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Anon Adderlan

Adventurer
While I have no doubt they'll change the name, I don't think it'll do anything to change either the systemic issues or biological essentialism.
 




Zaukrie

New Publisher
It is so weird to me that people seem to want unlimited choice of character races to play, as long as all the races are both mechanically and culturally bereft of anything that distinguishes them. Just say characters can look like anything the player wants and be done with it.
Sigh. No one said that. You can have flight, or darkvision or breath weapons. Sigh. You can have oozes (like plasmoids). There are a lot of ways to give different types of people differnces, w/o them having anything to do with racist tropes.
 

overgeeked

B/X Known World
It is so weird to me that people seem to want unlimited choice of character races to play, as long as all the races are both mechanically and culturally bereft of anything that distinguishes them. Just say characters can look like anything the player wants and be done with it.
I agree. Something like Fate’s aspects for races and be done with it. Trouble is, most gamers want long, detailed, and crunchy sets of options for everything.
 

Reynard

Legend
Supporter
Sigh. No one said that. You can have flight, or darkvision or breath weapons. Sigh. You can have oozes (like plasmoids). There are a lot of ways to give different types of people differnces, w/o them having anything to do with racist tropes.
But not a strength penalty.

Anyway, you're right, I was being flip. I am totally on board with changing terminology (heritage, species, whatever).
 



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