D&D 5E (2014) American Civil War Setting

[Morrus]

What non-human race are you making the Americans be?

 

[Morrus]

Ok I think the you want the Boston Tea Party Conflict of the American Colonies vs the Brutish Umpire. If you going to break down today nations/tribes = races.
British Orcs (volos) and half orcs with free bonus background of noble. Even if they ain't a lord they can fake it.
Natives wood elf. Each tribal nation chooses on free bonus background.
Colonials no free bonus background. Humans only. disadvantage on all social checks vs other races.
French choose gnome or dwarf. Once you choose the other race is a npc monster race.
Spainsh. Tabaxi just because of Shrek.
Once you do set the races up, I would eliminate the others as PC race.

Wait, what, you're a human and I'm an orc?

 

[epithet]

What non-human race are you making the Americans be?

Based on the effort we seem to be putting into making the rest of the world annoyed with us, I'd say we'd be gnome paladins... with rapiers.

 

[epithet]

Am I the only one who thinks this entire conversation is pretty awful? Unless you did complete random rolls for what race is who (so you had an out), it could be terribly offensive.

I hope you're the only one, but sadly there are probably a few others who are also looking for something to get terribly offended about.

Video games have been matching fantasy races with real-world cultures for voice accents for years now. This isn't much different.

 

[Morrus]

I hope you're the only one, but sadly there are probably a few others who are also looking for something to get terribly offended about.

Video games have been matching fantasy races with real-world cultures for voice accents for years now. This isn't much different.

Well, that's easy to say when *you're* the human.

 

[epithet]

Well, that's easy to say when *you're* the human.

Why on not-earth would I want to be a human? I'm stuck as a human the rest of the week, I'm more inclined to spend game night as something... exotic.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I hope you're the only one, but sadly there are probably a few others who are also looking for something to get terribly offended about.

Video games have been matching fantasy races with real-world cultures for voice accents for years now. This isn't much different.

There's a word for that. Starts with "P" and ends with "rivilege"

 

[epithet]

There's a word for that. Starts with "P" and ends with "rivilege"

And the word for that is a compound word made up of a word that begins with B and another that begins with S.

All of us here are able to post on an internet message board during the day, and devote a significant bit of our time to a hobby that could be described as "playing make-believe." We're all therefore privileged, but you don't know me, or know my story, so maybe take your social justice paladin schtick down a notch, eh?

 

[jasper]

Wait, what, you're a human and I'm an orc?

Lets see.
Spotted Um Richard Um D*ck vs hamburger.
Bubbles and Squeak which causes bubbles and squeaks
Blood Pudding...
Poached eggs. Stealing eggs for breakfast.
Baked beans for breakfast agains more squeaks.
Herbed Yorkshire Pudding... poor Herb why did you make a pudding out of him
Scotch Egg. Now you eating Scotch. No wonder the highlanders hate you.
Eton Mess. I know the singer is getting a little old but cooking him down. Bad Show.
Toad in the Hole. Hey I had frog legs but never whole frogs. ewww
Shepherd's Pie. You are suppose to eat the live stock, not the guy watching the flock.
Welsh Rarebit. weewww. Now you not cooking your long pig long enough. Remember 165 f Inner temp. Plus what have the Welsh did to you. >>>. Ok they don't cover their bets.
Cobbler... Pss that background will make you good foot wear if you quit eating them.
Devilled Kidneys... Hmm I respect you kill devils but eat kidneys is right out.
Jellied Eels.
Rag pudding.... Well I respect you try to clean the mess in the kitchen but to eat the rags as a dessert.
Bakewell Tart.... Just because they talk saucy to you does not give you permission to eat people.
Victoria Sponge Cake.... Again making desserts out of people is not nice.
This menu has been a Production of Sweet Todd Company. Location 22 B Fleet Street. For all your catering needs.

 

[Sacrosanct]

And the word for that is a compound word made up of a word that begins with B and another that begins with S.

All of us here are able to post on an internet message board during the day, and devote a significant bit of our time to a hobby that could be described as "playing make-believe." We're all therefore privileged, but you don't know me, or know my story, so maybe take your social justice paladin schtick down a notch, eh?

Maybe it's because I have a mixed race family that makes me a bit more sensitive to this topic. But you saying cultural appropriation and racial stereotypes is OK (that's what's being done here) because it's been done for years is quite literally the definition of privilege.

"We live in a country where it's more offensive to be called a racist than it is to actually be one."---Trevor Noah*


*note, I'm not calling you a racist (that's just his quote), but I mention it because you seem to be more offended that I'd point out what you're doing can be offensive to people then the fact that you're actually defending cultural appropriation or racial stereotypes based on "we've always done it." If you can't see how assigning slaves as orcs is offensive, then I double down on my claim that white privilege is blinding you. It should be pretty obvious, I'd think.