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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 7881547" data-attributes="member: 6704184"><p>It’s...very hard to see what could seem boring about that. I...currently cannot see what could seem boring about that. </p><p></p><p>Orcs aren’t big strong guys. They’re barely bigger than a big human, and their race was born from the rage of an evil god of destruction, and they’re ugly “savages” with a history of unfortunate correlations with terrible stereotypes of real world groups. </p><p></p><p>Minotaurs are bull people. </p><p></p><p>Bugbears are basically gorilla-goblins. </p><p></p><p>Goliaths get to just explore being the big strong guy, without any garbage where some DMs expect townsfolk to either be terrified or enraged by their presence, or have to navigate being bound to an evil god or demon prince. </p><p></p><p>Like...seriously the appeal seems painfully obvious, to me. </p><p></p><p>They’re big and strong, they have cultural notes and environmental backgrounds, ties to the world topographically and in terms of being related to giants, features that change how their culture would work from humans in the same environments, but lack baggage that completely overbears the reason I would want to play a big strong race. To play a big strong character who stands head and shoulder over the biggest human, and can carry the cart when it’s wheel breaks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 7881547, member: 6704184"] It’s...very hard to see what could seem boring about that. I...currently cannot see what could seem boring about that. Orcs aren’t big strong guys. They’re barely bigger than a big human, and their race was born from the rage of an evil god of destruction, and they’re ugly “savages” with a history of unfortunate correlations with terrible stereotypes of real world groups. Minotaurs are bull people. Bugbears are basically gorilla-goblins. Goliaths get to just explore being the big strong guy, without any garbage where some DMs expect townsfolk to either be terrified or enraged by their presence, or have to navigate being bound to an evil god or demon prince. Like...seriously the appeal seems painfully obvious, to me. They’re big and strong, they have cultural notes and environmental backgrounds, ties to the world topographically and in terms of being related to giants, features that change how their culture would work from humans in the same environments, but lack baggage that completely overbears the reason I would want to play a big strong race. To play a big strong character who stands head and shoulder over the biggest human, and can carry the cart when it’s wheel breaks. [/QUOTE]
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