QuoteIt's funny, the idea that "shield maidens" are somehow a conservative symbol, given that the very concept of "shield maidens" is a historically dubious idea that got pushed into this narrative of "there were entire batallions of shield maidens in every viking army" by feminist academics.

Were there some women who fought with viking men? Almost certainly. But there's very little proof that they were anything but rare, and mostly existed only in folk tales and mythology. There's no evidence that women were regularly warriors.

I mean sure shield maidens are historically innacurate, but they are mythically accurate which from conservative perspective is probably more important.
Just like Hellada was with exception of Sparta, so patriarchal even Afghan talibs could have lil problem with it - and yet Greek mythology is full of Powerpuff Girls.

QuoteTrue, though, the case could be made that Norse culture allowed women to train with weapons, which made them more capable of fending off attacks, even if they weren't primary warriors.

Well if we want more extreme and I think better sourced elements we have Manchu people - where women were obliged to have military training as light cavalry before marrying off.
This culture was destroyed because after Manchu conquest of China, Manchu noblewomen started to mimic Chinese elite women customs as more refined (like feet bonding) which obviously was generally opposite of how Manchu ladies were raised up, and despite apparent attempts from Manchu men to stop it - they went full Chinese within few generations, and modern Manchurians are culturally Chinese in most aspects, their language dying off.

There are also sources about some nomadic Iranic people of Scythian origin (dunno if not about Sarmatians) - where women of noble birth could not get married before killing enemy on battlefield. They were also trained as light cavalry - so women alongside elderly warriors and teenagers were fending off potential robers and protecting herds when men were away conquering some less nomadic foreigners.

I guess adopting pirate lifestyle by North Germanic men could lead to simmilar evolution - everyone was supposed to have some training to fend of threats when most adult able bodied men were reaving.

QuoteYep, just leave Planescape alone...and that 'certain crowd' wouldn't last 5 minutes playing an actual tiefling back in 2e Sigil.

I must say - while I can see tieflings being commonly persecuted in Material Prime planets... why would they really be in Top Neutral Sigil - where beings way more tainted with fiendishness are not uncommon.

QuoteThe Alt-Right were effectively banned from social media almost five years ago, so I'm guessing you don't mean the Alt-Right.

Not all. Twitter sort of - but also most vocal pundits. Facebook? There's always lots of cozy private groups around.

Another old one from TSR.

The Irendie Islands. This is pretty much the safest kingdom on Mystara. No enemies and the place is a vacation and tourist attraction. Its not 100% but its as close as one gets probably in a world full of dangerous thingies around every bush.