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No, no it hasn't. I mean, have women been playing D&D since '74? Have people of color? YES. They were outliers. No shade on Gygax and the original designers, no shade on TSR, no shade on the fans of D&D back in the 70s and 80s. It just reflects the origins of the game, and society at the...

Yes. And? I was one of those kids in the 80s bullied for being nerdy, fat, smart, and physically slow. Since I was bullied, it's okay for me to get all upset about D&D becoming more inclusive? Becoming a safe hobby for all sorts of folks it wasn't back in the 80s? No thank you.

Heh. Different conversation, but yeah.

A buddy of mine, his wife is a huge fan of the Harry Potter books. She refuses to see any of the movies, because of various artistic choices she learned about before the first movie premiered. Plus, "the books are always better". She wasn't just not interested in the movies, she was ANGRY at the...

Yes, everybody is entitled to their feelings. And it can be hard not to feel the feelings, rational or otherwise. I have all sorts of negative, angry, and heck, even toxic feelings about all sorts of things. Pretty much everyday feelings rise up for me, that I realize are not healthy, not fair...

I get'cha, sorry if my reply felt like I was pushing back at you. My intent (above and below) was to further the conversation. We "know" THAC0 the Clown (character from Wild Beyond the Witchlight) was a dig against old-school gamers? A "dig" or satire against both a clunky older game mechanic...

Was the gender-swapped warrior "necessary"? No. Was it a clever and fun way to bring some more inclusivity to D&D? Yes. Was it appreciated by some folks who generally do not feel seen in our hobby? Yes. Personally, I think the decision by WizKids and WotC to produce this mini was awesome! More...

Good players can take an unbalanced or "broken" option and make it sing! Bad players . . . . well, they are why DM's "ban" a lot of options outside the core rules at the table . . . .

I've always loved the bladesinger as a concept, but have never played one in game! Not in 2E, not since. I'll have to remedy that in my next game!

I think it's both. Personally, I'm very attached to that painting! It's a classic, and represents a lot of nostalgia for those early gaming days in the 80s for me. I'm sure that's true for the folks upset over the gender-swapped warrior too. But yeah, this controversy over "the warrior's"...

The term "canon" usually refers to lore, not game elements . . . but, game elements represent lore. So one question would be, as a DM, did you allow options from the PHBR series without question, were they a regular part of your 2E experience? Or did you restrict those options from your game...

This. If I allow "anything" from the PHBR series in my 2E games . . . that doesn't mean my campaign will be flooded with all sorts of crazy, mish-mash ideas. Most of my players will choose pretty vanilla options, or close to, while a few will swing for the fences and go for that one weird...

It's a trap! Rather than answer the question, @Lakesidefantasy is worried it's a trap question, hence the clever meme.

What?!?! If you're gonna do it . . . you have to watch the mini-series, the full series, the webisodes, and the movies, all in chronological order . . . But not Caprica. You don't have to watch that. Are the webisodes still even available?

Personally, as another old, cis, het, white dude . . . I loved the gender swap for Starbuck in the newer Battlestar. In large part because Katee Sackhoff is such a strong actor, and I loved the new dynamic between Starbuck and Apollo. However, I didn't care for the character of Boomer in the...

Who's tearing anyone down? Changing the gender of Starbuck in the new (well, newer) Battlestar Galactica upset some fans because it was a significant change to an established character. But it also upset some of those same folks because they had trouble with a female in a such a strong role...

How? How does it take away "anonymity"? I mean, with the mini, we see ONE INTERPRETATION of the warrior's front, their face. But it's still an anonymous warrior, albeit female. The gender of the warrior was swapped from male to female, but remains anonymous. But this remains ONE INTERPRETATION...

Sorry, wasn't clear to me!

That Mercer quote doesn't say he's sharing the main beats with his players, only that he's planning them out ahead of time . . . like many DM's do. Of course, there could be more to the interview you are quoting from, or from other interviews . . .

It STILL hasn't been taken away! A dude can still look at that wonderful painting and envision themselves in the role of the warrior! This new miniature doesn't take that away, it takes nothing away. It just welcomes in a wider variety of folks.