Welkin

I have purchased and enjoyed around $1,000 of Chaosium books over the last few years, but I have noticed a disturbing trend in the material. There have been changes to the material over the years to appease the woke crowd, including race/gender swapping characters in newer versions of pre-written scenarios (ignoring verisimilitude in favor of political activism) and the use of a non-existent singular "they" which makes it read like it was written by a 3-year-old who doesn't understand the English language. I was willing to overlook these, however annoying and confusing it may be to read incorrectly written sentences, and I can change the NPCs to suit the game I am running. But I have noticed that the latest iteration of the character sheets have replaced the field for Sex with Pronoun, which makes no sense at all. What purpose does it serve, other than to appease a woke crowd, who probably does not make up even a tiny fraction of your customer base? Shall the NPCs also have pronouns? What about the monsters? My depression-era investigator is very concerned about using the correct pronoun for that cultist while he chops off his--- I mean they/them's arm to stop him--- I mean they/them from summoning Dagon, who is very concerned that you use the correct pronouns for his minions as you slaughter them all. What purpose does this serve in the game, other than to virtue signal to the woke crowd that you are not engaged in wrong-think, and are in fact promoting party-approved political propaganda in your entertainment products?

In my experience, Chaosium’s books are competitively priced for the quality. I was surprised to find they are $5-$10 lower than my mental model of how much they should cost. My favorite features are the lay-flat binding and bookmark ribbon, which I hope will remain regardless of the printer. I am wary of printers in Lithuania since my experience with another company who prints there (Fria Ligan) has been abysmal. Extreme off-gassing enough to force me to discard the books, and rough, uncomfortable paper and covers.