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yardwork

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8. I'm not a gamer, so I have questions!

Reply to Simeon Salus (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 09:14 AM

Apr 2025

How does the average D&D player feel about CE characters? Are they considered to be helpful allies, or do players avoid them?

In other words, if the recognition of Trump as CE spreads among the D&D world, will more of them stop supporting Trump?

I'm guessing that support for Trump might already be low among D&D players, but perhaps that's wrong?

I read about all these young men who voted for Trump because they liked his edginess. Is that the same as liking CE characters? Is there a subculture of CE admirers?

Sorry about all the questions! This is really interesting to me.

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In gaming, I utilize D&D's alignment chart as a way of graphically plotting behavior to establish a personality type [View all] Simeon Salus Apr 2025 OP

Mental health professionals do the same kind of thing based on science. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #1

I agree. But there are far more gamers than clinical psychopathologists. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #2

Good point. Whatever model works is great. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #3

Agreed. Alignment isn't so much a designation as it is a grouping of plotted behaviors on the chart. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #7

The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #10

I'm not a gamer, so I have questions! yardwork Apr 2025 #8

I'm not sure how anybody feels about anything. I'm not sure you're asking questions that I can answer. Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #9

That actually helps a lot! yardwork Apr 2025 #11

It's been my experience that many people liked playing chaotic and evil characters Kaleva Apr 2025 #14

There have been a lot of high profile villains in fiction lately. yardwork Apr 2025 #16

Civilization is skin deep it is said Kaleva Apr 2025 #17

Yep, he's definitely Bettie Apr 2025 #4

A guy I know told me years ago, after rump posed while descending that gilded escalator EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #5

When you've gamed a lot, you begin to recognize (or perhaps imagine) archetypes Simeon Salus Apr 2025 #6

Any metric in a storm. Hugin Apr 2025 #12

Me too, it's proven to be a very useful tool for media analysis generally (books, movies, series), history, politics... 0rganism Apr 2025 #13

Life got exciting when there was a high level Paladin hunting you down Kaleva Apr 2025 #15