Dungeons and Drag Queens

The lefties are a curious bunch. Rabid, violent animals frothing at the mouth one moment then pathetic and needy the next, whatever suits the cause at the time I suppose. One thing the fellow twitter users will know is that dissent will not be tolerated, those of opposing views blocked never to be heard from again.

Perhaps this explains why they are so keen on lefty only versions of things. This is something I never understand, they accuse the right of being heartless and out of touch yet cut off contact from those opposed. Well Laurie Penny came up with a cracker, well, I say came up but it looks like it is in motion.

My side-project: creating a tabletop RPG based on the British Left. It's coming on apace. What's your allegiance and true nature?
— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) November 25, 2013

That's right, Penny wants to create a lefty RPG (Role Playing Game), well twitter went into a frenzy, but more on that later. The 140 characters twitter allow aren't enough for me to aid Laurie in her project.

Here is my intro to a lefty RPG.

"My name is Nigel, I am a young man of 23, I was born in the land of Chipping Norton, the horrors of my upbringing haunt me still. This place chokes me, you see although I was born into this world with the cursed label of "male" I am in fact, a woman. 

Oppressed for years I am finally ready find myself, I quit my job and pack up for Brighton. Oh the glory that awaits me, freedom to express who I am, I finally feel like the real me, I am Nigella, although I don't look the part yet."

The player picks up the game as our hero arrives at "Legends" bar and hotel. From here your choices will guide them as they make tough life choices. From the big choices on breast size, hair colour and if the cock should stay or go to the ethical debate around leather shoes guide Nigella through them all. 

Choose your sexuality, dodge transphobia attacks and live on benefits. Experience all this and more in "Dungeons and Drag Queens.

As I mentioned earlier twitter took up arms with the #LeftyRPG tag, here are some of the best I found.

Playing Skyrim as a #LeftyRPG is bloody difficult, I've had to turn down nearly every quest as they involve work. Off to the tavern.
— Европейский комиссар (@MoodySlayerUK) November 26, 2013

#leftyrpg The mighty dragon breathes fire at you. You cast "Freeze Energy Prices"... nothing happens... you are still fucked.
— The left are wrong (@T_Veiga) November 26, 2013

#LeftyRPG Voices of Logic & Reason can be heard in the forest - use your block button to silence all dissent.
— Owen Eoins (@OwenEoins84) November 26, 2013

#LeftyRPG Your revolutionary hero Shayga Vara has killed a load of unarmed gay elves. A cognitive dissonance potion lets you ignore it. Meh.
— SirBufton-Cockwomble (@AngryExile) November 26, 2013

You approach the legendary dungeon. Complete a risk assessment before you continue. #leftyrpg
— Olly Neville (@OllyNeville) November 26, 2013

#LeftyRPG the executive council go on a fact finding trip to Mordor, they vote the Dark Lord be named as a “hero of the people”
— Small Thunder Dog (@smallthunderdog) November 26, 2013

Think you can do better? Go ahead. Tweet #LeftyRPG

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