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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CreamCloud0" data-source="post: 8542132" data-attributes="member: 7034710">writing this from the perspective of a [theoretical] player1) I don't mind lots of races to pick from but i don't want them all happening at once, and i don't like having redundant races in a general sense, pick the ones you're going to have in a setting and stick to that, don't start going all kitchen sink on things,Personally i'd sort races into three groups:Common: humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, orcs, those who are standardly present in all settings unless specifically noted otherwise, around 60-80% of the general population, may be treated as Uncommon where Exclusive races are the Common ones. Found in every settingUncommon: dragonborn, tieflings, gnomes and suchlike, present in most settings but to not to the degree of the common races, could be treated as a common race in an apropriately themed setting, 37-17% of the general population. found in any but not every settingExclusive: I don't really know what the non-standard races are myself but, These are races that are treated as exclusively odd to see in a setting outside of the ones they're not 'native' to but considered as a Common race inside those settings, if one appears in a setting they are not native to they should be treated as a foreigner to that land, 3% of the general population.2) I lean hard to the side of common myself, fixed ASI and abilities, yes have subclasses that provide more granular choices within a race is fine, but fixed choices, just because you wanted to become a bard your inherent dwarven hardiness can't be 'trained' into a CHA bonus, that's what the high number from your rolled scores/point buy/standard array is for.3) I essentially answer this in 1 already didn't I, I guess, i'd allow them but with the caveat that their race is specifically noted as strangers to the setting, sure maybe they might have been born and raised in the setting but the fact that they're there is treated as an anomaly in a general sense.Bonus) So long as you can justify it narratively it's fine IMO, developed in some highly specific environment, exposed to some magic that changed them, travellers from another dimension, whatever, great, just give them a reason to be there, but if they're functionally an entirely different race in all but name [like comparing DnD elves with say, Santa's elves] reskin them or just rename them i'd say.</blockquote>

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