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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8274111" data-attributes="member: 15700">Forgot to keep this part of the quote in my above reply.&nbsp; I get how you feel that way.&nbsp; You're not alone.&nbsp; But in general, within the greater population, there have been many studies where representation matters to an awful lot of people.&nbsp; So while you might not care all that much, it seems most people do, and is an important thing to do if you really do want to bring in new people.Edit* But I do agree that the rule system isn't what's adding to the toxicity (unless the rules are something like strength caps for women), but instead how the game is presented.&nbsp; I absolutely believe you can take an OSR clone of TSR era D&amp;D, apply only minor mechanical changes, and present it in a way that is incredibly diverse and representative of all gamers.&nbsp; If I didn't believe that I would be a giant hypocrite, because that's literally what I'm working on now lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8274111, member: 15700"] Forgot to keep this part of the quote in my above reply. I get how you feel that way. You're not alone. But in general, within the greater population, there have been many studies where representation matters to an awful lot of people. So while you might not care all that much, it seems most people do, and is an important thing to do if you really do want to bring in new people. Edit* But I do agree that the rule system isn't what's adding to the toxicity (unless the rules are something like strength caps for women), but instead how the game is presented. I absolutely believe you can take an OSR clone of TSR era D&D, apply only minor mechanical changes, and present it in a way that is incredibly diverse and representative of all gamers. If I didn't believe that I would be a giant hypocrite, because that's literally what I'm working on now lol. [/QUOTE]

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