Racism

Werewolf: the Apocalypse 5E writer alleges racist and belittling treatment by White Wolf staff

Writing team reportedly asked to create “a player’s guide to being a Nazi werewolf”

Magic: The Gathering creators ditch ‘tribal’ at urging of cultural consultants

Mark Rosewater explains the switch to 'typal' won't affect anything but official messaging.

Dungeons & Dragons replaces ‘race’ with ‘species’ in latest playtest material

The move is part of the popular RPG’s “next evolution” away from prejudicial material.

Dungeons & Dragons implements new cultural review following Spelljammer’s racist inclusions

Cultural consultants will be offered more active and involved roles throughout development timelines.

Rising Waters transforms the Great Flood of 1927 into a co-op board game of resistance and community

Mississippi meeples.

D&D publisher files legal action to halt TSR’s Star Frontiers RPG and its “reprehensible content”

Wizards of the Coast’s preliminary injunction specifically calls out Star Frontiers' explicit bigotry and trademark infringement.

Dungeons & Dragons 5E removes racist Hadozee depiction from Spelljammer, apologises for “offensive material”

“We’ve initiated a thorough internal review of the situation and will take the necessary actions as a result of that review.”

Jamaica announces a new edition of the family board game, but the art remains disappointingly whitewashed

Yo ho, and a crumb of representation.

Konami ends contract with star football player Antoine Griezmann amid allegations of racism

The official Yu-Gi-Oh ambassador was stripped of his title after a video leaked earlier this month.

Frosthaven designer to address “harmful” tropes, decolonise its design and talks cultural consultancy

Chilling introspection.

Feature: Magic: The Gathering players say Killian Lu is the “Panda Expressification of Asian Culture”

The character’s version of representation frustrates AAPI fans.

Vampire: The Masquerade shows the right way to confront an RPG's problematic past

Listen up, D&D.