I find it hard to picture or get in the mind of something that should be alien and not relatable to. A halfling or a dwarf is easier to say; "compared to a human, this is a little more like". When there is no human, I have to make that part up.Probably the most "human" race we have is basically a type of "cyclops", but medium-size and not quite as brutish as cyclops are typically portrayed. Some of the others a much more "alien" and probably more suitable to something like Star Wars.
Totally understandable.I find it hard to picture or get in the mind of something that should be alien and not relatable to. A halfling or a dwarf is easier to say; "compared to a human, this is a little more like". When there is no human, I have to make that part up.
Ah... love it, so much!Dark Crystal
The "compared to what" part. To go away from the norm or expected, there must first be the norm.Totally understandable.
When you say, "I have to make that part up", do you mean a human part, something you feel you can relate to?
That is the billion dollar question. One of the reasons I usually only go human is I tend to explore characterization within personality. Then, I apply different viewpoints to the politics at large in the setting. Most rule books are written from a blank general slate, which makes sense nobody knows where this thing is going until its going. I think many adventure writers lay off ancestry/species exploration because who knows what an adventure group is going to look like?Fair point! So, what if you don't mind elaborating is it that leaves you disappointed?
We are very much focusing on making our races much, much more than just "humans in funny masks".