Ummmm...as a nerd I feel compelled to point out that Chult is not the only part of Faerun (the setting of the Forgotten Realms) that is primarily filled with black people, there’s also the Shaar.

While I agree the old books on Chult were poor in taste - wow, I can’t believe they were made in the 90's - I disagree with the writer’s assessment on Tomb of Annihilation.

They have had areas based on other parts of Africa in both DnD as a whole and in the Forgotten Realms like Mulhorand, an ancient Egypt analog. Chult is just the first to make it into the fifth edition of the game.

You’re looking for his Insight, not his Perception actually. They’re both wisdom based skills so I understand your confusion

Disclaimer: I’m Caribbean black, not African black.

Throughout history, there have been INNUMERABLE distinct African cultures. Even if you only count African cultures that are still in existence, you still have hundreds if not thousands of distinct cultures.

This seems like a Damned if you, damned if you don’t kind of situation. I’m happy they published the adventure, even if they stumbled. They tried, which is a weird thing I have come to appreciate from white people around me as a PoC. It’s awkward sometimes, but I appreciate they try to include me and be mindful of me…

Pfft. I wrote what I consider a pretty fun campaign about an island infested with thousands of rabid vampire babies and the groups push to rescue the royal family who was isolated in their castle in the center of the island. There were plenty of side quests, mini-bosses, creative treasures, loot, fighting, a fucking…

Nice. We had one LGBTQ member of our gaming group back in high school, and it was about the only place he felt welcomed - almost everyone in the group was an outcast of some sort, and we all bonded over that and the game. He was killed in a car accident my third year of college. I wish he was still around to see this…

Before anyone starts bitching about SJWs and movements for inclusivity hurting their pretendy-funtimes without remembering that, ultimately, DnD is a game based around cooperation:

. . . Who murdered animals for pleasure. For PLEASURE. Yeah, that’s not a life with any fucking merit. Good, indeed.

Sad that an elephant was shot and killed in the process.

He was a piece of shit who helped people torture and kill animals for fun.

There are risks in everything. His choice. He didn’t mind taking a life.

Not every life should be celebrated or missed.

Live by the ivory, die by the ivory.

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I’ll be 100% honest — I maybe just be 28, but I am a super old-fashioned GM. I do not like computers at the RPG table. They are distracting. I prefer to have a ton of books and a bunch of notebooks/loose sheets of paper/index cards. For me, tabletop RPGs are a traditional medium activity. I don’t even like having…