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I'm sure lucky that I'm not claiming to be civil and pleasant or not-a-jerk. Between the two of us, you're the one who took a civil discussion (where I took you seriously) and started with the changing-topic insults and condescension. Pointing out that your comment wasn't valuable to the...

Oh, you! You're so funny. I almost think it would be insulting to you to explain the obvious intention behind that sentence, but apparently it's necessary. That sentence meant that the fictional races were rightfully comparable to in-universe humans. Done. That final sentence is...

When I'm at a party, I'm having fun with friends, not arguing in a circle with strangers on a DnD forum about human nature, so I don't act there like I do here. Deflect better. If there's anything that's less fun than my speech, it's you talking without a point. Let it go.

I ask to you, who cares about aliens or literature? Neither are relevant. As a response, this is a whole load of nothing. At this moment I am only enforcing the idea of non Human people existing, through describing common systems that exist in Humans as well as other creatures. If an animal has...

Yes and no. I think it's likely that this could be the best summoner, but I don't think the summon alone is stronger than a whole PC fighter or wizard. There are stronger tank builds in general- Var Human(Mobile/GWM) (or Half Orc) P.A.M. Sentinel Bear Totem Barbarian would probably beat the...

That's a bad argument, no matter on what level I could give you ground. There's a world outside of your personal experience. Pre-modern humans were people though they were genetically and anatomically distinct from us. They had cultures, rituals that imply values (death burial with artifacts)...

Smh, I'm honestly gonna let this go because this isn't going anywhere. Personhood is a relatable experience beyond Humans. Your idea of "Humanity" is not limited to "Humans." I can imagine and relate to a Neanderthal or artificial human because they are people but not Human, so why not an Elf...

I must restate, "acting the same as Humans" is the wrong way to say it. Humans and Elves act like People. You're approaching fantasy with "only human=people." A "Human Mind" doesn't mean anything if something like it can be replicated by non humans, in fantasy and in real life. Your argument is...

I'm kind of blending your position with the other guy, with the other races being just a human in a silly hat, knockoff humans, being preexisting stereotypes. I guess I misspoke. Not a big deal. What I wanted to know is whether you're referring to the player wearing the hat, or the other DnD...

When already taking the step to simulate the idea of other sapient species in a setting, I think the idea of humanity changes to incorporate the personhood of non human species, from Elves to aliens. Acknowledging this means that real-world humanity can be tackled from different angles, even...

I appreciate your acknowledgment of my point, but there still seems to be a disconnect. Those first two statements open up discussion to a whole different beast, but I'll try to be short. The idea of the real-world human experience is something that exists as an axiom. Anything a human...

I'm telling you you're looking for evidence that wouldn't be where you're looking, or appear in the way that you'd prefer. I have also explained why there are more posts about the gameplay- it's the only thing that's standardized amongst the whole community, and is the thing that requires the...

A crutch for what? A shortcut for what? I don't think that RPing Legolas is an offensive stereotype, lol. While I don't like racism even against fictional races (because it's a sign of something worse in that person), I don't think RPing a stock character is the same. Are there not human...

Superficial (but still valuable) exposure to other species and cultures through semi-casual RP, is what I'd call playing alternative races in DnD. I do not think playing Warforged is going to provide insight comparable to truly understanding other real people, but RP is quite literally trying...

I apologize for the small essay, but at this point it's a response to the general thread. You joke about the Human height thing, but I'll take it seriously- coming from a culture where everyone has some sort of significantly different feature changes things up compared to being a single...

To put it bluntly, playing another species lets a person explore new experiences that a human doesn't get to have. What's it like to be 8 feet tall, or 3? To live a thousand years, or less than 50? That, and to come from each race's cultures provides new ideas. Also, playing into each race's...

I guess Psionic Sorcery is a better than I thought! I'll keep that in mind. In theory, a lvl 17 Aberrant Mind could spend 9 points to cast something like Summon Aberration, right? IMO this feature is still not overpowered, but that's only by virtue of the spell selection usually not being...

Subtle Spell means no verbal or somatic components on the end of the caster, not "not noticed by the recipient." Similarly, you don't SEE yourself getting poisoned, but you'll sure FEEL it. It doesn't matter if it's your brain or your kidneys, damage has a real effect if it's tanking HP. If...

Mountain Dwarf and Aarakocra are no doubt going to be high up there. While the duo +2's are noteworthy, I think that it's features that will really change the game. I think there'll be a lot of defense Yuan Ti Pureblood builds for their magic resistance, which helps survivability. I also think...

If a Build-Player didn't care about the adventure before, taking away Character Build options wouldn't change that. The problem you describe is the audience only showing up for half of the experience, not so much the game. Who loses anything from something gained level by level? It may not be...