The next #DnD book from @Wizards_DnD addresses some problematic issues around the way #DnD5e uses #race.

@io9 mentions our book, Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, as one reason why, but the folks below deserve most of the credit.

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https://io9.gizmodo.com/with-d-ds-next-rulebook-character-creation-will-never-1844807934
A&C has been a big success on @kickstarter & @DriveThruRPG, so we brought some mainstream attention to the issue, but we stood in the shoulders of giants to do so. The real heroes came before our product. We name them in our Intro, & below.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314622 
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We followed brilliant folks like @danielhkwan & @DungeonCommandr, & listening to @aznsrepresent . We followed @cypheroftyr & her work with @INeedDivGms & @RivalsWaterdeep. EVERYONE should follow, SUPPORT, & HIRE these folks. THEY are the ones doing the hardest work.

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Then we saw @backthatelfup & later @jamesjhaeck address these issues by redesigning #Race in #DnD5e on @DnDBeyond. I loved what they were doing, but wanted to take a shot at it myself, so I wrote Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e for #ZineQuest2 in Feb 2020.

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With 917 backers, it was a huge @Kickstarter success. It debuted on @DriveThruRPG in June as a part of the #BLM charity bundle. It has been a top seller since, quickly approaching 5k sales, not counting the 1k Kickstarter backers and 3k BLM charity purchases.

So...

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When @io9 & others cite our book as a reason why @wizards_dnd is finally going to address racism in their system, please don’t forget all of these other creators, named above, who have been doing the work longer than we have and to whom we are all indebted.

#DnD #DnD5e
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Since publishing A&C, I’ve also learned that others have been working on this as well, including @RealmwarpM with their "Grazilaxx's Guide to Ancestry". More recently, @AdamMakesTTRPG & @victhhe have "An Elf and an Orc have a Little Baby", both on @dms_guild!
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We hope we’re helping make #DnD a little more inclusive, but there’s plenty more work to do. Follow & support the folks above, as well as folks like @mustangsart & @thesamwisest who’re fighting to make #DnD5e less ableist too.

Thanks for your support!
#DnD5e @Wizards_DnD
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Art credits listed in Alt Text, as well as here:
Ancestry & Culture Cover art by @badmoonart
Full figure line art by @bien_flores
Pencil scenes by @TalonDunning
A&C also benefitted from brilliant editorial work by @wildrosemage & layout by @aaronace
Be well, friends!
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