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Same here. We just weren't old enough then to really take much of it seriously or think about the consequences of what the setting meant.

I always marvel at how rare that attitude is. It surprises me, because we make it all up anyhow, and we generally crib our games from...

I've been following discussions about leveling systems in concert with or in contrast to horizontal ones and this made me realize I...

I mean, you could also (if you want) use the new Dark Sun book, but if it doesn't have enough slavery (or halflings eating people, or...

You never saw Spartacus, 12 Years a Slave, Django Unchained, Roots, or Amistad? We have a tendency to turn even the most terrible...

In movies, roleplaying games, etc., it's all done for entertainment. That doesn't mean that entertainment has to be light, fluffy...

For me the main indicator about the discontinuance of Dark Sun, was plans for Spelljammer to literally annihilate the Dark Sun setting...

Exactly. Slavers, like Nazis, are the perfect enemy because you can kill them without a second thought. It’s a setting perfect for big...

Sure, but killing slavers (with not one shred of guilt), freeing the slaves (with great rejoicing), and taking the slavers' stuff can be...

I mean, I have no problem with people taking WotC leadership at their word thar Dark Sun presents difficulties...but just because WotC...

In an abstract sense, language is a game of interpretation. We can't telepathically beam concepts directly into other people's minds. We...

I won't hold my breath or anything, but maybe we're moving past that now. At least, when it comes to WotC, maybe not the rest of the world.

A lot of people seem to be holding a grudge against some Platonic Ideal WotC design team rather than engaging with what has actually...