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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 3360038" data-attributes="member: 7883">To be clear...in the context of the novel, it made complete sense.&nbsp; I'm not advocating creating hordes of PCs like that.&nbsp; This particular character was unique....there was only one in the world.I do think that some of these half-breed templates are overdone.....there are just so many characters and NPCs with them in 3E that they're not special and, yes, it makes it seem like dragons (for instance) are fornicating with thousands and thousands of humanoids.&nbsp; In 2nd Ed., when half-dragons were first created, they were an exception.&nbsp; It was pointed out that most dragons see humans the way we see hamsters, and would never want to breed with them.&nbsp; Originally, only a few species (gold, silver, bronze) bred with humanoids....then 3E came along, the designers realized the race was popular, and opened it up to everything, and hence, the perception that they're all over the place.That's part of the 3E philosophy of taking away limits though.&nbsp; I *do* think settings should have some limits....then they have more internal consistency.&nbsp; Some like Dragonlance have a limit on what sentient races there are.&nbsp; They don't allow just anything.&nbsp; And they've got a thorough explanation of how the exceptions arose (ie. the Greystone).In the end, I haven't seen the half-races as that much of a problem.&nbsp; I don't use too many of them, and none of my players pick them for PCs.Banshee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 3360038, member: 7883"] To be clear...in the context of the novel, it made complete sense. I'm not advocating creating hordes of PCs like that. This particular character was unique....there was only one in the world. I do think that some of these half-breed templates are overdone.....there are just so many characters and NPCs with them in 3E that they're not special and, yes, it makes it seem like dragons (for instance) are fornicating with thousands and thousands of humanoids. In 2nd Ed., when half-dragons were first created, they were an exception. It was pointed out that most dragons see humans the way we see hamsters, and would never want to breed with them. Originally, only a few species (gold, silver, bronze) bred with humanoids....then 3E came along, the designers realized the race was popular, and opened it up to everything, and hence, the perception that they're all over the place. That's part of the 3E philosophy of taking away limits though. I *do* think settings should have some limits....then they have more internal consistency. Some like Dragonlance have a limit on what sentient races there are. They don't allow just anything. And they've got a thorough explanation of how the exceptions arose (ie. the Greystone). In the end, I haven't seen the half-races as that much of a problem. I don't use too many of them, and none of my players pick them for PCs. Banshee [/QUOTE]

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