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Legolas and Gimli, Race, Racism, tabletop RPGs

World Building 4: From Races to Cultures

Posted on by gothgirlgaming in Game Master Tips, Gaming, World Building

I know that I touched on Race and Racism in my last World Building post, but as I've thought about the issue more, I think that we, as gamers, can go beyond these basic descriptions in our manuals to create living, breathing, realistic worlds in which to tell our stories. We can create worlds that … Continue reading World Building 4: From Races to Cultures →

Legolas and Gimli, Race, Racism, tabletop RPGs

World Building 3 – Race and Racism in Tabletop RPGs

Posted on by gothgirlgaming in Game Master Tips, Gaming, Player Tips, World Building

This is more of a thought piece on how to incorporate real-world issues realistically into the fantasy worlds of our tabletop RPGs. Scholars of popular culture from Henry Jenkins to the present have long noted that we can use such conflicts in fictional worlds to discuss similar issues in our own world. Heck, we all … Continue reading World Building 3 – Race and Racism in Tabletop RPGs →