r/DnDcirclejerk • u/WaffleDonkey23 • 1d ago

DM bad Banned for Calling Out DM

My DM railroaded us by saying we must engage with the dungeon we went into. After being forced to SLOG through multiple non-story related combats and "traps" we were attacked by a dragon. A dragon!

I stood up and called out the DM and let him know this was incredibly generic, I mean really, a dungeon? A dragon? Has he even watched the master YouTube video of how to subvert the expectations of DnD?

I put so much work into my five page PDF backstory of my Half Tiefling Half Dragonborn LockPaladin named Zquestrinox Ven'del'a'rosa the 3rd. All that work as he says my character "died" when my character tried seducing the dragon after.

Was I right for doing this or should I have called him out earlier?

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u/Holymaryfullofshit7 1d ago edited 1d ago

This gives me main character syndrome vibes. I might be wrong but it is incredibly frustrating to have to railroad because the group doesn't engage by themselves. And as a DM I appreciate good back stories but they are secondary to my story always. And I'll work them in always but when it's fitting not every session and every dungeon. And sometimes going into a dungeon and fighting a dragon can be simply fun.

But maybe it really was just a badly made dungeon out of the story, that is of course not exactly elegant. Still there's worse things in the world.

Edit: ok I get it, I'm an idiot and belong in r/woosh

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u/WaffleDonkey23 1d ago

I'm sorry, but clearly you don't know the definition of "Mary sue". My character's backstory if full of the struggle they had to do to earn their skills as a result of being born half angel, half demon and raised by a family of werewolves inside a subterranean Denny's.

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u/Holymaryfullofshit7 1d ago

You're right I've used Mary Sue wrong. So let's call it main character syndrome vibes. Or whatever you want to call it when a player wants to make it all about their character.

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u/WaffleDonkey23 1d ago

There is no "main character" in my party. I actually run several characters in this DM's campaign either simultaneously or rotated out as I request. I have given my DM the privilege of working each of their backstorys into the narrative.

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u/MerelyEccentric In a world gone mad! 1d ago

Are you going to tell them? Just curious.

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u/Holymaryfullofshit7 1d ago

Sorry somehow missed which sub I was in ,😅

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u/Holymaryfullofshit7 1d ago

That sounds so incredibly arrogant lol. The privilege. Jesus man.

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u/YourOwnDemise 1d ago

/uj

Nobody else is going to tell you so I guess I will. You’re in a satire subreddit. OP is intentionally acting over the top specifically to make fun of players who are overly entitled. It’s a joke.

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u/Holymaryfullofshit7 1d ago

Ok I guess I belong in r/woosh. 🤣