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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8948210" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I’ve put no. Mainly because the way the title of the poll is worded specifically links the content to 5e. Now If the question said - is it acceptable for any publisher to release problematic content? Then of course they can. However WotC isn’t any old publisher. They are held to a higher standard.“Hey look - we have this new game where we all pretend to be escaped slaves and kill the people who enslaved us. Doesn’t it sound fun!”If WotC can’t say that with confidence to every single person that might want to play Dungeons and Dragons then they have no business releasing the product. Because WotC are&nbsp; the gateway to the hobby.There is a huge difference between releasing the tools needed for someone else to play like that - and directly writing material/adventures that advocate playing that way. In short - give people rules for making their own backgrounds. Don’t create the escaped slave background.Third parties can get away with it. Frankly they have very little to lose if it goes wrong and don’t have as much resting on their shoulders. They won’t face the same scrutiny - there publishing company can live or die on its own merits and fans.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8948210, member: 6879661"] I’ve put no. Mainly because the way the title of the poll is worded specifically links the content to 5e. Now If the question said - is it acceptable for any publisher to release problematic content? Then of course they can. However WotC isn’t any old publisher. They are held to a higher standard. “Hey look - we have this new game where we all pretend to be escaped slaves and kill the people who enslaved us. Doesn’t it sound fun!” If WotC can’t say that with confidence to every single person that might want to play Dungeons and Dragons then they have no business releasing the product. Because WotC are the gateway to the hobby. There is a huge difference between releasing the tools needed for someone else to play like that - and directly writing material/adventures that advocate playing that way. In short - give people rules for making their own backgrounds. Don’t create the escaped slave background. Third parties can get away with it. Frankly they have very little to lose if it goes wrong and don’t have as much resting on their shoulders. They won’t face the same scrutiny - there publishing company can live or die on its own merits and fans. [/QUOTE]

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