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ICE Detainment

Detainment centres should not be privately owned and should not be for-profit. That's how you get this level of abusive shit. Jesus Fucking Christ, the US government needs to get its fucking head out of its ass.

How Bad Was It?

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So, just how bad was early D&D when it comes to the portrayal of women? Well... all you need to do is look at Dragon Magazine #3. Buckle in, this is going to be one hell of a ride. This is the very start of what we're looking at:   So, first and foremost: Strength: One 8-sided die and one 6-sided die.  So, men can have 3-18 in Strength, but women can have only 2-14. Women don't get a Charisma attribute (men get 3-18), they get a Beauty Attribute, which involves rolling two 10-sided dice.  So they can have a Beauty of 2-20.  Oh, unless you're a Lawful or Neutral Cleric, in which case you get Charisma, and not Beauty, because non-evil holy folk never use their appearance to get what they want, everyone else does . So, you might not know this, but when you went up levels in your Class, you would get a 'title' to go with that level.  Like, a Fighter would say I'm a myrmidon , rather than 'I'm a Fighter'. Well, women apparently got their own titles f...