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Can a Purely Human Setting Sell?

Started by Greentongue, August 08, 2020, 09:36:44 AM

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Omega

#30
August 10, 2020, 12:15:23 AM
If you are trying to make your setting safe from SJW attack...

Give up.

No. Really. It can not be done. Ever.

So you have a human only setting? "Well are there nations? Then thats wacist!"
No nations and just factions? "Sorry. Thats wacist too as factions are standins for real nations we hallucinated today! Or better yet standins for minorities!"
Dont even have factions? Just some bandits? "Nope. Not allowed either as that WACIST as bandits are standins for the dienfranchized oppresedededed minorities!"
Ok. Fuck you. There arent even bandits. Its just lone loons! "Sorry. Thats wacist too as the lone individual represents the vast sea of oppressed. You MONSTER!"
Insert-deity-here wept! Ok. Fine. There arent even any human foes. Just animals! "Nice try you Nazi. But wolves are stand ins for the..."

And so on ad absolute nausium.

There is NOTHING these sociopaths can not hallucinate is "problematiic". Nothing.

And I've had the misfortune to see every one of these examples touted. And more!
Undead are standins for the "other". Robots too. Vampired = Rape! Dragons = Beastiality!

And on an on because thats what these nuts do.

Shasarak

#31
August 10, 2020, 01:21:46 AM
Quote from: Omega;1144034And I've had the misfortune to see every one of these examples touted. And more!
Undead are standins for the "other". Robots too. Vampired = Rape! Dragons = Beastiality!

I saw one poster complaining about how Orcs were racist.  I noticed that he had a Vampire Avatar and User name and wondered if he realised the irony of supporting Rape! while condemning Racists!

Probably not.
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Greentongue

#32
August 10, 2020, 01:40:39 PM
Quote from: Omega;1144034If you are trying to make your setting safe from SJW attack...

Give up.

No. Really. It can not be done. Ever.

I'm afraid you are correct.

My normal insensitivity means even when I try I don't do it right.
(I guess I had a life of Privilege even if I didn't realize it.)

Bren

#33
August 10, 2020, 05:20:07 PM
Quote from: Itachi;1143884Runequest's Glorantha, with it's cultural focus, is an example of setting where players are all human...
While most PCs are all human (unlike a lot of D&D parties I've seen), non human PCs have been around since the beginning. Runequest 1 was somewhat unusual in that you could roll up stats for all the species. Trolls, elfs, ducks, baboons...even dwarves are each possible human PCs.
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