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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8176837" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>At the risk of opening a political can of worms...</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of D&D language that can be viewed as problematic. Druid does in fact refer to a religious title that is in use today. Barbarian is a class that carries a lot of racial baggage. Monk is bordering on cultural appropriation. Paladin, assassin and samurai can have historical baggage. Should these be removed from game? Do we opt for some made up terminology the rageborn or oathbound? Can these tropes be used in a positive way (all of them are PC classes and typically viewed as heroic, even the darker ones) or must these archetypes be removed due to their overbearing connotation?</p><p></p><p>It's not a conversation this thread is looking for, but I feel this path is going to lead to a lot of elements of the game removed or radically altered. </p><p></p><p>I'd like to proceed under the assumption that witch in a fantasy setting is no more problematic than barbarian, monk, druid, cavalier, or samurai are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8176837, member: 7635"] At the risk of opening a political can of worms... There is a lot of D&D language that can be viewed as problematic. Druid does in fact refer to a religious title that is in use today. Barbarian is a class that carries a lot of racial baggage. Monk is bordering on cultural appropriation. Paladin, assassin and samurai can have historical baggage. Should these be removed from game? Do we opt for some made up terminology the rageborn or oathbound? Can these tropes be used in a positive way (all of them are PC classes and typically viewed as heroic, even the darker ones) or must these archetypes be removed due to their overbearing connotation? It's not a conversation this thread is looking for, but I feel this path is going to lead to a lot of elements of the game removed or radically altered. I'd like to proceed under the assumption that witch in a fantasy setting is no more problematic than barbarian, monk, druid, cavalier, or samurai are. [/QUOTE]
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