@Arkandel said in Consent in Gaming:
On the other hand sure, a 'yelling at me' scene shouldn't take hours, that's nuts. I'd be bored of that even iRL.
A yelling-at-my-character scene that takes even minutes can be considered boring. I have enjoyed yelling-at-my-character scenes, but it's because the person doing the yelling is engaging me and my character, not just yelling because that's what's supposed to happen. Going through the motions is boring. I'd be tempted to skip out on that too.
But playing a game with a strict hierarchy, ignoring such a scene ("okay you yelled at me lol") could be considered ignoring the theme and setting of the game. I'd be disappointed by anyone who doesn't abide by a game's theme.
I will gladly ignore a rule that says I can't FTB because I'm having a bad day or I'm not feeling it. And only in part because nobody can stop any of us from FTBing:
@Pandora said in Consent in Gaming:
The little red X in the upper right corner is always there.
The other side of that coin is that I should be willing to work with or accept the consequences levied on my character, and that I had better play those through as though they really happened (except in extreme consequences). To ignore the persistent nature of the game outright is disruptive to what is The Game, and that can be actionable.
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@Arkandel said in Consent in Gaming:
What are your options, both thematically and as a character?
This is up to staff. If someone is blatantly ignoring theme and setting, well, we've had this discussion recently. When it comes to us as player, we play the game before us as best we can.
Because it's entirely possible that we're all playing for different reasons.
Because we are.