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I ended up treating alignment exactly the way they've done it in 4e: NG and CG were so similar they were combined LE and NE were so similar they were combined and LN and CN were essentially pointless - they're more personality than alignment so I got rid of them Hey presto! 5 alignments. It...

Honestly, how would you know peoples' motivations for displaying racist behaviour? Often the 'racists' themselves don't know why. Western people are well aware that racism is bad - can you think of a modern protagonist who is obviously racist? I can't. I bet we can come up with a...

It's not all that uncommon actually, though he probably hasn't described it so well. It's very common for people (particularly whites) to meet people of differing ethnicities with a preconceived expectation that they will be hated. Obviously a common reaction to hatred is hostility. So with...

Likewise, a conscious desire to include any race - black or otherwise - is racist "by the very definition of the word". That we're all making a fuss about the skin colour of characters in a series of illustrations is in itself racist. The colour of the characters is irrelevent - is anyone...

I'd say it's more representative of people in general. Though for you to think ethnocentrism is a feature exclusive to "gamers" (and your complaint is explicitly with the white ones playing Nightfall) is "very telling of a number of different things about" you.

Win.

Dark Sun article is up.

I'm happy with the level of fantasy in 4e. But back when 3e came out I was very much into the simulationist humanocentric side of the game - to the point where I only allowed human PCs, and even elves and dwarves were portrayed as alien beings. I've gone off simulationism now. I just want good...

I dunno man. The token black is a staple of popular culture (of which I consider fantasy to be a part). The token white belongs solely in the realm of comedy.

Mathematics far predates 'Arab' as an identity. I mean, kudos to them for keeping the flame of learning alive while Europe resolved its obsession with death and fear but let's not overstate the Arabs' good fortune in conquering a region that already had a considerable academic history.

Damn straight you don't put me on your ignore list - I'm the funniest, most interesting poster on these boards. It would be your loss if you did. Mate, I never go "over the line" unless my intelligence has been insulted. You should be thankful I don't hit the Report Post button on your...

Spot on.

I'm well aware that settings are defined by their limitations (I was once an obsessive worldbuilder myself) and agree with your examples of published settings. However my question was about your homebrew. And specifically, why you feel it is superior to detail your setting so much that you are...

See I used to feel the same. But really, what if one of your players wants to try something that he thinks would be fun but you don't allow it because you decided long ago that such an option isn't part of the "fullest range of options available" to your players? Your obsession with developing...

I used to be an obsessive worldbuilder and ignored all the advice from top DMs about only building what you have to and so on. I have since learnt the error of my ways. This is sorta my style as well. I start with a very general world overview (and by world I mean continental sized area) and...

Excellent point. This always bothered me as well.

I love this.

As is generally the case with humour, an explanation might increase your understanding but will almost certainly not lead to enhanced comedy. And really, let's not kid ourselves.. I put it to you that you understand the joke just fine.

I used to try and create my own fantasy cultures. It's a lot of hard work for little reward - unless your players want to read your hundreds of pages of notes. In the end I found the easiest thing is to take our modern liberal democratic ideals, throw some real-world window dressing on them and...

Indeed.