• Ross Winn@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    18 days ago

    As a former writer for 2020 I can say that the idea for exotics came from other source material and not the furry “culture” as it were.

  • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ve got my doubts. Body sculpting, explicitly including sculpting to look “animal like” existed even back in Cyberpunk 2020, which was released in 1988.

    Furries were around before that of course, but the first furry convention wasn’t until 1989, and furries didn’t really reach mainstream awareness enough that uninvolved people started to think hating on them was cool until even later than that.

    I don’t doubt someone involved in Cyberpunk Red took some enjoyment in making someone who dislikes furries uncomfortable, but I’d be VERY surprised if that’s why they were included back in 1988.

    • tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      1 month ago

      It’s very possible this explanation is the reason they ended up remaining in RED, but 2013 was in 1988. 2020 was in 1990, and I’m pretty sure that was the edition Exotics were added.

      Plus, there were already furries in the RPG scene at the time. Albedo was released in '88.