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Dungeons & Dragons は最近、多様性、公平性、包括性の目標をいくつか概説しました。ゲームの親会社であるウィザーズ オブ ザ コーストによる 2020 年 6 月のブログ投稿では、「ゲーム内の一部の人々 — オークとドロウが代表的な例の 2 つ — は、痛ましい描写を使用して、怪物的で邪悪なものとして特徴付けられている」ことを認めています。現実世界の民族グループがどのように軽蔑されてきたか、そして今も軽蔑され続けているかを思い起こさせますaepnow 。」

コース修正のリストは次のとおりです。会社は、プレイヤーがキャンペーンを実行するために使用する 2 つの D&D の本である「Tomb of Annihilation」と「Curse of Strahd」の最近の再版で「人種的に無神経」なテキストを変更しました。ゲームは敏感な読者と協力していると述べ、「私たちの死角を特定するのを助けるために、さまざまな分野の専門家に手を差し伸べ続ける」ことを約束し、「新しい多様な才能」を求めてスタッフやフリーランスライターのプールに加わることを誓った.アーティスト ビットカジノアイオーのゲーム。

Dimension 20 のキャスト メンバーである Thompson さんにとって、Dungeons & Dragons は「私の現実の生活がそうではない場合があるという点で、私にとって絶対に現実的なものです」と彼女は言いました。彼女は、多くのキャラクターの死傷者を出した「ゲーム・オブ・スローンズ」をテーマにしたキャンペーン中に、誰かが実際に死んだかのように泣いていることに気付いた.

This kind of intense emotion is so prevalent among tabletop role-playing games that it got the name "bleed." This refers to the way emotions flow from fiction to reality. Release is cathartic, but perhaps more therapeutic is the act of play itself. In interviews, many players explained that they use Dungeons & Dragons to safely explore aspects of their identity and analyze all of humanity's enduring existential questions: Who am I? mosquito?

Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, 34, British actor and Dungeon Master, has a tattoo of one character from the campaign. ”

“I was in therapy at the time, and so much in my life changed just because I was able to explore these big themes, tell these stories, and understand myself through play. rice field.

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A new guard tells us that playing D&D is like improvising with friends around the table.

The player's new guard tells us that playing D&D is like improvising with friends around the table. Credit...OK McCausland for The New York Times

Elise Portale, a 33-year-old social media manager, revealed through Dungeons & Dragons that she's pansexual, attracted to people regardless of gender.

"I've played gay characters and I've played straight characters," she said. "I recently played a character who became very sympathetic in the middle of a game. Having grown accustomed to this character playing a lesbian role, I realized that I might feel the same way. And I think a lot of people will gravitate toward it."

Central to the appeal of Dungeons & Dragons is its ability to foster community. Navy veteran Jimmy Doan, 42, a former “man on Wall Street” and now community manager for The Brooklyn Strategist, believes games can help kids in after-school programs who are bullied or isolated in school. is a safe haven, even a second home.

Adult players described the feeling of finally finding their niche in games like Dungeons & Dragons. They talked about reconnecting with childhood friends, overcoming childhood speech impediments, and strengthening their social skills through a virtual D&D campaign in a comfortable and welcoming setting. They talked about meeting significant others, forming lifelong friendships, and finally finding their people .

"D&D showed that we are an evolved species," said Mx. Luis Nyawo. "We want shelter. We want warmth. We want companionship. We want to be nourished and hydrated. Humans have basic needs and stories." I think Telling is one of them."