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 SG6. We usually don't use '''gods from the real world'''.
-SG7. We use the [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314622/Ancestry--Culture-An-Alternative-to-Race-in-5e|''Ancestry & Culture''] supplement as inspiration.
+SG7. In D&D 5E, we use the [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314622/Ancestry--Culture-An-Alternative-to-Race-in-5e|''Ancestry & Culture''] supplement as inspiration.
 SG8. The ancestry and culture of "dwarves" is [[Dvar]].

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-See also: [[Themes]]
+One of my core goals while playing games is creating a safe, welcoming space where everyone can succeed. With Edgewar in particular, I'm trying to experiment with and then formally adopt specific strategies to make the setting, story, and overall experience more inclusive. Part of this is "de-colonizing" D&D, fantasy, scifi, etc.
 == Strategies ==
-One of my core goals while playing games is creating a safe, welcoming space where everyone can succeed. With Edgewar in particular, I'm trying to experiment with and then formally adopt specific strategies to make the setting, story, and overall experience more inclusive. Part of this is "de-colonizing" D&D, fantasy, scifi, etc.
+We discuss possible strategies in the Black Pyramid Discord. I compile them here.
 SG1. After a session,  the GM posts '''story notes'''. This helps reassure players that if they miss an important detail they can find it later.

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 == Gods Retconned Mar-15-2020 ==
-As a creator and DM, I'm actively trying to decouple gods and pantheons from specific races. Certain gods and pantheons may have close connections to specific races in the distant past, but an individual of any race can worship any god. Such worship is not necessarily because of past colonization and cultural assimilation.
+As a creator and GM, I'm actively trying to decouple gods and pantheons from specific races. Certain gods and pantheons may have close connections to specific races in the distant past, but an individual of any race can worship any god. Such worship is not necessarily because of past colonization and cultural assimilation.
 Where I've been using real-world gods, I've retconned some swaps. I made these choices partly based on just finding good matches for existing PCs and plot, and partly because the elven culture and religion have an outsized influence via [[Tanyth Aramont]] (the Elven Hegemony).

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 SG6. We usually don't use '''gods from the real world'''.
-SG7. We use the [[Character_Creation#Ancestry_.26_Culture|''Ancestry & Culture'']] supplement as inspiration.
+SG7. We use the [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314622/Ancestry--Culture-An-Alternative-to-Race-in-5e|''Ancestry & Culture''] supplement as inspiration.
 SG8. The ancestry and culture of "dwarves" is [[Dvar]].
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 SG10. Barbarians are called "primals." (The term/idea "barbarian" has problematic history, including saying that people with different values and lifestyles weren't "civilized.")
-SG11. Shaman are called "spiritbound." (Many real religions have shamans.)
+SG11. Shamans are called "spiritbound." (Many real religions have shamans.)
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 SG3. We use a private '''table-talk channel''' to discuss the climate of the table and resolve possible tensions or conflicts.
-SG4. NPCs only have '''pronouns''', not genders. So a "male elf wizard" becomes "elf wizard (he/him)."
+SG4. NPCs only have '''pronouns''', not genders. So a "male Elf mage" becomes an "Elf mage (he/him)."
 SG5. None of the natural, sentient, mortal species have '''inherent alignments''', like order (law), chaos, good, or evil (e.g., Goblins, Orcs, Drow, Duergar). In particular, evil is not genetic. A species may have a predominant culture and that culture may be prejudiced, self-serving, etc. Some unnatural and/or immortal species may have an inherent alignment, such as order (law), chaos, good, or evil (e.g., Devils, Demons, Celestials, Modrons). However, an individual from a particular culture or with a particular inherent alignment could still be raised with different values or convert to different values.

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 SG9. A player always has the option to join the session without playing or even speaking. They may want the company or to follow the story, but they aren't in the right place to actively play (e.g., physical place, wellness place). This is not a pressure to "show up no matter what."
-SG10. Barbarians are "primals."
+SG10. Barbarians are called "primals." (The term/idea "barbarian" has problematic history, including saying that people with different values and lifestyles weren't "civilized.")
 == Gods Retconned Mar-15-2020 ==

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	SG9. A player always has the option to join the session without playing or even speaking. They may want the company or to follow the story, but they aren't in the right place to actively play (e.g., physical place, wellness place). This is not a pressure to "show up no matter what."		SG9. A player always has the option to join the session without playing or even speaking. They may want the company or to follow the story, but they aren't in the right place to actively play (e.g., physical place, wellness place). This is not a pressure to "show up no matter what."
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		+	SG19. Barbarians are "primals."

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