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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8473868" data-attributes="member: 90374">So, folks are assuming transgender is fixed with a sex swap. Thats not always the case. Im going to leave that there.The person with a disability issue is about empathy, not logic. Let me try this again. Professor Charles Xavier has a disability in a world where it doesn't necessarily make sense. I mean, the x-men have tech that is way ahead of its time. Surely, Hank could come up with something? If not Hank, what about Charles using his powers? Or finding a mutant that can heal people? The point is Xavier is an intelligent capable leader, despite being a person with a disability. Thats huge for folks who live with a disability to see. The default of RPGs is playing capable supernatural characters. You dont have to explain worlds in which dragons exist along with people cause it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It fulfills the fantasy to ignore that and adventure on. A person having a wheel chair in D&amp;D or Starfinder is being represented even though it can be explained away. A person with a disability can be the same in their fantasy RPG experiences. Now, in your home game if you have no players with a disability, you dont need to worry about this. Though, I think its great for designers to think about this for people who do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="payn, post: 8473868, member: 90374"] So, folks are assuming transgender is fixed with a sex swap. Thats not always the case. Im going to leave that there. The person with a disability issue is about empathy, not logic. Let me try this again. Professor Charles Xavier has a disability in a world where it doesn't necessarily make sense. I mean, the x-men have tech that is way ahead of its time. Surely, Hank could come up with something? If not Hank, what about Charles using his powers? Or finding a mutant that can heal people? The point is Xavier is an intelligent capable leader, despite being a person with a disability. Thats huge for folks who live with a disability to see. The default of RPGs is playing capable supernatural characters. You dont have to explain worlds in which dragons exist along with people cause it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It fulfills the fantasy to ignore that and adventure on. A person having a wheel chair in D&D or Starfinder is being represented even though it can be explained away. A person with a disability can be the same in their fantasy RPG experiences. Now, in your home game if you have no players with a disability, you dont need to worry about this. Though, I think its great for designers to think about this for people who do. [/QUOTE]

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