The other aspect that can be argued as a southern gothic element? Orima’s kudzu consuming wide swaths of land.

If we want to move away from a strict alignment-chart understanding of the dichotomies of good/evil, law/chaos, & to a IRL one, the spell “detect good & evil” shouldn’t detect N/PC’s stated alignment, but rather where the caster would place the individual being investigated on an internalized chart.

What strikes me about their conversation is breaking down the alignment chart’s weakness into an almost ontological discussion on good and evil. In my head, as I’m listening to and thinking about this, it comes down to individual perception.

Do I play D&D/TTRPGs? No. Do I want to? Yes. Do I, as an educator, see the potential skills that could be developed by students, the content areas covered, etc., if TTRPGs are introduced into a classroom setting? You bet your ass I do.

A South African academic recently told me of efforts there to start a BDS movement against the US.