Another player who was at the table during the incident sent me this meme after the problem player in question (they had a history) left the group chat.

Felt like sharing it here because I’m sure more people should keep this kind of thing in mind.

  • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    11 months ago

    Why would that even be a problem? Plenty of blind people in ancient stories, myths and legends. Probably better off without this person.

    • Tiptopit@feddit.de
      2·
      11 months ago

      I mean on one side you’d have the magic to heal many if not all disabilities.

      On the other hand in reality we have wheel chairs and stuff to heal and prevent many diseases, too, but still not everyone can get those…

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
        1·
        11 months ago

        As a fun saying goes “The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed”

        The same could easily apply to magics of many kinds

      • echo64@lemmy.world
        0·
        11 months ago

        We have the ability to make Tuberculosis not exist and have for half a century. At least 1.6 million unnecessary deaths occurred because of it in 2022. Anyone who can’t think further than the first point has the thought capabilities of a gnat.

        • colmear@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          11 months ago

          I just found John Green‘s account.

          On a serious note, it is really sickening to hear stuff like this. It’s not even that those drugs are crazy expensive or extremely difficult to distribute. It’s just greed and very bad distributed wealth

    • FriendOfElphaba@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      11 months ago

      The Blind Swordsman is a massive trope in fantasy literature. Take a look at David Carradine’s character in Circle of Iron for an archetypal example. It’s a staple in many kung fu movies - the Master uses their hyper developed senses for sounds and for movements in the air to sense and react to their enemies. Or take Luke Skywalker fighting the drone with his eyes covered by using the Force. Hodr was the blind son of Odin.

      Blindness also occurs throughout mythic traditions, sometimes as punishment by the gods. It occurs in Greek and Jewish myths. The witch-woman in Hawk the Slayer was blind (played by the great Patricia Quinn, who also starred as Magenta in Rocky Horror).

      I think it makes perfect thematic sense to include blindness in characters. A blind beggar, a blind prophet, or a blind samurai are all staples of the fantasy tradition. I’d actually love it if we had to work out a player character who is blind, but that would take a fair amount of effort. I think the payoff would be remarkable and memorable, though.