Templetroll
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Worst insult?
"You are so mundane."
"You are so mundane."
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Greatest Insult to a D&D PLAYER (OOC)
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Templetroll
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Odhanan said:
My mother-in-law was visiting one time and we held a game, just a couple of players and GM and it was a role-play session. Afterwards, she said, "I thought you were going to play your game tonight. All you did was sit around and talk." :\
Psionicist
Explorer
"Your mom is the worst munchkin in the world."
Man in the Funny Hat
Hero
The "best" character and the most powerful character are not equivalent.Angel of Adventure said:
DM's have at all times and in all ways the ability to kill the PC's. They often just don't realize that it's not their job to do so. Their job really has little to do with whether the PC's live or die at any given point. Their job is simply to make the PC's struggle interesting and entertaining (though of course the PC kinda has to be alive for it to be an ONGOING struggleMoreover, some of the DMs I've played with are ruthless power gamers and they aren't given the tag. Not that I'm complaining, as those DMs always have good challenges for us and, as they say . . . Death is inevitable . . . Glory is forever!!!
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Mista Collins
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Most insulting thing to me is when someone wants to learn how to play. I mean, GOSH! Don't they know that this is something I enjoy because it is so underground. If it hit the mainstream, I would have to quite playing because I must be so different...
....umm...uhhh... don't ask me what that was all about. And now for something completely different.
I agree with Shilsen, I personally can't think of an insult that I would really consider insulting. Either they don't know what they are talking about or they do and I am proud of it. I can't count how many times I have been called a dork/nerd/geek/loser/weirdo and responded with "yah, but you still love(trust/hang out/talk/etc) me." That usually just stops it from there because they kind of realize how stupid it sounds.
....umm...uhhh... don't ask me what that was all about. And now for something completely different.
I agree with Shilsen, I personally can't think of an insult that I would really consider insulting. Either they don't know what they are talking about or they do and I am proud of it. I can't count how many times I have been called a dork/nerd/geek/loser/weirdo and responded with "yah, but you still love(trust/hang out/talk/etc) me." That usually just stops it from there because they kind of realize how stupid it sounds.
Man in the Funny Hat
Hero
"Your campaign is boring," or, "we have more fun without you," both sound equally cruel to me and I can't think of anything to top these coming from another player. "Powergamer" or "Munchkin" could easily be on the same level or even more cruel, though they aren't for me.
It's not so much what someone says but how and why they say it. If you pride yourself on your roleplaying ability and someone calls you a powergamer, or if you most enjoy having a deep functional knowledge of the rules and how to find the advantages in them and you get called a munchkin or rules lawyer the insulter is attacking you right at the source of your pride. The DM is there to facilitate the entertainment of everyone, so to express not just dissatisfaction but BOREDOM pretty well calls into question even the basic ability to run a game. To be told that you are a fun-sponge has to be the next best thing to simply saying, "We don't LIKE you. Go away." They all become more cutting remarks if it attacks an aspect of personal value to you.
Strangely, most remarks by non-gamers wouldn't really bother me that much. Probably because if they were attempting to deliberately insult me it only shows that they are just ignorant of the game and why anybody plays more than anything else. Other players comments hold more meaning regarding the game. Because of that the worst kind of insult I can think of from a non-gamer is to be called "childish". It implies that it isn't the game itself that is the problem but that mere participation in it shows immaturity and inadequacy.
It's not so much what someone says but how and why they say it. If you pride yourself on your roleplaying ability and someone calls you a powergamer, or if you most enjoy having a deep functional knowledge of the rules and how to find the advantages in them and you get called a munchkin or rules lawyer the insulter is attacking you right at the source of your pride. The DM is there to facilitate the entertainment of everyone, so to express not just dissatisfaction but BOREDOM pretty well calls into question even the basic ability to run a game. To be told that you are a fun-sponge has to be the next best thing to simply saying, "We don't LIKE you. Go away." They all become more cutting remarks if it attacks an aspect of personal value to you.
Strangely, most remarks by non-gamers wouldn't really bother me that much. Probably because if they were attempting to deliberately insult me it only shows that they are just ignorant of the game and why anybody plays more than anything else. Other players comments hold more meaning regarding the game. Because of that the worst kind of insult I can think of from a non-gamer is to be called "childish". It implies that it isn't the game itself that is the problem but that mere participation in it shows immaturity and inadequacy.
Aris Dragonborn
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Wow. 57 posts in and nobody has mentioned this one:
Devil-worshipper.
I was hit with this about '94 or so, from people in my church, some of whom were 'friends'. They tried to tell me that the spells in the game were taken from the satanic bible, and that playing the game invited demonic spirits, and so forth. The funny thing was, there didn't seem to be a problem with my hobby/lifestyle/obsession when I first joined that church five years prior!
What got me so mad was that they refused my offer to explain what gaming was all about. They made their judgement, without knowing anything about the subject, and refused to listen to anything that contradicted what they believed. And so I left, and haven't looked back.
So anytime I hear gamers being referred to as 'devil-worshippers' or 'satanists', or 'witches' (and I'm a guy, shouldn't it be 'warlock'?![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
) it tends to get my blood pressure up.
Edit: Besides, why worship a loser like Lucifer when you can be a minion of Cthulu?
Devil-worshipper.
I was hit with this about '94 or so, from people in my church, some of whom were 'friends'. They tried to tell me that the spells in the game were taken from the satanic bible, and that playing the game invited demonic spirits, and so forth. The funny thing was, there didn't seem to be a problem with my hobby/lifestyle/obsession when I first joined that church five years prior!
What got me so mad was that they refused my offer to explain what gaming was all about. They made their judgement, without knowing anything about the subject, and refused to listen to anything that contradicted what they believed. And so I left, and haven't looked back.
So anytime I hear gamers being referred to as 'devil-worshippers' or 'satanists', or 'witches' (and I'm a guy, shouldn't it be 'warlock'?
) it tends to get my blood pressure up.Edit: Besides, why worship a loser like Lucifer when you can be a minion of Cthulu?
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Bront
The man with the probe
A friend of mine actualy has somewhere several bible passages that can be used to defend yourself from people like that. He actualy has a study written out about it. He's a higher up member of a church and an avid gamer (Helped write a system that he's hoping to eventualy regain the rights to so he can update it).
Aris Dragonborn
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Hey Bront, I'd be interested in reading something like that. Has your friend thought about posting it on the net?
But seriously (and not to get into a discussion of religion in the thread), I just can't understand people who make a snap judgement about something without at least doing a little research into the subject. And this doesn't apply to just the D&D/Religion argument, but also to video games and movies; anyone remember the tragedy of Columbine?
Most insults I just ignore. Geek? Yessir. Star Wars fanboy? Uh-Huh.
Game Enthusiast? Mea Culpa.
But when they start in on the devil-worshipping claims (which they can't even prove secularly or religiously), it just makes me want to beat some sense into them (figuratively speaking of course).
But seriously (and not to get into a discussion of religion in the thread), I just can't understand people who make a snap judgement about something without at least doing a little research into the subject. And this doesn't apply to just the D&D/Religion argument, but also to video games and movies; anyone remember the tragedy of Columbine?
Most insults I just ignore. Geek? Yessir. Star Wars fanboy? Uh-Huh.
Game Enthusiast? Mea Culpa.
But when they start in on the devil-worshipping claims (which they can't even prove secularly or religiously), it just makes me want to beat some sense into them (figuratively speaking of course).
