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I won't be livetweeting my entire read through of PF 2e, but I need to say hell yeah for abolishing "race" in fantasy RPGs.
Race is about "what" you are. But more important for story is where you are from. It aligns better with culture and ethnicity.
Bravo, team. Thank you.
Race is about "what" you are. But more important for story is where you are from. It aligns better with culture and ethnicity.
Bravo, team. Thank you.
You'd think that ppl could bridge the gap between the notion of race in a fantasy race and real race.
I used to think that too, until I was playing at a con and some dude started to innocently and sweetly tell me how 4e races mapped to real human ethnicities and cultures...
I used to think that too, until I was playing at a con and some dude started to innocently and sweetly tell me how 4e races mapped to real human ethnicities and cultures...
"Notice how gnomes are sorta like Jews?"
Yeah...
I was in one of those situations where I was the only black dude in a sea of white geekery trying to figure out how to handle this in a way that was going to set boundaries and not get me put in jail...
Yeah...
I was in one of those situations where I was the only black dude in a sea of white geekery trying to figure out how to handle this in a way that was going to set boundaries and not get me put in jail...
... fortunately my buddy, a white dude, overheard and smacked that crap down.
And again, what struck me is how dude
A) thought he was empathizing with me
B) had been "educated" about race solely through RPGs.
It is when it dawned on me how big a problem it was.
And again, what struck me is how dude
A) thought he was empathizing with me
B) had been "educated" about race solely through RPGs.
It is when it dawned on me how big a problem it was.
