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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GuyBoy" data-source="post: 8321774" data-attributes="member: 7031143">As a teacher of International Relations, I guess I have a horse in the race of this thread, but I view politics as absolutely essential in my D&D games, and don’t have too much sympathy with people who say “ keep politics out of....”, whether it’s about sport, the arts or RPGs. Politics can certainly be “the resolution of conflict”, but it can also be its creator as well. It can also be a route to power/authority and wealth, as well as its “showbiz for ugly people” truism. In our mundane world, politics interacts with economics (Marxism, Neo-Liberalism), with international relations (Liberalism, Realism), with rulership ( any “-cracy” you like) and with religion, even in our less spiritual world ( Huntington’s “Clash of Civilisations” being one example of many. Then we have conflict theories and personal politics ( inclusion, racism, homophobia, transphobia and many other important issues have been widely, and rightly, discussed on these forums.)Fast forward this into a fantasy world where religions are demonstrably real, magic impacts power projection and distinct races/lineages exist. The equations get far more complex. So, politics in my campaigns. Absolutely.....and love it!</blockquote>