BeamBrain [he/him] to games • 3 years agoI regret to tell you that the gamers are at it againimagemessage-square79 fedilinkarrow-up1122
arrow-up1122imageI regret to tell you that the gamers are at it againBeamBrain [he/him] to games • 3 years agomessage-square79 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareMathVelazquez [he/him]hexbear3·3 years agoI was reading some Warhammer lore and the Skaven (rat-men) are a terrible example of this. Literally all evil and selfish, they only work together out of fear of a larger skaven enslaving them. Hundreds of pages of lore on them, but zero nuance. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear3·3 years agoSkaven is my favorite race, tho. I love those little guys. link
minus-squareMathVelazquez [he/him]hexbear2·3 years agoOh they're cool, I'm joining a campaign playing them. But it's unfortunate that the writers insist they have a biological imperative for evil. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear4·3 years agoThat's annoying. Honestly, the whole Zoroastrian model of fantasy settings is a problem in its own right. link
I was reading some Warhammer lore and the Skaven (rat-men) are a terrible example of this. Literally all evil and selfish, they only work together out of fear of a larger skaven enslaving them. Hundreds of pages of lore on them, but zero nuance.
Skaven is my favorite race, tho. I love those little guys.
Oh they're cool, I'm joining a campaign playing them. But it's unfortunate that the writers insist they have a biological imperative for evil.
That's annoying. Honestly, the whole Zoroastrian model of fantasy settings is a problem in its own right.