Straight People D&D vs. Queer People D&D

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Kaguya's Top Gal @hayasaka_aryan Straight people: actually play the game queer people: do any stupid s--- except play the game James | Award-Winning Best GM @ttrpgay straight people dnd is combat every session and encumbrance rules queer people and is accidentally making a character whose cornerstone is a part of yourself you can't imagine anyone loving, and then getting to watch and experience them being loved like it's as easy as breathing 10:00 PM Oct 18, 2023 50.7K Views .

Slip Maker @SlipMaker what a pity Mr. Bond, it would appear your gay character is encumbered again ...

boo-grimm @ExileGrimm damn one of those sounds like a fun nerd game & one of them sounds like a therapy session lol twitter.com/ttrpgay/status... This post is unavailable. 1:48 PM . Oct 18, 2023 39K Views .

Shar (le return) @FireballForeskn >mfw the party bard has been trying to get f----- up the ass for 40 minutes but keeps rolling low twitter.com/ttrpgay/status... TRU ite This post is unavailable. 12:12 PM . Oct 18, 2023 14.6K Views :

Jade ka @JadeAtrophis So what you're saying is queer people don't play dnd, they write fanfiction twitter.com/ttrpgay/status... This post is unavailable. 10:28 AM - Oct 18, 2023 99.2K Views

Sims @DatingSims Straight people dnd be like twitter.com/ttrpgay/status... >it's not even a stone bridge 10/10 would burn down again alright here's the plan: we're gonna build a tavern that serves free wine to elves, then we're going to blow it up my backstory is that an elf slighted me once This post is unavailable. careful guys this dungeon has puzzles in it, we better tunnel around it. 7:52 AM . Oct 18, 2023 125.9K Views scott we need a bigger wagon this one isn't big enough to hold all of the elves we plan to kill f--- elves what does my character know about the my character is sober so I'm rolling all checks with structural weaknesses of this elven tower? disavantage for now DEAD ELF WAGON what's the wagon's hardness DC?

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About

Straight People D&D vs. Queer People D&D refers to an online debate and parody memes about perceived differences between Dungeons and Dragons campaigns ran by straight and queer people. Spawned by a viral tweet, the discourse achieved brief popularity on X / Twitter in October 2023.

Origin

On October 16th, 2023, X^[1] / Twitter user @ttrpgay, a TTRPG game master, made a post in which she compared straight and queer player groups playing Dungeons and Dragons, writing that straight people were into combat and following rules while queer people focused on character creation and development. The post (shown below) garnered over 2,800 reposts and 18,800 likes prior to deletion,

James | Award-Winning Best GM @ttrpgay straight people dnd is combat every session and encumbrance rules queer people and is accidentally making a character whose cornerstone is a part of yourself you can't imagine anyone loving, and then getting to watch and experience them being loved like it's as easy as breathing 8:02 PM - Oct 16, 2023. 1.2M Views

Spread

The post went viral on X and was followed by viral reactions in which users argued with the author of the post and made memes poking fun at it. For example, on October 18th, 2023, X^[2] user @bahlivern quoted the post with an edited version of How Creative People See the World which received over 910 reposts and 13,200 likes in one day (shown below, left). On October 18th, 2023, X^[3] user @SlipMaker posted a Casino Royale Poker Game Parodies meme that gained over 1,200 reposts and 9,100 likes in the same period (shown below, right).