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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8524844" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>This seems a little weird given that you brought up all sorts of things that weren't D&D in a conversation you want to remain focused on D&D. But I'm going to do my best. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The game certainly has changed and evolved over the years. The first edition I bought in 1989 was different from the one my friend's older brother bought in 1983. It will continue to change to meet the needs of contemporary audiences or it will do the way of the dodo bird. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know if I've heard that exact argument. The one I heard is from those who want to strike any mention of Lovecraft's name from the record. i.e. Make sure he's not mentioned in the bibliography or on the list of books that might have influenced the authors of the game. </p><p></p><p></p><p>At times I've been pleasantly surprised by some older products. I recently purchased a Cyberpunk 2020 Humble Bundle and was surprised to see books that included positive portrayals of LGTBQ people when such things weren't all that common in the 1990s. There's a transgender barkeep in <em>Tales from the Forlorn Hope </em>who isn't treated with many of the negative tropes we might expect. It's not perfect, her husband does out her as transgender during an interview, but he does say, "She was a woman when I met her, and that's how I've always thought of her. She's showed me photos, of course, but I've never really been able to associate them with the way she is now." Again, not exactly common in the 1990s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8524844, member: 4534"] This seems a little weird given that you brought up all sorts of things that weren't D&D in a conversation you want to remain focused on D&D. But I'm going to do my best. The game certainly has changed and evolved over the years. The first edition I bought in 1989 was different from the one my friend's older brother bought in 1983. It will continue to change to meet the needs of contemporary audiences or it will do the way of the dodo bird. I don't know if I've heard that exact argument. The one I heard is from those who want to strike any mention of Lovecraft's name from the record. i.e. Make sure he's not mentioned in the bibliography or on the list of books that might have influenced the authors of the game. At times I've been pleasantly surprised by some older products. I recently purchased a Cyberpunk 2020 Humble Bundle and was surprised to see books that included positive portrayals of LGTBQ people when such things weren't all that common in the 1990s. There's a transgender barkeep in [I]Tales from the Forlorn Hope [/I]who isn't treated with many of the negative tropes we might expect. It's not perfect, her husband does out her as transgender during an interview, but he does say, "She was a woman when I met her, and that's how I've always thought of her. She's showed me photos, of course, but I've never really been able to associate them with the way she is now." Again, not exactly common in the 1990s. [/QUOTE]
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