RPGs With Deep Lore

Is it possible that you could become more powerful than Harry, Dumbledore, or Voldemort? How did this ancient magic go unnoticed by future generations of witches and wizards? The answers to these questions may make or break the core concept of Hogwarts Legacy missions Legacy, so the answers to come will tell us quite a bit about what to expect from this ti

So let’s meet that ultimatum with profound silence. Don’t tweet about her, don’t reflect on her comments or make fun jokes or memes surrounding her existence. We’re shining a spotlight on her views and bringing them into the vision of those who really don’t need another reminder that people hate them. Well, I could certainly do without it. Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world adventure from Avalanche Software has come under fire in recent months for a number of reasons, primarily due to Rowling’s potential involvement and the IP coming from a poisoned well that it can’t escape from. It’s a difficult situation.

The huge variation in plant life in the Harry Potter franchise needs to be studied deeply. Some of this flora could be the key to healing a mortal wound, or creating a potion so amazing that wizards fight over

It doesn’t matter if you agree with her or not. That she regularly tweets things like this, allows herself to be held up as the mascot for the most extreme transphobes out there, and only ever calls out abuse against her supporters and never by them makes her extremely controversial. This is what life is going to be for her from now on. The Harry Potter special took place without her. I doubt she will have any role in Fantastic Beasts’ marketing. Hogwarts Legacy has already made it clear she is not involved in the game. No one wants anything to do with her.

That means the world, it really does, but bringing down the powerful who I’m unsure are even listening to you only brings these often traumatic views into our eyes time and time again. I’ve been a victim of transphobia, I’ve been screamed at on the street and sent death threats just for being who I am. I can give up, but my happiness means so much that I’m willing to keep going in the face of adversity. Rowling means nothing to me, she’s a miserable rich woman who has the world in her hands and enough money to enact substantial change, but she instead spends her time writing essays that will be put on a pedestal and are designed to erase the wider identity of trans people.

Earlier this week saw JK Rowling once again spout transphobic views on social media, with the billionaire author seeking to put down vulnerable people who simply want to be heard and accepted instead of demonised. The Harry Potter author makes it clear that she "knows and loves trans people" in her life but every facet of this ideology goes against that viewpoint. I’m not buying it, and neither are so many cisgender people on my social media who are happy to quote tweet these instances to dunk on Rowling and stand up for people like me.


Flying is taught at quite an early age at Hogwarts, with all witches and wizards getting a basic lesson in how to pick up, hold and mount a broom, before taking off into the skies. It's a lesson that some pick up quicker than others, which Hermione and Ron would freely admit


It's worth noting that the limited information available about the story focuses on choices and how they will change the Harry Potter universe. If the core concept involves tinkering with the canon through gameplay, she may not have had much interest regardless. With that said, signs point to J.K. having a minimal role in developing the story despite the Warner Bros. president's prote

I - and many, many others - have already written about this before, but since people love to ask ‘how is JK Rowling even transphobic?’ I’m going to link to three different sources which explain that for you. Never mind one of her novels features a trans villain in an incredibly outdated trope.

It’s exhausting being trans. There’s the beautiful side of finally embracing who you want to be, finding a sense of euphoria and belonging that had been missing for far too long. When you finally figure out your identity it can mean the world, it’s just a shame that so much of that very same world seems dead set against our existence. Please, just leave us alone.


Released in 2015 and 2018, respectively, Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire are modern RPGs inspired by the Baldur’s Gate series. The games were developed by Obsidian Entertainment, better known for their work on The Outer Worlds, Fallout: New Vegas, and Knights of the Old Republic 2. The Pillars games use the classic isometric viewpoint with gorgeous pre-rendered backdrops and superb writing that fans of the CRPG will en

We’ve seen transphobic institutions make progress in the wake of Rowling’s support, and this being brought into the timelines of even well-meaning individuals only serve to spread them further and wider. I understand the noble intention, and figures like this should be demonised and called out where appropriate, but I fear we’re forgetting about the echochamber we exist within and how substantial Rowling and Harry Potter are in the cultural zeitgeist. Fantastic Beasts is still getting a third film, The Cursed Child is still killing it on the West End, and I bet the films will be all over television during the Christmas period. Harry Potter isn’t going anywhere, it’s eternally relevant and will be read to generations of children to come. For the absolute worst, it’s here to stay, and Rowling’s pockets will be continually lined with profit regardless of how loud we manage to get.