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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8275506" data-attributes="member: 4534">And for those individuals, I believe everyone is far better served if they have a discussion with the DM and possibly the other players to ensure whatever might cause them anxiety doesn't appear in the game.And it would behoove those individuals to take steps to ensure that they're protected by speaking to the group they're gaming with. No safety tool will fix someone who is intentionally poking at their players traumas, phobias, and fears.  If a DM knows you suffer from acute arachnophobia and throws out a bunch of spider miniatures for an encounter then that DM is a jerk and no safety tool will protect you from that. I'm not dismissing mental and emotional harm.  The examples others have brought up have been sports (fencing) and factories which tend to have rules to mitigate physical rather than emotional harms.  For the vast majority of participants, there isn't a serious risk of mental or emotional harm from playing D&D. I haven't called anyone snowflakes nor have I said anything negative about those who use X-Cards.  In fact, in other threads I've defended those who use X-Cards against accusations that they're immature.  I don't like the X-Cards as I don't believe they're generally needed, but I don't have any negative opinions of those who do use them.  Believe it or not, we can disagree without thinking poorly of one another.If you have an unusual condition that might get in the way of normal game play then it's your responsibility to bring it up to the DM.  You don't have to tell the DM the specifics of why you have a problem with spiders but you really should say something.  It sure has heck beats just throwing out a card the first time a spider appears in the game.</blockquote>

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