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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8021378" data-attributes="member: 6803664">Trolls &amp; orcs?&nbsp; Honestly no, not really.&nbsp; Because these things have a defined image.&nbsp; The Monster Manual (usually) gives the standard description for an edition. Zebras?&nbsp; Probably not assuming we're talking about the standard B/W image of an adult.&nbsp; Exceptions would be albinos &amp; foals.When you name something like these, specific images come to mind.But if I asked would you tell me?YES.Especially if I ask.Because these things are not like trolls, orcs, &amp; zebras.&nbsp; Their standard descriptions vary.&nbsp; You say Dwarf, you say Human.&nbsp; All I'm seeing in my minds eye are blank mannequins.&nbsp; Maybe the empty wire-frames used in animation. It's not racism or bias.&nbsp; I'm trying to visualize what's going on in the game.&nbsp; I'm trying to interact with the NPCs you're telling me I meet.&nbsp; I can't do that without a description.&nbsp; It's like when you read about actors having trouble performing against pure Green Screens when making a movie.And I certainly can't play a character without describing them.&nbsp; As their skin is an obvious feature....Wich makes your decree that you only allow hair &amp; eyes to be customized abit unworkable.&nbsp; You would avoid such frustration by just adding some description to the Humans/people I'm meeting....So if it all MAKES NO DIFFERENCE?&nbsp; Why won't you tell me what color a human is when I meet them?&nbsp; Why would you disallow me to tell you what color my character/human is?But I suspect that I see the problem here.We are playing different types of D&amp;D. &nbsp;I play an RPG based largely on verbal communication wherein stories are told.&nbsp; In that style of play words &amp; descriptions are important.&nbsp; Even the ones that don't have any mechanical effect or have any real importance to the story.&nbsp; Because they provide a mental picture of what's going on.&nbsp; The DM is effectively the 5 senses of the PCs.&nbsp; It's not racism to ask the guy playing your 5 senses for a description of what your character is seeing concerning Humans or whatever.&nbsp; It's just a detail, a fact of what their eyeballs/senors/etc detect.And our games don't run on such a tight RL time constraint that we can't spare a moment to add details such as what color something or someone is.&nbsp; That's not wasted game time at our table.You sound like you're playing a board game.&nbsp; Or a minis game.&nbsp; And are on a time crunch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 8021378, member: 6803664"] Trolls & orcs? Honestly no, not really. Because these things have a defined image. The Monster Manual (usually) gives the standard description for an edition. Zebras? Probably not assuming we're talking about the standard B/W image of an adult. Exceptions would be albinos & foals. When you name something like these, specific images come to mind. But if I asked would you tell me? YES. Especially if I ask. Because these things are not like trolls, orcs, & zebras. Their standard descriptions vary. You say Dwarf, you say Human. All I'm seeing in my minds eye are blank mannequins. Maybe the empty wire-frames used in animation. It's not racism or bias. I'm trying to visualize what's going on in the game. I'm trying to interact with the NPCs you're telling me I meet. I can't do that without a description. It's like when you read about actors having trouble performing against pure Green Screens when making a movie. And I certainly can't [I]play[/I] a character without describing them. As their skin is an obvious feature.... Wich makes your decree that you only allow hair & eyes to be customized abit unworkable. You would avoid such frustration by just adding some description to the Humans/people I'm meeting.... So if it all MAKES NO DIFFERENCE? Why won't you tell me what color a human is when I meet them? Why would you disallow me to tell you what color my character/human is? But I suspect that I see the problem here. We are playing different types of D&D. [B][I]I[/I][/B] play an RPG based largely on verbal communication wherein stories are told. In that style of play words & descriptions [U]are[/U] important. Even the ones that don't have any mechanical effect or have any real importance to the story. Because they provide a mental picture of what's going on. The DM is effectively the 5 senses of the PCs. It's not racism to ask the guy playing your 5 senses for a description of what your character is seeing concerning Humans or whatever. It's just a detail, a fact of what their eyeballs/senors/etc detect. And our games don't run on such a tight RL time constraint that we can't spare a moment to add details such as what color something or someone is. That's not wasted game time at our table. You sound like you're playing a board game. Or a minis game. And are on a time crunch. [/QUOTE]

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