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Are the Races of D&D races of Human or seperate Species according to lore?
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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7793579" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>D&D isn't really a toolkit, either, save for OE and AD&D 2. Since AD&D 2E, the setting has been tied to the rules of current edition... and it's flipped and flopped...</p><p></p><p>Really, it's a world described in mechanics, with a few tantalizing references to a setting.</p><p>The thing is, each edition has had a "privileged" setting that didn't need any mods to the rules. OE and AD&D1, that was Greyhawk.</p><p>Supposedly, AD&D 2E was FR in the core. But 2E explicitly claimed a toolkit mentality, and avoided both Greyhawkisms and FRisms as much as possible, while heavily adapting the core for Planescape, Dark Sun, Birthright, Ravenloft, and Spelljammer... and less extensive in the form of a zillion options for the Realms . And the Realms were made to conform to the 2E rules, at least at first.</p><p>3E was also Greyhawk.</p><p>4E was "Points of Light" - but there was support for others.</p><p>5E is officially FR. All the major products are set in the FR. The FR have been changed to conform to the 5E rules, too.</p><p>BX was the "D&D Known World"</p><p>BECMI was also the "D&D Known World", but then the Gazeteers warped the setting into Mystara</p><p>Cyclopedia was also "D&D Known World", with Mystara content.</p><p></p><p>It's like Traveller - Since AD&D1, the official setting is the one described by the rules, but there is intent that GM's may, if they wish, generate their own worlds to play in. Neither fully toolkit, nor fully setting tied rules.</p><p></p><p>So, for at least Cyclopedia, plus D&D 3rd and 5th, which were explicit about the default rules, yes, there are canonical answers for the default rules.</p><p>And AD&D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7793579, member: 6779310"] D&D isn't really a toolkit, either, save for OE and AD&D 2. Since AD&D 2E, the setting has been tied to the rules of current edition... and it's flipped and flopped... Really, it's a world described in mechanics, with a few tantalizing references to a setting. The thing is, each edition has had a "privileged" setting that didn't need any mods to the rules. OE and AD&D1, that was Greyhawk. Supposedly, AD&D 2E was FR in the core. But 2E explicitly claimed a toolkit mentality, and avoided both Greyhawkisms and FRisms as much as possible, while heavily adapting the core for Planescape, Dark Sun, Birthright, Ravenloft, and Spelljammer... and less extensive in the form of a zillion options for the Realms . And the Realms were made to conform to the 2E rules, at least at first. 3E was also Greyhawk. 4E was "Points of Light" - but there was support for others. 5E is officially FR. All the major products are set in the FR. The FR have been changed to conform to the 5E rules, too. BX was the "D&D Known World" BECMI was also the "D&D Known World", but then the Gazeteers warped the setting into Mystara Cyclopedia was also "D&D Known World", with Mystara content. It's like Traveller - Since AD&D1, the official setting is the one described by the rules, but there is intent that GM's may, if they wish, generate their own worlds to play in. Neither fully toolkit, nor fully setting tied rules. So, for at least Cyclopedia, plus D&D 3rd and 5th, which were explicit about the default rules, yes, there are canonical answers for the default rules. And AD&D [/QUOTE]
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