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<blockquote data-quote="sekigahara08" data-source="post: 7184820" data-attributes="member: 6899429">chill a bit. it's an indictment of the tropes that are present in traditional fantasy settings, especially in regards to the depiction of more &quot;brutish&quot; races vs. more &quot;refined&quot; races, that reflect either subtle or overt ethnocentric/racist/antisemitics ideals of the creators of those tropes. it's possible for someone to enjoy those traditional fantasy settings and even love them without necessarily embodying those ethnocentric/racist/antisemitic ideals, but for me personally, i would be remiss to do that because of the ideals, however subtle or overt, i see represented in these narratives make me and my players uncomfortable.aside from that, i mostly find them boring and kind of played out and really love creating my own worlds, and 5e has given me the backbone and structure i need to do that without having to use a wholly unfamiliar system or creating one from scratch that fits my needs. much like it's easier to homebrew a new creature by modifying an existing one, i feel the same way about custom-tailoring the narratives of races/classes/factions/worlds/etc. within the confines of 5e rules and systems.it's a personal choice for the campaigns i DM. i still play in a campaign run by a DM that uses the standard forgotten realms + traditional 5e lore on the side and have a lot of fun with it, but when it comes to my campaigns, i run things differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sekigahara08, post: 7184820, member: 6899429"] chill a bit. it's an indictment of the tropes that are present in traditional fantasy settings, especially in regards to the depiction of more "brutish" races vs. more "refined" races, that reflect either subtle or overt ethnocentric/racist/antisemitics ideals of the [I]creators[/I] of those tropes. it's possible for someone to enjoy those traditional fantasy settings and even love them without necessarily embodying those ethnocentric/racist/antisemitic ideals, but for me personally, i would be remiss to do that because of the ideals, however subtle or overt, i see represented in these narratives make me and my players uncomfortable. aside from that, i mostly find them boring and kind of played out and really love creating my own worlds, and 5e has given me the backbone and structure i need to do that without having to use a wholly unfamiliar system or creating one from scratch that fits my needs. much like it's easier to homebrew a new creature by modifying an existing one, i feel the same way about custom-tailoring the narratives of races/classes/factions/worlds/etc. within the confines of 5e rules and systems. it's a personal choice for the campaigns i DM. i still play in a campaign run by a DM that uses the standard forgotten realms + traditional 5e lore on the side and have a lot of fun with it, but when it comes to my campaigns, i run things differently. [/QUOTE]

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