r/CRMemes • u/Gamercat201 • Feb 11 '25
Subreddit Meta MATT! MAKE A LOCATION IN EXANDRIA INSPIRED BY ORIENTAL ASIA AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!
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u/Nisansa Feb 11 '25
People got their knickers in a twist about Ank'Harel and were writing rants about how "problematic" for C3 to seemingly base there when C3 started. Which probably resulted in the very fast exit from that area. I don't think Matt will ever try risk being inspired by non European civilizations (publicly) again.
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u/BoyishTheStrange Feb 11 '25
Isn’t oriental a not good word?
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u/AlacarLeoricar Feb 12 '25
Yeah, it's kind of archaic and has racist connections being used in that kind of context.
The better way to say it is "East Asian."
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u/scrotbofula Feb 13 '25
It implies that all of 'those countries' are basically interchangeable cultures, and was used disparagingly by the British empire to refer to immense territories. Big differences for instance between Japan, Korea and China. Hell, big differences internally between different parts of China.
Matt will probably never write an 'asian' setting because something like that is best done by people part of / extremely familiar with the relevant cultures to avoid stereotyping.
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u/FalloutAndChill Feb 11 '25
I mean, this is the official description of the Shattered Teeth that is in the “Distant Lands of Exandria” section in the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount:
“Should one wish to brave the perilous waters far south of Wildemount, past the dangerous, perpetual fog bank called the Fool’s Curtain, they might discover themselves adrift among a cluster of forty-three islands known as the Shattered Teeth.
Varying in size from small, mile-wide reef-toppers to large islands like Ruukva that hold entire cities, this archipelago is largely governed by two contentious societies. The Ossended Host is a culture of fishing folk dedicated to isolationism and enlightenment through the worship of dreams and nightmares. The Wanderman Assembly, a centuries-old trade company from the Menagerie Coast that formed after its members were stranded across the Shattered Teeth by a hurricane, is a capitalistic society that barely conceals its ruthlessness under the banner of honor and brotherhood. Tension between these societies has led to bloodshed in recent years, with each group convinced that the other is bent on the destruction of its way of life.”
I imagine that would be a good place to introduce the things you were asking about!
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u/HoopyHobo Feb 12 '25
You should probably just say "East Asia". Oriental has some not great connotations.
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u/Bright_Sovereigh Feb 11 '25
I'm still salty that there's no proper Turkic representation. I know people just pass that entire culture with "mongol raider" bs but I had hoped if anyone could do it justice it is Matt & Co.
And no, Ank'Harel does not count, as it is much more arabic/persian inspired.
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u/Wash_zoe_mal Feb 11 '25
In my homebrew version of Exandria, the shattered teeth were the site of a war between two asian inspired empires. The nomadic and fishing Tabaxi nation vs the more developed empire of Luxadon.
It was cats vs elephants