ArchaeoGaming Con 2020 - Bill Auchter - Are Orcs the problem or is it Tolkien?
Channel: ArchaeoRPG
Date: 2020-08-12

Archaeogaming steps into the controversy of whether a fictional creation is just that fictional or whether there can be a conscious or unconscious allegory to actual groups of people. The focus for this talk will be on the Orc. A creation by JRR Tolkien for his Middle Earth books. This became a derivative trope for other fantasy creators, including the creator of Dungeons & Dragons. We end the discussion examining what role, if any, should archaeogaming have in the study of tabletop roleplaying games.