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<blockquote data-quote="mhacdebhandia" data-source="post: 2828944" data-attributes="member: 18832">I usually play human characters.I like the warforged, but my liking for them is specific to the warforged; I'm not that fond of other construct races I've seen, especially nothing than can be described as a &quot;bio-droid&quot; (though Mike Mearls' ironborn are good too).I dislike subraces, for the same reason Keith Baker does: there's no good reason to implement biological (mechanical) changes because you live on mountain peaks rather than in forest glades. This is doubly so given that D&amp;D histories are usually measured in thousands of years, not the millions &quot;real&quot; evolution requires, and that the worst offenders - elves - would have even fewer generations during that time to evolve in the first place.&quot;Brutish&quot; races generally fall into the trap of being stereotyped as brutish or savage. If I were going to include orcs or goblins in a setting, I'd want some variety; Eberron does well in this regard with its varied orc tribes and fallen goblinoid empire.I'm not going to opine about every choice!I selected &quot;demonic races&quot; - though I don't think the changeling fits in that category, at all - because I like settings with noticeable interaction with fiends and celestials, and &quot;fiendtouched&quot; races showcase these elements.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mhacdebhandia, post: 2828944, member: 18832"] I usually play human characters. I like the warforged, but my liking for them is specific [b]to[/b] the warforged; I'm not that fond of other construct races I've seen, especially nothing than can be described as a "bio-droid" (though Mike Mearls' ironborn are good too). I dislike subraces, for the same reason Keith Baker does: there's no good reason to implement biological (mechanical) changes because you live on mountain peaks rather than in forest glades. This is doubly so given that D&D histories are usually measured in thousands of years, not the millions "real" evolution requires, and that the worst offenders - elves - would have even fewer generations during that time to evolve in the first place. "Brutish" races generally fall into the trap of being stereotyped as brutish or savage. If I were going to include orcs or goblins in a setting, I'd want some variety; Eberron does well in this regard with its varied orc tribes and fallen goblinoid empire. I'm not going to opine about every choice! I selected "demonic races" - though I don't think the changeling fits in that category, at all - because I like settings with noticeable interaction with fiends and celestials, and "fiendtouched" races showcase these elements. [/QUOTE]

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