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There's a lot of accidental anti-semitism in the world, but sometimes I remember how the anti-semitism in #dnd was deliberate and malicious and it makes me really sad. I love d&d but sometimes the game goes out of the way to remind me that I'm not welcome.
If you Google Phylactery right now one of the first results is how to destroy one, because the creators of d&d thought it would be a good idea to name the evil undead spell casters evil box with their soul in it, after a Jewish ceremonial object.
Actually I want to add something cuz the genius of this particular kind of anti-semitism is that most gentiles won't know what a Phylactery really is, The only people who will notice are the Jewish players. Making them instantly feel isolated, alone, and unsafe in their d&d group
You just sit there quietly wondering
Do my fellow players know?
If they don't know and I bring it up will they be mad at me for ruining the fun?
If they do know... will revealing myself as Jewish to them be dangerous?
Do my fellow players know?
If they don't know and I bring it up will they be mad at me for ruining the fun?
If they do know... will revealing myself as Jewish to them be dangerous?
The very first time I came across this in game Imade excuses in my head as to how it could have been accidental.
The homebrew god @poundsofnothing recently told me she found out what a phylactery really was, in abject horror. Thanks for reminding me that this isn't normal, queen
The homebrew god @poundsofnothing recently told me she found out what a phylactery really was, in abject horror. Thanks for reminding me that this isn't normal, queen
