Yeah but they weren’t a country full of misguided white cis men who went “(Minority) are taking our jobs!” instead of, y’know, seeing that their corporate overlords are to blame and should be subsequently doxxed, dragged out into the street and ripped apart by wild animals, lest they forget what happens.

That’s totally not a fair comparison. Rome was around for over a thousand years before its leaders went completely batshit. America doesn’t even have 1/2 that.

This isn’t a “Gamer” thing (though those still clinging to the Gamergate banner are likely worthy of your scorn)—it’s a feckless fucking asshat thing.

People who have power fantasies that play themselves out in murdering other people with a gun, when those people have no means of fighting back are exactly the kind of…

No, you are. What he is doing is 100% Bullying. You don’t kick over a kid’s sandcastle and call it “roleplaying”.

“The means to do this kind of stuff” is an exploitation of the game’s systems, not an intended way to play.

Other players didn’t sign on to be the victims in this streamer’s roleplay. His excuses are hollow, and his stream is utterly without merit.

Welcome to the fold, that is the exact reason why DMing is one of the most rewarding things you can do with friends. We just had an extended session at my place yesterday given we were all off work at the same time for once (yay holidays)!

Additionally, I would offer one last thing: It’s important, VERY important to remember that as a GM, you are not the enemy of the players. You are working with them to have a good time and tell a good story. One of my biggest mistakes as young GM was to try to go out of my way to thwart the players and always have…

As someone who has been playing in and running RPGs for about 20 years (Jesus... twenty years...) I’d also like to emphasize the fact that while there is a book that has the rules and will guide you along, this is YOUR game, and you have the final say in absolutely everything. If something doesn’t sound right to you…