30 Years Running
And the game is still the same. The D&D game that is:
“I just think that, in the 30 years since it debuted, it could have made a bit more effort to be more inclusive and less anchored in a singular world-view, and that players should be a bit more self-conscious of the sort of tropes they are putting into place and acting out.” (Read more…)
Since so much of modern fantasy is based on that singular world view we run into a ton of problamatic material being gobbled up not just in games, but in movies, books, and comics.
It’s a good a read, go check it out.
Hi — Chris here, the author of said article. Thanks for reading and enjoying it. Have you seen the video ad that WOTC made for 4th ed, the one that ends with the narrator shouting “The game will remain the same!” After writing this piece, that line took on a whole new meaning . . .