Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.
I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.
I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock
Me: I love TTRPGs! What are you favorites?
Them: I love D&D 3.5e, 4e, and 5e and also Pathfinder and Billy May's Wizards of the Coast Larceny & Slaughter 2e Family Edition.
Me: Oh I've played 5e before :)
Them: What systems do you play?
Me: Oh The Quiet Year, Dialect, The Ground Itself, Galactic/Going Rogue, Belonging Outside Belonging, very story focused GM-less stuff. Oh and I've played Lancer and a powered by the apocalypse game.
Them: Oh I haven't heard of any of those.
I read this as the difference between someone whose identities are inclusive of a hobby (how I perceive you) versus someone whose identities are defined by that hobby (how I perceive them)
d&d is like the ttrpg equivalent of liberals whove read harry potter and exactly zero other books. read another book, play another game
"Oh, I've never actually played. I love The Adventure Zone a ton, though!"
i feel so seen by this! I've had this conversation with lots of people who love D&D but when I talk about PbtA games their eyes glaze over
