« Elves, Halflings and Darwes », 1983

by Larry Elmore (American illustrator, born 1948)
from Dungeons & Dragons "Players Manual", 1983

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Gary Gigax: Apparently, raging asswipe. 🤨

"Damn right I am a sexist. It doesn’t matter to me if women get paid as much as men, get jobs traditionally male, and shower in the men’s locker room. They can jolly well stay away from war-gaming in droves for all I care."

This is why you should NEVER have heroes. I never idolised him but I had a vague concept of him as a sort of Tabletop Mr. Rogers.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/17/if-youve-ever-wondered-where-all-those-sexist-gamers-came-from/

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If you’ve ever wondered where all those sexist gamers came from…

Sexism in gaming isn’t a new thing at all — good ol’ Dungeons & Dragons was full of it. Here’s Gary Gygax, one of the creators of the game, opining on women in gaming so…

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