And I hear that women just don't want to be in technology-related jobs.

[andrewducker]

And the author's commentary on the responses he got.

If you're a gamer who doesn't have dorktowerfeed on their friends list, well, you should.

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[khbrown.livejournal.com]

Things are definitely improving though.

For instance the 3rd or 3.5th edition D&D book that is the equivalent of the 1st edition Oriental Adventures actually comments on how the awkwardness of the 'Oriental' label.

Similarly more recent RPG's generally seem to be better at presenting an ethnic mixture of example characters and in their art. I think I'd trace this back to White Wolf in the 1990s, as their supplements usually featured an ethnic mix of vampires.

But if you look at something like Runequest, Glorantha has always had the Agimori, Kralorelans and Palmaltelans to avoid being a whites-only zone. (The Agimori are also 'men and a half' with better stats than the default, which might make them appealing to white power gamers.) There are also the Artmali, who are blue skinned.

Or, also in the 1970s, there's Empire of the Petal Throne, whose world is more Aztec than pseudo-Medieval Europe.

[khbrown.livejournal.com]

White power gamers = power gamers who happen to be white, not white power types who game.

Doh!

[andrewducker]

Cheers, bunch of good examples there.