D&D General Who shouldn't play D&D

[Vaalingrade]

And designing the game to remove those setbacks and losses is NOT the answer.

Yeah, it's THE answer, not 'the' answer.

 

[R_J_K75]

Extremely intoxicated people, or groups of extremely intoxicated people. It can make playing impossible and sometimes an actual melee breaks out

 

[Mercurius]

People who don't want to play D&D, probably shouldn't play D&D.

 

[Daztur]

D&D is for everyone.

D&D has something to offer to anyone. For example, it is possible to play D&D as a strictly combat game, or oppositely play D&D as storytelling game without any combat at all.

One of the responsibilities of a DM is emphasize the aspects of D&D that the players at ones table enjoy.

Perhaps the only caveat is session zero where players come to agreement. So, if the session zero cant meet an individuals needs, find a session zero that does.

D&D can certainly be used as a storytelling game without any combat at all. Hammers can also be used as eating utensils by spooning food into your mouth with the claw bit in the back. Doing so would be rather silly considering the existence of tools that are far better suited to that purpose.

 

[Lanefan]

Extremely intoxicated people, or groups of extremely intoxicated people. It can make playing impossible and sometimes an actual melee breaks out

This is the flip side of those same people sometimes playing the best sessions of D&D in the history of D&D.

High risk, high reward...

 

[Greg K]

Mindy. Mindy should not play Dungeons and Dragons. Mindy gets too stressed out by Dungeons and Dragons because she is so afraid her character will die. It's not fun for her. She likes creating characters but she doesn't want them to die. It is a cruelty to oneself to create something you love, then go put it into dangerous situations where it could die. Mindy, should not play Dungeons and Dragons.

Yeah, she might be better served by a "light-hearted" game in the vein of 80's John Hughes teen movies in which death is not on the table.
Another option might be something like Savage World with the Cartoon violence option or Cartoon Action Hour where PC death is, in general, not a thing

 

[MichaelSomething]

Them maybe DMing isn't for them, but they can still play.

Even if they find D&D too gamist for their liking? Becoming a player instead of a DM shouldn't change that desire???

 

[R_J_K75]

This is the flip side of those same people sometimes playing the best sessions of D&D in the history of D&D.

High risk, high reward...

Yep, or high hospital bills. As my friend who was drunk when we were playing one time said, "Its all fun and games until someone losses an eye", another one of his was, "Strom Giant", needless to say we had a good laugh at his expense.

 

[Krachek]

Monsters from the game should play in secret to keep the illusion of neutrality.

 

[Shardstone]

If D&D can't be all things to all people, then that means some people are better off not playing D&D.
This thread seeks to identify people who shouldn't play D&D.
If you believe that D&D should be for everyone, I already have a thread for that. You can go check it out!

D&D General - Making sure everyone can play D&D

This is a thread dedicated to making sure everyone can play D&D. Here we can brainstorm how to remove barriers or other factors that prevent people from playing D&D. How can support people so that they can join the D&D world?

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Should people without required skills play D&D? What are the required skills?

Which preferences does D&D not cater to? Like if you want X out of TTRPGs, don't play D&D and go play some other game instead??

Anything else that would make a person unsuitable for D&D? If you think of something, post it!

It's crazy people still take your trolling seriously. Good opener though, I took notes on this one.