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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9111837" data-attributes="member: 58172">[USER=6689464]@MoonSong[/USER]The misunderstanding between you and me is because the term "race" is problematic.If I ever say "race" again, I mean "species".But your post is using the term "race" to mean "ethnicity".It is important for WotC to discontinue the term "race". During flack about the Spelljammer Hadozee, a Black African commentator referred to "that racist game" − and everyone understood he was talking about D&D. That widespread connection between D&D and racism is bad public relations and is bad for business. The connection is impossible to dismiss because there is some truth to it here and there, and to point out that "D&D has races but these arent races", is a less than helpful soundbite. From 2024 onward, I hope I never see the term "race" again.Yes, obviously. There are many ways to be human, and I am glad each of us exists.Yes, it is enormously helpful for personal wellbeing to find others who one can relate with. This includes belonging to various communities who help actualize various aspects of ones self-identity.To be clear. A D&D "race" is a species, not a "culture". A D&D "background" is a culture.It is fine when we find an identity that diverges from the dominant culture. Our species remains the same, of course, regardless of the diversity of cultures.In D&D terminology. A Human is a "species". An Elf is a different "species". Because of magic, different species can and do reproduce multispecies children.Background is a culture. A culture can be large like an empire, or small like how a wizard university operates. A background can represent any of these.A player character can have a background identity that differs from the "dominant" background. Obviously.Also, characters who are different species can all be members of the same cultural background. This multispecies background is typical for towns that are populous and cosmopolitan.It is ok to be a "weirdo". When roleplaying a D&D character, being a weirdo is much of the fun.I feel you didnt understand me because the word "race" caused confusion.You are the same species as your parents. We are all homo sapiens.You may or may not be the same culture as your parents.In D&D terms, the background of a character might differ from the background of the parents.In the case of a Human-Elf character. This character is still a member of the Human species and is still a member of the Elf species.</blockquote>

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