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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 5790632" data-attributes="member: 467">I would like to see, perhaps as an &quot;advanced&quot; module, a method for different versions of the same traditional D&amp;D races, as inspired by the the literature. Take, for example, the differences between the Elves and Dwarves of &quot;Three Hearts and Three Lions&quot; and those of &quot;The Hobbit&quot; (and then again between those of &quot;The Hobbit&quot; and those of &quot;Lord of the Rings,&quot; but that's another discussion entirely). They share some superficial similarities, but they are also very different creatures -- culturally, metaphysically and mechanically (i.e. how one would model their capabilities in the rules). it is not enough to say &quot;Elf&quot; or even &quot;High Elf&quot; -- we need to know if we are talking about the Fair Folk or The First Born, if you get my meaning.In addition, we need a module that talks explicitly about the exclusion of non-humans entirely. That sort of world is much more common in the sword and sorcery that inspired the game in the first place and needs to be considered as viable and integral an option as the typical &quot;Tolkienesque&quot; racial landscape and the more varied modern landscape.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 5790632, member: 467"] I would like to see, perhaps as an "advanced" module, a method for different versions of the same traditional D&D races, as inspired by the the literature. Take, for example, the differences between the Elves and Dwarves of "Three Hearts and Three Lions" and those of "The Hobbit" (and then again between those of "The Hobbit" and those of "Lord of the Rings," but that's another discussion entirely). They share some superficial similarities, but they are also very different creatures -- culturally, metaphysically and mechanically (i.e. how one would model their capabilities in the rules). it is not enough to say "Elf" or even "High Elf" -- we need to know if we are talking about the Fair Folk or The First Born, if you get my meaning. In addition, we need a module that talks explicitly about the exclusion of non-humans entirely. That sort of world is much more common in the sword and sorcery that inspired the game in the first place and needs to be considered as viable and integral an option as the typical "Tolkienesque" racial landscape and the more varied modern landscape. [/QUOTE]

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