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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 5668820" data-attributes="member: 14159">On the other hand, I think the DM was being a jerk and should have apoligized to the player.I've never seen giant spiders be a big part of the game, yeah, they are in the monster manuals, but I've never used them (closest I came is a drider), and I've rarely seen them in games I've played in, just occasionally used as one of various low-level dungeon monsters.I guess they are common in some campaigns, because they are ubiquitous in Dungeons and Dragons Online as a relatively low-level but annoying dungeon monster.If a player says they are seriously arachnophobic and the DM throws giant spiders at them right afterwards, he's being openly disrespectful of that player.&nbsp; If the player had some other phobia or mental trauma would the DM be in the right to confront that too?&nbsp; Many people play D&amp;D for fun, not to confront and get amateur psychotherapy for phobias.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 5668820, member: 14159"] On the other hand, I think the DM was being a jerk and should have apoligized to the player. I've never seen giant spiders be a big part of the game, yeah, they are in the monster manuals, but I've never used them (closest I came is a drider), and I've rarely seen them in games I've played in, just occasionally used as one of various low-level dungeon monsters. I guess they are common in some campaigns, because they are ubiquitous in Dungeons and Dragons Online as a relatively low-level but annoying dungeon monster. If a player says they are seriously arachnophobic and the DM throws giant spiders at them right afterwards, he's being openly disrespectful of that player. If the player had some other phobia or mental trauma would the DM be in the right to confront that too? Many people play D&D for fun, not to confront and get amateur psychotherapy for phobias. [/QUOTE]

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