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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WyrmworksDale" data-source="post: 9163854" data-attributes="member: 7039429">Yeah, everyone has different preferences. But it can also be a matter of having those characters in the world as NPCs. Given how few disabled people get represented in any kind of media (especially given that we're talking about 20% of the population), it can communicate, "In the fantasy world I imagine, I want you in it," or thinking about, "What would it be like if I lived in this fantasy world with fantasy abilities, but it was still essentially me?"And as a DM, I find a little of myself in most of the NPCs I create.I would encourage you to consider a <a href="https://wyrmworkspublishing.com/should-you-have-disabled-pcs-in-your-ttrpg/" target="_blank">different viewpoint on disabled player characters</a>.It's also a good opportunity to consider the advantages that come with various lived experiences. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blind characters are immune to gaze attacks, and while they may have a penalty to certain rolls overall (not Disadvantage — that's for the "blinded" condition, which is a sudden temporary condition and doesn't reflect long-term blindness), darkness and invisibility are not an obstacle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">People with chronic pain are used to handling pain (They still feel it, but it has raised their tolerance level.), so they could get a bonus on saving throws against psychic damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ADHD could, depending on the form of ADHD, give benefits to concentration if it's a hyperfocus or extra saves when charmed due to the way "squirrel brain" (as my psych evaluator calls it) interacts with enchantment magic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Schizophrenia with hallucinations could give advantage to recognizing/disbelieving illusions, since they have learned how to figure out what is and isn't real.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And with the therapy I've received to deal with my self-critical depression, I probably now have a Feat to give me advantage against (though certainly not immunity from) Vicious Mockery and anything else that targets my self-perception.</li> </ul>But really, it's more about creating a more inclusive real-world environment while adding depth and variety to your fantasy world, just like including PoC, women, and other marginalized demographics.</blockquote>

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