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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3731388" data-attributes="member: 22424">It's been a while since I checked my MM, but I think I recall noticing at one point that the PC races in the PHB were all the non-Evil, non-LA races in the core rulebooks. Orcs, Kobolds and Hobgoblins were out because they were Evil; Lizardmen (sorry, can't bring myself to call them Lizardfolk) were out due to monster hit dice; Aasimar were out due to a Level Adjustment.On balance, I think that is the right policy to adopt. Of course, that means Teiflings don't make the cut - even if they cease to be a LA +1 race, they remain &quot;Usually Evil (any)&quot;.(The problem with including &quot;Usually Evil&quot; races as PC options is that it then eliminates that race as an option for PC opponents in the 'classic' kill-the-bad-guys campaign - can't go casually slaughtering Orcs if your buddy is one. And I'd certainly prefer Evil PCs remains an option the DM can allow, rather than being part of the default game.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 3731388, member: 22424"] It's been a while since I checked my MM, but I [i]think[/i] I recall noticing at one point that the PC races in the PHB were [i]all[/i] the non-Evil, non-LA races in the core rulebooks. Orcs, Kobolds and Hobgoblins were out because they were Evil; Lizardmen (sorry, can't bring myself to call them Lizardfolk) were out due to monster hit dice; Aasimar were out due to a Level Adjustment. On balance, I think that is the right policy to adopt. Of course, that means Teiflings don't make the cut - even if they cease to be a LA +1 race, they remain "Usually Evil (any)". (The problem with including "Usually Evil" races as PC options is that it then eliminates that race as an option for PC opponents in the 'classic' kill-the-bad-guys campaign - can't go casually slaughtering Orcs if your buddy is one. And I'd certainly prefer Evil PCs remains an option the DM can allow, rather than being part of the default game.) [/QUOTE]

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