This Player's RACIST Girlfriend Destroyed Their D&D Party (+ More) - RPG Horror Stories

[@HowToPnP]

If a wizard says "I cast fireball" in a library, it should immediately be followed by the barbarian saying "I kick the wizard in his crotch"

[@UltraIsa297]

Why is the barbarian a learned scholar with multiple degrees in the field of dealing pain

[@Soulindex]

The AITA reminds me of a classmate I have rn that excuses herself from anything by saying "well, everyone knows I'm a a******, so it's ok. They know that's just my personality" and I'm just staring at her trying to figure out how on earth she sees that as justification.

[@theinquisitorisamage1653]

So... she spouts a whole lotta (bull)shit? Joke aside, folks like that are of the mindset that if they're called out on their bad behaviour by friends, then they'll use "You know I'm a smartass/brutally honest/etc" - still, your right, there's no excuse for it. I'd say if she wants to be an asshole so badly, then treat her like one, but what do I know - I'm just a rando on KZbin.

[@MrCrunchytime]

Because rather than admit that they're an asshole and work on amending how they communicate, they just double down on it and make things worse.

[@campbellkennedy9658]

This is a moment where you very calmly but firmly say " You live in a society. Back your sht down."

[@terranman4702]

This is enough justification these days? ... The game changed! *Playing Daft Punk*

[@kayhaven4710]

I currently have a coworker like that. Thank GOD she leaves on the twenty-third.

[@gelusvenn5063]

Man, the AITA guy was especially egregious with the whole "I should be able to make fun of people and say rude things, but nobody's allowed to say anything to me *or* my character" bullshit.

[@360entertainment2]

My brother is sort of like that, he can dish it out all day but the minute you dish it back he always takes offense and claims “you went too far”!

[@alicianelson1252]

Has he considered maybe people target him because he’s a bully

[@NinjaBoy641]

intro story was literally: game: *has dragons, demons, wizards, and magic* player: I sleep game: *people think the sun and the moon are the same thing* player: REAL SHIT

[@SilentSpringz]

I mean there has to be SOME reality or nobody takes the world seriously and becomes a normie thing. But this case? Yea could be same thing. Sun magical goes…. Down then up again dead even u can see them at the same time in some cases. XD yea i can see he why could not let go. With no explanation it makes no sense. Even in FANTASY yes.

[@terranman4702]

To be honest, it's a fucking stupid idea of world building and should be called out as such.

[@tylerwashington5625]

Hey woah, I heard of stupid worldbuilding before, this is so blasé and folks who call it out are on similar levels to cartoon reviewers combing through every bit of worldbuilding to nitpick stuff about the plot of Bibbly Wibbly’s Big Adventure

[@terranman4702]

@@tylerwashington5625 Tyler is a stupid name also and anime sucks.

[@Mark73]

Or even people who have religious beliefs that don't match what they can clearly observe in the world? Unheard of! Completely unprecedented!

[@jonathanfaulkner878]

On that story where they use Mending to close the wound, I was thinking “Just use Prestidigitation for the blood stains! It counts as a soiled object!” Unless Prestidigitation works differently in 3.0 to 5th edition. I don’t know jack about 3.0

[@ArawnNox]

3/0/3.5 Prestidigitation also had the 'clean soiled objects' effect. But, if the wizard had mending, he might not have had prestidigitation.

[@roarshach13]

The great sword incident happened in 5e years after the fireball incident! So it's still 5e!

[@chazzwozzio]

It's the same and I was thinking the same! It's the perfect crime!

[@CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIR]

The greatsword thing was in 5e

[@ccggenius]

@@ArawnNox if it was 3.0/3.5 they WOULD have had it, because in that edition wizards knew all level 0 spells by default.

[@wyvern723]

I had a friend that we gamed with for years, but he started making comments... Racist comments, and it was making the rest of our gaming group very uncomfortable. We tried talking to him about it, but he wouldn't stop. So we don't game with him anymore. Actions need to have consequences.

[@dimsum3329]

Yeah, thats usually how it goes. I don't know why people just become racist for no reason. It's surprisingly common

[@Beto_Serrano]

@@dimsum3329 It is actually fairly common because there are many pipelines in which one can fall and be radicalized to have those ideas. It happened to me when I was a dumb 15-year old. I got out of it but, sadly, many don't.

[@dimsum3329]

@@Beto_Serrano yeah, but dnd just brings out the worse in people Like we're trying to beat up a dragon, why are people going off on long winded rants about race A, B, and C are the worst thing ever

[@Beto_Serrano]

@@dimsum3329 Once radicalized on an idea, a person will try to talk about the topic on each and every ocassion they are able to. Pretty much... their mind makes them think that radicalization = salvation and they want to save everyone, everywhere, all the time.

[@shadenox8164]

@@dimsum3329 I wouldn't say its D&D bringing out the worst in people though there's certainly some toxic shitheads like there is with any group of people. The problem is something else they're falling into the rabbit hole of. Of course in some cases its less radicalisation and they just feel its safer to say these kinds of things now.

[@ArawnNox]

14:15 WHAT!? How did it not stop at the first book throwing!? Seriously, like, people play with shitty people all the time, but physical violence is usually the final line that gets crossed before the problem is kicked out.

[@Demiurge13]

maybe because they aren't fragile little snowflakes? I don't know man, throwing a book at me is not that big a deal. I would just throw it back or give a good punch, then go have beers together after

[@Droemar]

I absolutely agree. If someone threw a book or anything else, I'd be like "You need to get this person out of the group, or I'm leaving. Pick." No D&D is better than bad D&D.

[@DungeonDragon18]

Hank story: Secretly having one of the PCs be a villain could be a fun idea with the right group, but how could the player not realize that the party would figure it out eventually? I could see maybe being disappointed if they figured it out quicker than expected, but to have a screaming meltdown about being found out is just bizarre.

[@ArDeeMee]

Yeah, the whole point of a BBEG is to be found out and confronted.

[@HagathaHexMe]

I've had my own Roxy encounter in a similar way, and all I got to say is tear that band-aid off and be honest to your friend about their shitty boy/girlfriend. Sure they might choose them over your friendship, but that's ok! At least your not there suffering and seething in silence anymore and you can move on.

[@jlaw131985]

Wow, the length of time they kept someone around who was being blatantly racist is the biggest horror story, I think. I think it goes a bit beyond “dang it Roxy”…

[@campbellkennedy9658]

I know right. Just like you do t let N*zis drink at the bar, you don't let racists stay in the party. Because then it becomes a party with racists

[@ocinidolegna]

some people are REALLY relaxed when it comes to folks being shitheads. havent gotten to that part of the video yet, but i know plenty of people who just let rank shit go past bc they don’t want confrontation or “drama”, or, worse, dont see it as /that/ big of an issue

[@shadenox8164]

@@ocinidolegna Can confirm the people not calling out racists because they don't want to "cause drama" that used to be way more common in one of the fandoms I'm in but we've gotten a lot better about telling people to bugger off with that shit, but of course that now has those people whining about how "intolerant the fandom has become". They don't seem to grasp literally all they have to do is not be assholes.

[@ettaetta439]

This is especially common with people of the groups who are NOT being affected. Like, a whole group of men is more likely to let sexist jokes slide than a group of women, and a group of white people are more likely to let racist jokes against other races slide. It's an unfortunately common "blind spot" for people where they might not even notice something is bigoted unless it involves slurs or is really obvious, just because they haven't dealt with it or haven't educated themselves about implicit bigotry. Plus, some people think that "opinions are just opinions" and will still play with a racist and say "he's a good person, just has a difference of opinions" 🤢

[@KamiKazeFilmStudio]

Last story gets funnier if you picture the people involved as the actual FNAF: SB characters. Aside from the racism, it's actually somewhat in character for *that* Roxy to play DND like that.

[@d4n737]

... Back in the day, some people believed that mice are born of rotting wheat. You don't argue with what the people in the DM's world believe in, Commonfolk are just doing their best.

[@sagekoh3158]

To the last story: Stop being friends with him. At the very least of truth her boyfriend KNOWS she does this shit and does nothing. He’s 100% willing to defend her Dare say, he does it to. But along the way the boyfriend had some kind of consequence that stopped him from doing it publicly (my opinion)

[@Maskaradogmz]

If he is my close friend i just tell him as it is,and if he has a problem just ask the dm.If she doesnt change just kick both out

[@TigerW0lf]

Yeah, if he's enabling these horrific tendencies it's best to cut ties cuz he is clearly part of the problem

[@adlernelson285]

Personally, I find hard stances like this unhelpful and misguided. We as readers simply do not live this person's life and shouldn't suggest such drastic action. The friends seems alright and is perhaps blinded by his emotions, I personally believe that a stern and honest talk is in order with both of them.

[@sagekoh3158]

@@adlernelson285 I’m old. Old enough to know a stern talking doesn’t change these types. I’ll keep my unhelpful/ misguided viewpoint just so I know that it IS a hard viewpoint. I sure am not willing to show a soft viewpoint and vulnerability to someone who’s girlfriend can full heartedly ask me if their not liking colored people is a problem. Again tho, just my two cents. I will however ad I do air on the bitter side 🤔

[@chichivandoll]

Your opinion is correct.

[@elliewinters7743]

The baron death story's problem could have easily been resolved had they just cleaned the blood up, dressed the corpse in clean clothing and disposed of the stuff that got bloodied. IDK why would they talk about "attacking slyly" when one could just do that.

[@shadiafifi54]

Or, you know, strangle the guy or just break his neck. No blood, and you can disguise bruises and marks easily.

[@falionna3587]

I'd presume the players had the mindset that rather than spending effort trying to solve the issue they brought about, they could just retroactively not have coused it.

[@duskgaming18]

They also could have used Prestiditation, which cleans or soils clothing it is casted on. So they didn't even need to get rid of the clothes. They could've magically cleaned them

[@mineflameblade8788]

Presdigaditon. The most underated spell in dnd.

[@clarehidalgo]

2:28 Can't believe a book has more hitpoints than a commoner

[@mitchh3092]

26:20 what a co-inky-dink, "not putting up with asshole players" is part of MY personality

[@orioncooper1705]

I've been compiling my own horror stories (most pretty minor overall, thankfully) from 30+ years of playing, and one is from 2e D&D with a wizard just refusing to understand just how big a fireball spell actually is, especially in a very small and confined battlefield. I gave him multiple, MULTIPLE chances to change his mind, as the DM, after showing him how bad the fireball would actually be, and he still did it anyways, with other players literally shouting at him not to. He ended up BEING the TPK that ended that campaign, and was utterly baffled as to what went wrong. You went wrong, buddy, you did.

[@DrPluton]

If anybody commits assault at the gaming table, they don’t come back.

[@frostfyrezero1830]

LAst story: If the DM's GF is making things toxic and her BF isn't willing to tell her to curb her behavior, its better for OP to "take a break" from them.

[@KurasakubiSaurn]

Intro story - Fantasy worlds don't need to follow accurate astrophysics. The sun can be a flying golden boat giving off radiant holy light if the DM wants it to be. (In the personal setting I've been working on, the sun is a massive bird, and its molted feathers are used as a component for ritual magic.) Consequences story - I think the DM should have tried dropping an "Are you sure?" To remind players they aren't fighting on a featureless plain of graph paper before letting the fireball happen. If the player still wanted to do it, then fire away and let the consequences fall on their head. Also, dang it Roxy.

[@ProphetoftheMetal]

Dang it Roxy! Story about the racist girlfriend-RUN!!! You have to talk to your friend about her because she is toxic to everyone. Being a good friend is about having that hard talk, and unfortunately, having to let them go if they choose her over their friends.

[@Demiurge13]

being a good friend is supporting your friend's real reason for him being with roxy, (hint: its not her personality or brain power), and just rolling with it

[@someonefromsomewhere1009]

@@Demiurge13 I hope this guy doesn’t need pussy that bad

[@msgg11]

@@Demiurge13 nah

[@Demiurge13]

@@msgg11 yea

[@shawntayann]

This reminds of when I played C.O.D with this new guy I met. He wanted me to play with him and his group of friends. I joined the party even though my social anxiety usually would keep me from joining big groups. Anyway, things were good at first. Then this one guy named James started talking racist. I mean dropping hella n-word bombs. I was like "whoa bro wtf is wrong with you, you're racist. That's not cool." His friends were shocked and asked why is saying that. He replied " what? 🙄, it's not like any BLACK people are in here." I told him that I am black. I was then booted from the party. The guy that originally invited sent me a message apologizing on behalf of his friend James and for the party kicking me to prevent "conflict".

[@metaking1008]

If they can't confront the conflict they created I think it's time for you to cut ties with them no apologies in the world can't fix what took place.

[@lkriticos7619]

I'm sorry that happened and I hope you found some good groups since. I know it can be hard and online stuff can be very hit or miss.

[@realdragon]

The first story is like they wanted to bludgeon someone to death with crowbar and then place banana peel next to their feet

[@zixserro1]

Second Story: So other people complain about his character being a coward, and it stresses him out, yet he can't see how him complaining stresses other people out? Also, how often is he rolling poorly that complaining is making everyone this annoyed at him? Either he's playing wrong or has bad luck, or his character is simply poorly optimized for his role. I feel like this guy must be unaware of how bad he sounds; maybe he should record himself post-game (or during the game while he's muted) bitching about all his bad rolls and mistakes and everything, and then play the recording back a day or two later while he's playing video games or something to see how he sounds to the other players while they're just trying to have fun. Might be a good exercise for him. Third Story: Man, if only Hank had rolled with it and wasn't a jerk, that would've been so awesome. Ah well. Fourth Story: Yeah, this girl sucks. If she's this horrible to her boyfriend's friends and makes them this uncomfortable, the sex must be incredible, because that's the only reason I could imagine someone dating someone that bad. But Crispy's probably right, this is probably a high school thing; I feel like an adult would do everything in their power to get that kind of girl away from a friend, regardless of how happy she makes him. Hopefully it'll work itself out and Freddy will realize what kind of person he's dating and dump her ass.

[@cassieteschner4619]

Anyone else catch themselves subconsciously bopping along to the opening music every video, or is it just me?

[@simopen]

oh, it's conscious

[@Jermbot15]

"I offered to compromise by providing the basic courtesy that I should have been giving this whole time." Yeah... so, I think we've seen enough.

[@awesome19ssbb]

the last story i recommend the op to distance themself away from her and freddy if a talk with freddy go south. roxy action is beyond the point of questionable to just unforgiveable behavior. if freddy defends that then yea time to drop them completely or tell the dm your leaving the dnd session to avoid that mess.

[@erinlaing4940]

AITA guy literally employed "It's what my character would do" irl lmao.

[@AllisonCKeyes]

I can't ever unhear Crispy saying "Digital Message" for Direct Message lol. That will live in my brain forever.

[@CrispysTavern]

My friends always joke that I’m the most boomer millennial in existence soooo…. On brand?

[@l0stndamned]

I've had some experience of DMing for players who don't think through the effects of a badly-placed fireball. The most famous example was when they took out most of a deck from a ship they were trying to take whole after not checking what was in the barrels caught in the area.

[@hiro4344]

in my last group in a homebrew dnd kind'a game one guy used an explosion spell(A honking big one) and blew a ship in half THAT WE WERE IN. Everyone was going "What are you doing?!" We saved most of the kidnapped people... I think...? And one player survived by the skin of his teeth but nearly drowned, trapped inside.

[@avidreader8521]

That explanation of how the sun/moon goddess is the same goddess in different states is *gold* and I will steal it for any mythology in future.

[@maxoublue1]

For the second story and how destructive Fireball is, I'm reminded of the concept trailer for Pokemon Battle Revolution where, at the end of it, Groudon used Hyper Beam on Deoxys, and it not only left a crater on the ground where it was fired, but it also blew a small hole through the colosseum. If I ever DM a game of Pokemon Tabletop Unite, I'll probably make sure to keep details like this in mind...

[@hiropisku1078]

I think the argument for the first story was that the moon reflected sunlight, but they were two separate celestial bodies. However, it is entirely reasonable for a culture to believe that the sun and moon are the same thing. I mean, we have people believe the earth is flat so if an outdated belief like that can survive, certainly people within a magical setting with Dragons, Pixies and Mimics can have a moon sun.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

Just because dragons and pixies exist doesn't mean X or Y should exist. That is a fallacy. The DM should say "They're both different, however due to this deity embodies both." simple and clean. If they were the same you would have to explain the mechanics to the player. Trust me I absolute live to deep dive into the lore of homebrew worlds to if they are in fact homebrew.

[@Tytoalba777]

@@WhyYouMadBoi The point is that they're physically not the same, just that this one culture thinks they're the same.

[@bellumdorf3360]

I was thinking of making the joke of the god just being the lamp that's being turned on and off but...

[@slacknhash]

Absolutely! Pretty much every mythological cosmology has something screwy about it. Arda (which includes Middle-Earth) was initially lit by two lamps, then two trees, and the Sun and moon, which are a fruit of one of the trees and a flower of the other respectively, each guarded by a Maia. Oerth (the Greyhawk setting) has a geocentric system, and most settings on the Prime plane are within crystal spheres. Hell, if the player starts to spout physics, all one need do is point out that this is a universe with four elements, not a periodic table of 120-odd...

[@Lazy_Spade]

@@WhyYouMadBoi I disagree with the fallacy part of especially in terms of the game/world that the story/games the are playing threw takes place in. Dragons and pixies exists meaning it’s POSSIBLE for X or Y to exists, because it means the world is magical and more fantastical then our own, I’E certain things arnt going to and don’t have to make sense. In a since it’s another way of saying “suspension of disbelief” which if you want to enjoy a story you should have. It’s not like the sun and moon being or not being the same entity breaks the game or story. Plus in the realm of dnd the world isn’t really set up the same way our earth is. Science at the very least interns of the positioning of planets and stuff doesn’t matter when the “how does it work” not hold anything over the story. Also the player hood no right to know how it works. Especially not from the get go. If he wants to find out how it works or weather it’s tru in character that should be something to work towards in game but for something like “are these fantasy religions true in the world I’m in?” In terms of what the player vs the character knows neither have the right to know unless the DM allows it because it holds no stake over their character or story.

[@kuno3336]

Muting while complaining WAS admittedly a good compromise

[@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285]

theres an old adage that is as true now as it was the first time I heard it some 20 years ago: "Don't RP with people you wouldn't be comfortable hanging out with IRL.

[@randomsimpson]

"WhY wOuLd FiRe DaMaGe ThE pApErS?!" Me: "Give me your character sheet, and I'll show you how fire works." *Flicks lighter*

[@TriaMaxwell]

0:54 To be fair, I find that Abuela knowing she'd have triplets and her and them surviving during the time Encanto would be set in to be the hardest thing to disbelieve for a movie.

[@ubertatic]

The fireball one hurts me and I agree with the player on this one. Gm can sometimes be very pick and choose on what fireball destroys and what it doesn't because a lot of gm have a fireball bias. I seen fireball destroy important items far more then I've seen it destroy the floor, gear, and load of other stuff that it should. Fireball and this goes for 5e doesn't damage items that are being worn or carried, while in pathfinder it is said to burn metals and destroy an area. This is why fireball is iffy and dangerous especially if a gm starts saying that it destroys important items.

[@The_Brainsturgeon]

"That's just my personality" or "That's just how I am" is the IRL version of the "That's what my character would do" excuse.

[@OreoGetDown]

Dang it Roxy. But in all seriousness what a massive POS that dude's girlfriend is. Beyond even being a terrible player that I would have had thrown out a long time ago.

[@umbrasunbro2142]

It’s always a bother when people bring actual bigotry to a group. Like, I’m black, and most of my friends are of some minority group or another but we are all for “race based jokes” about each other, but when someone serious even if they try to play it off as a joke you can tell, there’s a certain level of venom in their words. I say this because I feel like if called out Roxie would probably claim she wasn’t serious. But even if she is joking one practice me and my friends use when meeting new people is well ask the mutual friend “are they our humor or no?” If yeah, we rope them into the joke pool and let them know “hey, if you dish it out you’re going to have to take it” if no we can the racial jokes and overly dark comedy all together and just pop each other with regular snipes and and such. So if this is somehow her way of trying to introduce dark humor she’s doing it wrong if others are uncomfortable with it and she’s not stopping g

[@ColdNapalm42]

I ran a game where the party was looking for a book mcguffin in a library and somebody wanted to cast fireball. I told him that there were many bookselfs that was not searched in the area of the fireball and that a fireball would most certainly destroy any books in it's area. He said don't railroad me and I said fine, you fireball the area. 6 fireball later, he was incredulous that the book they were looking for was destroyed. I fear for humanity...

[@TalkativeHands]

Dang it Roxy. Honestly the last OP needs to grow a spine. This person is making fun of you and your gf to the point you are crying and you can even speak up about it to your friend? Just fucking leave.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

OP in the AITA story: “I react to stress by being an asshole, but everyone knows I’m an asshole, so that somehow makes me not an asshole!” How the fuck is that supposed to work? Also, if D&D is so stressful for this person, they probably shouldn’t be playing it, because it’s a game, and games are supposed to be fun.

[@PaladinGear15]

Books have 8HP? Books are stronger than most normal people o.o

[@hiro4344]

Well you throw a rulebook at someone's face you can bet the book will be better off than the person.

[@HogoshaAndImbachi]

To the defense of the fireball story, there may be some slight blame on the DM. Personally, I tend to ask my players "Are you sure?" and just try to kind of nudge them into understanding the consequences of their actions beforehand, rather than afterwards and refusing to let them retcon the action. Still, arguing with the DM for that long is a major disruption so...

[@LetholdusKaspyr]

"It's part of my personality, so I can't be wrong! I have never heard of anyone having an obnoxious and unpleasant personality!"

[@frozenfeonix1328]

ok ill admit as a kobold main i too would be pissed a pseudodragon didnt pick me as its boss

[@AlteredNova04]

Am I the only person who thinks that the DM was an asshole for not at least warning the player that his fireball would burn the book they were looking for and give him a chance to change his mind? I know it sounds like common sense, but newbie players often treat D&D like a video game and you really should be trying to help them break that habit and learn how to get immersed and roleplay. Also why did the DM wait until hours later to tell the players that they destroyed the book? Shouldn't he have described the books being burned when it actually happened? Why would he hide that information from them until much later?

[@hiro4344]

Yes! I said the same in another reply. He should have said in the moment the books were also burning even if he didn't do the customary "Are you sure?" first. Pulling out the rule book hours seemed more like an a-hole power move.

[@aurtosebaelheim5942]

With a newer player maybe, but second-guessing players' decisions can come across as really patronising and like your trying to play the game for them. Being that hands-on can cause bad feelings when you miss something and aren't so lenient on a different occasion. Sometimes there are going to be things you miss until they resolve (stuff like "oh hey, that spell isn't dismissable") or you think players are going for one thing when they're actually going for something else (for example, if you think they're throwing a bag of flour for a bootleg fireball when they're actually using it as a smokescreen). I also tend to find games more satisfying if I know the GM will let me fail. Personally, I'll point stuff out if the map is ambiguous (most often with Web-type spells that need to be anchored between surfaces, the area they'll actually cover isn't always clear) and subtly hint stuff if I think someone's doing something they'd want to retcon. In the fireball example for instance, drawing/gesturing the radius of the fireball while saying something like "so if you're aiming here it will hit everything in this area" would have been sufficient.

[@Droemar]

I swear half these stories "So, these people can't function socially in real life, and have taken to actively eating shit and smearing it on the walls during our session. Um, should I remove them from the play group?"

[@marshallm0992]

The final story is a serious one, but its hard not to laugh since the characters are named after FNAF animatronics.

[@settlepetal9928]

God those resin dice are gorgeous. Sharp edge math rocks go click clack!

[@RevokFarthis]

Therapist: "Live action Crispy isn't real, he can't hurt you." Live action Crispy: 6:19

[@CrispysTavern]

Am I… frightening?

[@benjamina827]

He gets me every time with the ads lol

[@miguelangelus959]

3:56 "how do you plan to clean this" Lmao also wizard with prestidigitation

[@ImaNerdANDaGeek]

7:14 you're personality is unpleasant to be around. Having a negative personality can negatively effect others and the fact that it is a personality trait will not change that.

[@Brianld50]

I found your videos a few days ago and I've really been enjoying them. Thank you for your content. Keep it up please.

[@vodostar9134]

Good thoughts on the stories. I'm so glad that my worst horror story is just a DM ghosting the players - and we moved on with one of the players DMing. No biggy. Contributed to the dice KS. Hope it helps you.

[@TheLegend-oy2sg]

Kobold gang condemns racism

[@omnical6135]

thank you Kobold gang

[@HTMLIVE]

Dang it Roxy! congrats on the new place! a well deserved reward for our favorite animated reading rodent! wishing you luck dude

[@spoonyluv19]

I had to deal with a touch of racism coming from a player at my table that was about 10 years old at the time. She had started calling me "boy" that day seemingly out of nowhere. Now her mom was also a player and explained to her why calling a black man "boy" was not cool. We get to the hosts house and start playing. About 20 min in 10 year old starts with her shenanigans again and I straight up kick her from the table and continue on. She goes into the next room and starts wailing and her mom apologizes profusely. I accept her apology but tell her that her daughter is going to be out for the rest of the session.

[@hiro4344]

Yeah, unfortunately kids are parrots. When my nephews started experimenting with swear words when they were all like seven and under it was hard to break them of it. Sister and Bro-in-law who swore when they thought the kids weren't listening were pikachu faced because they were anything but perfect at being careful. So that kid picked it up from someone she probably looked up to. Not her mother obviously, maybe a friend at school who picked it up, or her own father. Who knows? There's also something exciting about when you're told not to say something as a kid so in defiance you say it again to test if you'll get away with it without even understanding what you're doing. And then, you too, little child, are pickachu faced when you get disciplined.

[@Meanlucario]

Intro: I enjoy logic in fantasy worlds, but that's just petty. It's a god taking a physical form and may not even be the reality of what's going on, just what worshipers believe. Not everything needs to be "realistic." Consequences for My Actions?!: I play a lot of Skyrim, and even I know that fireball affects the environment and it's hard to hide killing someone with a large weapon. At least they weren't being murderhobos. That is the true horror of "what are consequences?" stories. AITA For Complaining at My Party?: If your game meant for relaxing requires you to "de-stress" in such a way, than you might want to reevaluate your dynamic with the group. *Sigh* Why Is It Always Hank?: At least the DM stopped the direct PvP. However, physical assault is a much more serious crime, one that should cause the one doing the assault to be kicked out of the group until they get anger issue management. Also, how did the DM not see this coming? Hank hasn't shown much self restraint, so him being the bandit boss could have easily go south (which it did). Cool in concept, the problem was the player who wanted the role wasn't fit for it. Yeah... That's Racist: D&D-wise, talk to Roxy about her behavior and how it makes the game less fun. Doubt it will work, considering her attitude out of the game, but still. Maybe have Freddy there so she can't twist their complaints later. As for the out-of-D&D stuff, you need to talk to Freddy. If she's as toxic as she sounds, there may be more manipulation than OP realizes. It's not fun, but what needs to be done to help friends rarely is. As for Crispy, take a week off. After all the videos made, one week off shouldn't be too much of an issue.

[@theinquisitorisamage1653]

I second this - as much as I love watching him, dude pumps out videos quicker then a squirrel chasing an acorn.

[@wolf1066]

The answer to bigotry is to call it out on the spot, take the person to task about it. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism... call them out on it. If they don't stop, stop socialising with them - and make it clear to DM, other players etc that you're leaving because the player's a bigot. Find somewhere else with people who aren't bigots. The "No D&D is better than bad D&D" adage applies, here.

[@Logitah]

Wow... I pray to whatever possible deity that I won't come across a person like Roxie.

[@Visitant69]

Even the "good guys" in these stories sound intolerable to play with.

[@AustinCook-b9f]

Racist girlfriend was just Cartman irl

[@SoSquareImCubed]

I don't play dnd or really any ttrpgs but i am a dice hoarder and I love listening to dnd stories ( the good and the bad) and holy crap I need those vhs dice. Like I know I already have like 15 sets of dice and I don't use them for anything really but wow do I need those. What a cool sponsor, what a cool channel, all around very very cool.

[@oivi3iv635]

Fireball dm is in the wrong in my book. 100% warning a player about to cast fireball that there are flammable books etc in the range is just good form as a dm. Using a player not fully understanding a spell as a gotcha the Mcguffins gone is unnecessary. If the warning is given then they go for it, then it's the players fault.

[@EvanBear]

I don't even play DND anymore but omg those dice are so pretty!

[@skitariiranger4346]

Those are nice dice, but how do they taste? Also, with the AITA story, the only correct response to a bad roll is "oofers me goofers" or a similarly wacky and zany reaction

[@KarvenDizarm]

Heart attack IS the name of my greatsword

[@kcollier2192]

Intro- my friend's campaign world has 2 suns- and is flat...on the back of a celestial tortoise... Story 1- sounds like the story a Mob Guy would tell about a mob informer that died from multiple gunshot wounds: Mob Guy- "He commuted suicide." Cop: "Suicide!? He was shot 15 times!" Mob Guy: "Well, he wanted to make sure he did it right!" Story 2- this type of behaviour from OP might be OK in certain situations or among long time friends but as OP is the newcomer he does come across as rude and- in this situation- he is the a-hole Story 3- Wait- they continued for 5 years with Hank? Hank must have been tolerable at some point but considering he started the campaign as a hidden BBEG, I'm not so sure... Story 4- Freddie seems to be extremely desperate for a GF if he puts up with Roxie's BS. Time for OP to cut lose Freddie and his tumor of a GF just for their own sake and if Freddie can't see that then OP should hope he gets help- he might be being bullied himself- unless he's more like Roxie than OP thinks...

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

I have a few questions, so does the suns revolve around the tortoise or does the tortoise revolve around the two sun? How big is the suns are they bigger or smaller than the tortoise? What's the day/night cycle aka how many hours in day/night. What about seasons? Do people fall off the tortoise? Is the tortoise like alive and knows about the world or is it more lovecraftian that if it ever turns or move in a erratic movement will the world end and the tortoise doesn't care? How do people know they are on a tortoise? How many moons does this place have? Are there other plant-tortoise around or is it just this one?

[@FroggyGizmo]

Theres the Sun, and the Suns light on the Moon, the moon is just a vessel for suns light. Here u go party pooper, Sun and Moon are one good

[@stephenadams8712]

A rat, a crab and Dragon walk into a tavern oh no looks like a horror story

[@danguillou713]

What do you do when you can’t stand the romantic partner of a friend? Assuming of course that you have already tried to be kind, polite, noncommittal and given it time to see if that person would grow on you. Some people are nervous and not at their best the first time they meet the friend circle (or family) of their significant other. Other people can be a bit of an aquired taste. But you already did that and this person remains awful. So now you have basically three options. 1: Ending your friendship, writing it off as a lost cause. 2: Remaining in the situation, letting it suck the joy out you and probably degrading that friendship whether you wanted or not. 3: Telling your friend that you’re only prepared to hang out if that significant other is absent. You want to remain friends and you’re happy that they are happy, but you and that person does not get along at all, and although you don’t want to force a choice between friendship and romance, there is an unavoidable choice regarding time spent. This might also end the friendship of course, but at least it gives some chance to salvage it. Finally, in this particular story, I would challenge the assertion that everything was just hunky dory between them. A person who shows this much arrogance, entitlement, and unprovoked aggression toward strangers is not likely to be better behaved toward the people they are in a close relationship with. So in this case I would try to have a conversation with my friend along the lines of ”Are you okay? These constant fights with everybody for no reason, and the unceasing unprovoked verbal cruelty … how much of that are you getting when you’re alone with her? Do you feel happy? I don’t know what’s going on, I just see stuff and I worry, you know?”

[@victorvaldez8869]

For the final story I'd tell OP to be up front, & possibly have a back up group in mind ahead of time. Roxy sounds like she's a pain.

[@atrution]

Any friend or partner of a racist, that doesn't call them out on it, is racist. OP should get the group to ban her. If they lose the BF friend it is worth it.

[@noremac7216]

God Hank could have been the star of the campaign. That is such a fun twist and it sounds like Hank legitimately did it in an interesting and in character wormy kind of way. But then he lets his IRL feels get the better of him and completely ruins it whenever the twist is inevitably revealed. And isn't that the point of a twist? Eventually someone needs to figure it out or what was even the point? Nothing worse than a player who can't differentiate themselves from their character

[@shadenox8164]

Aside from the fact wizard should read his spells better so he knows not to start fires in a library, for just two guys who probably have some decent health to them fireball is a huge waste of a spell slot you'd be better off using that slot to scale up a lower spell like scorching ray, technically it's a little less damage since you don't have the chance of doing 8d6 to both targets just spread out between them, but each of those four bolts have their individual chances to crit something fireball cannot do. Don't get me wrong fireball is iconic for a reason but people really don't think through when to use it. Its ideal function is cleaning a room of mooks, not whittling down HP of stronger foes. You have better options for that.

[@bulw4rk856]

My friends and I run the UESRPG system, and thankfully since we are all familiar with the Elder Scrolls series, no one questions two moons - Maser and Secunda.

[@ShinChara]

I won't say the person in the last story needs to end the friendship, although he would be justified if he did. What he should at least do is either confront the girlfriend about her racism, or the boyfriend for enabling it. If that causes the end of the friendship, then that's just what has to happen. In that case, the boyfriend chose to end a friendship to defend racism. But I will say that if he doesn't do either of these things, I don't have any sympathy. Continuing to be made uncomfortable is the consequence of his own lack of action.

[@Aja-e5j]

the nightelf moon goddess in WoW is only one eye of the Tauren Earth mother whose eyes are sun and moon don't see why one goddess couldn't be two celestial bodies and act differently depending on timing and situation

[@smollnano]

The thing with the Fighter is why you have Prestidigitation. Also to keep your tea warm (or upset a tavern by warming your beer when they said it's "hops tea"), not that I ever did that. xD

[@alphysundertale4652]

The one where the players were upset by the consequences of the fireball remind me of one time when I was playing D&D with my group, my friend was DMing and the others kept screwing around and not actually taking it seriously, and pretty much destroyed the shack that was needed for the one-shot campaign. By the end, it was revealed my character was the BBEG (me and the DM planned it together) and as the others fought my character, even more damage happened and with my character's transformation into a dragon, plus fire attacks, plus the other players already done damage, the shack was completely destroyed and they failed their mission pretty much (though they did win the fight with my character) although were confused and unhappy they had consequences of the shack being destroyed. Me and the DM were annoyed the others didn't give a care earlier and only cared after everything was said and done.

[@Renkencen]

Sorry but that last story, I would definitely END that friend especially when I'm Asian irl!

[@lessoriginal]

I hate to break it to OP but if Freddy is chill with his racist girlfriend's racism...then Freddy is a fucking racist. He's just lowkey about it. You don't quietly date a person with extremist views without sharing some of those views yourself.

[@Arosukir6]

Honestly, the whole party would make me feel unsafe as a POC. It's one of those "when one person slings sh*t, everyone starts to smell if they stick around" situations. Roxie is clearly a racist, and not only do they not curtail it in chat but they refuse to confront Freddy because she "makes him happy." Like being a straight up racist is nothing more than an awkward faux pas to the OP's group. It icked me out when the OP said Roxie talks about "political" stuff and then described her being a racist. It gave me "I don't get into or talk about politics" vibes where a person would rather let bigotry slide than seem like they're taking a side. Someone who thinks "All Lives Matter" is a perfectly reasonable reaction to a movement fighting police brutality that disproportionately hurts Black and brown people. It seems like they don't have any Black, brown or other minority friends. They're just aware that being openly a bigot is frowned upon. Yet they're not going to do anything about it because that would be inconvenient, would be "getting political," and make their friend sad. Screw that whole group, no thanks.

[@swguygardner]

AITA Guy: "what people don't understand is that speeding is a form of stress relief for some people!"

[@Ccaapp1996]

I would honestly argue that the wizard who cast fireball should have known it would burn the books. Like, the character should have known this. If the player didn't read the full text of the spell, thats on them, but an INT caster like a wizard should have known. DM should have warned them that it would have burned the area before the spell was actually cast.

[@EbonyChimera]

The last story is just naming off Security Breach Characters lol 😂. Just missing Chica

[@maeve615]

20 gold says Roxy is a Southpark Fan. After SP started the schtick about "soulless gingers" all the racist assholes I worked with around that time start in giving me shit for my hair colour.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Aasimar Cleric. Ah. I was just listening and I was like “what’s an ASMR cleric? Whisper spells? Attack by cutting foil and squeezing bubble wrap?” but then I looked at the screen and figured it out.

[@Sentay0]

The first story does remind me though, non-lethal combat can be an absolute session killer depending on how it's contextualized, mainly because grabs and holds can be very complex especially for new players.

[@curtisfranzen986]

Opening story. One of my most powerful gods in my home brew was the goddess of Life and Death.

[@JosephKerr27]

Hank, Schmank... That monk was the real star of the tale!

[@harrisonhurst6480]

Most terrible players treat table top like Skyrim. Where the world doesn't really affect them negatively, and the plot has to happen and they have to be the hero. A table top is a living world where actions have consequences.

[@Aja-e5j]

I accidentally burned a tavern down with wall of fire I tried arguing that the spell doesn't mention area damage, but gave in rather quickly because it didn't really matter anyways it was a pirate hideout and the wall of fire was to keep the normal pirates away from their boss we were talking with a bunch of them died because they effectively were civilians (long story, DM wanted us to play politics and join the "good guy" *pirates* ) and the tavern burned down - we basically cleared the quest though, so whatever

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

Cold open: bruh. It's fiction. It's not that deep. 1: apparently some people just can't accept that their actions have consequences and sometimes collateral damage is a thing. Mistakes usually make for a better story anyway. 2: *YATA!* Stop whining and making excuses, take responsibility for your own decisions! 3: ... did I miss something or was Hank angry that _he got what he wanted?_ 4: ... well that escalated quickly! Several times! Yikes! (What does biting people have to do with the name Roxy?) Please, OP, get her the fuck out of your life!

[@Zephyris101]

There’s honestly something funny with the second story asking AITA because I was like this a lot. Now, to preface, I did not insult my fellow players, the game, or characters in the game, whenever something bad would happen I would usually get very mad because the dice weren’t agreeing with me. Now, I think I can speak for a lot of people that, when I’m combat, your dice over the course of five to sixish turns roll above a 10 on the dice 4 out of 15 rolls would probably make a lot of people mad. These moments were the moments that I got the most frustrated, not with people, or decisions, but with the dice not cooperating, which will happen at points. I’m that sense, I understand OP a little with getting frustrated and needing to vent, but venting out against everyone else and insulting them isn’t okay. I’ve gotten a lot better about this and have learned to take dice rolls in stride. Rather than getting upset at the Nat 1’s and low rolls, I now try to twist some humor into them to make it good for everyone rather than go down the pessimistic road and start cursing everything. The anger for rolling low and being able to do nothing will always be there, though, but how you verbalize it is what matters. Now, as for the OP and their group, I get the feeling this guy might be the “butt of the joke” because the players are fed up with his toxic behavior when the game doesn’t go his way, which, in all fairness, isn’t the best feeling if you’re made the butt of the joke all the time without your consent. That doesn’t excuse the behavior, but I think we’ve all played a character that was the butt of a joke one too many times and know how grating that can be.

[@olly_lmao]

with the aita, i think they should probably complain on a notepad instead of out loud. itd probably help destress everyone

[@edwardramos4591]

The pedantic a-hat in the intro would probably flip their lid if they saw Equestria's take on the day and night cycle (Cliff Notes: The local rulers use their magic to move the sun and moon. One of the rulers trying to create an endless night out of envy was even the plot of the first two episodes).