Evil Races are Bad Game Design - Bioessentialism & Worldbuilding - Extra Credits

There's been a spicy issue that's come up a few times in the tabletop roleplaying community over the last few years: how do we handle evil races? Are they a vital part of the fantasy genre, imported from Tolkein's works and therefore untouchable? Or should we reexamine the way that speculative fiction can sometimes just paint species and culture with the same broad brush? Well, we think that outside of any connection or implication of real-world situations, evil races are just... kind of bad and lazy game design.

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[TheAserghui]

"If a tornado destroys a house, is the tornado evil?"

Yes! If it's a malicious air elemental.

[randalftheblack]

You don't need to call the Tyranids evil to realize they are a threat and diplomacy is off the table.

[LordEpos]

Not sure if EC knows this, but in a lot of user's time zones, this didn't actually come out on April 1st.

[MrDerLarsi]

There you are, playing DnD. Then suddenly, you've become an orc.

You never asked for this

[austinneece]

There is no "good" in 40k, there is literally no one that you can truly say is "good" in 40k, worst example possible.

[CrimsonGuard]

Extra Credit: "Where are the good guys in 40k?"
Me: "We don't do that here."

[ZioMcCall]

*Can we just talk about how that girl's legs at the start are swastika-shaped?!?*

[TheLegend-oysg]

Hey the xenomorphs aren’t evil in anyway, they are animals that just hunt and breed like all animals. It just so happens that everything is there prey

[standanddeliver]

Extra Credits: "But were Orcs really made to be evil?"

Morgoth: "Yeah I pretty much did that."

[ThePyro]

Extra credits is that one friend who sees you playing call of duty and starts lecturing you about war being bad

[acheron]

The fact I’ve seen reaction videos and counter arguments with more views is hilarious

[Alexander_Kale]

This video makes a pretty good case for "why we want the dislike counter to be visible".

[derpyquagsire]

Remember, demon can be an offense term refer to them as mortally challenged

[Corrupted]

There actually are people like this huh

[juanalbertoarmendarizgomez]

The FLOOD are worth saving!!! Master Chief is a killer.

[notrobert]

if a feral ghoul rolls up on me ima gonna show him that big iron

[Chickywave]

If you listen very very closely.... you can listen to the whole Warhammer 40k fandom laughing in the background for that god awful comparison.

[stonemorris]

I can't believe this isn't deleted 3 years later.

[DaftBrian]

“Time for our weekly discussion about bioessentia-“

“Bro, just let me cast a fire ball”

[SocialDeviance]

Saying that there is "good" in 40k just shows how misguided and biased their "research" was.