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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 6581470" data-attributes="member: 1879">It kind of depends on what kind of world you want to portray. If different "races" of humans differ enough to warrant mechanical differences then yes, having reskinned (and probably altered) races is a good way to show it. For example (not intended to be offensive) a race of pygmy people like any of several RW groups might differ enough to warrent reskinning halflings.Likewise if there are no fantasy races available you could use the design space that leaves behind to show cultural differences. RW Spartans for example with their harsh, militaristic, upbringing might differ enough from other cultures to be worth reskinning dwarves to cover the differences beyond what the backgrounds allow.In essence it's a valuable bit of game design real estate and if you can harness it to enhance the world you are trying to portray I say go for it. If you think if would be a train wreck of elf fanboys insisting that they are frolicking in the woods in spite of the fact that the racial package was supposed to represent educated and cosmopolitan Myceneans then don't.</blockquote>