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<blockquote data-quote="Arvok" data-source="post: 7838510" data-attributes="member: 6990899"><p>I should explain a few of my answers:</p><p>In a fantasy world where some creatures can change their form (e.g. dragons), someone might commit bestiality without even realizing it.</p><p>Cannibalism is perfectly acceptable among some races (e.g. lizardfolk).</p><p>Genocide could be a goal of many evil races.</p><p>1st cousin relations were considered normal in medieval times but are often outlawed as incestuous in many Western countries; among non-mammalian intelligent species incest might not be a big deal.</p><p>Murder and thievery are the prime jobs of 2 rogue subclasses.</p><p>Necrophilia would probably be pretty common among vampires (at least until they got hungry).</p><p>What we might call pedophilia today in the West would be considered normal in a medieval culture.</p><p>Rape is a pretty common trope in RPGs (half-orcs), though I think it's something that should remain in the background.</p><p>Slavery is pretty common among many races in the MM (duergar, mind-flayers, drow, et al.).</p><p>Torture was also pretty common in medieval times.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, child molestation (as many think about it today--abusing one's own offspring or stepchildren) was very rare up until modern times primarily because the vast majority of families all slept in the same room and possibly the same bed.</p><p></p><p>Also, I have a problem when people apply modern standards of bigotry and racism to a medieval fantasy RPG. I am NOT condoning modern racism or bigotry, but in a fantasy world where different races are actually different species, AND said races have distinct cultures that value and/or eschew different values, AND in a medieval society where one was expected to follow in the footsteps of one's family/tribe, AND where people from different cultures/races/tribes/kingdoms often wanted to kill each other, I think it's perfectly normal for people to be suspicious or even hostile toward others of a different background. The idea that each of us can be whoever we want to be and are not bound by tradition is a very modern concept. Judging someone by his race/culture/nationality/religion is not such a bad thing in a primitive society because 99.9% of people from a given culture will be what is expected of them. I'm only speaking for worlds I DM, of course, YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arvok, post: 7838510, member: 6990899"] I should explain a few of my answers: In a fantasy world where some creatures can change their form (e.g. dragons), someone might commit bestiality without even realizing it. Cannibalism is perfectly acceptable among some races (e.g. lizardfolk). Genocide could be a goal of many evil races. 1st cousin relations were considered normal in medieval times but are often outlawed as incestuous in many Western countries; among non-mammalian intelligent species incest might not be a big deal. Murder and thievery are the prime jobs of 2 rogue subclasses. Necrophilia would probably be pretty common among vampires (at least until they got hungry). What we might call pedophilia today in the West would be considered normal in a medieval culture. Rape is a pretty common trope in RPGs (half-orcs), though I think it's something that should remain in the background. Slavery is pretty common among many races in the MM (duergar, mind-flayers, drow, et al.). Torture was also pretty common in medieval times. On the other hand, child molestation (as many think about it today--abusing one's own offspring or stepchildren) was very rare up until modern times primarily because the vast majority of families all slept in the same room and possibly the same bed. Also, I have a problem when people apply modern standards of bigotry and racism to a medieval fantasy RPG. I am NOT condoning modern racism or bigotry, but in a fantasy world where different races are actually different species, AND said races have distinct cultures that value and/or eschew different values, AND in a medieval society where one was expected to follow in the footsteps of one's family/tribe, AND where people from different cultures/races/tribes/kingdoms often wanted to kill each other, I think it's perfectly normal for people to be suspicious or even hostile toward others of a different background. The idea that each of us can be whoever we want to be and are not bound by tradition is a very modern concept. Judging someone by his race/culture/nationality/religion is not such a bad thing in a primitive society because 99.9% of people from a given culture will be what is expected of them. I'm only speaking for worlds I DM, of course, YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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