D&D General Drow & Orcs Removed from the Monster Manual

[Maxperson]

This. This right here is what the debate is about. Why? Why does it impact you?

Because it does. It's annoying and completely unnecessary. If it annoys someone, that is a minor impact on their life.

 

[Bedrockgames]

This. This right here is what the debate is about. Why? Why does it impact you? You don't get to see a word you like in the printed book. That impacts your life. You admit that other terminology changes (magic user to wizard) aren't a problem, but this is. Most people will not even notice that change. Of those who do, few will even care. It shouldn't have warranted 50+ of discussion.

The changes they may impact all of us. It makes the new editions more or less viable. Again if it is a meaningless change to you, fair enough. I find changes that take our flavorful words like this have a big impact for me

 

[Remathilis]

All I'm saying is this thread is the epitome of First World Problems.

 

[Dire Bare]

All I'm saying is this thread is the epitome of First World Problems.

Our entire hobby is "first world problems".

 

[Scribe]

All I'm saying is this thread is the epitome of First World Problems.

Absolutely.

 

[ezo]

Or, it's just a game... You make of it what you will.

 

[Maxperson]

Our entire hobby is "first world problems".

I was about to say that. If D&D disappeared entirely tomorrow, it would be a first world problem.

 

[Bedrockgames]

All I'm saying is this thread is the epitome of First World Problems.

Here I don't disagree

 

[Azzy]

I don't know why you think Europe is one culture. It isn't and the individual cultures of Europe are just as overwritten in favor of some romanticized version of the west.

Kara-Tur by the way, has Wa which is Japan, Shou Lung which is China, Malatra which is kinda Malaysia/India, Tabot which is Mongolia, The Northern Wastes which is Russia, and Bawa which would be pacific islanders. I don't see a Korea, but it didn't overwrite as much as you think, not that it did a ton of getting the various cultures right.

The races and most of the classes (save the barbarian, monk, and, to an extent, the wu-jen) in OA were "inspired" by Japan, at the cost of the cultures of most of Kara-Tur. And, even then, it was bad at Japan, too.

 

[Maxperson]

The races and most of the classes (save the barbarian, monk, and, to an extent, the wu-jen) in OA were "inspired" by Japan, at the cost of the cultures of most of Kara-Tur. And, even then, it was bad at Japan, too.

The 1e book, for sure. the 2e boxed set did a better job of creating separation and different cultures.