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Originally Posted by Xombie
So they make an excellent alternative for roleplaying the racial tensions of the time period without actually having to roleplay anything akin to true life racism? If so that's a really good idea, preserving such themes without having to include the dirty reality of them into the game world.
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That was exactly the idea. I wanted to talk about race and discrimination, but as a white kid from the suburbs, I was not especially comfortable feeling the black man's pain. Plus I also wanted to let people play female PIs, black police chiefs, etc., without having to grapple with the social implications of such figures. Gaunts were already part of the game plan, and made a very elegant solution to both issues.
Rob