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| Comment | Post #287071 |
I have a sideways answer that might not be satisfying: instead of playing D&D, play a RPG that uses cards, e.g. the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Falkenstein_(role-playing_game) system, or something similar. I understand that playing cards are generally permitted as long as you are neither rem... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #286719 |
"Mystery cult" is the neutral anthropological descriptive term that college students (a noted population of RPG players) would easily use. Nearly everyone who encounters a mystery cult in a real-world context will be a member of a competing religion or a skeptic, and thus view it negatively.
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— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284121 |
While "con" being short for "convention" is a typical usage, the phrase "con game" specifically means a "confidence game" in colloquial English, which means a crime of deception.
"con games" appear in many RPGs, ranging from minor deceptions to multi-session impersonations, seductions, corruptions... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |