Originally posted by Pram
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"Matriarch" is in the book, but only referring to Lookshy. Never to the Realm.
("Empress", obviously, comes up.)
Matriarch comes up in CoCD: Blessed Isle, but only in the Lookshy sense of an elder in charge.
Originally posted by AnubisXy
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Exalted The Dragon-Blooded stated:
"In the Realm, gender takes a back seat to position with the Perfected Hierarchy. Terrestrial Exaltation occurs with equal frequency to both men and women, and the Dynasty sees to it that children are trained in any and all aspects of leadership, regardless of gender. Likewise, neither the Order of Immaculate Dragons nor the Thousand Scales discriminate between genders. Even slaves are trained for whatever role their masters deem most suitable, regardless of sex."
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1E was a bit... 90s WW in its attitude toward sexual identity (even if it did come out in the early 2000s). It tried really hard to be inclusive, but it did rely a little on stereotypes.
2E, I've voiced opinions on. It wasn't the Hitler of RPGs, but it did smart to see my favorite characters get sidelined.
3E has been great, apart from Sesus Eschavar. But even Sesus E isn't that bad -- he feels like a real person who is a d-bag more than a just a collection of harmful stereotypes. Which is okay, because I don't want me LGBT+ characters to be saints. I want them to be humans, d-bags and a-holes. I'd just prefer it if Seuss E was an oppressive, imperialist d-bag than a gay man who hates his wife, uses magic to preen, thirsts over his close friends, wants to stick it to his mother in law, and sleeps with teenage boys.
The characters of 3E are the best they've ever been.
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