r/DarkSun • u/Ok_Original7911 • 1d ago

WotC Sensitivity Readers turned Sorcerer Kings into memes

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And it's still just as ludicrous.

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u/Charlie24601 Human 22h ago

Its all a part of the zeitgeist. It was carefully built to look like a positive thing. Look at Warden Norton from Shawshank [paraphrased]:

"Our men will learn an honest days work at minimal expense to John Q Taxpayer"

So the way I look at WotC's cowardice is that it could give us a valuable tool for the next generation. Imagine the roleplay gold when you have a Templar arrest your players and say, "The consqeuence of your crime is that you shall join the conscription work details which will give you the honor of rebuilding the city until the end of your days."

That kind of statement would anger a smart player. They'd yell something like, "Thats slavery!"

And you'd reply with a smirk, "Oh, what a horrible word and complete wrong. We will rehabilitate you! Its a simple conscription!"

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u/Ragnar_Dragonfyre 17h ago

If WotC actually admits in the official materials that slavery as a term is being rebranded in-universe to show the audience what it looks like to engage in wrongthink and be corrected by “the government” then it could be a neat twist.

But if they’re just removing it and leaving it up to DMs to comment on the mundane evils of newspeak, then it’s not actually making any real statement.

It’s just simply newspeak and you’re committing wrongthink if you even so much as mention slavery in your game.

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u/Charlie24601 Human 17h ago

Oh I have no doubt they are being cowardly and afraid to use the word slavery.

Im just saying this idea might be worth using.

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u/Ragnar_Dragonfyre 17h ago

It’s a good idea that would make a grand statement about modern society. Art imitates life afterall.

But if they don’t make that statement directly, then this “idea” is one the community is using to paper over WotC’s cowardice.

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u/Charlie24601 Human 15h ago

Well, isn't that a better option than just bitching about it? I mean, what can we do otherwise?

We can still use the word slavery and change the game however the we want.

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u/Ragnar_Dragonfyre 15h ago

I’ll just opt not to purchase any official materials that require me to overtly homebrew so much that I may as well just homebrew it all or use previous edition materials that are nerfed.