Comment on [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - April 2026
SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 11 hours agoWhat is D&F racism? Orcs are barbaric ace wielders and elves are sophisticated archers?
Comment on [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - April 2026
SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 11 hours agoWhat is D&F racism? Orcs are barbaric ace wielders and elves are sophisticated archers?
flamingos@feddit.uk 11 hours ago
Yeah, the whole race bioessentialism, especially the concept of evil races, that is so endemic to D&D and fantasy as a whole.
SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I guess that stuff is based a lot on the Tolkien race concepts. It’s an interesting thing when mythical creatures, often understood as inherently evil or chaotic, transform into playable races and fellow citizens in a fantasy world.