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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Achan hiArusa" data-source="post: 5501321" data-attributes="member: 2597">I just dislike it when races are used as shorthand for nationalities.  Humans have six or so cultures and each race has their own culture.  Why don't the nonhuman races have multiple cultures?  Well, barring story reasons for having only a single culture.Races can add to the flavor of the game.  There is nothing wrong with a game with standard Tolkein tropes.  Or if you want Elves to be the Meliboneans or the Vadhagh instead of Tolkien's Noldor, you can do that.  In Eberron the Warforged have a definite background rooted in the game.  In Skyrealms of Jorune the Ischin Races, the Acubon, Salu, Boccord, and Maudra as well as the alien races all have their own backstory.  Same with Empire of the Petal Throne with the Hlaka, Ahoggya, Pe Choi, and other races that add flavor to an already flavorful game.But then if you run every race in the monster manual as a player race with no backstory of unique culture then it becomes humans in funny suits.</blockquote>