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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 9400700" data-attributes="member: 205">So, to try and distill this....we can assume that if a game has a concept of race/species (in the familiar "fantasy world" sense), then that concept carries a certain amount of narrative weight within the gameworld.  And that weight carries with it a certain amount of leeway to influence the narrative, a narrative potency, even if that impact is not strictly defined by rules text.Even without a "mechanic", it would be OK to have a magic item that can only be used by elves, or for a triton to breathe underwater, because of that narrative potency.  And without defined mechanics, the extent of that potency has to be negotiated between the DM and the players.</blockquote>