How much of a role do you let prejudice play in your campaign?

[Jophiel]

With Orcs a lot of the issues stem from Tolkien, but it’s pretty clear they represent black people both in their original skintone, broader noses, bigger lips, dreadlocks, etc

1e orcs are literally pig dudes.



I'm not a huge fan of overt racism in my campaigns because I play with a mixed group of people (racially, gender) and figure that, after a day of getting crap for who you are as a person, your idea of fantasy escapism probably isn't getting crap for your selected race. My exception is a half-hobgoblin race (no orcs in the base campaign area) where it's made abundantly clear that no one is going to like you. This doesn't mean everyone else is all happy-happy but it's more mild distrust or curiosity than shunning, closed doors and racial slurs.