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Also there is typically a linguistic connotation to the term, implying some sort of intermingling of languages that wouldn’t necessarily...

So, it's not so much that it's a slur, but inaccurate (and potentially inappropriate). In an anthropological context, "Creole" typically...

Do we really need an umbrella term for mixed-heritage species? Can’t such species just have their own unique names, like Khoravar and...

Unfortunately, almost any term is poisoned due to long systemic issues with intermarriage. Humans don't have breeds. There is no other...

I for one am glad to see the species formally known as half-elves return under an endonym, with their own distinct set of abilities. The...

To be fair, it's clear that aasimar and tieflings can spring from any rootstock, not just humans. That's why they both have the option...

I think part of the problem is that people see a lot of D&D species as "half-x" where x is another race or monster type. Tieflings are...

When I run Eberron (and most other cosmopolitan D&D settings), I assume that most individuals descend from multiple races. The...

Khorvar was the name the half-elves called themselves in lore. The PHB called them half-elves, so the mechanical reference to Khorvar is...

Having multi-species parents in the D&D game would have been fine if every single species had that opportunity. It's the fact they...

There are no 5E24 half-elf stats. The Khoravar is the first "half-elf" to get stats for 5E24. You otherwise just have to use the 5E14...

Sure, a whole slew of spells that only target humanoids (Hold Person) will now not target Kalashtar. Meanwhile they are susceptible to a...

Half Orcs were basically just orcs.

Nothing prevented it, but nothing required it either. The four groups frequently collaborated, but only on initiatives they all agreed...

Franchise model is how things worked from 2014 to 2020 or so. One group steered D&D and worked with licensees to set up their content...