I respect his opinion, and I have to agree that no matter how good the intent of the author, or functionally distinct a setting can be, there will exist aspects of a game that will push away potential players. It is his opinion that L5R contains some of these unintended offensive stereotypes, so much so that he has always found the setting too uncomfortable to play. With that being said, L5R was the first of my reviews that Krusk was clearly hesitant to publish on TTRPG Factory. I’m sure this was not the intent of the author/publisher, however, it does not change the fact no effort was put into addressing this issue. With the two aforementioned titles, many consumers were justifiably offended as both works boiled down several distinct cultures into a collection of offensive stereotypes. When a western author creates a work about a culture they do not understand, the end result generally comes off bigoted, ignorant, or even downright racist. Most notoriously Oriental Adventures and AL Qadim have shone like a beacon of what not to do when creating a fictional world. In the past few years a handful of TTRPGs have been created without careful thought or consideration. Before we dive into the review, I must take a moment to address the elephant in the room.
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