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    • saoS
      sao
      last edited by

      Unfortunately, a lot of players can’t even deal with consequences when the consequences are “have to admit they were wrong” or “have to apologize to another PC”, so… idk.

      A few years ago, I was part of running a game and a person did a thing in defiance of authority and I was like oh god, another one, but the player had come up with a cool IC consequence for the thing their own character had done, proposed it, RPed it out, and the character changed and grew as a result of it. The IC conflict ended up leading to more story and the player is now one of my favorite people on the planet. Find players like this and put them in your pockets like treasures.

      let it be a challenge to you

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      • kalakhK
        kalakh
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        Players ignoring all warnings that bad consequences may follow and then getting upset when they do are not a good time, but for me, personally, more frustrating are the players that acknowledge the warnings, say they’re cool with consequences, and then when consequences happen, try to argue how they shouldn’t have. Non-Arx example was someone basically going Leeroy Jenkins against an enemy that could vaporize them, accepting the OOC warning that this was basically guaranteed character loss, then, when said character loss happened, getting upset because I guess they thought they had some sort of loophole that would let them beat the enemy solo?

        Like oh my gosh, don’t do that. The example of asking to adjust consequences based on OOC squick or frustration is perfect if stuff isn’t working out (though if you’re told this will probably kill the character, and it kills the character, probably not going to negotiate on that).

        Edit: Also don’t try to get one over on the GM by pulling out some surprise bullshit last minute. If you’ve got a solo the monster loophole, tell them rather than springing it last minute and then being shocked that things don’t work like that.

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        • N
          Nilli @Roz
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          @Roz Wish I knew you when I was just getting back into the hobby. Had someone discord friend me, immediately sent me a sexual meme (not even a hello first), and I STILL just thought maybe I was a prude or they were having an awkward moment and it was fine.

          Spoiler: it was not fine. It took many months and escalation to find the courage to walk away.

          I think this is how a lot of these people persist in the community thought. Maybe their behavior is MOSTLY fine, maybe there are a few borderline incidents - all of which they can probably turn around and make themselves out to be the victim - and it’s hard to know exactly when or where to draw the line when it isn’t always blatant or turns out to be a series of small things over time that, actually, really add up.

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          • RozR
            Roz @Nilli
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            @Nilli Ugh, I’m so sorry you dealt with that. Shit like this is why I’m so stingy about becoming Discord friends with people!!

            she/her | playlist

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            • hellfrogH
              hellfrog
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              yeah 😞 that’s also why I told people not to talk to rp partners ooc. It was not, actually, because I am so mean that I hate the concept of friendship. I just get that some people are boundary crossers, or outright manipulators, and they are the ones most likely to be like wow that was a great first scene, add me on discord teehee

              good rp is a lot like a high, it can give you positive associations that feel a lot like friendship towards people you actually do not know, at all. Nothing wrong with keeping some distance until you have more of an idea of them as the people they are, and not the people you are both pretending to be for funsies.

              fr fr
              (she/her)

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              • RozR
                Roz @hellfrog
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                @hellfrog said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                yeah 😞 that’s also why I told people not to talk to rp partners ooc. It was not, actually, because I am so mean that I hate the concept of friendship.

                but also friendship bad

                she/her | playlist

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                • JennkrystJ
                  Jennkryst @Roz
                  last edited by

                  @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                  @Nilli Ugh, I’m so sorry you dealt with that. Shit like this is why I’m so stingy about becoming Discord friends with people!!

                  Truly the real reason we never got our personalized ban-messages from the Brand MU Day Discord when it closed down. Not that I’m still bitter or anything.

                  (I totally am)

                  Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
                  She/her

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                  • RozR
                    Roz @Jennkryst
                    last edited by

                    @Jennkryst said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                    @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                    @Nilli Ugh, I’m so sorry you dealt with that. Shit like this is why I’m so stingy about becoming Discord friends with people!!

                    Truly the real reason we never got our personalized ban-messages from the Brand MU Day Discord when it closed down. Not that I’m still bitter or anything.

                    (I totally am)

                    I didn’t run that! I had no authority to ban anyone. Complain to @Meg.

                    she/her | playlist

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                    • AriaA
                      Aria
                      last edited by Aria

                      I swear, five of my last six scenes have been, like:

                      Step 1) Someone asks Mia a question about the Sylv’alfar, House Thornweave, or Orichalcum.

                      Step 2) Mia devolves into Charlie Day explaining Pepe Silvia.

                      red string

                      I have been sitting on some of these clues for six real-life years, you guys. If you want information, STRAP IN AND HOLD ON.

                      Or, y’know, at least tell me how much you want so I can edit, 'cause otherwise you’re gonna get the red string conspiracy board. 🤣 🤣

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                      • BirdieB
                        Birdie @Aria
                        last edited by

                        @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

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                        • RozR
                          Roz @Birdie
                          last edited by

                          @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                          @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                          does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                          she/her | playlist

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                          • RozR
                            Roz @Roz
                            last edited by

                            @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                            @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                            @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                            does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                            also this tolamar brand guy sounds like real trouble 😕

                            she/her | playlist

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                            • AriaA
                              Aria @Roz
                              last edited by

                              @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                              @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                              @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                              @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                              does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                              also this tolamar brand guy sounds like real trouble 😕

                              Yo, did you guys ever hear of this thing called the Copper Guard? It seems like it might be important.

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                              • helveticaH
                                helvetica @Aria
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                                @Aria said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                                does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                                also this tolamar brand guy sounds like real trouble 😕

                                Yo, did you guys ever hear of this thing called the Copper Guard?

                                no what's that

                                Street Cred

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                                • BirdieB
                                  Birdie @Roz
                                  last edited by

                                  @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                  @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                  @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                  @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                                  does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                                  also this tolamar brand guy sounds like real trouble 😕

                                  Literally talked about Alaric’s coma and Tolamar Brand and Everard Telmar. Were you in my scene? 😂

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                                  • kalakhK
                                    kalakh @Aria
                                    last edited by

                                    @Aria said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                    @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                    @Roz said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                    @Birdie said in An Arx Peeve Thread:

                                    @Aria This was me today; Scanning through old clues, recalling scenes that happened 8 RL years ago and wondering “Is this even still in play?”

                                    does anyone know if alaric ever woke up???

                                    also this tolamar brand guy sounds like real trouble 😕

                                    Yo, did you guys ever hear of this thing called the Copper Guard? It seems like it might be important.

                                    Red herring

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                                      Selira @Birdie
                                      last edited by

                                      @Birdie EVERARD.

                                      Daddario angry

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                                      • hellfrogH
                                        hellfrog @Selira
                                        last edited by

                                        @Selira GET HIM, GIRL
                                        YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO

                                        fr fr
                                        (she/her)

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                                        • juniperskyJ
                                          junipersky Administrators
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                                          Me logging on to see if today is the day I die!

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                                          • SnacknessS
                                            Snackness @junipersky
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                                            @junipersky day to die

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