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<blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 8268234"><p>I read the text, I just don't see the issue. I think what they are getting at really hinges on why the golden dragon refused the revenge, which it doesn't get into. But whether she is getting revenge against people who slaughtered her family, people who colonized her homeland, or whatever, it is still revenge, and if the dragon is set on ending some kind of cycle of violence, or fears she has too much rage and she'd be corrupted by the act of revenge in this case, it could all work. The Dragon might be operating under some kind of extremely non-violent belief system for example. Or the Dragon could be a jerk sent by the dark powers even. No idea. Don't get me wrong, I love revenge fantasies (that kind of media can be hugely cathartic and entertaining). But there is also room for stories where justified revenge is not the thing one should pursue (even if what was done, was truly awful). I just don't see why her homeland being colonized has to make this automatically a terrible thing (it isn't like they text is trying to say colonization is a good thing----I don't think it is even weighing in, it is just an element of her backstory). The reason I raise the grandstanding point, is I think a lot of people have been trained to comb through this kind of material for any whiff of political messaging that doesn't fit their worldview. I don't think that is a healthy way to engage media at all. Especially when it is pretty clear WOTC is probably going out of its way to not offend you and to give you something they think you want. I have been more than critical of the new Ravenloft stuff, but things like this, things like the change to Lucas' appearance, don't really strike me as warranting much of a negative reaction----at least in terms of being offensive or being inconsistent with the world and its canon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 85555, post: 8268234"] I read the text, I just don't see the issue. I think what they are getting at really hinges on why the golden dragon refused the revenge, which it doesn't get into. But whether she is getting revenge against people who slaughtered her family, people who colonized her homeland, or whatever, it is still revenge, and if the dragon is set on ending some kind of cycle of violence, or fears she has too much rage and she'd be corrupted by the act of revenge in this case, it could all work. The Dragon might be operating under some kind of extremely non-violent belief system for example. Or the Dragon could be a jerk sent by the dark powers even. No idea. Don't get me wrong, I love revenge fantasies (that kind of media can be hugely cathartic and entertaining). But there is also room for stories where justified revenge is not the thing one should pursue (even if what was done, was truly awful). I just don't see why her homeland being colonized has to make this automatically a terrible thing (it isn't like they text is trying to say colonization is a good thing----I don't think it is even weighing in, it is just an element of her backstory). The reason I raise the grandstanding point, is I think a lot of people have been trained to comb through this kind of material for any whiff of political messaging that doesn't fit their worldview. I don't think that is a healthy way to engage media at all. Especially when it is pretty clear WOTC is probably going out of its way to not offend you and to give you something they think you want. I have been more than critical of the new Ravenloft stuff, but things like this, things like the change to Lucas' appearance, don't really strike me as warranting much of a negative reaction----at least in terms of being offensive or being inconsistent with the world and its canon. [/QUOTE]
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