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Critic - Musician - Tabletop Game Dev - Dungeon Master - Streamer - Turbonerd - Critter - Taco Fiend - Header/Endless Emotional Support: @DreddByDawn (He/Him)

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    R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

    Oh Ian, my sweet summer child. 5e D&D has been selling gangbusters - thanks in no small part to the popularity of those darn non-gaming LIBRUL ESS JAY DUBYAS that yr incel corner buddies claim are usurpers to nerd territory. But sure, the best selling edition ever is “finished.”pic.twitter.com/XTfPI8bZqU

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      2. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Livestreams like CR/podcasts that have blown up huge have knocked the gates wide open because -SHOCK AND SURPRISE- they’ve done much to demystify and give an easy entry point to tabletop RPGs for tons of folks who previously had gross gatekeeping assholes souring them on a hobby.

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      3. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Prior to recently, tabletop RPGs always operated on something of a master/apprentice system. Someone’s older sibling/cousin/friend/uncle/whatever taught them how to play or gave them their old materials, etc. It always had that arcane initiate tradition surrounding it.

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      4. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        And many folks who play now still have bad early experiences where maybe they played with a group of established kids who pushed them aside because they were “too young” or other such nonsense. It happened all the time. But the internet and “actual play” shows wiped that away.

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      5. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Now nobody has to feel like they’re afraid to ask someone to explain D&D to them. They don’t need to rely on some grognard at a weird smelling game store to steep them in arcane mysteries and allow them entry into this world.

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      6. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Or take a random chance on buying a game and trying to puzzle it out yourself while not knowing if you’re even going to find someone to play with when/if you DO figure it out. Because things like Roll20 exist and you can find people all over the world who fit your gaming tastes.

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      7. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Podcasts, live-streamed shows and online virtual tabletops have allowed tabletop RPGs and D&D in specific to grow and expand because even the most shy among us can ease into it by watching “professionals” show us how the game is played without judgment or mockery.

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      8. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        And those things? Generally are played and run by people Ian and crew paint as Johnny-come-lately usurpers and pretenders. Spoilers: we were always here. Most of us have been here longer than you have. And I’ll be damned if regressive knuckledraggers are going to push me away.

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      9. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12

        Anyway, rant over. Sorry. I’m just sick to death of these goons’ delusions that they’re somehow in charge of geeky hobbies - games, comics, tabletop. As much as I would love to see them gone, I’m fine with them existing so long as they don’t hurt anyone. But that doesn’t happen.

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      2. Love, Rick‏ @jensenrick Feb 12
        Replying to @ShadowPraxis

        Thank you for this thread

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      3. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 13
        Replying to @jensenrick

        It’s just an issue that sticks in my craw because I’ve been in this hobby for most of my life and the disingenuousness of these arguments chafe me. Speaking as someone who was bullied for being a geek, I’m GLAD that geeky hobbies aren’t just a hidden niche anymore.

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      4. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 13
        Replying to @ShadowPraxis @jensenrick

        Having a huge influx of new people will only do good things for the hobby - because those people will be inspired and go off to make new things themselves. And they’ll teach new people. And they won’t be gatekeepers about it either.

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      2. Snark Pudding‏ @maqusan Feb 12
        Replying to @ShadowPraxis

        It's the "Pathfinder" bit that makes it.

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      3. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12
        Replying to @maqusan

        Agreed, though I’m not gonna hate on anyone who enjoys PF. I’m just personally 100% over the math crunch that made 3e a slog.

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      4. Snark Pudding‏ @maqusan Feb 12
        Replying to @ShadowPraxis

        Pathfinder has its place. It's the fact that he thinks it's the most up to date version of D&D that slays me.

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      5. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12
        Replying to @maqusan

        Also, as if PF isn’t infested with those filthy SJWs he hates so much... oh wait.

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      2.  🌞Sunny Burn  🌹‏ @sunweasel Feb 12
        Replying to @ShadowPraxis

        this is especially hilarious to me, since it seems like every gay person I know is either a long time DnD fan or recently fell in love with it (thanks to things like Adventure Zone or Critical Role, both of which I think would blow Ian's tiny mind)

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      3. R. Thomas‏ @ShadowPraxis Feb 12
        Replying to @sunweasel

        Yup! I didn’t wanna call them out too much by name but CR and TAZ have both brought s ton of queer and queer adjacent folks into the fold and that’s fucking awesome. I would take 100 enthusiastic newbies at my table over 1 bitter gatekeeping troglodyte.

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      1. Jem'Hadar and the Emergency Medical Holograms‏ @polearmguy Feb 12
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        too bad about the harassers they brought on board and whitewashed

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