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I’ve come to the conclusion that the word "problematic" is almost entirely useless if you actually want to address and solve issues. Everything is and isn’t problematic, and we can spend years in pointless debates. In my opinion, what really matters is what some people may find offensive, and...

I’m not entirely sure what "problematic" is supposed to mean in this context. It seems to mean "which some groups of people may object to", but that seems to be a very broad definition, because of course that would apply to everything. So what do we mean exactly when we say that a setting is...

To be honest I know quite a lot of companies that wouldn’t even consider hiring someone who names themselves « Orion Black »

Next month. It will always be out next month ;)

And it is the end station of the Orient Expr... I mean, the Paris-Istanbul Express.

Perception is what you and all the others have been talking about from the start. If you're looking for axioms, I'm not sure you're going to succeed.

What if I don't want to play in the Realms?

So if it can't be named "Oriental Adventures", how should we call it? Adventures in the Middle Kingdom? The Art of War? Jade Dungeons & Porcelain Dragons?

There's an inherent silliness in talking animals. I guess we all perceive the limit in a different way, but most people would agree that if one of the main characters of "Dracula" were a Carebear or Donald Duck, it would change the tone of the novel quite significantly. Some people have the same...

In addition, the Known World is much, much larger than the Mystara setting. For all we know, there could be a continent full of Dragonborns or Warforged out there.

Oh yes. I don't want Epic play but I'd love to get a new Immortals Set. This is called "D&D", after all, and should embrace its full BECMI silliness.

My one-time record was 14 players, which is about 7 players too much for me.

It's not the same thing, in my opinion. There's a clear distinction between "Our game is open to everyone" and "We will try our best not to offend anyone."

It seems to me that debating about inclusivity leads to better results than trying to determine what is offensive or not.

I've always used "species", to be honest.

Which makes me think of a misconception of a different kind: D&D campaigns and other heroic fantasy adventures do not take place in the European Middle Ages and do not have to use history as a blueprint.

In my opinion, bards, barbarians, rangers and druids are narrow concepts and genre-specific classes, while nobles and mystics are not.

In my opinion, "Divine Magic" is magic granted by a sentient being. The licence can be revoked at any time. That's the only difference with Arcane Magic and it's very easy to implement.

I played it quite a lot back in the day, and I liked it, but not as much as BECMI D&D, which, for me, will Always be the "true" original D&D experience.

I read it cover to cover. Alright. I read the covers.