I resigned, to be blunt, because of the behaviour of a substantial minority who seem to view the DM team as enemies to be abused and as a customer service entity. The other DMs who are overwhelmingly calm, decent, entirely anti-conspiratorial people who are far better, more tolerant human beings than I am. Those who abuse them are loud, annoying and frankly get far too much attention.
The DM team are not the demons that they are made out to be. They debate decisions at length, even when people like myself want to make them quickly. More often than not, the older and wiser DMs have stopped snap decisions that people like myself would have made, in the interests of fairness. Sometimes, to the point of excess. The amount of leaway given to conspiratorial, frankly delusional elder members is sympathetic to the point of self harming. Keep that in mind when you see an ancient player waxing lyrical about ancient DM abuses. There are few, if any, DMs remaining from that time.
To my fellow DMs, you were a lovely little team. You're much better people than I am. We didn't always agree and I was probably a little more fiery than I should have been, but I don't regret things. You also have far thicker skins than I.
To the people who I was DMing - I've passed my stories on to the other DMs in the staff. With any luck they will continue. This includes my planning and my synopsis thus far.
To the players I spent a lot of time with, you're all lovely people. Don't let people get you down. This is a decision I've made for my own emotional and mental health. I may be back, but it won't be under this name and it won't be until long after my PhD is finished.
I only really had one main character - my mop-knight, Reine. I will be killing her off and will be permadeathing her. That will be the last bit of storyline RP. I will stick around and people can roleplay with her for a bit. After that, I will be taking my leave. I hope people enjoy this last act of pseudo DMing. The DMs also have her sword which was actually quite nice. Hopefully that will find its way into the hands of a wonderful player
Those who weren't wonderful players? Those who harass the DMs, cause trouble, rules lawyer endlessly and have a rap sheet in the offenders registry as long as my arm? Well. Make it up for yourself.
I wish those of you who are good, honest and nice to me both in game and on the DM client the best.
Much love,
Mopknight/Reine/Galatea
