Remember, when they say "Everyone", it's not an attempt at expansionism, it's Doublespeak dehumanisation of everyone they don't consider Diverse, under the auspices of Inclusion.

RPGs are for anyone, but not every RPG is for everyone. It's for that reason I put more emphasis on who i'd recommend a game to and how many qualifiers are on that recommendation.

For anyone, not everyone applies to every hobby.

We've been trying to push this in Warhammer. Thank you for adding your voice.

Very well said, it applies to all hobbies and culture in general. I hope the new and horrible PHB will be a financial disaster for WOTC.

It is because the code word 'Everyone' is everywhere, it is simply the latest push at dominance over everyone else's life.

RPGs are for people who enjoy reading.

Nicely put. It turned out RPGs were for my daughter , but not for my girlfriend. Anyone not everyone.

The things with hobbies is that they just are; there are players, creators, merchants, advertisers, etc. The thing with communities is that there are "leaders". Leaders have to have followers to represent. So by assigning a community to a hobby, it sets up the possibility of becoming a leader and taking control of it. It always amazes me when people say that they represent the " community" which seems to be spread across a whole country, or even the world - the members of which are very likely to have quite different concerns.

Just got blocked by the official Wizards D&D account. My crime? Posting 'Jesus Wept 🤢' on their story promoting an old TSR UK adventure into which they have forced a lesbian Juliet & Juliet plot. I think they probably thought I am a Christian. The ultimate offence to the Seattle sorts running D&D. Tons of likes before I was blocked by the way.

Eggs are for Meatball, not Meatball for the Eggs.

It’s easy to be represented it’s hard to be represented well. Having diverse characters is awesome, what’s not awsome is just calling everyone who disagrees a wacist. Good video 👍🏾

Yes! A thousand times yes! Could not agree more!

What kind of cat owner are you? You need to rearrange the weather and the climate to suit Meatball.

Are there far too many pole arms than is reasonable/sane in Baptism of Fire? If the answer is yes, then congratulations you are the new Gary Gygax 😊

I've been saying this for quite a while. I always cringe when KZfaqrs say "D&D is for everyone" as an intro or outtro.

truer words have never been spoken, i love how the dialogue has developed to protect itself from sabotaging elements. took some time, but with the renewed awareness we can create a more inclusive and healthy environment compared to what it was becoming despite the more destructive elements saying otherwise

I actually generally agree. Now, I kind of lump RPGs in with the rest of gaming in general these days, but that's because I'm a mad tinkerer who loves taking a little from column a through z, throwing them into a pot, and seeing what comes out. Story games, war games, rpgs, CRPGs, other computer games, throw it all in a pot and make something of it. Interestingly, I never thought of including computer games into the mix until I attended a panel on historical war gaming and asked them about mechanical differences between them and things like Warhammer. Origins was kind of enlightening. Still wouldn't play a convention RPG, though. Well, probably at least no more than once. Stories have too high of a risk of getting political. And I use the term story loosely here, as in life would qualify, yes.

Well said, sir! Look, if you sit down at my table to play, all I ask is you play the game? If I'm running Call of Cthulhu in 1935 south Florida and you chose to play a black, lesbian character, yep, I'm going to have at least SOME level of realistic racism in the game. No, I don't have to hyper focus on it, but it should be there to some degree? Play the game! Another point I would make about modern D&D. I ran Waterdeep: Dragonheist and I made sure I read through all the factions to see how I could use them all to at least some degree. While reading through Bregan D'aerthe, I saw an entry talking about a drow female to male trans character hiding within the organization. Now, yeah, why would any drow female who is already on top of their society CHOSE to be a male? But, putting that aside, perhaps "he" is there to infiltrate the group for "his" House? No, the text makes it clear that "he" wasn't sent there as a plot, but, rather 'he" fled because of "his" genuine desire to transition. Ok, this still is intriguing. Does Jarlaxle know? If so, since he is ever the opportunist, how would he use that to his advantage? In the text, no, he doesn't know. So, "he's" just there, yep, for WoTC to be able to say they have trans npc's in the game for inclusion. If I were including such an npc, I would, as I have already indicated, have a plot hook for the pc's? They discover "him" somehow and "he" begs the pc's to not inform on "him" to Jarlaxle because "he" would be kicked out and either killed by Bregan or "his" House! Do the PC's agree to keep the secret? Do they keep the secret in exchange for insider information? Instead, WoTC just throws into the module with no plot hooks at all....again, just to be able to throw up the "TRANS" when questioned about it.

Great to see Meatball. Appreciate your channel and commentary as always. While I don't completely agree with everything you say, appreciate your perspective and the overall kind/tolerant/respectful way you say it when ironically the "other side" often is not taking that tone now a days.

Good video, hoss! You are the Gary Gygax of the OSR. *CHA'ALT*

Would you make a short with how you would use the BoF tables for seamless sandbox play at your table? Thanks!

You don't want to be the next 'Gary Gygax' of RPGs. You'd have to acquire a drug habit and then get your RPG empire stolen out from under you by the CPA you hired. >|D

Having dowloaded Baptism of Fire I kept an eye on Amazon in the UK for the printed version - I think I am the first in the UK to buy it and it is a fabulous work of art - thank you.

Thank you for the vid, also I ckiled on the link Issue 14: Medieval City Guide: Poznan and I get 13 i ended up buying 13 cause i did not double check.

I keep saying you're the new Gary Gygax and I stand by it! You and Crawford and Gillespie are the forefront of the hobby in my eyes

I'd like to exclude Chris Chan

No they are not for everyone nor for anyone. They are for certain people. And if those people are not to be found no I won't play the game. If the local group is stupid and my friends aren't in on it it's better to do something else than lose time.

Well stated my good sir, keep fighting the good fight, and keep writing great materials.

Meatball the tabletop roleplaying game. You play as a cat , your mission is to inspect eggs & sit on books.

Been making this argument for years using that exact phrase.

Kasimir promotes true tolerance.

Love your perspective!

This is a message I can agree with Pundit on!

well said.

all dinsours are birds, but not all birds are dinsours

Marathons are for everyone! But not everyone can or want to run 26.2 miles, and the pressure of being timed feels like shaming. So, marathons will henceforth be defined as the distance from the couch to the refrigerator, and everyone who makes that walk at any point in their lives will be declared the winner.

This is the best thing I ever saw.

Nailed it

Viva Meatball!

Its rather aviable for anyone , but not for everyone .

Definitely no Gygax.

By trying to appeal and include everyone you end up appealing to no one.

ACKS is not for everyone.

Wtf? Leave your politics at the door... you and everyone.

You seem like such a well informed guy, but do you really not see the correlation between an inclusive space and getting more people into the hobby? Art is a small step in trying to get new people (especially kids) on board isn't it? I'm a white guy so I've never had this problem of course lol, but I have to assume if you never see someone who resembles yourself in a hobby space (especially fantasy, as D&D traffics in) you just kind of internalize that it isn't for you and you never end up trying it.