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Does Your Fantasy Race Really Matter In Game? (The Gnome Problem)
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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7635381" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>The PC's tried to get entry into a certain large town. One character was a half-elf with a very large bear companion. The customs officer cheerfully told the character that they would be responsible for all damage inflicted by their pets and to not leave it alone in public, but no big deal.</p><p></p><p>One of the PC's was a hobgoblin. Entry positively refused until one of the other PC's told the customs agent that the hobgoblin was his man-servant with very excellent references and name dropped that formerly he had worked for a very prominent wizard. At that point the customs official agreed to allow the hobgoblin entry, but angrily complained about what this thing might do to their lovely town and the consequences that might happen if it did.</p><p></p><p>At which point one of the PC's leaned over to the hobgoblin and whispered, "They consider you lower than the bear."</p><p></p><p>Exactly right. And yes, walking around with a bear attracted curiosity, but walking around with the hobgoblin provoked terror, muttered curses, and wards against evil. </p><p></p><p>And if they'd tried to go into the hinterlands, where people were less open minded, less used to the foreign and the weird, and had nearer and dearer grievances to hold and nurse, they probably would have tried to lynch the hobgoblin on the spot.</p><p></p><p>Of course, there are places you can go as a human and receive as hostile of a welcome, or be the wrong sort of human and receive about as nice a welcome from other humans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7635381, member: 4937"] The PC's tried to get entry into a certain large town. One character was a half-elf with a very large bear companion. The customs officer cheerfully told the character that they would be responsible for all damage inflicted by their pets and to not leave it alone in public, but no big deal. One of the PC's was a hobgoblin. Entry positively refused until one of the other PC's told the customs agent that the hobgoblin was his man-servant with very excellent references and name dropped that formerly he had worked for a very prominent wizard. At that point the customs official agreed to allow the hobgoblin entry, but angrily complained about what this thing might do to their lovely town and the consequences that might happen if it did. At which point one of the PC's leaned over to the hobgoblin and whispered, "They consider you lower than the bear." Exactly right. And yes, walking around with a bear attracted curiosity, but walking around with the hobgoblin provoked terror, muttered curses, and wards against evil. And if they'd tried to go into the hinterlands, where people were less open minded, less used to the foreign and the weird, and had nearer and dearer grievances to hold and nurse, they probably would have tried to lynch the hobgoblin on the spot. Of course, there are places you can go as a human and receive as hostile of a welcome, or be the wrong sort of human and receive about as nice a welcome from other humans. [/QUOTE]
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