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This post is not meant as an escallation or ultimatum, merely a plea for continued play if that's still possible at this point.

If there's no acceptable comprimise, Ashley has told me she's willing to step out and she holds no animosity with anyone, including me, for just wanting to play so the campaign can continue as you like. She'll enjoy the campaign through me and be removed from this world in any form or influence. Portions of my plans that were written to include her will simply evaporate.

I recommend you, Alice, Yulya, and Cat decide on:
1. Whether or not the campaign is salvageable.
2. Whether or not you want Ashley to continue.
3. If yes to 1 and 2, then a comprimise you can stomach without animocity. That comprimise is obviously not going to be 100% ideal Yulya's game and not 100% Ashley gets her way.

It's not at all unprecedented or "insane" to have a party split funds in whole or part or have a separate pool for buying equipment with some portion being allowed as discretionary income, borrowed, lent, etc.

The rules should have been set day 0 and that's my naivete for not understanding this until now but 100% pooling like a single player game wasn't what was assumed on our end and not typically how this game is played, but you should be able to play it your way, hopefully there is a comprimise if not then that's okay too.

I apologize if it's not exactly as you assumed. Which is why to alieviate that Ashley is willing to allow you all to move on without her so that you may be as you wish. Please don't take this as a hissy fit or rage quit, she's sobered quite a bit from what you said and is worried a lot about your continued friendship with Bear which wasn't ever her intent to disturb. If this is thought of as insane or hurtful then I do not have a solution that makes all parties whole but I am open to suggestions. Again excluding 100% all one way as that would set a damaging precedent in my mind as there will be countless times where comprimise is required with issues greater than this one with or without Ashley.

Granted something deeper has necessarily occurred, a series of Ashley being Ashley events that has soured your opinion of Ashley or a combination of factors including my rules or agendas and this is just a breaking point. We would like to repair that if possible and are open to civil discussion. I will necessarily, though I prefer not, handle Ashley's side and tilt toward your decision. Especially after your last post referenced herein, she asked me to step in as a friend and fellow human to contain further damage.

In any case, dense or not, we better understand the situation but as you say the damage is done. However perhaps because of our mental disability we are unable to fully comprehend a clear path forward. Please work together to illuminate one for us less capable.

Furthermore, I can appreciate this is chan culture and we all need thick skins, but as Ashley has alluded to, chan culture and D&D immersion are a toxic mix, I agree. And I don't want to cause anyone more stress. Though I doubt that's avoidable given these constraints.

I'm wording this as delicately as this brain is able. Keep in mind my mental constraints are set by a brain I did not choose. Though likely I find it as tiresome as you do.