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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8845712" data-attributes="member: 18182">True.But there is a concept from theatre that I think applies to fantastic fiction and gaming . . . suspension of disbelief . . . for an audience member to &quot;suspend&quot; their disbelief and BELIEVE in the reality of the play, most of the play's elements are grounded in as much reality as possible, with only some elements pushing past those bounds. In a fantasy setting, if humans exist and behave much the same way humans do in the real world, it makes it easier to believe in the fantastical, like dragons, while engaging with the story.It's why, whether we use the word &quot;species&quot; or not, we tend to view the various fantasy races as species . . . because it jives with our understanding of the real world, and makes the more fantastical elements of the game &quot;believable&quot; while we play (or read novels).D&amp;D races don't have to follow the &quot;rules&quot; of real world biology, but tracking generally with that understanding is already a thing, regardless of the words we use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8845712, member: 18182"] True. But there is a concept from theatre that I think applies to fantastic fiction and gaming . . . suspension of disbelief . . . for an audience member to "suspend" their disbelief and BELIEVE in the reality of the play, most of the play's elements are grounded in as much reality as possible, with only some elements pushing past those bounds. In a fantasy setting, if humans exist and behave much the same way humans do in the real world, it makes it easier to believe in the fantastical, like dragons, while engaging with the story. It's why, whether we use the word "species" or not, we tend to view the various fantasy races as species . . . because it jives with our understanding of the real world, and makes the more fantastical elements of the game "believable" while we play (or read novels). D&D races don't have to follow the "rules" of real world biology, but tracking generally with that understanding is already a thing, regardless of the words we use. [/QUOTE]

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