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WoTC's Regulations for DMs Playing NPCs of Other Cultures

Started by RPGPundit, July 18, 2022, 09:50:15 PM

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THE_Leopold

#15
July 19, 2022, 04:25:57 PM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on July 19, 2022, 04:15:24 PM

I think WotC is trying to control the 'official' circuit, i.e. Adventurer's League. Which seems highly dubious, as I doubt AL games outnumber 'bunch of friends playing D&D' games. I'm mystified as to why they think this is going to work. As I've stated before, once the material is out there, there's no way to control it.

this is more likely as Paizo did it with their Circuit games with using the X-Card and other Safe Space malarky.

Pathfinder died not long after that.  You can still goto pickup Gen Con games and have fun if you are willing to not be offended by every little thing that exists in this world.
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jhkim

#16
July 19, 2022, 04:30:46 PM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on July 19, 2022, 04:17:57 PM
If understand correctly, what they're telling you is that you're not allowed to be "racist." What is considered racist for this purpose and how do they intend to enforce this rule?

In general, what is the actual text talked about here? It's supposedly from Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, but I remember how Pundit previously claimed that Candlekeep Mysteries had an official combat wheelchair and that every dungeon from Candlekeep on was wheelchair-accessible - which were blatantly false.

rytrasmi

#17
July 19, 2022, 04:56:54 PM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on July 19, 2022, 04:15:24 PM
Heck, I do some things that even folks here might not like.
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The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
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DocJones

#18
July 19, 2022, 06:11:58 PM
So my players wearing blackface is right out then?
:D

DocJones

#19
July 19, 2022, 06:14:29 PM
I played a gun fighter in a Deadlands campaign that did both a southern drawl and stuttered.
The stuttering annoyed the rest of the group so bad, I dropped it after the first session.

Crusader X

#20
July 19, 2022, 06:25:32 PM
Quote from: Banjo Destructo on July 19, 2022, 09:53:51 AM
I love Dungeons and Dragons, that's why I hate WoTC.

I want this on a t-shirt

thedungeondelver

#21
July 19, 2022, 06:52:28 PM
I'll do what I want.
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Jason Coplen

#22
July 19, 2022, 07:17:17 PM
Dwarves ain't pussies, so go ahead and use them.

But they're Texans, no Scots. ;)
Running: HarnMaster and Baptism of Fire

Eirikrautha

#23
July 19, 2022, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: jhkim on July 19, 2022, 04:30:46 PM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on July 19, 2022, 04:17:57 PM
If understand correctly, what they're telling you is that you're not allowed to be "racist." What is considered racist for this purpose and how do they intend to enforce this rule?

In general, what is the actual text talked about here? It's supposedly from Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, but I remember how Pundit previously claimed that Candlekeep Mysteries had an official combat wheelchair and that every dungeon from Candlekeep on was wheelchair-accessible - which were blatantly false.

Should be easy to prove.  Pundit purports to quote directly from the source material.   Check the source and tell us if he made up the quotes. Simple.  Of course, you would have to engage with his points, as opposed to trying to denigrate them by association.  That's the way the woke do things... find one error and then assert that everything said in the past, present, and future is wrong due to that singular error.

So, did Pundit make up the quotes as you are asserting?  Because if you aren't asserting that, then why bring it up (other that to smear something factual with a previous error that has nothing to do with it)?  That's just sleazy.
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Timothe

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July 19, 2022, 07:45:01 PM Last Edit: July 19, 2022, 07:50:39 PM by Timothe
Quote from: Jason Coplen on July 19, 2022, 07:17:17 PM
Dwarves ain't pussies, so go ahead and use them.

But they're Texans, no Scots. ;)

Gygax gave them German accents in Saga of Old City, but I do remember a Scottish Dwarf in one of the Diablo games.

jhkim

#25
July 19, 2022, 08:02:34 PM
Quote from: Eirikrautha on July 19, 2022, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: jhkim on July 19, 2022, 04:30:46 PM
In general, what is the actual text talked about here? It's supposedly from Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, but I remember how Pundit previously claimed that Candlekeep Mysteries had an official combat wheelchair and that every dungeon from Candlekeep on was wheelchair-accessible - which were blatantly false.

Should be easy to prove.  Pundit purports to quote directly from the source material.   Check the source and tell us if he made up the quotes. Simple.  Of course, you would have to engage with his points, as opposed to trying to denigrate them by association.  That's the way the woke do things... find one error and then assert that everything said in the past, present, and future is wrong due to that singular error.

So, did Pundit make up the quotes as you are asserting?  Because if you aren't asserting that, then why bring it up (other that to smear something factual with a previous error that has nothing to do with it)?  That's just sleazy.

I don't own Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, so I'm not in a position to check right now. Maybe I'll pick it up some time over the next week, in which case I'll report back then. If someone else has access to it and can show the actual text, I'd be curious. Otherwise, it'll wait until I can get it via my local game store.

His wheelchair claims weren't just minor "whoops" errors or minor nitpicks. They were massively wrong. Not only did Candlekeep Mysteries not have a combat wheelchair item, it didn't have any wheelchairs at all, nor were any adventures wheelchair accessible. In general, someone's past track record of accuracy is relevant to how reliable one should consider them.

Jam The MF

#26
July 19, 2022, 08:05:36 PM
Quote from: Banjo Destructo on July 19, 2022, 09:53:51 AM
I love Dungeons and Dragons, that's why I hate WoTC.

Well said.  They did some good things......years ago.  But what have they done for the last few years now?  They have pissed on everything I liked about D&D.
Let the Dice, Decide the Outcome.  Accept the Results.

Wisithir

#27
July 19, 2022, 08:54:38 PM
RPG Systems are tools. WotC can can no more grant or deny a GM a way of running a game than a tool manufacture can dictate what kind of wood a carpenter may cut with the saw.

rytrasmi

#28
July 19, 2022, 09:54:12 PM
Quote from: Wisithir on July 19, 2022, 08:54:38 PM
RPG Systems are tools. WotC can can no more grant or deny a GM a way of running a game than a tool manufacture can dictate what kind of wood a carpenter may cut with the saw.
This is a great analogy that illustrates the brainwashing at hand.

Label on the saw: Dear Saw Owner: This saw will safely cut ash, pine, and beech.

Experienced saw owner: Hmm. That's a weird thing to say. I know this saw has 1 mm coined carbide teeth, so it should cut oak just fine. Here goes.

Novice saw owner: There must be a good reason for this, so let's do what it says.

It's a subtle usurpation of authority. It raises doubt in young minds.

Perhaps the saw maker wants to sell a special oak saw to people who don't know any better.

Perhaps WotC wants to position themselves as the "safe" option and cast doubt on other games. Or perhaps they're just woke wankers.
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
Be merry

Shasarak

#29
July 19, 2022, 10:04:58 PM
Quote from: Jason Coplen on July 19, 2022, 07:17:17 PM
Dwarves ain't pussies, so go ahead and use them.

But they're Texans, no Scots. ;)

A Texan Dwarf?  Only on the new LotR series I think.
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pathetically struggling,
look at the good things you've got! -  Jesus
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