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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8018488" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I think D&amp;D has made great strides over the years to be more inclusive.&nbsp; For a long time it was difficult to find an image of a woman that was not hypersexualized, or where the men were not blond haired and blue eyed.&nbsp; So the heritage of cheesecake art?&nbsp; We can pass.But inclusivity?&nbsp; It's difficult.&nbsp; In my home campaign I always envision light skinned northern-european types being primarily limited to one corner of the world.&nbsp; But ... then pretty much every campaign is in that corner&nbsp; and when it's not I don't make a huge effort to point out the black hair and darker complexion.&nbsp;&nbsp; All my &quot;hero&quot; minis are still painted with &quot;light tan&quot;.That doesn't really mean much to the broader community or the game, but I do notice the same tendency in much of the published material.&nbsp; I'm not an FR fan, but my impression is that it is dominated by white males with a few token regions for other ethnicities thrown in.People tend to write what they know and what they see around them.&nbsp; For a long time, D&amp;D has been primarily dominated by one group so consciously or not they've mirrored their own image onto the world.&nbsp; So I think having more diversity of staff, writers and artists is a good thing.Heritage I think is important because there are certain tropes in D&amp;D that make it work for a lot of people.&nbsp; A lot of people (including my current group which includes people of various ages) like having a fairly clear morality most of the time.&nbsp; If I know that I'm fighting evil monsters, great.&nbsp; I'm fighting evil monsters.&nbsp; It makes those times where I'm fighting someone or something that has gray areas stand out.&nbsp; There is no one true way, no one vision that is going to work for everyone, I want options (not just in my personal home campaign) that support a wide variety of play styles.&nbsp; Hopefully we can come up with a way forward where we improve things while not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8018488, member: 6801845"] I think D&D has made great strides over the years to be more inclusive. For a long time it was difficult to find an image of a woman that was not hypersexualized, or where the men were not blond haired and blue eyed. So the heritage of cheesecake art? We can pass. But inclusivity? It's difficult. In my home campaign I always envision light skinned northern-european types being primarily limited to one corner of the world. But ... then pretty much every campaign is in that corner and when it's not I don't make a huge effort to point out the black hair and darker complexion. All my "hero" minis are still painted with "light tan". That doesn't really mean much to the broader community or the game, but I do notice the same tendency in much of the published material. I'm not an FR fan, but my impression is that it is dominated by white males with a few token regions for other ethnicities thrown in. People tend to write what they know and what they see around them. For a long time, D&D has been primarily dominated by one group so consciously or not they've mirrored their own image onto the world. So I think having more diversity of staff, writers and artists is a good thing. Heritage I think is important because there are certain tropes in D&D that make it work for a lot of people. A lot of people (including my current group which includes people of various ages) like having a fairly clear morality most of the time. If I know that I'm fighting evil monsters, great. I'm fighting evil monsters. It makes those times where I'm fighting someone or something that has gray areas stand out. There is no one true way, no one vision that is going to work for everyone, I want options (not just in my personal home campaign) that support a wide variety of play styles. Hopefully we can come up with a way forward where we improve things while not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. [/QUOTE]

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