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Author Topic: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)  (Read 306540 times)

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2580 on: January 20, 2023, 12:42:56 PM »
Spotted over on a humdinger of a thread there:

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I'm not worried about wotc being pressured, I'm worried about them deciding on their own to pander to rightwingers. They already have a terrible track record just in the 5e era.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2581 on: January 20, 2023, 02:53:08 PM »
So now, according to TBP staff the consultants on 5E are neo-Nazis. I’ve heard TBP describe some of the consultants described as Alt-Right, or have been accused of harassment and/or abuse, but I don’t think I’ve seen thr neo-Nazi label applied before. It’s truly a spiral of “everyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi.”

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/dungeons-dragons-and-the-ogl-1-1-official-discussion-thread-part-2-read-post-1.906691/page-12#post-24663380

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2582 on: January 20, 2023, 11:49:14 PM »
So now, according to TBP staff the consultants on 5E are neo-Nazis. I’ve heard TBP describe some of the consultants described as Alt-Right, or have been accused of harassment and/or abuse, but I don’t think I’ve seen thr neo-Nazi label applied before. It’s truly a spiral of “everyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi.”

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/dungeons-dragons-and-the-ogl-1-1-official-discussion-thread-part-2-read-post-1.906691/page-12#post-24663380

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2583 on: January 21, 2023, 11:33:39 PM »
Next exhibit showing that TBP and their Wokeness is a cult. There is a Humble Bundle headed by Kobold Press material raising funds for a charity that some were enthused to support until they learned that part of the bundle would include material from Troll Lord Games. They are literally treating Troll Lord Games as profane, and cannot tolerate even a tangential connection less they also be infected as profane, all because TLG disagrees in principle on the totalitarian idea that politics must be involved in everything.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/dungeons-dragons-and-the-ogl-1-1-official-discussion-thread-part-2-read-post-1.906691/page-26#post-24665400

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2584 on: January 22, 2023, 12:42:34 PM »
Dismissing all mainstream press information because some mainstream press articles contain misinformation is a neighbor coming through your wall waving a chainsaw. It's the basis for thousands of conspiracy theories and dismissal of lots of real threats in our country (see for example Kiero here). It's way WAY more concerning that the fucking SRD letter (which I support but will likely be ignored).

I'm running out of "conspiracy theories", they keep coming true. They don't seem to have a shelf life of longer than about nine months before they're accepted to have been the reality from the beginning.

Don't worry, globalist shill, you'll catch up eventually.

They're accepted to be reality by yourself as you sink further into your delusion. You actually believe the whole world is out to get you.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2585 on: January 22, 2023, 01:06:52 PM »
Next exhibit showing that TBP and their Wokeness is a cult. There is a Humble Bundle headed by Kobold Press material raising funds for a charity that some were enthused to support until they learned that part of the bundle would include material from Troll Lord Games. They are literally treating Troll Lord Games as profane, and cannot tolerate even a tangential connection less they also be infected as profane, all because TLG disagrees in principle on the totalitarian idea that politics must be involved in everything.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/dungeons-dragons-and-the-ogl-1-1-official-discussion-thread-part-2-read-post-1.906691/page-26#post-24665400

Of course. That attitude runs against the heart and soul (such as they are) of RPGnet.
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« Reply #2586 on: January 23, 2023, 06:23:44 AM »
They're accepted to be reality by yourself as you sink further into your delusion. You actually believe the whole world is out to get you.

Poor little Gaz, still pushing this pathetic line as the narrative collapses around your ears? You know the ONS has admitted they lied about deaths by jab status and massaged the stats to make it look less dangerous that it is?
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2587 on: January 23, 2023, 10:24:09 AM »
Next exhibit showing that TBP and their Wokeness is a cult. There is a Humble Bundle headed by Kobold Press material raising funds for a charity that some were enthused to support until they learned that part of the bundle would include material from Troll Lord Games. They are literally treating Troll Lord Games as profane, and cannot tolerate even a tangential connection less they also be infected as profane, all because TLG disagrees in principle on the totalitarian idea that politics must be involved in everything.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/dungeons-dragons-and-the-ogl-1-1-official-discussion-thread-part-2-read-post-1.906691/page-26#post-24665400
You'd think that a possibly existential threat to RPGs would get them to hold their noses, maybe grumble about it, but not throw a tantrum. Hell, a friend of mine who IS very liberal linked that very bundle to me and recommended it.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2588 on: January 23, 2023, 11:44:14 AM »
Quote from: Zeea on RPG.Net
Gary Gygax was a violent white supremacist. (EDIT: To be more clear, Gary Gygax supported violent white supremacy. He didn't personally engage in it to the best of my knowledge. And I'm sure there was a lot more to him as a person. I have a mutual friend with him and everything. But that whole thing he said was really, really awful.)


https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/some-thoughts-on-racism-in-the-monster-manual-5e.906715/post-24666903

Is this official TBP policy? And if so, how can they justify allowing discussion of the game? ;)

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2589 on: January 23, 2023, 01:35:32 PM »
Quote from: Zeea on RPG.Net
Gary Gygax was a violent white supremacist. (EDIT: To be more clear, Gary Gygax supported violent white supremacy. He didn't personally engage in it to the best of my knowledge. And I'm sure there was a lot more to him as a person. I have a mutual friend with him and everything. But that whole thing he said was really, really awful.)


https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/some-thoughts-on-racism-in-the-monster-manual-5e.906715/post-24666903

Is this official TBP policy? And if so, how can they justify allowing discussion of the game? ;)
Well, it's Zeea, so the answer is 'probably'. Remember, 'official policy' on TBP is perpetually shifting sand dunes, not bedrock principles or rules.

They also threadbanned some guy for pointing out that changing 'Monster Manual' to 'Menace Manual' wasn't really an improvement.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/some-thoughts-on-racism-in-the-monster-manual-5e.906715/post-24667130

And as usual, the 'further sanctions may follow' just because Aikireikinu is a pathetic waste of flesh.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2590 on: January 23, 2023, 02:41:30 PM »
“Antagonist Almanac” instead of Monster Manual. That thread is proof that people can be intelligent and articulate but also insane.
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2591 on: January 23, 2023, 03:18:20 PM »
They also threadbanned some guy for pointing out that changing 'Monster Manual' to 'Menace Manual' wasn't really an improvement.
I didn't think it was supposed to be an improvement, just an aesthetic change to suit the d20 Modern aesthetics and to avoid confusion with the D&D MM. The book also includes not just literal monsters but also antagonistic NPCs and cryptids and whatnot, so the title change makes slightly more sense in that light. A lot of stuff in d20 Modern comes across as quaint, silly, and twee now, but at least it was consistent.

“Antagonist Almanac” instead of Monster Manual. That thread is proof that people can be intelligent and articulate but also insane.
That title sounds so forced that it makes me think it would only be used in satire or parody, not a serious tone. Then again, "monster manual" when read literally also sounds fairly ambiguous, strange, and vague. It is a manual on how to be a monster? Kill monsters? Oh wait, you mean it's a bestiary? Then why not call it a bestiary? Why give its title a questionable alliteration but not the other two rulebooks?

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2592 on: January 23, 2023, 04:58:42 PM »
Quote from: Zeea on RPG.Net
Gary Gygax was a violent white supremacist. (EDIT: To be more clear, Gary Gygax supported violent white supremacy. He didn't personally engage in it to the best of my knowledge. And I'm sure there was a lot more to him as a person. I have a mutual friend with him and everything. But that whole thing he said was really, really awful.)


https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/some-thoughts-on-racism-in-the-monster-manual-5e.906715/post-24666903

Is this official TBP policy? And if so, how can they justify allowing discussion of the game? ;)
Well, it's Zeea, so the answer is 'probably'. Remember, 'official policy' on TBP is perpetually shifting sand dunes, not bedrock principles or rules.

They also threadbanned some guy for pointing out that changing 'Monster Manual' to 'Menace Manual' wasn't really an improvement.

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/some-thoughts-on-racism-in-the-monster-manual-5e.906715/post-24667130

And as usual, the 'further sanctions may follow' just because Aikireikinu is a pathetic waste of flesh.


LOL. This whole thread started by Zeea makes me so happy. I get to watch the sjdubs spend countless hours on destroying WotC D&D. I'm giddy with excitement.

I also realized that individuals like Zeea, who seems to want to find things to complain about, will never be in real power. They have their little bit of power on TBP and they are fascist dictators in their little pond. The very things they proclaim to hate, they do.

It's so cathartic watching them be so small.
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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2593 on: January 23, 2023, 05:38:19 PM »
“Antagonist Almanac” instead of Monster Manual. That thread is proof that people can be intelligent and articulate but also insane.

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Re: RPGnet's decay (TBP madness)
« Reply #2594 on: January 25, 2023, 02:28:51 PM »
Wait... I refuse to go to TBP every since they banned me, but how is Gary Gygax a supporter of "violent white supremacy", now?