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** ''Gypsies'' is also seen as a dark mark for the period and the pinnacle of the Old World of Darkness's tendency for well-intentioned-but-not-well-thought-out multiculturalism. It was all about secret bloodlines of [[Roma]] with powers based on deception and trickery. Oh, and it had a power stat called "Blood Purity."
** Also in [[Old World of Darkness]], some groups consider [[Wraith: The Oblivion|Charnel Houses of Europe: the Shoah]] a dirty word, though whether this is because of its perceived disrespect to the Holocaust or because of its stereotyping of Germans as evil is unclear.
** Many players were so upset about the Avatar Storm in ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'' that they sent writer Jess Henig ''death threats'' (even though he was only ''following the goals already set out by his immediate predecessor'', Phil Brucato), and still have flame wars even today. Not only were these ridiculous ''temper tantrums'' [[Serious Business|completely insane from the point of view of any normal human being]], but White Wolf ''had'' to revise the line because they were ''[http://forums.white-wolf.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1211814#post1211814 losing money]{{Dead link}}''. But that's gamers for you: damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's just a goddamn ''[[MST3K Mantra|game]]'', for chrissakes!
* As for the [[New World of Darkness]], [[Werewolf: The Forsaken|Changing Breeds]] seems to be hated for several reasons; poor writing, [[Game Breaker|exploitable mechanics]], supporting eco-terrorism, a character [[Splat]] that ''supports'' playing a [[The Loonie|kill-happy psychopath]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|pandering to]] [[Furry Fandom|furries]]. [[Small Name, Big Ego|Not that the author would tell you]].
* Within the ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'' gaming community, members of the Scorpion clan have mentally written out hundreds of pages of canon material because, as they put it, "First rule of Zombie Shoju: We do not talk about Zombie Shoju."
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