Ramblings Of A Mad Mage

Recently, while doom scrolling through YouTube I came across a D&D skit entitled ' That One Guy In Every Dungeon And Dragons Game '. The premise of the skit is pretty straight foward, focusing on the sterotypical modern Dungeons & Dragons game. Players circled around a table intently listening to the Dungeon Master as he describes an awe inspiring "scene". With elouquent & colorful language belonging to a shakespearian play. The purpose of the skit's creation becomes aparrent; as the main character 'Scoots' bursts foward from the side lines and punches 'The Goblin King' in the crotch. Completely derailing the game session & fulfilling the sterotypial actions of a murderhobo (a concept I wrote about here ). It's a fun & charming skit. However, while watching I noticed some rather harmful sterotypes/assumtions about how D&D should be played that I'd like to discuss. Harmful Sterotype 1. Dungeon & Dragons Players ...

'1 For All' is a sketch comedy web-series created by the Youtube media company, Deerstalker Pictures. The group hails from Australia (https://www.facebook.com/deerstalkerpictures/), and has gained notoriety among Dungeons And Dragons players for their sketch videos which put a comedic twist on common D&D tropes. Recently, their video entitled 'Murderhobo' crossed my feed and piqued my interest; so I thought I’d talk about the semiotic devices and signs I spotted in the video. For the uninitiated, a murderhobo is a semi-derogatory term referring to a player who kills any and every non-player character they encounter. Whether they are friend, foe, or simply a neutral party does not matter to a murder hobo. The 1 For All episode 'Murderhobo', opens up on our trio of adventurers; Evandra, Nixie, and Antrius. Engaging in a semiotic gesture; the trio stand hunched over and whispering amongst one another, while looking down at the camera. They banter back and f...