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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8083892" data-attributes="member: 59082">I don't think that humans are &quot;the only race with diversity as its thing,&quot; but that fantasy races tend to follow different types of diversity not analogous to Earth ethnicities, thus don't represent Earth human diversity.A fantasy world, by its very nature, does not have to incorporate Earth analogues. From a world-building perspective, I like to focus on what makes sense in terms within the context of the world itself. Of course if you want to build a world in which there are, say, African dwarves and South Asian elves, I don't see why not. But it really depends upon the nature of the campaign setting. Is it a small and insular region in a northern or temperate climate? Is it a cosmopolitan city? A sub-tropical region? Etc. In terms of skin color, most fantasy races are non-white, or have non-white sub-races. Gnomes are described as &quot;tan or walnut brown&quot; skinned. Dwarves range from &quot;deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red,&quot; more commonly &quot;tones of earth&quot; and the gray-skinned duergar. Elves are &quot;the normal human range&quot; as well as &quot;copper, bronze, and bluish white&quot; and then, of course, the drow. Halfings are &quot;tan to pale with a ruddy cast.&quot;That said, the art doesn't seem to reflect the text, and most depictions of all four races--on memory--are more pale/white.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8083892, member: 59082"] I don't think that humans are "the only race with diversity as its thing," but that fantasy races tend to follow different types of diversity not analogous to Earth ethnicities, thus don't represent Earth human diversity. A fantasy world, by its very nature, does not have to incorporate Earth analogues. From a world-building perspective, I like to focus on what makes sense in terms within the context of the world itself. Of course if you want to build a world in which there are, say, African dwarves and South Asian elves, I don't see why not. But it really depends upon the nature of the campaign setting. Is it a small and insular region in a northern or temperate climate? Is it a cosmopolitan city? A sub-tropical region? Etc. In terms of skin color, most fantasy races are non-white, or have non-white sub-races. Gnomes are described as "tan or walnut brown" skinned. Dwarves range from "deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red," more commonly "tones of earth" and the gray-skinned duergar. Elves are "the normal human range" as well as "copper, bronze, and bluish white" and then, of course, the drow. Halfings are "tan to pale with a ruddy cast." That said, the art doesn't seem to reflect the text, and most depictions of all four races--on memory--are more pale/white. [/QUOTE]

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