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Seems fine; she doesn't sound like the kind of player that might try to take real advantage of any exploits this could open up.

Someone is making a 5e sci-fi setting here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?459300-Fifth-Age-A-hard-science-fiction-5e-conversion I think it's really rad in a lot of ways. But the reason I'm linking it is there is an Officer class that seems pretty fantastic at making a warlord type...

Uh... what? No, it implies anything else is nonstandard. As I said before, that's not a value judgement. To use a less emotionally-charged example: most PC manufacturers use a standard power interface, so that power cables are interchangeable. Many monitors use it too. You probably have...

I'm actually very skeptical of genetic determinism in general. So I have no problem accepting that heterosexuality may not always be the standard; I don't really give a crap. Though I'd be careful in this area: some of your ideological allies have noted already that rejecting genetic determinism...

Because heterosexuality is the standard. That is not cruel, or exclusionary, or homophobic. It's a simple statistical fact. Instead of being able to see, blind people are unable to see. Instead of using electricity, Amish people rely on old traditional technology. Instead of dying in...

You're certainly not obligated to do anything. But what you're describing here is a great way to insulate yourself from other ideas, and exist in a perpetual echo chamber. It's a rejection of the underlying principles of free speech.

It's not that hard if the principles of tolerance and free speech are of major importantance to you. It also helps if you're more interested in leaving others free to do as they choose, and doing what you want for yourself, rather than wanting to control people into fitting whatever you see as...

You misunderstand. Because those creatures were very commonly believed in at the time, you could have a game that was quite true to the ambience and culture of that time if you wanted... While still including goblins and wizards and such. Probably couldn't include Gricks and Grells, though...

For what it's worth, I understood where you were trying to go with your questions. I share your concerns, and I was curious to see how people answered as well. I think this is a really important aspect of this sort of discussion. The most common reason that I see "social justice warrior" used...

Which part is the ugly turn? As far as I can tell, one guy posted a pretty out-there comment that I could easily see described as "ugly"... Which everyone ignored. Mod noticed it several pages later and told the guy to knock it off... Maybe unneeded since he hadn't come back, but that's fine...

Thanks, Hemlock. That's a succinct summary of what I was trying to say.

I've said it a few times already Jester Canuck, but I'll say it more explicitly: I'm not opposed to LGBT people appearing in fiction. Or in games. Or whatever. I have zero problem with that. I'm just opposed to specific instances that strike me as shoehorning, forcing, etc. Nobody pushed...

I'm ashamed to admit I made it pretty far into the first book before I noticed.

Oh dude, another Alloy of Law is out? Awesome! I need to get that. And yeah, agreed. Most fiction I read is from wildly different perspectives than mine.

Yeah. I think you're absolutely right, that's what's desired. Here's the thing: You can't force apathetic acceptance. Of all the types of acceptance you may be able to force, that's the one that is the least logical. Apathetic acceptance has to come gradually, and clamoring for more...

... Okay? I never suggested that was an ideal. No, you keep talking to me like I'm not a member of the LGBT community. I'm assuming it's because I disagree with you? That's the thing. These are all a bunch of things that have nothing to do with what I'm saying, and presume I'm both straight...

Oh, I had another thought on this. I alluded to this several pages back... I'm generally inclined to allow LGBT/female/etc. characters even in games where such things are not normally accepted. With occasional exceptions, perhaps... but the issue then is, how much does the player want to deal...

A person whose biological sex and gender identity match. Opposite of trans. It actually comes up in chemistry, too.

Oh definitely not. All the main D&D settings are sufficiently generic to allow for any amount of QUILTBAG identities to fit. And races aren't even notable... they cram in a dozen primary different species for chrissake. Ravenloft has gothic vampires, so there's plenty of room for gay and...

I guess this is the main issue. This mindset is just totally alien to me. When I create fiction I don't gravitate towards creating people just like me. When I consume fiction, I don't prefer that the protagonist mimic me. But most people feel the same as you... so they create fiction that...