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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I know white authors have a habit of describing dark skin tones with food or beverages and I don't want to do that.

Cocoa, caramel, coffee, etc. I'm not much of a fiction writer but I am running a dnd campaign with POC and don't want to be a stereotype lol

Edit: various soil types is a promising contender added by my partner

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[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can move the description away from the character and into their relationship with an environment or their attire.

"blended into/stood out from the pale walls of the room" or something like that.

Let's you kill 2 birds with one stone too

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

That's smart, I'll definitely make use of that