{"id":195,"date":"2024-08-16T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.curiouspastimes.co.uk\/?p=195"},"modified":"2024-08-16T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:17:55","slug":"rules-review-race-at-curious-pastimes-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.curiouspastimes.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/rules-review-race-at-curious-pastimes-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules Review- Race at Curious Pastimes, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019d like to thank everyone for all their feedback on our post about race! Much of it was very thoughtful and considered, and raised some reasonable concerns and questions. And we\u2019ve learned that some people came away a little unclear on what we\u2019re intending to do about race in the <strong><em>Renewal<\/em><\/strong> campaign, which is on us. So we thought we\u2019d follow up the last post with a bit of a FAQ on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FAQ Video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve also recorded a video of us talking through the questions we&#8217;ve received, you can find that here: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B34vZnC-emQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/B34vZnC-emQ<\/a> or embedded below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rules Review - Race Feedback\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B34vZnC-emQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Actually Changing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main changes can be summarised in 3 points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The removal of racial vet picks, going forward there will be no mechanical difference based on how you identify your character.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are removing the definition of stereotypical traits attached to historic races.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are going to move away from the use of broad definitions like elf, orc, goblin etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Does This Mean For My Character?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Genuinely very little, there are currently (for instance) people in Estragales called \u201cAel,\u201d and people in Norsca called \u201cAlvar,\u201d and people in Siberia called \u201cMithrim,\u201d who by and large have pointy ears and little or no facepaint \u2013 and after this year, they will still exist. But we as a game will no longer lump all three groups under the term \u201celves,\u201d and they won\u2019t all reliably have the same features. And we\u2019re not taking it as a given that these groups are descended from common ancestors, or that they all have certain aptitudes and qualities in common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So Everyone Is Human Now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is \u201cmortal.\u201d The word \u201chuman\u201d goes along with the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What If I Want To Keep Using These Words?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This change applies to <em>our<\/em> communications, and to our briefings for NPCs. If as a player you want to keep calling yourself a \u201cgoblin,\u201d then fill your boots. But really we\u2019re hoping we can bring as many of you along on the journey as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But What\u2019s The Deal With Race?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was spoken about at length in the previous blog post and if you wish to know more we ask you to explore the resources made available there. The important point is the term \u201cRace\u201d and the historic descriptors surrounding them can be considered deeply problematic and offensive, something that has been echoed in other adjacent hobbies in our space (see the Wizard of the Coast change of Races to Species in D&amp;D as an alternative method for tackling it). Curious Pastimes has taken the opportunity to confront this as part of the rules review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019d like to thank everyone for all their feedback on our post about race! Much of it was very thoughtful and considered, and raised some reasonable concerns and questions. 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