>holds a "session zero">allows women to play>allows freakshit races>does a high-pitch voice when playing a woman>does "five room dungeons">starts at level 3>extensively discusses "expectations">enables mary sue-ism and main character syndromeRoll for a girl (1-7), 8=all of them, 9=none, 0=Kelsey Dionne tied up
>>97561317Goes on /tg/ and seethes at others having fun.
OP is too retarded to play tabletop games the thread.
>>97561317"DM" is an inherent red flag.
>>97561317OP Red Flags>Is a faggot>Doesn't play games
>knowing the name of female "e celebs" in tabletop gameNGMI
>>97561317Playing 5e is enough for me to turn 360 degrees and walk away.Playing with women is a mistake. So is playing with overly leftist people. You can easily identify them in this thread by hating OP for being correct.Adding a few:>thinks roleplaying is “acting”>insists on overly “tactical combat” with maps, boards, and props>railroads>is a “DM” instead of a “GM”>pulls out a module>references critical role or, worse, Dimension 20>believes nonsense like “there’s no such thing as bad roleplaying as long as everyone has fun!”>plays slop systems like PbtA derivatives or FATE
>>97562521All that text to tell everyone that the reason you like OP the faglord are nogames is because you have retardation.
>>97561317>holds a "session zero"This is a normal and helpful thing to do. It means you can explain the campaign and people can make characters that fit. I used a powerpoint for my session zero because I'm a faggot.>allows women to playNever. Women do not enjoy ttrpgs.>allows freakshit racesI've seen the definition of freakshit races change constantly. Someone told me elf was freakshit and the only acceptable race is human. I told my group the main races are the 3.5 ones but if they want to play an unusual one they'll be extremely rare.>does a high-pitch voice when playing a womanI do a different voice, not like a troon voice though.>does "five room dungeons"Once or twice. I prefer larger dungeons.>starts at level 3While I advocate for this I have always started at level 1. I think it's more fun.>extensively discusses "expectations"It's important to either carefully choose your group if it's online or tell people if they're flakes they get the flick.>enables mary sue-ism and main character syndromeSounds like a personal problem.
>>97562554>Women do not enjoy ttrpgs.Said by people who never play tabletop games because they lack brains.
>>97562554session zero sucks and will always suck and i will never, ever do it.X card is right out, too
>>97562745All session zero is is making characters and making sure everyone is on the level. Safety tools never had anything to do with this but have distorted our perception of a useful tool>>97562554This
>>97562910Yes, everyone can detect your retardation.
>>97562858>have distorted our perception of a useful toolboth things are rejected by retards fighting a bizarre aspect of culture war, they reject them because they represent the other team.There is nothing wrong with a way to signal something is ruining the game for someone, it's way healthier than trying to tank it and hate the game. It doesn't mean you have to respect it, stop everything, do a big show about it, force others to play something they don't like. It's just a way to avoid worse discussions after the game or people ghosting and skipping games because they assume you will keep doing shit they don't like. It can be replaced with proper comunication on the table and trust, but your mate telling you he really hates when your villains rape children is the exact same thing as having a card to let him say the same thing.Anyone rejecting all tools to make the group more stable and lasting say it because they think it represents the enemy and will never accept any aspect of anything because it's the bad team.
Session zero is ok to explain some basic stuff so that players might create characters that fit the campaign. Like in VtM you want to run a Camarilla campaign and your players are Tzimisce, Nagaraja, Salubri, True Brujah and Tremere.
>>97562554But I do enjoy ttrpgs. I even run my own games.
>>97561317>posts on 4chan
>>97561317>only speaks in vague culture war memes he picked up from youtuber faggots who play even less than he does>is overly concerned with people he imagined and what they do at their table>feigns grognard credentials because none of his opinions hold any weight unless he can pretend he's some veteran experts with decades of experience under his belt>only barely knows D&D 5e, but will pretend to care about other systems just so he can distance himself from all those 5efags he's constantly seething about>hasn't run or played in a game in 3 or more years, maybe ever>bought every D&D book anyways. Has read none of them. Not even skimmed them.
>>97561317>>starts at level 3>implying you're playing D&D 5e, the only system in existence where levels 1 and 2 are completely unplayableYou were based up until that. Play better games, if you even play at all.
>>97563002He means women (female).
DM red flags?>asks "how do you want to do this" when the party kills an enemy>spends too much time talking about his thought process when designing a campaign, spoiling the illusion and mystery>starts at level 3, or any level past 1>uses milestone advancement>uses phrases like "questgiver" or "sidequest" or "miniboss" in game>adds moronic nonsensical puzzles to the game>has you roll a skill check, you roll a 4, he squints, adjusts his glasses, then says you succeed anyway>runs extremely pussified battles that are easy to win and are over in 2 rounds>doesn't use the actual monsters from the game at all, only uses weird homebrewed enemies blatantly ripped off from video gamesDubs and I get to rape Ginny Di and cum inside her, forcing her aging millennial whore body to bear my child.
>>97563002ywnbaw or something
How do you create characters without knowing what game you're playing, or what options from the ruleset are allowed and which are not?
