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<blockquote data-quote="Lyxen" data-source="post: 8507770" data-attributes="member: 7032025">May not be used well by who ? My problem is that it's immediately translated from a vague feeling of the OP on specific monsters to a huge general concern about cultures, and then not any culture, only non-european.I'm sorry, but at this stage, isn't it solely about the OP to question himself about those specific feelings ? And in particular with regards to european monsters who are actually used in a stereotypical manner, for example on fey and celtic undertones ?Unfortunately not, the most virulent attacks do not come from the community, which is why I find it sad and annoying that it's relayed from inside the community, especially since it's as flimsy as this case is. It's even more annoying because the external focus bears solely upon two races (orcs and drows) and has now transformed into a wide witch hunt about races within the game.D&amp;D has made obvious mistakes and is in the process of correcting those. And it would be waaaayyy easier if people stopped piling more on the plate when there are not mistakes. Again, where is the mistake in this case ? Just someone feeling uncomfortable about something not even precisely written down but about his own personal interpretation of a number of sources does not make it a mistake in D&amp;D.And for me, that is the problem, people immediately assuming that a mistake has been made, that there is a problem and that it needs a solution.So if you think there has been a mistake, please explain to us exactly what that mistake was...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lyxen, post: 8507770, member: 7032025"] May not be used well by who ? My problem is that it's immediately translated from a vague feeling of the OP on specific monsters to a huge general concern about cultures, and then not any culture, only non-european. I'm sorry, but at this stage, isn't it solely about the OP to question himself about those specific feelings ? And in particular with regards to european monsters who are actually used in a stereotypical manner, for example on fey and celtic undertones ? Unfortunately not, the most virulent attacks do not come from the community, which is why I find it sad and annoying that it's relayed from inside the community, especially since it's as flimsy as this case is. It's even more annoying because the external focus bears solely upon two races (orcs and drows) and has now transformed into a wide witch hunt about races within the game. D&D has made obvious mistakes and is in the process of correcting those. And it would be waaaayyy easier if people stopped piling more on the plate when there are not mistakes. Again, where is the mistake in this case ? Just someone feeling uncomfortable about something not even precisely written down but about his own personal interpretation of a number of sources does not make it a mistake in D&D. And for me, that is the problem, people immediately assuming that a mistake has been made, that there is a problem and that it needs a solution. So if you think there has been a mistake, please explain to us exactly what that mistake was... [/QUOTE]

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