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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 8109983" data-attributes="member: 6701124">No, you don't have to retire your 4th level Half-Orc Cleric. But in a world where "it is usually essenntial to the character's survival to be exceptional (with a rating of 15 or above) in no fewer than two ability characterisitcs (PHB pg.9)", it seems clear that being stuck an ever increasing number of levels behind the reaminder of the party is of the party isn't also massively detrimental. So yes, you can keep playing - and be a drag on your party and die.The level limits were needed to back up the humanocentric world because "Considering their other abilities, if most demi-humans were put on a par with humans in terms of levels they could attain, then there isn’t much question who would be saying “Sir!” to whom . . .” - Gygax, Dragon 8And the reason for wanting the humans to be the ones at the top is "From a participation approach it is the only method, for all the players are, after all is said and done, human, and it allows them the role with which most are most desirous and capable of identifying." And being centered on humans matches most of the literature that "can be incorporated or used as areference ofr the campaign" since "works which do not feature mankind in a central role are uncommon."Which exactly fits with LotR. The few remaining elves are in decline, the men are rising, and the on-rushing age - the one even the elves are working towards - is the age of men."coincidence"  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />For race not having a large impact on how characters played, there sure is a lot of angsting going on about ASIs being to restrictive and making some class/race combinations literally unplayable in the eyes of a bunch of folks on here.</blockquote>

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