BeamBrain [he/him] to ttrpg • 3 years agoTIL Gygax argued that killing the children of "evil races" was both lawful and good under his alignment system, justifying it with the phrase "nits make lice"message-squaremessage-square33 fedilinkarrow-up177file-text
arrow-up177message-squareTIL Gygax argued that killing the children of "evil races" was both lawful and good under his alignment system, justifying it with the phrase "nits make lice"BeamBrain [he/him] to ttrpg • 3 years agomessage-square33 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehalfpipe [they/them]hexbear48·edit-23 years ago"nits make lice" is an exact quote from a commander of the 3rd Cavalry of Colorado on why he ordered the murder and mutilation of hundreds of native children at the Sand Creek massacre. link
minus-squarepanopticon [comrade/them]hexbear30·3 years agoWow yikes, I'll never see d&d the same way again link
minus-squareEvilsandwichman [none/use name]hexbear24·3 years agoGygax said of Chivington's 'observation' that it was an observable fact. I honestly didn't realise Gygax was this demented. link
"nits make lice" is an exact quote from a commander of the 3rd Cavalry of Colorado on why he ordered the murder and mutilation of hundreds of native children at the Sand Creek massacre.
Wow yikes, I'll never see d&d the same way again
Gygax said of Chivington's 'observation' that it was an observable fact. I honestly didn't realise Gygax was this demented.