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<blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5800962" data-attributes="member: 55985">I think race as class makes sense in RPG systems that are closely tied to a game world which is strongly human-dominated, with the non-human races living in small communities with a very strong unified culture. You would, say, have an elven forest, and almost all elves live a tribal lifestyle where they practice hunting and natural magic. Das Schwarze Auge (Germans will have heard of this system) is such an RPG.In D&amp;D, however, you have worlds like the Forgotten Realms, where most races are spread around the continent and freely intermingle with human culture. Elves could be urban wizards, druids, clerics, even street rabble... Race as class simply doesn't fit most of the published settings.Btw., I really liked the article. I think it was a good analysis, and it shows that they are really trying to understand what D&amp;D is (to all kinds of people).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkill, post: 5800962, member: 55985"] I think race as class makes sense in RPG systems that are closely tied to a game world which is strongly human-dominated, with the non-human races living in small communities with a very strong unified culture. You would, say, have an elven forest, and almost all elves live a tribal lifestyle where they practice hunting and natural magic. Das Schwarze Auge (Germans will have heard of this system) is such an RPG. In D&D, however, you have worlds like the Forgotten Realms, where most races are spread around the continent and freely intermingle with human culture. Elves could be urban wizards, druids, clerics, even street rabble... Race as class simply doesn't fit most of the published settings. Btw., I really liked the article. I think it was a good analysis, and it shows that they are really trying to understand what D&D is (to all kinds of people). [/QUOTE]

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