Well, today, I (34F) played in person for the first time. After over 200 sessions online (I DM and/or play at least once a week), I finally got to roll real life clicky clacks! I was so excited! Made my lil druid and showed up to the local AL session 1 for Rime of the Frostmaiden. The DM even invited me to play so I knew I'd be welcome!

Chat, it was a nightmare.

I expect some basic misogyny of talking down to me about rules (a 7 is a failed death save, you know. you're not dying but you're still prone, you know, etc. etc.), but today was enough to put me off ever playing in person again.

• I used my turn to cast speak with animals to try and coax some polar bears. The DM immediately said "fuck you." No animal handling. No "use an action on your next turn." Just "fuck you."

• I had to tell them five times that faerie fire was a 20-foot cube. Most of the guys at the table insisted it was a 20 foot radius. Five times. They still didn't believe me until a guy at the table said it was a 20 foot cube.

• A sad dog came up to us. I go to ritual cast speak with animals, but was yelled down by another player because there was no time, so we just walked into a tundra following a strange dog.

• Someone couldn't afford to pay us for a job but offered to paint us something. I said that sounds great, and asked him to paint about the story hook we heard earlier in the session. The DM said "you don't want a picture of that." No roleplaying, just an immediate shut down.

• I got focused in the first round of combat before I even had a turn or said anything to the bad guys, compared to others who had yelled at them, threatened them, etc. I got downed in round one. And no, I wasn't the closest or had the lowest/highest AC or HP. I did say I was hoping to cast faerie fire, and the DM immediately spread out the baddies and focused me out of seven players.

I've never felt more demoralized or angry. I love this game so much. Is the internet version really the least toxic channel compared to my "friendly" local game store? Is this just part of it for she/hers at the table and I've just been lucky enough to miss it? How have some of you bounced back from situations like this? Is it even worth it?

When I (23m) was 16 I was outed by a guy I was seeing. Dont know why, just out of the blue one day some family members were messaged by him with some photos of us as proof. My dad flipped hes shit, I didnt even get the feeling he would be homophobic till that moment since he was always a let live kind of person. I was kicked out by him for being gay, that kicked off the split between mum and dad since mum was very supportive and ironiclly a pretty vocal ally before i ce out (guess dad never made a stink about that). Me and mum eventually found a place, my other siblings would still go to ours dads every other week.

Last year mums rental she was in was being sold, I let her live rent free in my place for a while till she found her own place. Dad heard about this not long ago from one of my siblings (20F), since then hes texting to stay and one of my siblings (the rest are smart enough not to touch this with a 10ft pole) is even asking on hes behalf. Tbf my dad has been living in and out of mens shelters for the past few years since after mum left him he gambled everything away. Everytimey sister asks for him to stay my reaction is always the same, a good laugh followed by "get fucked".

My mum is saying while its okay to tell my dad to get fucked, that im being an asshole saying it to my sister who loves her dad. AITA?