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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9321969" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>I get the appeal of playing a persecuted minority fighting back against the oppressors. It's a classic trope (c.f. Knott the Brave in <em>Critical Role</em>, etc.).</p><p></p><p>As a DM, I don't much enjoy it, because I have to role-play the oppressors. RPing a bloodthirsty demon, scurrilous brigand, or power-hungry archmage is fun. RPing total racist/speciest, homophobe, or sexist is too close to IRL and makes me uncomfortable. Particularly if the oppressor is human, like me, or human-adjacent.</p><p></p><p>For example, one game led to the players concocting a scheme to get back at a sexist jerk. It was a bit unplanned - I had implied that he was a sexist but hadn't expected him to become a significant character in the adventure. However the party, three of whom are women, decided to involve this jerk in an elaborate set-up, and then I was stuck RPing him. Egged on by the players, I took him way over the top (I basically South Parked him), for laughs and to make his comeuppance that much more rewarding, and they loved it, but I still felt a bit icky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9321969, member: 7035894"] I get the appeal of playing a persecuted minority fighting back against the oppressors. It's a classic trope (c.f. Knott the Brave in [I]Critical Role[/I], etc.). As a DM, I don't much enjoy it, because I have to role-play the oppressors. RPing a bloodthirsty demon, scurrilous brigand, or power-hungry archmage is fun. RPing total racist/speciest, homophobe, or sexist is too close to IRL and makes me uncomfortable. Particularly if the oppressor is human, like me, or human-adjacent. For example, one game led to the players concocting a scheme to get back at a sexist jerk. It was a bit unplanned - I had implied that he was a sexist but hadn't expected him to become a significant character in the adventure. However the party, three of whom are women, decided to involve this jerk in an elaborate set-up, and then I was stuck RPing him. Egged on by the players, I took him way over the top (I basically South Parked him), for laughs and to make his comeuppance that much more rewarding, and they loved it, but I still felt a bit icky. [/QUOTE]
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