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<blockquote data-quote="Skepticultist" data-source="post: 7739262" data-attributes="member: 6898719"><p>Or just consider the fact that many American's ancestors came to America because they were forcibly driven off their own lands during the period of European land enclosures. People frequently forget that a significant number of the early colonists came here not by choice, but because it was their only option, and many of them came here in bondage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And this right here is the real problem. If you want to tell stories set in a pre-colonial America, you need <em>bad guys</em>. And if you're willing to overlook the problem that horses came to the Americas from Europe, one group that makes for great enemies is the Comanche (who didn't technically exist before the colonial era, but whatever). The Comanche were pretty much hated by everyone who ever met them. Even the name "Comanche" comes from the Ute word for "enemy." When the US Army came into conflict with the Comanche, pretty much every neighboring tribe sided with the US Army (who were not well liked themselves) against the Comanche, because the Comanche were basically real serious <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />s. There were vicious, brutal and extremely effective raiders who terrorized anyone in range of their vast territory, and thanks to their horses, their range was impressive.</p><p></p><p>They'd make a great enemy tribe, or basis for an enemy tribe, in a Native American RPG. Of course, you might piss off some of the Comanche's modern descendants, but so what? If you were running a game set in Dark Ages Ireland, a natural Bad Guy would be Viking raiders, and you might offend some Scandinavians if you present those vikings as vicious, bloodthirsty monsters who rape, pillage and destroy. But you know, maybe if they don't want to get that sort of treatment, they should have nicer ancestors.</p><p></p><p>Likewise, the Aztecs make <strong><em>great</em></strong> Bad Guys, what with the mass ritual slaughters and the enslaving of neighboring tribes. Sure, it's going to offend some people, but again, you want to get offended, maybe don't have ancestors who cut people's hearts out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skepticultist, post: 7739262, member: 6898719"] Or just consider the fact that many American's ancestors came to America because they were forcibly driven off their own lands during the period of European land enclosures. People frequently forget that a significant number of the early colonists came here not by choice, but because it was their only option, and many of them came here in bondage. And this right here is the real problem. If you want to tell stories set in a pre-colonial America, you need [I]bad guys[/I]. And if you're willing to overlook the problem that horses came to the Americas from Europe, one group that makes for great enemies is the Comanche (who didn't technically exist before the colonial era, but whatever). The Comanche were pretty much hated by everyone who ever met them. Even the name "Comanche" comes from the Ute word for "enemy." When the US Army came into conflict with the Comanche, pretty much every neighboring tribe sided with the US Army (who were not well liked themselves) against the Comanche, because the Comanche were basically real serious :):):):):):):)s. There were vicious, brutal and extremely effective raiders who terrorized anyone in range of their vast territory, and thanks to their horses, their range was impressive. They'd make a great enemy tribe, or basis for an enemy tribe, in a Native American RPG. Of course, you might piss off some of the Comanche's modern descendants, but so what? If you were running a game set in Dark Ages Ireland, a natural Bad Guy would be Viking raiders, and you might offend some Scandinavians if you present those vikings as vicious, bloodthirsty monsters who rape, pillage and destroy. But you know, maybe if they don't want to get that sort of treatment, they should have nicer ancestors. Likewise, the Aztecs make [B][I]great[/I][/B] Bad Guys, what with the mass ritual slaughters and the enslaving of neighboring tribes. Sure, it's going to offend some people, but again, you want to get offended, maybe don't have ancestors who cut people's hearts out. [/QUOTE]
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