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'Dungeons & Dragons' Tries To Banish Racist Stereotypes

The classic role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons has announced changes aimed at correcting racist in-game descriptions — including altering how some mythical races are deemed monstrous and evil.
In <em>Dungeons & Dragons, </em>races like orcs and the dark-skinned underground elves known as drow will no longer be inherently evil.

Dungeons and Dragons is reconsidering what it means to be evil.

The classic role playing game's publisher, Wizards of the Coast, some changes it was making to the game in response to the ongoing protests over racism and police violence. While this includes editing some past racist descriptions, as

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