richardmurray

At the time of this writing motherlands has eight days to go. 
It already made its money  to be produced. You can bid anything from one dollar upward. If you want something physical, or nonelectronic to be precise you need to submit at least 50 dollars. I love the graphics , the video intro. It seems good fun. 
I will link the twitch gameplay or youtube discussion link under their main website which is linked under the kickstarter URL
Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cypheroftyr/into-the-mother-lands-rpg
Diverse games
https://ineeddiversegames.org/
Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
Youtube 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAHfidpOmZk8oP58WptCpNfBAWL-yfFFe

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If you made it this far, I do have a critique with the article linked at the end of my prose. 
I paraphrase the article in brackets
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B. Dave Walters, the creator of the new setting, and lead designer  ,said : “It is a science fiction universe where there is no colonialism. There is no expansionist rhetoric. That is not the root cause of the action.”

Charlie HAll , Charlie_L_Hall  , the article writer added; DePass did not say the following. 
Instead, the Musalians and Vutoa’s existing populations coexist all around the planet, in high-tech urban centers as well as strange alien landscapes. When conflict does arise, it’s often about two or more groups competing for scarce resources.

B. Dave Walters continued: “We wanted to do something different, where diversity was a foundational idea, ... Black excellence was a foundational idea, so we came up with a premise that would allow lots of different kinds of people of color to have a place where they flourish and are at the center stage rather than being in addition to, or as a ‘noble savage’ or something that was bolted on to the side [of a Euro-centric universe]. It is an expansive sci-fi epic.”
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The article admits they are using systems that the owner of Dungeons and DRagons use so I imagine , financially a synergy. And , the article reveals other wise financial choices or managements by the black creators of this gaming universe. 
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My issue is, if the words from the article are true, a question. If resources are scarce, ala a purpose to competitiveness in the game, then how can colonial or expansionist or anti-multiversity or pro-monoversity be denied or absent? It makes no sense. The article subtitle refer to black panther or star trek. But, Black panther's anti expansionism is , to be blunt silly. I can comprehend Wakanda not feeling the need to expand to cairo or to great zimbabwe. But, when the portuguese were infiltrating the Kongo empire and enslaving the geographic neighbors to wakanda, even in the black written Black Panther Film script, the Wakandan  anti expansionist policies make no sense. When Belgium was given Congo, by the british, explain to me how the highly educated or knowledgeable wakandans didn't think it was wise to expand? tradition. Please. And Star Trek, another  story written by a white person, provides a world with no material need after clone wars or et cetera. So, Star Trek universe didn't achieve the anti imperial stance, from an initial source. But, in Wakanda or Star Trek, at least the issues of colonialism or expansion arise. By what the lead developer said he wanted a game where expansion or colonialism are blockaded as ideas. I don't buy that world honesty, but it is a video game, so PLEASE BUY IT and enjoy. 
Article
https://www.polygon.com/2021/6/10/22528001/mother-lands-afrofuturist-tabletop-rpg-tanya-depass-b-dave-walters-interview?fbclid=IwAR0FSyJ_GsyGz7s5BnJX2rfNTRSBkmvaXb-3__Chjj1GJ_52bYWtj26GcJE
Image info
The city of Malisuuna, founded by the descendants of African Emperor Mansa Musa’s expeditionary fleet. Image: Mother Lands RPG