{"id":141,"date":"2019-05-28T06:22:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T06:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j-rpg.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2022-12-18T10:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T10:20:31","slug":"may-i-play-a-character-from-another-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/j-rpg.com\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"“May I Play a Character from Another Race?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TL;DR: <\/strong>Read this post by Mendez on playing characters from other backgrounds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, a blog post series I’ve been sitting on\/mulling about for quite some time is about portraying Japan in non-Japanese-language tabletop RPGs. Everything from contemporary settings with Japanese characters or culture, to running historic or fantastical games set in Japan or an analogue culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a quick essay, but before posting, I want to direct people to this great article by my friend James “Mendez” Hodes. The quick background is that Mendez is of Filipino descent, writes a lot of game material set or using in Asian cultures (Japanese, Chinese, etc). He’s a historian\/culture expert on various Asian cultures (for example, he’s forgotten more about Japanese military history than I will *ever* learn). And he blogs from time to time about the connections between Asian cultures, “race”, and gaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please give it a read: It’s likely not going to be 100% relevant to your own experience, but even so there are some wonderful thoughts in here. Back when it was first published, I saw it shared around the net; some folks were… let’s just say quite unkind<\/em>… in reacting to his piece. As you go through it, put on your charitable hat (pretend he’s a friend, that you’re sharing a conversation): Mendez loves gaming, and his take is always unique, interesting, and from a place of love; he doesn’t use criticism to lord over others, and he doesn’t have time for status games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than writing my reaction\/”Japan Supplement” here, I’ll give a day or two for you to ingest it before posting my thoughts\/addendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/jamesmendezhodes.com\/blog\/2019\/2\/14\/may-i-play-a-character-from-another-race<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you again in a day or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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