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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9394411" data-attributes="member: 4534">We're in agreement D&amp;D doesn't do a great job of depicting the horrors of slavery as it existed in real life.&nbsp; But I don't expect D&amp;D to depict slavery accurately anymore than I expect them to depict the real life horrors of violence, so it isn't a problem for me.&nbsp; There's zero consideration given to the many people who have had violence impact their lives.&nbsp; Maybe someone's had to sleep in the bathtub at night because their parents were afraid of stray bullet at night, maybe someone's dad is missing a leg he left behind in Iraq, maybe someone has witnessed their father beating his mother, or maybe some kid has been under threat of violence this entire semester from some bullies.&nbsp; Violence continues to impact quite a few Americna lives these days.&nbsp; D&amp;D is a game predicated on committing violence.&nbsp; Every time you play, you're treating violence as a form of cheap entertainment.&nbsp; I keep pointing to Curse of Strahd with it's child abuse, genocide, drug abuse, domestic violence, etc., etc. but that apprently is perfectly fine whereas slavery shouldn't be included because it's turned into cartoonish entertainment.&nbsp; I made my peace with this a long time ago, but D&amp;D turns all sorts of subjects into cartoonish entertainment.&nbsp; It's a feature not a bug.&nbsp; I think we've ridden this horse about as far as we can get.&nbsp; While I disagree with your conclusion, you've taken the time to converse about a subject you care deeply about in a respectful, thoughtful manner which is greatly appreciated.&nbsp; I just don't think we're ever going to see eye-to-eye on this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9394411, member: 4534"] We're in agreement D&D doesn't do a great job of depicting the horrors of slavery as it existed in real life. But I don't expect D&D to depict slavery accurately anymore than I expect them to depict the real life horrors of violence, so it isn't a problem for me. There's zero consideration given to the many people who have had violence impact their lives. Maybe someone's had to sleep in the bathtub at night because their parents were afraid of stray bullet at night, maybe someone's dad is missing a leg he left behind in Iraq, maybe someone has witnessed their father beating his mother, or maybe some kid has been under threat of violence this entire semester from some bullies. Violence continues to impact quite a few Americna lives these days. D&D is a game predicated on committing violence. Every time you play, you're treating violence as a form of cheap entertainment. I keep pointing to [I]Curse of Strahd [/I]with it's child abuse, genocide, drug abuse, domestic violence, etc., etc. but that apprently is perfectly fine whereas slavery shouldn't be included because it's turned into cartoonish entertainment. I made my peace with this a long time ago, but D&D turns all sorts of subjects into cartoonish entertainment. It's a feature not a bug. I think we've ridden this horse about as far as we can get. While I disagree with your conclusion, you've taken the time to converse about a subject you care deeply about in a respectful, thoughtful manner which is greatly appreciated. I just don't think we're ever going to see eye-to-eye on this. [/QUOTE]

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