You should probably check with the Critical Role forums or subreddit or where ever fans of that specific show gather. At best we could give you a guess, but unless someone just happens to have a link to an interview where the cast discussed this there's not much we can say beyond, "because they wanted to".
Everyone involved in CR is a professional actor; actors, as a whole, are in a community with a high preponderance of LGBT+ individuals, including Taliesen Jaffe, who is bisexual. You can bet that every single one of those cast members have several LGBT+ friends, so it is not surprising that something commonplace in their lives would be commonplace in their games. Speaking as someone who spends a lot of time around actors and has DMed for them, this really does not come as a surprise to me.
Mercer, who is not LGBT+ but considers himself an ally, explained that he envisions his D&D world as one where anti-LGBT+ bigotry never developed, so he sees it as a world where LGBT+ individuals are accepted as just another part of the fabric of reality (as it should be), and rarely have felt the need to live in the closet (Sam's Taryon Darrington was closeted, but that was a player choice, not a DM worldbuilding choice).
Agreed. In that campaign world LGBT+ people don"T have a label, they are just people like everybody else.
Wouldn’t it be nice if our real world were like that?
As a boring old (50) straight male, I agree 100%. I am getting to be the senior generation now and I would love if everyone could just be people and whatever lifestyle choices they opt for are just that, their lifestyle. All these freakin' labels are too confusing, We're all just people living our damned lives. Why should it matter how if it doesn't conflict with your path?
I like that a super high profile thing like CR openly displays these things, though, to show everyone how simple it is to just treat everyone the same and move on. 2 guys hand in hand, 2 gals hand in hand, a Goliath, a Satyr and a Halfling strolling along happily as a family, nobody bats an eye. UTOPIA!!!
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Obviously I agree with TransmorpherDDS in that the best anyone here can really do is hypothesize. For myself, I generally believe it's a sign of support for a marginalized community and it's not really politics anymore than standing against racism is politics, or saying that Climate Change is real. It's about awareness.
I am not judging and I am not an expert in their lore, but I want to know if it's a political move, as a politically correct or woke thing.
Why do you care?
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I am not judging and I am not an expert in their lore, but I want to know if it's a political move, as a politically correct or woke thing.
If the people on Critical Rol3 enjoy playing characters who are LGTBQ+, let them. Now, I stopped watching Critical Role so that I could catch up with High-Rollers D&D's, and keeping up with Nights of Eveningstar, but there is nothing wrong with playing characters who have a different sexuality then you, as long as you play them respectfully. I don't think this is about being "Politically correct," I think the players on Critical Role are just having fun playing characters who are LGBTQ+, and I don't see what's wrong with that.
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Many are gay, some are non-binary and such...
I am not judging and I am not an expert in their lore, but I want to know if it's a political move, as a politically correct or woke thing.
You should probably check with the Critical Role forums or subreddit or where ever fans of that specific show gather. At best we could give you a guess, but unless someone just happens to have a link to an interview where the cast discussed this there's not much we can say beyond, "because they wanted to".
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Everyone involved in CR is a professional actor; actors, as a whole, are in a community with a high preponderance of LGBT+ individuals, including Taliesen Jaffe, who is bisexual. You can bet that every single one of those cast members have several LGBT+ friends, so it is not surprising that something commonplace in their lives would be commonplace in their games. Speaking as someone who spends a lot of time around actors and has DMed for them, this really does not come as a surprise to me.
Mercer, who is not LGBT+ but considers himself an ally, explained that he envisions his D&D world as one where anti-LGBT+ bigotry never developed, so he sees it as a world where LGBT+ individuals are accepted as just another part of the fabric of reality (as it should be), and rarely have felt the need to live in the closet (Sam's Taryon Darrington was closeted, but that was a player choice, not a DM worldbuilding choice).
Agreed. In that campaign world LGBT+ people don"T have a label, they are just people like everybody else.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if our real world were like that?
As a boring old (50) straight male, I agree 100%. I am getting to be the senior generation now and I would love if everyone could just be people and whatever lifestyle choices they opt for are just that, their lifestyle. All these freakin' labels are too confusing, We're all just people living our damned lives. Why should it matter how if it doesn't conflict with your path?
I like that a super high profile thing like CR openly displays these things, though, to show everyone how simple it is to just treat everyone the same and move on. 2 guys hand in hand, 2 gals hand in hand, a Goliath, a Satyr and a Halfling strolling along happily as a family, nobody bats an eye. UTOPIA!!!
Talk to your Players. Talk to your DM. If more people used this advice, there would be 24.74% fewer threads on Tactics, Rules and DM discussions.
Obviously I agree with TransmorpherDDS in that the best anyone here can really do is hypothesize. For myself, I generally believe it's a sign of support for a marginalized community and it's not really politics anymore than standing against racism is politics, or saying that Climate Change is real. It's about awareness.
Why do you care?
Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
I think we can all figure that out based on their word choice.
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If the people on Critical Rol3 enjoy playing characters who are LGTBQ+, let them. Now, I stopped watching Critical Role so that I could catch up with High-Rollers D&D's, and keeping up with Nights of Eveningstar, but there is nothing wrong with playing characters who have a different sexuality then you, as long as you play them respectfully. I don't think this is about being "Politically correct," I think the players on Critical Role are just having fun playing characters who are LGBTQ+, and I don't see what's wrong with that.
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HERE.Ya know they are actors... right? ;p
As a non-D&D focused thread, calling into question the sexuality or inclusion of others (or desired character representation) is not an appropriate thread for these forums. Please seek an alternative venue for related political discussion.