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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 8848844" data-attributes="member: 7025282">Yeah, I merely wanted to say even if it’s not someone’s preference, this won’t make a negative impact on most people’s games.  Going with it does not mean you agree with the premise even if you can sympathize with the care behind it. I am making the term ‘species’ player and not character facing.  In world, people will talk about the race of men or seed of the mountain king or whatever.Character sheets will likely say “species.”The reason I note I don’t buy the rationale is to point out to those who also don’t, that it’s not a game breaker or even a game detractor unless you make it one.A long time ago I offered “species” as a win-win. Where I have issue is with ability score modifiers for certain groups of humans in some older publications.  Eek.  That surely does make for some not good stuff and is literally based on junk science and old weirdnesses with as much credibility as phrenology.  (I am familiar with the actual scholarly literature related to IQ, etc.) so can say that with comfort.If it takes ‘species’ to make it abundantly clear monsters are not just shades of people so be it. Honestly had they just done it and not announced it, I don’t think it would even make a stir.  Then again, it’s the internet.</blockquote>