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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8514291" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>When Testament came out I don't remember it generating much negativity (either from believers who were upset, or by people who were offended by religious content). Personally I am fine with designers tackling the bible from any number of angles. Obviously there is always going to be a segment who will take issue with religious content from one side of the aisle or the other, but we afford movies and novels the breathing space to cover this stuff creatively. And even though I have my own religious point of view (which is definitely more Catholic than Evangelical), I like seeing stuff like this emerge and I like seeing creators given the space to tackle it how they personally want to (even if that is from a place of criticism). Whether the project reflects what they truly believe or reflects what they think would be interesting and cool for gaming. There doesn't have to be just one biblical setting after all, anyone is free to make one. I could see anything from a very grounded historical approach, a protestant approach, a catholic or orthodox or Judaic one, to an alternate history horror approach. Heck when I did my Caligula game, the game wasn't biblical at all, but because of the time it was set, I drew off some religious sources for inspiration. And this book has led to one of the more interesting discussions on the forum about religious based gaming content, so I think as long as people can be open minded and respectful of one another's differences in viewpoint in the conversation, it is all cool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8514291, member: 85555"] When Testament came out I don't remember it generating much negativity (either from believers who were upset, or by people who were offended by religious content). Personally I am fine with designers tackling the bible from any number of angles. Obviously there is always going to be a segment who will take issue with religious content from one side of the aisle or the other, but we afford movies and novels the breathing space to cover this stuff creatively. And even though I have my own religious point of view (which is definitely more Catholic than Evangelical), I like seeing stuff like this emerge and I like seeing creators given the space to tackle it how they personally want to (even if that is from a place of criticism). Whether the project reflects what they truly believe or reflects what they think would be interesting and cool for gaming. There doesn't have to be just one biblical setting after all, anyone is free to make one. I could see anything from a very grounded historical approach, a protestant approach, a catholic or orthodox or Judaic one, to an alternate history horror approach. Heck when I did my Caligula game, the game wasn't biblical at all, but because of the time it was set, I drew off some religious sources for inspiration. And this book has led to one of the more interesting discussions on the forum about religious based gaming content, so I think as long as people can be open minded and respectful of one another's differences in viewpoint in the conversation, it is all cool. [/QUOTE]
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