{"id":694273,"date":"2026-04-08T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:10:17","slug":"wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizards of the Coast apologises for &#8220;offensive&#8221; &#8220;racial stereotypes&#8221; in Dungeons &amp; Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Wizards of the Coast has apologised for a Dungeons &amp; Dragons update that included &#8220;offensive material&#8221; and racial stereotypes about a race called Hadozee. <\/p>\n<p>The company said it had &#8220;failed you, our players and our fans&#8221;, would remove the offensive material &#8220;effective immediately&#8221;, and stated that it was &#8220;truly sorry&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to acknowledge and own the inclusion of offensive material within our recent Spelljammer: Adventures in Space content. We failed you, our players and our fans, and we are truly sorry,&#8221; the company said <a href=\"https:\/\/dnd.wizards.com\/articles\/statement-hadozee\">in a statement<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-apologises-for-offensive-racial-stereotypes-in-dungeons-dragons\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wizards of the Coast has apologised for a Dungeons &amp; Dragons update that included &#8220;offensive material&#8221; and racial stereotypes about a race called Hadozee. The company said it had &#8220;failed you, our players and our fans&#8221;, would remove the offensive material &#8220;effective immediately&#8221;, and stated that it was &#8220;truly sorry&#8221;. &#8220;We wanted to acknowledge and own the inclusion of offensive material within our recent Spelljammer: Adventures in Space content. We failed you, our players and our fans, and we are truly sorry,&#8221; the company said in a statement. 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