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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 8033196" data-attributes="member: 6807784">9/10 times, a problematic issue in a piece of fiction can be fixed by simply fleshing out the issue.Flesh out the drow to be something other than 1-dimensional cheesy villains.Flesh out the orcs to be more than 1-dimensional savages.So on and so forth.People talk about how its great to have good & evil, but having good & evil is a totally separate conversation that has nothing to do with this.Don't forget that Tolkien's orcs were redeemable in Tolkien's mind and were not just 1-dimensional monsters but instead an engineered race who, again according to Tolkien, could potentially find redemption in life. They had cultures, and though they were twisted, they were twisted by a higher power and had the potential to find a way out of that darker power.So yes, you can have good & evil. No need to walk on eggshells. Instead, stop half-assing your fantasy, put some thought into what you're doing, and stop getting insulted because you aren't being censored, you're just being told to put more effort in. Back in the 70s/80s when most of you guys were getting into D&D, all of this stuff was new; the baseline WAS the effort. Now its 2020. We've seen the baseline and decided its for the best for both the culture & the game if people put in more effort into their Fantasy worlds.This doesn't mean the villain has to be redeemed. Spoiler: the orcs almost entirely were wiped out. Its ok to have bad guys lose. Its ok to have bad guys that won't be redeemed at all. And yes, its even ok to have something be evil for the sake of being evil, but you have to show people why your villain is like that. Is it because the pleasures of evil outweigh the pains of being good? Is it because a traumatic past? Is it because of a higher power twisting you into darkness? So on and so forth.Just try a little harder. That's what society is asking for. Nothing more, nothing less.And, also, if you do not want to try harder, that's ok too! You don't have too. KNow why? You can make your OWN art and run your OWN games and do WHATEVER It is that you want. DON'T try harder if you don't want too. But for Buddha's sake, don't go online and start complaining about how people are asking for more of you. That's what teenagers do in High School when they're given homework. We're better than that.</blockquote>

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