Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
Does the base race for all of D&D have to fit into the racial norms of settings? Shouldn't the base races be left without of the normal society traits of the others, and have the settings add on the rest of it?I personally find differing racial norms far more interesting than human with pointed ears, human, short human, stocky human probably with beard, dragonish breath weapon Human, etc.
Currently it's the opposite. The racial norms are standard, and different settings change them to be more interesting.