In particular, one area of contention I, the author, would like to take about is the depiction of children in the Mazes. By design, they are not depicted, no character seen in the game is under the age of 18, and there are no facilities specifically dedicated to the catering and education of children. Obviously, they have to exist, no-one is born a fully-formed adult, however, I personally choose not to depict these elements in the world, specifically to allow the other, potentially contentious elements of the world (violence, immoral acts, discrimination, sex/adult themes) to exist.
I recognize this is part of my personal biases as the author and that it may seem irrational or arbitrary. Like in a Grand Theft Auto game, children are only inferred but never seen. Unlike a GTA game, my reasons are personal, not practical (such as trying to avoid an AO rating). That does not mean I don't believe you can tell a good story involving children in an otherwise adult and violent world (people who know me will tell you I am a fan of Yakuza(Ryu ga Gotoku), where arguably one of the most important characters is a kid girl), it simply means I'm uncomfortable with the ''possibility'' of involving them. If you, as a GM or as a player, would like to write children and underaged characters in your stories, do so at your own risk and under your own responsibility. I do not endorse them.
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