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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toryx" data-source="post: 3885943" data-attributes="member: 56441">I think the OP has brought up some valid concerns. Especially considering WotC's obvious desire to bring more people into the hobby by targeting at younger people, it seems rather risky to be putting demonic people on the covers of their new books. Given the increasingly christian fervor of the U.S. public, that seems a bit risky.On the other hand, from a marketing perspective they're definitely targetting the audience pretty well. After all, Saw III opened a few weeks ago in movie theaters to huge success. Horror and violence is selling better today than ever and it's predominantly the younger generation who is the target audience for that sort of thing. This may well be a counter-reaction to the growing religious influence in the U.S., for all I know. From a social perspective, I can also see why the Tiefling and Warlock have been chosen for the PHB. As others have mentioned, the sullen outsider is very popular in today's society, and no wonder. The nature of good and evil is very much a part of the post 9/11 world, and particularly the struggle between the two. I think shades of gray are becoming ever more apparent in the contrast of these events and it makes sense that people would want to roleplay that struggle because it's a way to deal with the things that are actually going on around us.I don't think that 4th ed is really going to be generating more predominately evil parties, nor do I think it's going to built for that sort of gameplay. Instead, I think it's going to attempt to encapsulate the inner battle of good vs. evil as much as the outer one. The traditional Tiefling Warlock character is a perfect setting for this internal struggle that can reflect the outside Points of Light in Darkness world.I do rather worry, however, that there will be some public backlash to this new direction WotC is taking.</blockquote>

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