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Men in suits, women in panties… Not very subtle, is it?

The One Ring: a Middle Earth RPG Two Rings: a romance RPG about getting married Three Rings: a circus RPG Legend of the Five Rings: a samurai RPG Five Golden Rings: a Christmas shopping RPG The Ten Rings: a sourcebook for Marvel superheroes RPG Ringmail: the long-awaited sequel to Chainmail...

If cultural sensitivity is a primary concern, then we should also be aware of the trap of homogenizing cultural representation into monolithic continents or ethnicities. Asian cultures are obviously not interchangeable, so having “an Asian person” on the team logically shouldn’t assuage your...

Certainly a subtle hint toward D&D’s focus: combat. Maybe WotC has decided to stop pretending that other parts of the game matter?? EDIT: Full sarcasm. But I definitely agree with you.

It went from myth to meme to homage! Legendary at every step

Ah yes, the ol’ “Gandhi wants to nuke everyone” situation from Civilization

Man, you literally brought up the topic of Chinese cultural consultants and suggested that WotC should be careful with this concept. I quoted you in my original reply. You even used the phrase “I’m not saying it’s racist, but…” Anyway, I made my point originally, not much to add. I’m not super...

Unfortunately, bards still exist

”Staggering Style” sounds okay, it’s the “Warrior of…” format that’s dragging butt on this one

I like the word “staggering” for the fighting style, it captures the types of motions without suggesting drinking, if getting away from that is the goal.

Is this a problem of the drunken master archetype, or the monk class itself? Because I don’t see this subclass as appreciably more “Asian” than the other monk subclasses—they’re all racialized. Western-style “monks” don’t do martial arts, and “Kensei” even borrows a Japanese word for its name...

“Warrior of Intoxication” is such a weird name, it sounds clinical

I maintain that that’s silly, if I’m being polite.

Haven’t had a chance to play it! I’ll put it on my list

Lots of these licensed games are pretty trash, but Lords of Waterdeep is excellent