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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8402520" data-attributes="member: 7023887">But there isn't nuance here. There is literally none. [USER=7032193]@Bird Of Play[/USER] was saying that they don't want Rabbitfolk in D&D because they don't like them, think that the people that do like them like childish things, and are taking too much inspiration from video games (and then judging those people based on their tastes in those video games). There's no nuance there. It's just clear, textbook gatekeeping of an element that one person may not prefer or enjoy, and then judging and pointing fingers because of their own personal biases. That is exactly what's happening. There is no nuance there. And I don't think there's any evidence that "one of these creatures, in the source material, would live in a swamp or is a curse that lives all alone in some mystical forest". That's just plain made up, there's no support for that argument. There's also no reason why Rabbitfolk couldn't have their own villages or even kingdoms. Why would Rabbitfolk be less inclined towards civilization building than any other race, especially the other animalfolk races? Why would a Tortle or Aarakocra be capable of building a village or kingdom, and not a Harengon? Wait a moment. Don't answer that, because I already have the answer: there is no reason or justification for this mindset. None. And, finally, Harengon come from the Feywild. The world that they come from doesn't have to support civilizations of Tortles, Aarakocra, and every other type of animalfolk. Many of the official animalfolk races are setting-specific (Simic Hybrids, Leonins, etc), and the ones that would coexist in a generic fantasy world (like the Forgotten Realms) could easily do so without butting into each other or competing for land due to the existence of different Planes. Aarakocra come from the Elemental Plane of Air, Harengon and Satyrs come from the Feywild, Tritons come from the Elemental Plane of Water, and so on. There's no reason to say "it doesn't make sense for them to exist in the same setting, because they would compete for land!" in a world where there are literally different planes of existence (and demiplanes, like Domains of Dread and Delight).</blockquote>

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