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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3958965" data-attributes="member: 22779">Yes, but, you just answered your own concern.&nbsp; We ignore why elves hate orcs already.&nbsp; Or justify it any number of ways.&nbsp; However, there is still the mechanical effects.&nbsp; Take dwarves for example.&nbsp; Why do dwarves get +1 attacks vs orcs, but elves don't?&nbsp; Since elves hate orcs, shouldn't they get the bonus?Homebrewers will always ignore the flavor text they don't want to use.&nbsp; It makes absolutely no difference what the flavor text is.&nbsp; You could easily say that elves hate orcs means that adventures will focus on going into orcish strongholds, defending against orcish attacks, etc.&nbsp; If flavor=influence on campaigns, then different flavor doesn't matter.&nbsp; It all influences.&nbsp; Unless, of course, the orcs are no longer evil nasty guys that go around pillaging and destroying.&nbsp; Thus, the flavor in the MM and PHB no longer applies.&nbsp; Maybe it's elves in my campaign that are destructive, evil bastards a la Melniboneans.&nbsp; The existence of flavor in the elf description in now way prevents me from doing that.&nbsp; Nor will the existence of ties between tieflings and demons prevent me from turning around and saying, no, Tieflings in my world are the result of pacts with genies.&nbsp; Or, maybe Tieflings are simply Gods Blessed and go from there.&nbsp; I mean, if Darksun could turn halflings into cannibalistic psychopaths, I'm thinking that it's not all that difficult to chuck flavor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3958965, member: 22779"] Yes, but, you just answered your own concern. We ignore why elves hate orcs already. Or justify it any number of ways. However, there is still the mechanical effects. Take dwarves for example. Why do dwarves get +1 attacks vs orcs, but elves don't? Since elves hate orcs, shouldn't they get the bonus? Homebrewers will always ignore the flavor text they don't want to use. It makes absolutely no difference what the flavor text is. You could easily say that elves hate orcs means that adventures will focus on going into orcish strongholds, defending against orcish attacks, etc. If flavor=influence on campaigns, then different flavor doesn't matter. It all influences. Unless, of course, the orcs are no longer evil nasty guys that go around pillaging and destroying. Thus, the flavor in the MM and PHB no longer applies. Maybe it's elves in my campaign that are destructive, evil bastards a la Melniboneans. The existence of flavor in the elf description in now way prevents me from doing that. Nor will the existence of ties between tieflings and demons prevent me from turning around and saying, no, Tieflings in my world are the result of pacts with genies. Or, maybe Tieflings are simply Gods Blessed and go from there. I mean, if Darksun could turn halflings into cannibalistic psychopaths, I'm thinking that it's not all that difficult to chuck flavor. [/QUOTE]

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