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Fake Virtues are a Cover for Real Vices

2 Comments Posted by on March 18, 2018

Wizards of the Coast’s transphobic drow continue to be the gift that keeps on giving:

BOOOOM!

Thanks to Carl here for helpfully summarizing everything wrong with second edition D&D in one image.

(And come to think of it, this reminds me that Gygaxian Naturalism is probably more correctly termed Greenwoodian Naturalism.)

Oh, and if you haven’t seen it already, don’t miss E. Reagan Wright’s “So old and young, and so gay”. If you think he’s exaggerating about the Left there, then you’re more than likely out of the loop and misinformed.

Here’s a primer if you’re so inclined:

Appendix N, Old School D&D

2 responses to “Fake Virtues are a Cover for Real Vices”

  1. Bigby's Pointy Finger March 19, 2018 at 12:02 am

    I’d been wavering on whether to introduce my toddler kids to RPGs when they get old enough and I think maybe this tears it. Some wargaming perhaps but I’ll leave off the roleplaying since it’s clearly gone softheaded. I’ve enough to worry about as it is.

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    • taarkoth March 19, 2018 at 9:41 am

      Nothing’s stopping you from getting an older rule set or one of the many clones of such and simply ignorring everything modern.

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