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[th3_h1dd3n_m3]

My sister, whom I will now refer to as Anne, has informed me that, rather than get upset with her gaming group, or put the game on hiatus, she is going to fuck with them. The next time they come to her place for a session, she's going to hand out character sheets for Bunnies & Burrows, and make it an especially difficult game for them

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[kaelstra]

It'd be better if she just talked to them instead of fucking with them, because then she won't get nearly as much hate over it.

[th3_h1dd3n_m3]

I am afraid she has spoken with them, and often, and they have not been any less passive-aggressive about what they want.

[canadian_kazz]

I think this is brilliant. They won't tell her what they want after her asking many times? Fine then, have this game! Whaaaat? It's not the kind of game you want to play? Well, why don't you TELL me what you'd like they play and next time, I'll run that instead!

This is the kind of thing some of the GMs in my group would do. We ran a night of Mouse Guard last year and everyone almost died trying to cross a river. It ended up being rather fun.

[th3_h1dd3n_m3]

Well, if you say so. That's one for telling Anne to go ahead with the plan. Thank you.

[wolfwonderess]

Battling passive-aggressiveness with passive-aggressiveness seems really...passive-aggressive.

I dunno, that doesn't sound like a fun gaming group.

[cygnia]

Sounds like they all deserve each other.

[micalcetin]

Yep.

[rantyrantsock]

Your sister's as bad as you are.

[cygnia]

Apples and trees, you know...

[rantyrantsock]

Not even kidding on that one, guh. I'm wondering what kind of people their parents are, now, to have raised such stunning examples of society.

[th3_h1dd3n_m3]

I will thank you both to not to insult my parents. They are fine, strong, loving, generous people. I will also thank you not to insult my sister. She has become someone I can be proud of.

Do not judge any of us by the problems we have encountered as players. You see only the issues we complain about. You do not see us.

[ducttapeninja]

Question: Why the hell doesn't your sister just stop wasting her time witha group who aren't going to cooperate and find a group who will communicate with her and help her run a good game?

It's just basic common sense. If her gaming group won't help her come up with a game that they actually want to play, and talking to them multiple times hasn't worked, then just... Walk away. If Anne hasn't managed to get anywhere with having multiple sit-downs with them to talk it over, then what exactly is it that makes her think that dicking around with them and shoving them in a game they don't want to play is going to make them go "Oh gee I see your point, we'll cooperate now and everything will be fine!"

Like WolfWonderess said, battling passive-aggression with passive-aggression only leads to frustration and hostility, and I can't see why anyone would want to play with anyone who was like that, be they DM or not.

Anne sounds like a really immature person if this is the option she's coming up with at this point, and not someone I'd ever

[iczer6]

I have to agree. I mean I understand why she's frustrated but at this point I think the better choice is to walk away and hope the players find they psychic DM they so long for. This is just throwing gasoline on the fire.

[th3_h1dd3n_m3]

I don't know why Anne has not find another group. She has not spoken to me about that.

Thank you for your opinion.