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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8472756" data-attributes="member: 4534">I am perfectly comfortable describing D&amp;D as an adolescent power fantasy.&nbsp; I say that with no derision at all.&nbsp; I can attribute my voluminous vocabular and penchant for unnecessarily protracted statements to the various role playing games which engrossed my cronies and I.&nbsp; AD&amp;D was especially noteworthy for introducing me to doxies, strumpets, trollops, and slovenly trulls, all of whom I wished to become more acquainted with when I was thirteen.&nbsp; I could not afford the price of tuition from such portentious instructors, but was instead tutored in proper manners by the most flinty of characters, teenage girls.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is.&nbsp; I have friends who have been playing for years but rarely make any effort at affecting voices, mannerisms, or putting a lot of thought into their characters.&nbsp; But we still have a good time and that's okay.&nbsp; I have to admit, I will happily affect many accents in a role playing game but you'll never hear me try to use an Asian accent.&nbsp; Southern belle, cheesy Swede, Bronx cheer, sexy German, etc., etc. are just fine but never Asian.&nbsp; It's not like most of my other accents are accurate, but I've grown up with too many people making fun of Asians by imitating their accents that I just can't do it.&nbsp; At most of our tables, representation is going to be severely curtailed if we avoid exploring character options outside of our own experiences.&nbsp; Even if your table is a veritable rainbow, there's only 5-6 players usually.&nbsp; For most games, I don't really give diversity a whole lot of thought.&nbsp; I rarely describe race, sexual orientation, religion, or other such things in fantasy games and they're not typically the subject of much interest in other games.&nbsp; I have made a concerted effort in my upcoming Cyberpunk Red game to make sure the cast of NPCs is diverse in large part because it makes the world seem more real.&nbsp; I've made sure to include Haitians, Ghanaians, Indians, and Latinos and made sure to include a non-binary Rocker Boy (that's the class name) named Frankie Heywood.&nbsp; Kill their character and take their stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8472756, member: 4534"] I am perfectly comfortable describing D&D as an adolescent power fantasy. I say that with no derision at all. I can attribute my voluminous vocabular and penchant for unnecessarily protracted statements to the various role playing games which engrossed my cronies and I. AD&D was especially noteworthy for introducing me to doxies, strumpets, trollops, and slovenly trulls, all of whom I wished to become more acquainted with when I was thirteen. I could not afford the price of tuition from such portentious instructors, but was instead tutored in proper manners by the most flinty of characters, teenage girls. It is. I have friends who have been playing for years but rarely make any effort at affecting voices, mannerisms, or putting a lot of thought into their characters. But we still have a good time and that's okay. I have to admit, I will happily affect many accents in a role playing game but you'll never hear me try to use an Asian accent. Southern belle, cheesy Swede, Bronx cheer, sexy German, etc., etc. are just fine but never Asian. It's not like most of my other accents are accurate, but I've grown up with too many people making fun of Asians by imitating their accents that I just can't do it. At most of our tables, representation is going to be severely curtailed if we avoid exploring character options outside of our own experiences. Even if your table is a veritable rainbow, there's only 5-6 players usually. For most games, I don't really give diversity a whole lot of thought. I rarely describe race, sexual orientation, religion, or other such things in fantasy games and they're not typically the subject of much interest in other games. I have made a concerted effort in my upcoming Cyberpunk Red game to make sure the cast of NPCs is diverse in large part because it makes the world seem more real. I've made sure to include Haitians, Ghanaians, Indians, and Latinos and made sure to include a non-binary Rocker Boy (that's the class name) named Frankie Heywood. Kill their character and take their stuff. [/QUOTE]

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