The Dungeons & Dragons Curse of Strahd: Revamped Premium Edition was just revealed, boasting a range of deluxe items and updates to the adventure module originally released back in 2016.
Notably, some items included in the 2016 publication that were deemed insensitive - concerning the depiction of a particular disabled character and a group of nomadic NPCs known as Vistani - have been reworked.
As detailed in a recent blog post on the D&D website, this comes as part of a multi-pronged effort on the part of the game’s developers to broaden and deepen the diversity and inclusivity woven into the nearly-half-a-century-old tabletop RPG:
Principal Narrative Designer for D&D Chris Perkins reassures fans that their feedback has been heeded, and that relevant changes which are “very granular-but-important” are being implemented accordingly.
Curse of Strahd included a people known as the Vistani and featured the Vistani heroine Ezmerelda. Regrettably, their depiction echoes some stereotypes associated with the Romani people in the real world.
To rectify that, we’ve not only made changes to Curse of Strahd, but in two upcoming books, we will also show—working with a Romani consultant—the Vistani in a way that doesn’t rely on reductive tropes.
Source: IGN
