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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7126348" data-attributes="member: 6689161">We must be playing wrong.&nbsp; In decades (plural) of gaming I cannot think of a single time when medieval fantasy intersected with this term.&nbsp; Likewise, I cannot recall any gender issues being of note with one departure being the chief Elven deity.&nbsp; Duly noted ?!&nbsp; I am not against people putting things that are important to them in games.&nbsp; I just do not understand the push to codify this sort of thing.&nbsp; Are there really games where these things are debated?&nbsp; Play it your way.&nbsp; This reminds me of the mention of gender and sexuality in the PHB.&nbsp; Ponderous.&nbsp; Make your character up and play it for the love of Pete.&nbsp; If you are in a group that does not accept your choice, does the fact it is in the book with the &quot;proper&quot; terminology matter?&nbsp; You still would probably want a more welcoming group. But to each his/her/their own.&nbsp; It is hard enough to find time to fight monsters for most people I know.&nbsp; Debating medical terminology is pretty low on our gaming to-do list.&nbsp; Yes, I have opened myself up to criticism of minimizing an issue of great importance.&nbsp; I probably also cured disease with a paladin with scarcely a thought about our present day medical system too!&nbsp; I bet I wasn't even thinking about modern health care ethics at the time either!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7126348, member: 6689161"] We must be playing wrong. In decades (plural) of gaming I cannot think of a single time when medieval fantasy intersected with this term. Likewise, I cannot recall any gender issues being of note with one departure being the chief Elven deity. Duly noted ?! I am not against people putting things that are important to them in games. I just do not understand the push to codify this sort of thing. Are there really games where these things are debated? Play it your way. This reminds me of the mention of gender and sexuality in the PHB. Ponderous. Make your character up and play it for the love of Pete. If you are in a group that does not accept your choice, does the fact it is in the book with the "proper" terminology matter? You still would probably want a more welcoming group. But to each his/her/their own. It is hard enough to find time to fight monsters for most people I know. Debating medical terminology is pretty low on our gaming to-do list. Yes, I have opened myself up to criticism of minimizing an issue of great importance. I probably also cured disease with a paladin with scarcely a thought about our present day medical system too! I bet I wasn't even thinking about modern health care ethics at the time either! [/QUOTE]

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