“Dungeons & Dragons introduces its first canonically autistic character”

‘Designer Makenzie De Armas discusses putting a little bit of herself into the game’

#Asteria is “a princess turned paladine”.

‘De Armas herself is autistic, and was able to incorporate a lot of her own experiences into the character.’

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@youronlyone @autism @actuallyautistic @autistics @actuallyautistics @neurodivergence Sounds like a really nice character development. Had to laugh at this paragraph though "They represent a very different kind of community than the traditional white, male, neurotypical player base that for many people is the traditional image of the D&D player." I don't think 'neurotypical' describes the stereotype of 'obsessive' or 'socially awkward' that is normally applied to role players 😁
- I was thinking the same thing.
- Seems like they subconsciously used the "minority representation -> the traditional demographic is part of the majority" template without giving it much thought, but ended up being hilarious in this case
“Dungeons & Dragons introduces its first canonically autistic character”

Wait I thought that was the DM?
- @Manifish_Destiny LOL! Very good point! ^_
Paladins have been a class for years.
- Lol
- @Fafner LOL. Ironically, may favourite class in D&D when I was younger was Paladin. ^_;;
  
  You know, now that you mentioned it… yeah Paladins!
The player?
Thought the point was that you can create any character you want?

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“Dungeons &amp; Dragons introduces its first canonically autistic character”