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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 8324557" data-attributes="member: 1210">I mean.... yeah, but I don't think the "dark skins = evil" motif is as prevalent as some do in D&D, or at least in old school D&D. Drow, absolutely- but... orcs started off green and piggy. I think that's less problematic than their later depiction- it's farther from human so it's harder to see them as a pastiche of any given ethnicity. And at least in their original depiction, goblins are red and hobgoblins yellow. Duergar are pale compared to other dwarves, derro are sallow-skinned, etc. I think some of the problem has been with the artists just going with white looking demihumans even if that didn't match the lore. IIRC the 1e Monster Manual describes dwarves as generally darker than they are actually shown in the art. Which isn't to say that what you're talking about isn't a problem. Perception matters, and since Drow have become one of the most iconic bad guy races in D&D, putting them up front in a lot of the art and the like, it's easy to see how that can paint the wrong picture.</blockquote>