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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7902943" data-attributes="member: 6716779">Henchmen are still NPCs. You couldn't play an Orc.In not claiming things don't exist. I'm saying letting PCs play anything is a bad idea for some settings.I like variety. I'm using Midgard for example that has all sorts of new stuff in it.That new stuff is what makes it interesting over say FR.I think my preference is around 75% of phb races allowed what they are can vary and some options exclusive/iconic to the setting with maybe some non standard races that are available and are organically in the setting.. I don't mind Dragonborn/Kin in Midgard and they gave a nation of their own.They don't organically belong in FR for example although they forced it in 4E literally blowing up chunks if the world.So they're either a minor race that exists somewhere or you shoe horn them in badly.Using Dragonlance as an example I'm not a fan of Kender, gully Dwarves etc but they are natural parts if the setting. They have lore that fits, nation's if their own  etc.Draconians as PCs is a bad idea, Dragonborn reskinned as Draconians is even worse.A Necromancer walking into town with an undead posse isn't going to get a great reception a villager should probably contact the nearest lord or whatever. If a party of goofballs (Drow, Orcs, Draconians, Dragonborn, fiendspawn etc) waltz in why should they get a different reception.</blockquote>