Is this related to the 'Kurt Zouma kicking the cat' controvery and the follow ups?
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025
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No clue what that is, this is a story that happened at my table (it was me, I punted the cat over a noble's hedge maze)
Because they were RPing a ratman, keep up
I remember him from portal. He didn't seem like a cat kicker
Because I was a ratman!
Ok i know much less about D&D then i thought. I've read a lot of stories and all that but never came across this. is it just some little chaos gremlin?
A bit, you might say. Since rats and cats don't get along, I had it in mind that I was going to have a little fun being afraid and/or malicious towards any cats or cat-like creatures during the dinner party, especially since we were just doing a one-shot and I wasn't going to get another chance. About halfway through the adventure, I realized that there probably wasn't going to be an organic opportunity, so while we were out in the gardens, plotting our next move to steal the expensive painting, with few NPC party guests around, I decided I would... prod the DM a little to give me an opportunity.
For the most part I was a good player during the adventure! I had my mannerisms down, obsessively 'preening' my 'whiskers' (read: facial hair), twitchy-but-social and generally non-malicious, generally inclined towards subterfuge and flattery over violence. Everyone agreed, DM included, that I made a great ratman.
But I CRAVED an opportunity to be a little ratty towards a little catty!
Aaaaaah. Sounds like it could be fun to play
He is a footballer (Soccer, my fellow Americans). There was a controversy a while back due to a video showing him kicking his cat. Escalated pretty quickly and animal welfare groups intervened and removed the cat from his custody. He had to pay some fine also IIRC.