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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8513138" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>Sorry, but that's not true.</p><p></p><p>Every book is somebody's first exposure to something. Even a book of reprints is the first time someone might encounter the harengon, tortle, shadar-kai or firbolg. They might not seek out Witchlight, Tortle Package, Tome of Foes or Volo's to get more info. And in some cases (especially new races going forward) there might not BE other sources.</p><p></p><p>Look at ALL the lore we have on the Harengon...</p><p>[spoiler] Harengons originated in the Feywild, where they spoke Sylvan and embodied the spirit of freedom and travel. In time, these rabbitfolk hopped into other worlds, bringing the fey realm's exuberance with them and learning new languages as they went.</p><p></p><p>Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from dangers during adventures.[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>Two paragraphs from Witchlight. That is all we have and a bunch of questions: Are they nomadic or do they build settlements? What kind of Gods do they worship? What are their names like? Are they friendly, reserved, cowardly, trusting, competitive, aggressive, etc.? Do they live in families? Do the mate for like or breed like... rabbits? Are they nocturnal or diurnal? The write-up mentions learning new languages, do they have a fascination for language, writing, song or poetry or was it strictly out of necessity? What is their art like? What do they like to eat (are vegetarians like real rabbits)? Do they engage in commerce or trade? What is their view on humanoids from the material plane? How tall are they? What do they weigh? How long do they live? Do they believe in government and if so, what does the typical harengon government look like?</p><p></p><p>Some of those questions are biological. Some are cultural. Some are just RP suggestions wrapped up as nuggets of lore, and some of that is world-building info for DMs. We are losing that guidance. The Eberron book isn't going to give me where harengon's fit in Eberron, and the core book has given me two paragraphs at most. They are tabula rasa: blank slates that exist to give PCs a rabbit costume and a bonus to jumping.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, the only harengons NPCs in the rest of the module are brigands, with a CE harengon as their leader. Going by the only NPC representation, they're just rabbit-goblins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8513138, member: 7635"] Sorry, but that's not true. Every book is somebody's first exposure to something. Even a book of reprints is the first time someone might encounter the harengon, tortle, shadar-kai or firbolg. They might not seek out Witchlight, Tortle Package, Tome of Foes or Volo's to get more info. And in some cases (especially new races going forward) there might not BE other sources. Look at ALL the lore we have on the Harengon... [spoiler] Harengons originated in the Feywild, where they spoke Sylvan and embodied the spirit of freedom and travel. In time, these rabbitfolk hopped into other worlds, bringing the fey realm's exuberance with them and learning new languages as they went. Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from dangers during adventures.[/spoiler] Two paragraphs from Witchlight. That is all we have and a bunch of questions: Are they nomadic or do they build settlements? What kind of Gods do they worship? What are their names like? Are they friendly, reserved, cowardly, trusting, competitive, aggressive, etc.? Do they live in families? Do the mate for like or breed like... rabbits? Are they nocturnal or diurnal? The write-up mentions learning new languages, do they have a fascination for language, writing, song or poetry or was it strictly out of necessity? What is their art like? What do they like to eat (are vegetarians like real rabbits)? Do they engage in commerce or trade? What is their view on humanoids from the material plane? How tall are they? What do they weigh? How long do they live? Do they believe in government and if so, what does the typical harengon government look like? Some of those questions are biological. Some are cultural. Some are just RP suggestions wrapped up as nuggets of lore, and some of that is world-building info for DMs. We are losing that guidance. The Eberron book isn't going to give me where harengon's fit in Eberron, and the core book has given me two paragraphs at most. They are tabula rasa: blank slates that exist to give PCs a rabbit costume and a bonus to jumping. Ironically, the only harengons NPCs in the rest of the module are brigands, with a CE harengon as their leader. Going by the only NPC representation, they're just rabbit-goblins. [/QUOTE]
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