D&D General The New York Times on D&D

[GothmogIV]

For those who are interested, the NYT published a story about some of the changes to D&D's newest edition. Hopefully this link works!
https://archive.is/z2q8s

 

[dave2008]

Odd, I didn't expect the article to be about D&D and DEI and the change from "race" to "species." Seems like a rather odd issue to bring up at this point.

 

[TiQuinn]

FFS, quoting Robert Kuntz.

 

[GothmogIV]

FFS, quoting Robert Kuntz.

Isn't he one of the original players/designers? If there is more to this issue, I am unaware of it.

 

[TiQuinn]

Isn't he one of the original players/designers? If there is more to this issue, I am unaware of it.

He’s had no relevance within the game for decades, and his only other purpose for being quoted is because he’s planted himself fully in the anti-DEI camp.

It’s a hit piece.

 

[Bedrockgames]

He’s had no relevance within the game for decades, and his only other purpose for being quoted is because he’s planted himself fully in the anti-DEI camp.

It’s a hit piece.

I don't agree with a lot of the changes, but the article seemed pretty evenhanded to me. It quoted Kuntz because of his role in the early hobby and in D&D. But it also quoted the guy who invented the X Card and got quite a range of views on the topic. This didn't strike me as favoring one position or the other but as trying to show the conversation being had in the game community over the topic (and seemed to capture it pretty well)

 

[payn]

Man, they want an E war so bad, but they are only getting an E wimper.

 

[Divine2021]

He’s had no relevance within the game for decades, and his only other purpose for being quoted is because he’s planted himself fully in the anti-DEI camp.

It’s a hit piece.

For a hit piece it is far more balanced and even tempered than a good deal of writing by supposed fans. Remarkable that a thoughtful article like this can be denounced simply because it makes some people uncomfortable.

 

[Bedrockgames]

For a hit piece it is far more balanced and even tempered than a good deal of writing by supposed fans. Remarkable that a thoughtful article like this can be denounced simply because it makes some people uncomfortable.

Yeah, one of my pet peeves is when D&D or gaming in general hits main stream media outlets, it often feels like it expresses whatever perspective the writer happens to hold within the hobby (which could any side of any issue people argue about). But this seemed a lot more objective than we normally get covering disputes in the hobby

 

[cranberry]

People who are interested in playing will probably not pay much attention to the article.