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No More "Humans in Funny Hats": Racial Mechanics Should Determine Racial Cultures
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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8375663" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>I will admit I will never understand the argument that getting rid of racial modifiers waters down the races into the same thing. The game is much more than any stat. Flavor and fluff matter, because it literally tells you the differences between the races. Anyone who says getting rid of the ability modifiers for an elf just makes them no different than any other race is completely ignoring this, which absolutely is unique from humans or other races:</p><p></p><p><em>Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. </em></p><p></p><h2><em>Slender and Graceful</em></h2><p><em>With their unearthly grace and fine features, elves appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds. </em></p><p></p><p></p><h2><em>A Timeless Perspective</em></h2><p><em>Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. </em></p><p></p><p></p><h2><em>Exploration and Adventure</em></h2><p><em>Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so they find careers that let them travel freely and set their own pace. </em></p><p></p><p></p><p>*<strong>Edit </strong>When we read books or watch movies, we have no idea what stats those characters have, and yet the various races all feel unique, flavorful, and memorable. Therefore, stats shouldn't matter all that much when differentiating races to make them feel unique.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8375663, member: 15700"] I will admit I will never understand the argument that getting rid of racial modifiers waters down the races into the same thing. The game is much more than any stat. Flavor and fluff matter, because it literally tells you the differences between the races. Anyone who says getting rid of the ability modifiers for an elf just makes them no different than any other race is completely ignoring this, which absolutely is unique from humans or other races: [I]Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. [/I] [HEADING=1][I]Slender and Graceful[/I][/HEADING] [I]With their unearthly grace and fine features, elves appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds. [/I] [HEADING=1][I]A Timeless Perspective[/I][/HEADING] [I]Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. [/I] [HEADING=1][I]Exploration and Adventure[/I][/HEADING] [I]Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so they find careers that let them travel freely and set their own pace. [/I] *[B]Edit [/B]When we read books or watch movies, we have no idea what stats those characters have, and yet the various races all feel unique, flavorful, and memorable. Therefore, stats shouldn't matter all that much when differentiating races to make them feel unique. [/QUOTE]
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