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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 5923481">Woah folks, the level of straw men in this thread are just getting ridiculous.First off, asking for some shades of grey in sentient races is not asking for every face to be misunderstood and Drizzt-like.&nbsp; It's asking for a little diversity.Second, Drow have long since grown beyond their &quot;evil black people&quot; history.&nbsp; If folks are seriously offended by the fact that this major evil faction is dark skinned, they need to get a grip.&nbsp; Most evil factions in D&amp;D are white humans, how about that for some racism?&nbsp; The portrayal of orcs has nothing to do with Native Americans, the Europeans who had myths of orcs had them long before the New World, and Tolkein's orcs were more a representation of how the modern when had corrupted the people of Europe.&nbsp; NOTHING to do with Native Americans.Thirdly, this is one of the inherent issues with integrating an alignment system into the game, it forces everything to fall into ridiculously black and white boxes.&nbsp; Leave the alignmemts at the table, you want escapism with evil orcs?&nbsp; You want to made your game as deep as A Game of Thrones?&nbsp; Go for it!&nbsp; Whatever you choose, keep it at the table and don't force those of us who don't want to play that way to play your game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 5923481"] Woah folks, the level of straw men in this thread are just getting ridiculous. First off, asking for some shades of grey in sentient races is not asking for every face to be misunderstood and Drizzt-like. It's asking for a little diversity. Second, Drow have long since grown beyond their "evil black people" history. If folks are seriously offended by the fact that this major evil faction is dark skinned, they need to get a grip. Most evil factions in D&D are white humans, how about that for some racism? The portrayal of orcs has nothing to do with Native Americans, the Europeans who had myths of orcs had them long before the New World, and Tolkein's orcs were more a representation of how the modern when had corrupted the people of Europe. NOTHING to do with Native Americans. Thirdly, this is one of the inherent issues with integrating an alignment system into the game, it forces everything to fall into ridiculously black and white boxes. Leave the alignmemts at the table, you want escapism with evil orcs? You want to made your game as deep as A Game of Thrones? Go for it! Whatever you choose, keep it at the table and don't force those of us who don't want to play that way to play your game. [/QUOTE]

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