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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 9445731" data-attributes="member: 7025282">Aren’t there ways to focus in an adventure that don’t double down on cruelty to noncombatants in the part of main characters?In one of my favorite fantasy films, Conan, the adventure is a bloodbath but I don’t see ongoing murder of children.Conan’s people are cut down early on…saying you have an urchin background d or whatever fast forwards through a lot of that.  Sure they made the kids work in chains…again background.When the adventure kicks off Conan is fighting cultists and warriors.  I don’t particularly enjoy having to handle humanoid children in game.Frequently if warriors are dispatched we sent the noncombatants out or move on after a search of the area.  But I would be equally entertained if it was an outpost and there are no children present at all…or they fled off camera or whatever.The game is ours to mold.  If it bothers you, there are so many easy ways around it.  It’s a game and we control the camera pan.The ranger sees tracks of the noncombatants into the woods.  OK, moving on.In the LOTR movies and as far as I can remember books as well…there is not mention of goblin children though there are insinuations the orcs can breed in the wild (not always consistent lore but still).Just don’t set up what u don’t like.  It’s a minor tweak to suggest something exists but not here right now.Or kill em all.  Your choice</blockquote>

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