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From: Ed P <esp@snet.n>
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd,rec.food.historic
Subject: Re: [Wargamer] DnD fans debate whether sushi is unrealistic in a
 make-believe game
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 09:34:29 -0400
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On 9/6/2024 3:40 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
> Source: https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/taco-sushi-debate
> 
> 
> DnD fans debate whether sushi is unrealistic in a make-believe game
> 
> New art from the Dungeons and Dragons Player’s Handbook has sparked 
> debates about racism and what real-world foods fit in a fantasy game.
> 
> Mollie Russell
> 
> Published: 2024-09-05
> Dungeons and Dragons
> 
> Bewilderingly, sushi and tacos have become the focus of a heated 
> Dungeons and Dragons discussion online, as art from the new D&D Player’s 
> Handbook happens to feature both of these foods. After a fan Tweet from 
> September 1 decried this artistic choice as “nonsense”, several members 
> of the D&D community rushed to defend sushi and tacos’ status as fantasy 
> game food.
> 
> That original tweet came from X user osgamer74, who shared new art for 
> the Heroes’ Feast spell from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. “Tacos? Sushi? 
> What the fuck is this nonsense?”, they comment.
> 
> That original post has gained a lot of traction (so much that its 
> creator has now muted the post), so osgamer74 has expanded on their 
> original thought. Apparently, their, er, ‘beef’ with the artwork is that 
> sushi and tacos are too “contemporary” for D&D’s mostly faux-medieval 
> settings. They equate them to McDonald’s meals, as osgamer74 can buy 
> both in their local mall.
> 
Better just to eat pizza while playing the game