YouTube link here. There were some lighting issues.
This week, we forget to celebrate our 12 year anniversary! Also, Tony talks about Mel Brooks probably more than he should. Eventually, though, we get down to the business at hand — explaining to Azuretalon why he’s a bad person and he should feel bad. Enjoy!
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https://coyoteandcrow.net/
That’s the official website for the game in question. Like I said, it’s fine that’s the intent and wish of this system. And that’s fine, I was just curious about the idea over all. I have played many different characters of all sorts, and I have definitely drifted into probably semi offensive moments. But again, always in good faith and just taking the acting too far.
But I feel like I learned a lot researching to play a black rum runner in Call of Cthulhu, or how I learned a fair amount of Yiddish to play a Promethian based on the Golem of Prague. Or a Navajo character in Masks rooted in Navajo mythology.
I guess it’s not “can” because obviously I can… I do care about where the line between offense and appreciation lines.
Also yes, I realize that it’s pretty murky what native any given white personal has. In my case it’s based entirely off my great uncle being registered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs as 25%. Something we found out at his funeral. My uncle then used this to get registered as 1/8. My mom and I didn’t feel the need to register ourselves though. Just a random genealogical note.
Also Reservation Dogs is a fantastic show. And yeah, the white guy trying to hard is both A) really fun and funny and B) also at risk of leading you into problematic situations.
Yeah, it’s definitely on my list of shows to watch! It’s a very long list, though. 🙂
So I need to add some clarification to this as I think some parts of the question got mangled. In Coyote and Crow you can only play an indigenous character as the America’s were never colonised. The book doesn’t say that non-indigenous players can’t do so but that they shouldn’t play real world indigenous groups. Instead they’re invited to play members of the fictional indigenous group present in the setting material. There’s also guidance on cultural elements that should be avoided/included to ensure the portrayals don’t before offensive.
On the other hand members of real indigenous American groups are encouraged to incorporate specific elements of their heritage into the game to provide added depth and detail to the fictional world.
That sounds reasonable. So where are we landing on this…. Azuretalon is racist? That’s where it feels like we landed. 🙂