREE trial that I can play up to level 60 that includes the award winning expansion Heavensward with no restrictions on playtime?!

[@amegenshiken]

lol I literally have FFXIV on my other screen as I'm typing this (doing daily beast tribe quests to level my Warrior Job). ^_^

[@ShimodaNexus]

Hey, someone had to do it. We're the Jehovah's witnesses of MMOs at this point...

[@jackzed2020]

I enjoyed the wording "this is when the merchant realised that the merchandise escaped"

[@thecthuloser876]

I still find it weird Final Fantasy somehow developed a reputation for being "weeby", despite the fact that games like FFVII and FFX had a lot of mainstream appeal. I'm aging myself here, but back in the day if you had a PS1, you played FFVII. That shit was being advertised on MTV. At a time when that mattered.

[@ParticleBomb]

On top of that, the very first Final Fantasy was inspired by DnD. From monster names and spell slots.

[@therighttrousers343]

I'd add to that though that anime culture wasn't as distinct back then, if you remember all the animation and anime characters alongside real people in movies and music videos, and The Simpsons being the widespread phenomenon that it was, for instance.

[@Stefisgarden]

For some people, just the fact that it was made in Japan alone makes it "weeby." I don't understand it, but it is what it is.

[@Mokiefraggle]

I feel like it all boils down to the steady way Final Fantasy has become more anime-adjacent, as well as how it seems in a lot of ways to have lost the "Fantasy" aspect. Particularly from FFVII onward, it became much more of a weird science-fantasy post-apocalyptic thing (FFIX being an exception), often with heavy handed use of punk (FFVII's diesel-punk vibe, FFVIII and FFX's cyberpunk/magitech-punk feel, etc.) themes that caught on with the otaku crowd. Also, I think going mainstream might have been the problem. The more that they caught on, the more likely it was that JRPGs, Final Fantasy in particular, were going to attract a strong otaku crowd, and therefore a vocal weeb crowd. It's like how more mainstream/Western-appealing anime attract them, but the older or stranger anime don't. You have a *loud,* visible weeb audience for things like Naruto, but a less mainstream, more niche, less Western-appealing/accessible anime like GeGeGe no Kitaro doesn't suffer from such things.

[@michaelmorton5698]

"Atlas gives you the vouch, but I ain't turnin' a blind eye on his say so." -Peach Wilkins, "Bioshock" Pretty much my stance with these weebs. I don't care if the GM vouches; if you're a weeb and trying to introduce hentai into your character's background, get to stepping.

[@Aciarr]

but what if they like the stepping?

[@RainbowBuster]

@@Aciarr THEN GET OUT THE AR-15 CARBINE

[@briangronberg6507]

My life was categorically better before I first learned what the word "loli" meant.

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

As long as it's all virtual, I suppose you can't say much against it. It still makes me a bit uncomfortable

[@whatisthis1958]

Indeed.

[@pomfers]

Mine was worse

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

Lolis are the PINNACLE of women form and should be celebrated!

[@fourthmatchflame]

@@xxXXRAPXXxx children? your talking about children.

[@sagesaria]

Yeah, second story I'd say NAH. Even when you know it's in-character, it can be easy to take things a little personally in RP, and I especially understand the feelings of the DM; it's absolutely *terrifying* to put your ideas on a plate for other people to see, so hearing criticism of it can hurt. I think both of them handled it exactly how it should have been handled; DM addressed how they felt, OP apologized and reassured them that their words were in-character and not out. Maybe OP could start by prefacing out of character that their character is the one about to speak, not the player, when on the verge of moments like that? It's always nice to offer some sort of disclaimer to remind the parts of our brains that are sensitive to this stuff that it's part of the game and not personal.

[@Paperiahma]

Anher option could be just taking a few minutes after sessions to chat out of character, thank the GM and hype about the quests/NPCs/twists/whatever else was just really freaking good that particular session. As a GM, just hearing "thanks for a great game" or getting messages from players hyping about something they in particular liked is a HUGE confidence boost. Basically, say your feelings as a player out loud every now and again^^

[@kasane1337]

I actually think that's completely fine. I GM, and when my PCs make fun of one of my NPCs in character I don't mind that at all. To me it's just saying that maybe their enemies do need to be a bit stronger. But no, honestly, it's completely in your right to have your character ridicule other NPCs. If you grow so close to them that it actually hurts you, then you're doing something wrong as a GM - you should learn to not care about your characters and world. And if the PCs want to completely ruin the entire world, let them do it, and let them have a great struggle with the consequences. As long as your players tell you that they like your campaign and enjoy playing it, I don't see any issue.

[@kasane1337]

@@anjafrohlich1170 I...didn't expect people to "GM exactly like I think"? I was just pointing out that, in my opinion, the player did nothing wrong, and if that situation is too much to handle for you, then maybe you're approaching it from the wrong perspective as a GM - after all, you want your players to have maximum freedom, so having characters or plots that you hold very dear is just at some point going to become a problem for you. I never said I don't accept that people GM differently. I also think the GM did everything right and handled that situation and their own feelings very well. So why are you being so hostile? I get it, it's the Internet, but...not so fröhlich after all :/

[@petloverspy]

Yeah the second story was honestly wholesome. Neither person was an asshole, it was resolved with good communication, and hopefully they have lots of fun playing together in the future.

[@CheetahStarBlaze]

@@kasane1337 That's not why the DM was upset. The DM probably didn't care about the NPC, but the PC ridiculing the NPC directly ridiculed the plot threads the DM had been putting out by using the NPC as a conduit. It was in character, though, and it's understandable to disassociate in character and out of character feelings. The player wasn't intentionally mean or in bad faith by any means. I do feel the DM, though. Spending months building something up only to have your player characters shit on it doesn't feel good, even if it's only in character.

[@RaptorianxdReviews]

First OP seemed upset that the GM had changed the monster statblock, and sure that fight was SUPER easy, but if the GM wants to mess with monster stats they can, and looking up the statblock later to "check it" is something that really rubs me the wrong way. Should the fight have been tougher? Maybe, but it's not my table to say yes or no, and that GM might have just started out with an easy fight to see how things go. I ran a campaign for a group of 'veterans' that completely forgot about class features and just unga bunga'd through an encounter with three goblins that somehow nearly killed them. I can't blame a GM for being careful on a first encounter with all the players.

[@shadenox8164]

Also if I recall there's something in the Dungeon Master's Guide about making monsters that are naturally easier to kill. They're called minions on or something I'm not sure because I'm on the other side of the screen. Typically the idea is to pair them with big boss monsters granted, but its completely within normal play.

[@RaptorianxdReviews]

@@shadenox8164 There absolutely is, minions are good short hands when you need them!

[@fieryvc8317]

Also this wasn’t supposed to be their session 1, it was a session 0 that got changed into a session 1 so DM likely didn’t have any combat encounters prepared, OP pointed out both of those facts so idk why he was so upset.

[@IvySorh]

I'd assume OP was upset by a lack of communication from the DM. It's frustrating for some players if a creature doesn't match their statblock, especially if the DM doesn't inform players ahead of time that they're homebrewing some creatures. If a player goes into a game assuming everything that happens will be exactly RAW, they'd be surprised by any homebrew by a DM, as whether or not homebrew will occur should be a session 0 thing or at least something brought up before it happens of a DM decides to start doing so after the start of a campaign.

[@therighttrousers343]

For my perspective, the DM can change whatever stat block they want, and if the PC has grievances about how it deviates from the norm, that's metagaming beyond the scope of reason. It's not about depleting *the Green Dragon*'s hp, it's about depleting *this Green Dragon, the one that's right here*'s hp.

[@skelkankaos]

Maybe the internet lingo is changing, but Iwwas under the impression that "weeb" specifically meany an anime fan that was a creepy weirdo, not anime fans in general.

[@mementoargentum7733]

Unfortunately, it looks as though the word weeb has grown to encompass Everyone who likes anime now. And here I was remembering how (I guess I'm aging myself here) in high school you could start a fight with someone if you called them "Otaku" at the wrong time...

[@tripple-a6031]

No you're completely right, just people using words they don't even know the correct meaning of.

[@lordvectra7821]

@@mementoargentum7733 it was used as slander against anyone who watched anime so anime fans just owned the word.

[@stevenschnepp576]

These guys are being creepy weirdos, so it checks out.

[@skelkankaos]

@@stevenschnepp576 true true, but the op going "not all weebs" had me scratching my head

[@theschon6036]

So this is what happens when Redo of a healer fans play DnD

[@destroyerinazuma96]

There's World End Harem too now, it's out! Now imagine if they end up adapting Maou de hajimekatta too...

[@The_Vanni]

Are there actual redo of healer fans? When I think of that anime, I just stay in awe of the absurdity of the situations. Or maybe I am just fucking mental, who knows

[@destroyerinazuma96]

@@The_Vanni I bet people just see it the same way people see Rance - an absurdist alternate reality wish-fulfillment mayhem where a sociopathic douche of a protagonist gets to do whatever the f they want unpunished. Rance has a very specific humour to it, which resonates a lot more with its target audience than with most "normies". Granted the key difference is that Redo takes itself seriously even though it ends up almost funny to its absurdity and over the top ness. While Rance is just wacky anime comedy which can and will come off as cringy at best, sexist at worst to the average westerner. By comparison, Interspecies Reviewers had consent going for it, and also an openness to inclusion and diversity. The main crew in interspecies weren't kink-shaming or forcing anyone to do stuff against their will, and never considered any male or female as beneath them.

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

@@The_Vanni The guy that wrote it fully meant for it to be trash. It's marketed as entertaining trash, as some edgelord power fantasy dialed up to 11. Most light novels in the general genre aren't very different beyond swapping out torture rape for the main character being some inexplicable giga chad who wows the fantasy world with transposed knowledge of Japanese cooking.

[@unadibujante3789]

@@XoRandomGuyoX Actually the autor is a girl lol

[@Michaeljack81sk]

As a shameless weeb I feel second-hand embarrassment at the conduct of these two. GM sounds almost as bad as #1 and #2 with that loli elf description... As to that second situation i've been there myself. I inadvertently pointed out to one of the bad guys that the BBEG's plans couldn't work because (complicated stuff about how magic worked in the campaign), Halfway through the GM started cursing like a sailor because it was something he hadn't thought of. We both laughed it off and he figured out a way for it to work properly. OP is not the asshole IMO because they couldn't possibly have known what they were doing and were playing properly in character

[@jeffsorrows]

Me drawing as Inuyasha lol but closet weeb so they dont think I am playing an anime character lol

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Never used the loli term (or heard it used) in my games. A child is a child, a petite woman of age is a petite woman of age.

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

@@destroyerinazuma96 some people try too hard...

[@jeffsorrows]

@@destroyerinazuma96 i almost never had sex in game for the oast 5 years, only once inplied it with a super homophobic friend and I's characters drank a lot and thr DM ran eith the implication lol like "the girls of the night said they don't remember you.."

[@Ducksalesman]

I never knew what the hell loli was so I searched I have regrets lots of regrets 🤮

[@Tatkitten]

As a female rper, I have no problems with the mention of r, as long as it fits the story line. I have a changling rouge who is suppose to be deeply traumatized by her former ower (she was a slave) and as a result has latched onto her only friend where she is willing to do anything to protect him. Having been 'r'ed is part of her background, but my dm knows if it happens during play, it's just stated "she fought them, she lost" and that's it. We don't go into details and it's always with my ok first. Forcing it on a player or other players is just soo wrong.

[@raistlarn]

So playing a D&D game based on Final Fantasy....which was originally based on D&D. Are we going full circle?

[@andrejg4136]

Time is a flat circle, as they say...

[@Baximus23]

Time is a weird soup.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

This is like anime and isekai lol. Gigguk mentioned how we started with fantasy, got into "trapped in an mmo/teleported to another world/reincarnated in another world" fantasy, then came back to fantasy once more with stuff like Made in Abyss or Land of the Lustrous. Some isekai stories are just fantasy with an obligatory "our world" beginning tho

[@LasagnaQueen]

Since I am so early, I'll ask it; When the Critcrab plush? I need a Critcrab plush in my life already.

[@TheBigR02]

*never*

[@laceyjackson8366]

Honestly the only KZbin plush I'd buy would be Critcrab haha

[@Grigeral]

I can't remember what it was called, but tbh I would prefer a plush of the baby crab that cropped up occasionally lol.

[@WlatPziupp]

It's almost sad, but I am so incredibly ecstatic about seeing two people having an issue and communicating about it clearly and honestly. It's so beatiful! Just "Hey that thing you said made me feel these ways about it" and "Oh no, that was never my intention and I very much appreciate everything you've done. It was all play acting and doesn't reflect my real life feelings, but I understand your pain and will refrain from doing similar things in the future. Thank you for voicing your concern". Absolute perfection, it's what I wish all of life was like, I'm almost tearing up at how well handled that was

[@TheClosetExtrovert]

Man, when *I* was brought into a JRPG-inspired game we just beat up a robot and goofed around a harvest festival for 4 hours. Even entered the ranger's beaver animal companion into a pig race (the party convinced the organizer that she was a "Northern Long-Haired Long-Tailed Swine") and won first prize. I wish OP better luck finding groups in the future! And story 2, I've had similar situations with villains I intended to be serious and intimidating be dunked on mercilessly by players in-story. It can suck, but sounds like both the OP and GM were able to communicate well and get the matter resolved, and as long as that type of communication stays the norm I think all parties should be okay in the future.

[@devingunnels3251]

JRPG adventure where you attend a festival and beat up a robot? Sounds like Chrono Trigger! Niiiiice!

[@damien678]

ah shenanigans like you mentioned is always the best, the small moments and details like those are my favourites

[@DJWidget]

Re: the second story, I say Not The Asshole. OP's comments were said from the character and aimed at the character's nephew, and the GM instead took them personally. There isn't a campaign I've run where the PCs didn't berate the minions of the BBEG about, "You're all so ineffectual", "This is your plan?!", "You really thought this would work?", etc. PCs smack talk when they've won, they talk big. If I took every comment made in character as personal attacks on me and how I run my game, I would probably have to stop GMing and schedule weekly meetings with a therapist. Though I'm really glad that the group felt open enough to where the GM and OP could speak privately and get the to the bottom of what was actually meant. Maybe OP could say something in front of everybody as an olive branch (if talking privately didn't clear all the air)? We had a situation in one of my old games (I was a player) where the GM and another player got into an argument about an in-game aspect at the table. The GM literally had it in his notes the next game session "Apologize to [Player] in front of everybody."

[@kasane1337]

Absolutely. When PCs make fun of my characters, I don't take it to heart, since I built the world for my players to enjoy, not for me to be able to tell the story I want. I mean, I obviously want to have fun as well, but I have fun when I can decide the consequences for my players' actions and just look at them sitting at the edge of their seat when shit hits the fan ;-)

[@kasane1337]

@@anjafrohlich1170 Absolutely, communication is key. But as you can see, the fact that they took it to heart led to issues down the line, since the players expected to have free reign (and occasionally get punished for being stupid). So yep, communicating your boundaries as player or GM is the most responsible thing to do, and the GM did just that, in private, with a player. Which is great. Though to be fair, they should probably have that talk with the rest of the group as well, before a similiar situation happens through another PC ^^

[@archellothewolf2083]

With a few exceptions, I typically stay away from any games thate are listed as "Anime Inspired" for this exact reason. I'm a solid anime geek myself but I know that's just flying a red flag that either the GM is a weirdo or at LEAST one member of the party is going to be.

[@Reddotzebra]

Well I know what I'd do... They're slavers right? I'd just treat them the same way I treat any other slavers I encounter in any game environment regardless of my alignment. Namely: "Free experience points". Or in case they are more entrenched in the local culture than that: "Top new names on my shit list".

[@alisontibbens2155]

Was that one figure actually holding a hurdy gurdy? AWESOME! I've seen too many bards with lutes and there were SO many other musical instruments to play in medieval times. I'm currently compiling a list of various period accurate instruments for gamers to choose from.

[@PidgeyHowler]

I kinda hate the idea that anyone who's into anime or Japanese culture is considered a weeb. Weeb is literally supposed to imply someone whose obsession is to an unhealthy level. Its not the same as just really liking the culture. I mean, the people in this story are absolutely unhealthy levels of obsessed, but my point is that not everyone who's really into things like anime have a problem.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

Sadly it always happens with language, words get worn down by use.

[@Grigeral]

It's a fair point. But to be completely honest... As someone who loves anime, if you really care about it that much that you're going to break down and explain to people what the actual term is (more so if you bring out a venn diagram showing differences between otaku's and weebs etc), then you're only going to solidify the stereotype lol.

[@roberthighsmith3192]

@@Grigeral not always. Sometimes things need to be pointed out, ESPECIALLY when nerd culture stuff is involved. There's plenty of folk who would see these hobbies blacklisted just to fuel their own egos.

[@Grigeral]

@@roberthighsmith3192 not saying I disagree, but in the eyes of the masses, all you're doing is condemning yourself further lol. My personage view is 'who gives a damn what anyone else thinks?' If someone wants to hate me purely for enjoying anime, fair play to them. Not someone I'd want in my life anyway.

[@courier4529]

@@roberthighsmith3192 Anyone who tries to blacklist anything for anyone else is authoritarian, period.

[@isaacgraff8288]

"I am morally against slavery" "LetS BriBe WItH SlaVes!"

[@matilozano96]

The second story sounds like a lot of foreshadowing and details went over the players’ heads. You can’t expect everyone to pick up the details as a writer. Sometimes what is crystal clear to you ends up being obtuse to everyone seeing it for the first time.

[@ExValeFor]

Man the OP of story 1 is a CHAD. It's so rare to see OP's acting like this. Full support.

[@thepegleggamer9834]

Omg i can not balive you feathered our story! (Im the Lanz from the story) thanks for covering. Donno why thay had to be that way, the DM's story consept seemed intresting, just a shame things got ruined by those 2. I still feel bad for Ozzyman, he was a real funny guy

[@redsniperirl]

if it really is you, your character seemed awesome! too bad it went all wrong

[@thepegleggamer9834]

@@redsniperirl yeah it was really shit. Was so excited to play Gilbert, love me skelliy boy. The idea behind him is he was to angry to die lol. That's why i chose Zealot Barbarian for his class and subclass

[@jdprettynails]

"We joined the server...." Well there's your first mistake.

[@falkfire389]

I take issue with OP looking up the statblock and judging the DM for discrepancies. Sometimes as a DM, you want the flavor of a creature, but know very well the party wouldnt handle the creature as is. That's only one example, but there are several reasons why the DM would alter a creature's stats and abilities on the fly, and the DM has every right to do so.

[@bcpond]

The best line we had at our table for evil campaigns was "Fade to black" it allowed the characters to do evil things that would make us uncomfortable and give players a safe word when it got too uncomfortable for them

[@viperblitz11]

That wholesome story at the end was a breath of fresh air compared to what you usually narrate. More of those would be nice.

[@robertmccracken3763]

I loved the last story about the DM communicating how they feel. I have been running Curse of Strahd for the past year and I have to say, I have been so grateful for my players. There has been a fair bit of party conflict in the campaign (especially recently). There has been a few moments where I may have felt a little awkward from in character arguments. But my players have always reassured each other if there ever was a conflict. I wouldn't have to ask them or anything. A few of us suffer from anxiety and depression so emotions can run high for us. Our logical side may be saying this is roleplay, but our emotional sides might start to really feel these feelings. My party have been great at keeping each other up and I can't think of one bit of toxicity that has occured in my group. I am so grateful for them all and I hope all you DMs out there have groups like that!

[@Sky-CladObserver]

I really like the second story, what a great example of how effective simple communication can be.

[@KuraiAi1809]

I’ve been binging your videos for the last couple of days and I wondered why I liked them so much over other similar channels then it hit me as I was falling asleep it’s the ocean waves in the background it just adds that special thing ❤

[@15oClock]

For Story 2, I think it's a no harm no fowl. Both the DM and OP were mature in how they dealt with this, and that's sometimes just as important as how we act normally. If given the opportunity to apologize for an honest misunderstanding, the only shame is in not taking it.

[@leafandlore]

Oh, man, I feel the second story so much. Once I made an NPC that I had secretly intended to be one of the players' long-lost mom who was also a badass spy known as Shadow. But before I got to reveal all that, one of the players made a joke about her name coming from the fact she farts a lot or something silly like that and I decided to just leave all that stuff out.

[@adrianaslund8605]

You know this is one of those situations where shamelessness is definitively not a virtue.

[@Koranthus]

"We already had a death cleric so I played a necromancer wizard", way to think outside the box. We can't have 2 death clerics so let me get the death cleric wizard.

[@Artez-c4r]

You’ve earned my loyalty as a subscriber may you get to one mill in the next 2 years

[@jimjimson6208]

As someone who wants to get into dnd binging this guy's content is making me second guess joining a game with random people lol

[@MrScraftineer]

"Final Fantasy weebs are generally better" This person clearly has not heard tales of the horror story that is the Final Fantasy House... Finished Video Edit: That last story was just so wholesome~ Honestly I feel that the situation was handled well and OP really didn't do anything wrong... just as long as he clarifies that all of his actions were that of roleplaying his character being a chiding grandmother-type and not his actual own opinion! It's good to have a couple of palette cleanser stories like this from time to time~

[@quietblake6997]

Or watched Papa Franku's Weeaboo segment.

[@williansnobre]

To be fair, Final Fantasy fans are usually less weird than weebs in general. But then, if you include Kingdom Hearts fans into the number of weird weebs oes up.

[@quietblake6997]

@@williansnobre Does kingdom hearts even count, its just a crappy Disney made, Final Fantasy Rip-off. *to my eyes*

[@darienb1127]

To be fair, the Final Fantasy House isn't quite the norm. It's insane, but that's not the usual type of annoying people you find

[@williansnobre]

@@quietblake6997 It usd to have more in common with Final Fantasy, but it got phased out. It probably doesn't even count anymore, but there is some overlap between the two sides.

[@TNineGamer]

Stumbled on this content the other day and have watched 10+ videos... love it

[@1bucketcrusader834]

**laughs in not having any minis** **cries in not having any minis**

[@gijustin5930]

Why do weebs have to ruin anime for the rest of us?

[@DHTheAlaskan]

As someone who was once a hardcore cringe weeb, it might be linked to neurodivergency (which was my case but I'm not a psychiatrist so take that with a grain of salt) and they don't really have a grasp of the social norms as they aren't really taught, just expected to be upheld and the weeb community was the only one willing to accept them so they dive head first into it.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

@@DHTheAlaskan sometimes it can be as small as the "weeb" being knowledgeable on certain anime and only ever talking about it, failing to read the mood. I've read stories of neckbeards who got better simply by growing more aware, picking up other hobbies/topics and not just being about anime or star trek.

[@DHTheAlaskan]

@@destroyerinazuma96 yeah there is no denying that, I was merely stating my experience and what I have seen from others which was scarily similar to my story. I'm fully aware that there are others that don't fit that particular hypothesis. Still a good idea to teach the social norms and rules though.

[@adambeckett8394]

You don't mourn alone. Just about every type of interest, hobby, fandom etc has these self-appointed "hyper fans" who annoy the crap out of everyone else, even fellow fans.

[@andrejg4136]

@@adambeckett8394 Sports fandoms with the constant gatekeeping about not being a real fan of a team to start with...

[@TheSaltMustFlow]

I can only picture Omni Man giving that rant about the organization being just so pathetic.

[@Warlickx]

People who tells you they've been hurt are a rare breed. They have the honesty to come to you and try to sort things out. I really love those kind of people and i think they have the intelligence of knowing it wasn't pointed toward them after you tell them.

[@SorbetAuxFramboises]

Those two stories are a really good fit together, because they highlight the actual problem with the first story: lack of communication between players and with GM. We have 2 players who are evil. They will do evil stuff. Yes, slavery and rape are evil, and precisely because of that, not outside the umbrella of evil character actions. If the GM had explained before the adventure started that it would be a heroic adventure, or if the 2 evil char players had asked if everyone was ok with evil characters, or the other players had said they are uncomfortable playing together with evil characters, or that they had boundaries, they could have had a great adventure or even campaign to play. I assume the GM was pretty new to GMing, because of the combat part of the description, and not talking to the players beforehand. But I find funny that people will say things like: "they are disgusting for wanting to enslave someone, those bastard weebs" for the first story, but are completely ok with the torturer body snatching grandma. That's my probably hot and spicy take.

[@chrisrudolf9839]

The last story was really interesting, could have totally happened to me if I was playing a character who I portray as abrasive or liking to trash talk. Luckily, my DM is very confident and he knows that we like his style and appreciate his work, but I can totally see how a DM that is a little more insecure and/or doesn't know his players too well could feel hurt when players verbally roast their NPC-villains as pathetic incompetent losers, especially if the DM thought of the villains as being clever and a serious challenge. I'd say it was just an honest misunderstanding and hero vs villain banter is a fun part of roleplaying, but maybe one should make it extra clear in such cases that this is only the character, not the player speaking. Same goes for the reverse situation when a DM speaks as the villain and ridicules the party for their stupidity and incompetence in their efforts to stop him, this could also be misunderstood as the DM actually making fun of his players being bad at the game, especially when the villains verbal jabs do contain some truth.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

On behalf of weebs I apologize for this guy's behavior.

[@DHTheAlaskan]

Yeah, we need to hold ourselves to a better standard. While this is highly anecdotal, perhaps it's time to actually start teaching the social norms rather than just expecting people to follow them as many times nerodivergent people like my self don't pick them up instinctively and have to be actually taught the hows and whys of functioning in society.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

I don't even know what part of these players stuck out as weebs lol All we have to go off of is the fact that they joined a ttrpg game based off final fantasy and op, who is not a weeb, did the same so that doesn't really count. The "UwU" cutsie talk is typically regarded as a furry thing, not a weeb thing, so not that either. Just sounds like op calls anyone they don't like a weeb.

[@dylanstacey6782]

@@TheMightyBattleSquid their discord avatars were anime characters and they were sharing pictures of anime characters that they were basing their characters on when we were working out what we were going to play for the campaign

[@dylanstacey6782]

No need to apologise for other people's bad behaviour. I'm well aware it's a tiny minority of weebs, I just have bad luck when meeting weebs unfortunately

[@aydan8535]

It's not about weebs. It's just about bad behavior in general. There are poor behaviors all over the world from all walks of life. You don't gotta apologize.

[@dani.5087]

That second story was relatable; sometimes when players berate or tear down or overly question your NPCs in character it really does feel like they're tearing a hole in the story you're trying to build up for them LOL

[@craftynerdybookish]

Hallelujah to you and the sponsor because I can NEVER find any minis for my characters cause I like the wacky weird ones like centaur and firbolg

[@trueblueclue]

"Final Fantasy weebs are much better behaved..." This guy's partner hasn't played FF14 then.

[@VannaRauko]

10$ says the two weebs like “ Redo of Healer” and defend the actions of the main character of that garbage and say it was justified

[@TheBlob.]

i am realy happy that the old music at the end is back thou i miss the background gameplay from the old videos

[@internetjuice681]

This kinda reminds one time I tried to stop my character from being sexualised by making them 11 (I’m also a minor, but have played characters who were adults and got creeped on) but some weird adult dude in the party was into that loli bullshit. It just sucks because the dnd server I was on was supposed to be completely sfw, but it was poorly managed so none of these guys ever got banned until the server died.

[@WolfyFancyLads]

Random thought about slavery in games: you think anyone has enslaved an NPC in a game and treated them... You know... Nice? Tried Stockholm them, made them trust them until they stayed by choice? Could just be me, I always found the snake and apple approach more tantalising (if maybe questionable moral).

[@WolfyFancyLads]

@@morinomajou True, when I said slave I kinda merged the two together, but I imagine being sweet to a slave could make them stick around uncollared (a show of trust, the last thing you do to cement your bond. If it's first, odds of running is over 90%). Though, thinking of it, I did overlook the personality aspect. I mean, a meek elf like the one they found might stick around if you're nice and do non-battle things to help out, but I doubt a battle orc would wanna slap on a maid's dress and clean your camp. XD Plus, it means certain behaviour won't earn their trust, some might never trust. So yeah, it might only apply to certain slaves with a soft/kind personality. So basically like the type these guys tried diddle.

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

hey remember me? i just wanted to ask you how's it going

[@WolfyFancyLads]

@@deathkorpsinfantryman1898 It's been a long two years, I don't remember much in general, sorry. ^^" Though you do seem vaguely familiar...

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

@@WolfyFancyLads understandable i'm a rather forgettable person. although time for me seems to have flown by rather fast. it really is relative as they say...it's all a blur to me, yet i still remember things and people some more clear then others. perhaps i was mistaken. good day

[@WolfyFancyLads]

@@deathkorpsinfantryman1898 Well, hope you have a good day too.

[@Exaltable]

The combat thing with 0 hp and op having a problem with that when that is a perfectly acceptable session 1 combat trial for narrative without too much risk to the party being at risk. OP digging through stat blocks and shit sounds obnoxious

[@a.hernandez7305]

Agreed, sometimes a situation calls for more cinematic type of combat which low HP enemies allow.

[@bonedragon5077]

In the second story, I think it was handled well in the conversation afterwards. If anything, I'd add that this was how the character rationalized threats; by minimizing them to make the other party members feel better. Just make sure that the DM understands this and that OP is really enjoying and appreciates the work that they're putting into it. Good communication all around.

[@philip1557]

What was he supposed to do? "You know that organisation's is evil but totally badass good job enemy for joining sutch a clever orginisation"

[@raveneskridge3143]

as someone who's run a couple (very short) campaigns i don't think 2nd OP is the asshole. that DM was smart to talk to the player after and i appreciate that OP made it a point to say he personally enjoyed the DMs hard work. i don't care if the characters in my games like what's happening to them as long as their players are having real fun and enjoying the story.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Sounds like the second DM might have had a mild triggering from parental lectures in his past. Maybe.

[@ChristophBrinkmann]

A power gamer I'd known wanted to play an evil character despite me setting the expectation that no evil characters were allowed in the party. It was basically "Leverage: The D&D Campaign" so they were to take down rich evil jerks, not be evil jerks themselves (and he ALWAYS plays the exact same character - an evil jerk - in EVERY campaign he plays OR RUNS as a GM.) He changed to Lawful Neutral so on we went. But every session with him was always a fight. He would overtalk. He would quarterback, he was "that guy" in every sense of the word. The players all came to me and said their concerns, so he is no longer around in my games.

[@kiwibuddy5341]

sir your theme may be a crab, but can we all take a second to appreciate that your voice is very calming, the stories are interesting and there's waves in the background? This is so nice even though the stories are sucky

[@memesnahgee5259]

The reason it’s hard to find any decent webs in the wild is because your average weeb stays in their den until they’ve lost all sense of humanity and awake as a monster

[@lordvectra7821]

U mispelled god. We awake as a god among mortals 😏 jkjk

[@lorenzoditrolio6680]

Ok I’m a weeb myself I am sad to know that this is how people see us

[@metalk1tt3n]

ive had some seriously dark campaigns in the past, both as a player and a gm. but atleast in my group we always hand out slips someone can either place next to their dice and sheet if they want a personal time out, or they can put it in the middle of the table if they feel uncomfortable with the current scene. luckily so far we've never had anyone veto a scene outright, but we've had fade to black moments or having people step out for 5 minutes and some fresh air. We did have a few people yeeted from the group for consistently trying to make the game a 1-man show, or causing people to take time-outs a little too often.

[@erika.s]

The characters they made are so cool! Necromancer+undead warrior with own will and then the evil elf wizard grandmother 😂 so cool backstory

[@pascalrain7637]

Ok, the only thing here is the use of the weeb word, this is not weeb stuff, it's sadism.

[@eminempreg]

Nah dude. Weeb works. I know people like to reclaim it as like just an animal fan but weebs are and have always been the weirdos of the anime community. This is on brand sadly....I say with my username I made in 2017 how embarrasing😳

[@erik4taro190]

@@eminempreg if you're so embarrassed, you can change it, y'know? Or, if you're just too lazy to think of a new name, I guess I understand

[@rileysiemers2440]

@AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that wouldn’t be a weeb. A weeb is someone so obsessed with Japanese culture they wish they were Japanese

[@DeGreyChristensen]

With the first story, nothing wrong with the GM altering stat blocks. Just saying. I would have left the game too though. I have zero tolerance for weebs.

[@SomethingVeryFunOrFunny]

Thank you for the video! Have my sub! :)

[@TheGenXGeek]

I love your channel. The twatwaffles in your stories make me happy with my life long choice of never open gaming and never ever game with people I do not call a friend. Gatekeeper 4 life!

[@KamiRecca]

Just gonna say: Your expectations of stats for monsters does in no way need to dictate the actual stat for the monsters. If the DM says the legendary fiveheaded dragon have 5 hitpoints and an ac of 5, those are the stats, no matter what the book says about it. I realy dislike when players turns hizzyfit because things dont go according to the books. Even the books makes it VERY clear that they are only providing a guideline, and nothing more. No kidding, i have had a player quote the book at me about how monsters should act... In my homebrew setting... That I had made... with my own lore... Sorry, but that behavior realy tickles my funnyspot in a bad way.

[@spookyghost3139]

You know... Watching these videos has made me increasingly ready to share my own D&D horror story. I'm gonna give a general overview without details and see if people would actually be interested in such a thing. So basically this story follows over the span of two years. It contains my introduction to D&D and my rapid evolution of a player as I am shown perfect examples by my party members of what NOT to be: Legendary DM met on Discord disappears from the face of the planet (We miss you) Another DM who was once legendary DM's player goes to emulate his style. Later becomes toxic, aims to kill the players, and threatens suicide a ton A good ol' party mom who despite being rather a fully grown woman acts like a child (while making sexual jokes still -._-.) A min-maxer who exclusively plays to be the strongest in the group and switches characters constantly *solely to tick off the dm who expresses feelings of suicide* And an overly sensitive guy who is super quiet in sessions, never participates, and proceeds to complain when they aren't featured as a legendary part of the party All tied together by a crazy campaign with too many moving pieces and the DM openly saying that at the end, we are all doomed to die. Essentially making the campaign pointless. (Don't worry that is not a spoiler. He explains that in session 1 and we all thought it was a theme of overcoming odds)

[@mimisezlol]

This would take up a whole video and I would watch every single one

[@kristaoconnors8878]

Me watching this video in the middle of the night: "Why is crit crab telling me to buy crack 'n' chips? What happened to fish?"

[@TeddyGNOP]

aww rofl. the last one just made me kinda sad. i'd have felt so bad. nobody did anything wrong. communication is imperfect and it's all too easy to send signals that you hadn't even considered - and it's _impossible_ to consider everything. hug it out, you'll both feel better.

[@lolAvalanche]

Odds seem to me that they’ve met plenty of better weebs, they just weren’t as obvious as the bad ones.

[@WladcaPodziemia]

Seconds story, OP is esentially saying " That's what my character would do" as excuse.

[@sammyvillano9502]

I just loved the “Did you see? I did a thing there!” I just felt the crap coming out of his shell a bit. Made me laugh and feel warm. I dunno. Hard day.

[@SirDankleberry]

There was one time I took a drow as a prisoner/slave in the Into the Abyss campain but I was mainly using him for directions and assistance in surviving the Underdark. Basically I turned him into Gollum and he became kinda loyal due to Stockholm Syndrome.

[@ShiryuCain]

"whose characters are rapists" yeah...Only the characters....

[@Kira_Aros]

Weebs are ALWAYS the Weird People. Weeb is a Insult that is meant to make fun of people who are disrespectful to Japanese Culture while thinking they are super into it, speaking shitty japanese and are really the Weird people. The Anime Community calls itself Otaku, this is also a Slur in Japanese (Like Nerd is in American culture for example but was turned into the Culture name). But taking the Slur that originated FROM Otaku culture to point out the Weird people and turn it into the new Subculture Pronoun is something i really despise and will never understand.

[@thelurkerbel0w]

In refference to Kraken ships, Finally I can find a tiefling paladin with hooves i.e. draenie from warcraft

[@atsukana1704]

The poster here sounds like the kind of player I would like at my table. Able to communicate effectively and understand what other people might be feeling when they may not have considered it previously. Honestly I don’t think anyone did anything wrong in this case, miscommunication just happens sometimes. And that is why the DM reaching out and the poster’s response were so critical there because it made everything just fine. Moving forward maybe just tone that particular part about the insignificance of the cult down a bit but still express plenty of in character distaste for cults. That way it helps the DM feel like their villain is a genuine threat and the character still has motivations against them.