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Most D&D-alikes these days, including D&D and their biggest competitor Pathfinder, have actively repudiated the "orcs: always evil" kind of stuff from the Gygax
by crooked-v 4y ago
Most D&D-alikes these days, including D&D and their biggest competitor Pathfinder, have actively repudiated the "orcs: always evil" kind of stuff from the Gygaxian days. Even vampires, demons, and the like occasionally have a place in the narrative as heroes struggling with their own twisted natures.
Of course, part of this for business reasons: they can't sell you The Complete Guide To Southwestern Painted Orcs for $29.95 if a southwestern painted orc can't at least theoretically join a heroic adventuring party.