11-01-2014, 08:10 PM
This is a thought that has bothered me for a while...
The landmass that my story is set in is essentially a desert region like that of North Africa and the Middle East. So naturally, all of my main characters are going to have dark skin colours, except for one Albino.
Can you think of how many people are NOT going to play my game because the main characters are non-white?
The landmass that my story is set in is essentially a desert region like that of North Africa and the Middle East. So naturally, all of my main characters are going to have dark skin colours, except for one Albino.
Can you think of how many people are NOT going to play my game because the main characters are non-white?
"Turning iron ore into iron swords is a hard process, for one must first dig out the rock, and melt it to refine it, then one must pour that metal into a mould, let it cool a bit, and pound on it while it cools even further. Games are no different." - Ahzoh
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Vrkhazhian
ʾEšol ḵavud ʾelẕakud lav ʾezʾaẕud zwazaršeru ya lit žalneru lav lit t͛enud. Ṗal sa-ražheru lav raržižu paplam lav ṗal widsaṟam bemaḵu šuku lit ʾeyṭu waẏnilaẇ. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.