D&D won't be using 'race' anymore thanks to it being "a problematic term"

The term 'race' is being stripped out of Dungeons and Dragons ahead of the game's upcoming rules overhaul known as One D&D.Announced via a D&D Beyond blog post, this change will first be seen in playtest material set to launch on December 21. Moreover, 'race' isn't going to be referenced again in the game's future - it's being replaced with 'species', an alternative chosen in "close coordination with multiple outside cultural consultants."Throughout the history of D&D (including its