Urriak Uruk
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I don't agree that they should take it down, but it would be good for WotC to say that any revenues received from products like Oriental Adventures or Kara-tur are donated to a charity organization protecting Asian immigrants (or something else, it doesn't matter much).
I'll add that the op phrases creating Asian-fantasy content like some difficult balance when honestly, it's not that difficult to be not-racist. WotC can (and does) hire consultants, and they absolutely should from diverse backgrounds to ensure their content isn't putting out anything racist, intentional or not. Even better, they should have Asian representation in their art and writing for such a book (and I believe their art director Emi Tanji is of Asian descent).
Looking back through Jade Regent, a Pathfinder Adventure Path, I can see how one can create RPG content for Asian fantasy that also isn't racist (I haven't read the whole thing so may have missed things, please point it out if I do). I think WotC can do even better.
WotC can even return to Kara-tur, Al-Qadim, or other past settings as long as they feel happy in redesigning where necessary. It's been three editions or something since they've been visited, changes make sense.
I'll add that the op phrases creating Asian-fantasy content like some difficult balance when honestly, it's not that difficult to be not-racist. WotC can (and does) hire consultants, and they absolutely should from diverse backgrounds to ensure their content isn't putting out anything racist, intentional or not. Even better, they should have Asian representation in their art and writing for such a book (and I believe their art director Emi Tanji is of Asian descent).
Looking back through Jade Regent, a Pathfinder Adventure Path, I can see how one can create RPG content for Asian fantasy that also isn't racist (I haven't read the whole thing so may have missed things, please point it out if I do). I think WotC can do even better.
WotC can even return to Kara-tur, Al-Qadim, or other past settings as long as they feel happy in redesigning where necessary. It's been three editions or something since they've been visited, changes make sense.