D&D Jihad: People Who Are Unwell

[Mannahnin]

What... what does that mean? Do they like the BROSR, or dislike it?
... What does BROSR mean, exactly? I have an inkling, but am unsure if my own bias is making me quick to jump to conclusions.

We have a long discussion thread about it in the OSR and older editions forum.

OSR Thread 'BrOSR'

Sep 1, 2022

Explain to me exactly what BrOSR is. I've seen it in a couple places and have gathered it's basically obnoxious.

• GreyOne
• Replies: 263
• Forum: D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants

 

[Bill Zebub]

if you don't pray the rosary with your group before you play, S A T A N will take over your game. And he wasn't kidding.

Wait...he (she?) GMs? I wonder what system?

Where do I sign up? I bet that would be a fun table.

 

[dragoner]

A lot of these things are personality cults/pyramid schemes; and have been around forever. There were unimaginably bad takes on gaming in the old days, and we simply ignored them, playing it our own way. Fun is the name of the game in a final sense.

 

[zottel]

We have a long discussion thread about it in the OSR and older editions forum.

OSR Thread 'BrOSR'

Sep 1, 2022

Explain to me exactly what BrOSR is. I've seen it in a couple places and have gathered it's basically obnoxious.

• GreyOne
• Replies: 263
• Forum: D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants

So I checked out some of that thread, and I think it is more clear now, thanks.

 

[GothmogIV]

Ah, gotchu! So no reason to seek these people out, basically. Thankfully, they seem to occupy different places on ye olde web than me.

Huh?

Sounds rad! Must be an AD&D thing, though, as it has never happened to my games :/

A few years back, a group of discontented white men found a hack into the Hugo Awards nominating procedure, and tried to take it over because there were too many non-white men getting nominated for awards. or something. it was dumb. They called themselves 'the sick puppies.' At least that's how I remember it; could be some details I'm forgetting.

 

[dragoner]

A few years back, a group of discontented white men found a hack into the Hugo Awards nominating procedure, and tried to take it over because there were too many non-white men getting nominated for awards. or something. it was dumb. They called themselves 'the sick puppies.' At least that's how I remember it; could be some details I'm forgetting.

It was a publisher mainly though as the "leader" and pushing their books.

 

[cranberry]

What's ironic is that theses folks are playing pretend too. Except it's with deities, angels, etc. instead of elves and Orcs.

 

[aramis erak]

I guess even the Satanic Panic crowd has its slightly-rebellious edgelords.

The Satanic Panic is still alive in some sub-populations in the US. Book burnings and all.

 

[zottel]

A few years back, a group of discontented white men found a hack into the Hugo Awards nominating procedure, and tried to take it over because there were too many non-white men getting nominated for awards. or something. it was dumb. They called themselves 'the sick puppies.' At least that's how I remember it; could be some details I'm forgetting.

That is hilariously stupid, from the standpoint of someone unaffected at least.

 

[Swanosaurus]

A few years back, a group of discontented white men found a hack into the Hugo Awards nominating procedure, and tried to take it over because there were too many non-white men getting nominated for awards. or something. it was dumb. They called themselves 'the sick puppies.' At least that's how I remember it; could be some details I'm forgetting.

They were calling themselves the Sad Puppies, but Sick Puppies would have been so much more fitting!