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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Turtlejay" data-source="post: 5044345" data-attributes="member: 70267">Saying there won't be new races becaues all the tropes have been covered is like saying there won't be new classes because the tropes have been covered. We already have stabby guys and magic guys, what do we need with more of that?  Another ranged character?  Jeez guys! </sarcasm> The more races, the more options.  The fully supported races (not MM races) have feats and powers specific to them, so even though as you say, the small race trope has been taken by halflings and gnomes, I would argue that they play very differently.  Racial powers/abilities, and feats, differentiate these two races. I doubt goblin for a different reason.  They share the same stat boosts as halflings. Unless they do like they did with Doppelgangers/Changelings and alter the race significantly from it's MM blurb, goblins don't bring much out of the box, mechanics-wise.  If they give them some nice, unique racial feats, I could buy it. Also, I don't think wotc is running out of ideas, necissarily.  They have not even cracked the Elemental power source.  There is nothing to say that once they have introduced all their planned power sources, they can't do a PHB 8 with new Martial and Arcane classes, either.  As long as there is material to be mined, I think we will be getting books. Jay</blockquote>