{"id":247875,"date":"2023-09-07T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=305578"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:18:01","slug":"dungeons-dragons-introduces-its-first-autistic-character-into-the-canon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dungeons-dragons-introduces-its-first-autistic-character-into-the-canon\/","title":{"rendered":"“Dungeons & Dragons” introduces its first autistic character into the canon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To the dismay of some long-time players who resist the world’s evolution and to the joy of a new generation demanding that “Dungeons & Dragons<\/a>” become more than just a role-playing game still steeped in the stereotypes of the 70s, Wizards of the Coast has decided that the world’s number one role-playing game should grow in every way<\/strong>. While in the past, they removed some unequivocally negative racial features, they have now created characters for a minority that were more than necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s not that there haven’t been autistic characters before, of course, but they didn’t appear in the game books in any way; instead, they were born (and probably died, like everyone else) at the players’ tables. In the end, it’s the players who have shaped the course of D&D<\/a> for years. The game has never stopped being a reflection of its own players<\/strong>. When they asked for more complexity, they got 3.5E, and when Critical Role brought it back into the spotlight, they made special rules for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, in ‘The Deck of Many Things,’ a deck of cards similar to tarot cards representing different magical items and spells<\/strong>, which is an updated version of what Gary Gygax launched in 1975, it seems fun enough to introduce into a modern D&D<\/a> session. Furthermore, the deck will come with a book called, of course, ‘The Book of Many Things,’ which is written from the perspective of Asteria, a princess turned paladin who is also autistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Makenzie de Armas, one of the designers of this edition, is autistic<\/strong> and wanted to incorporate much of her own experience into it. For example, Asteria can become so focused on a mission or a book that she forgets to eat or creates an enmity by breaking a toy<\/a>. To put it this way, it’s not just a nod but permeates the entire character and her actions, even though it’s not what defines her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book and the deck will be released in the fall in the United States as part of the celebration of the ten years of D&D 5E<\/a>, an edition that will be challenging to surpass as it has become the standard for a whole generation that may not readily accept potential changes in 6E<\/strong>. They have announced a sort of sixth edition called One D&D for next year, but it will be fully compatible, just in case anyone decides to stray from the flock.<\/p>\n\n\n

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