D&D (2024) Should 2014 Half Elves and Half Orcs be added to the 2025 SRD?

[Yaarel]

If they're going to be different species in ,my game, they're darn well going to have different names.

"Elf" might work better as a creature type, like Giant and Goblinoid. Then there can be many different kinds of Elf "species". That said.


The 2024 Elf subdivides by cultural spells and spell-likes. So, different spell choices can reproduce completely different kinds of Elves and cultures.

It is easy for a DM to use spell choices to emulate High Elf or Drow Elf, or Grugach Elf or Astral Elf. The Elf format is potentially freeform.

Personally, I feel Darkvision should be specific to Drow and Wood cultures only.

The default "Fey Ancestry" should instead be the ability to cast Detect Magic at will.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

I assume you'd like to convince others of your point of view, and I believe in the old adage?

Good thing then we're not talking about Batman, but dnd, no matter how much fanatics of that intellectual parasite try to change it.

So it's ok to look down on people who like something you don't, as long as you're comfortable with your reasons for not liking it?

Spare me moral posturing in defense of a franchise abput rich fascist's vendetta against the disfranchised.

 

[AnotherGuy]

I nominate @Yaarel as Enworld's Maester of Elves who now joins @Voadam as our current Undead Maester. There are a lot of positions open for any hopefuls.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Spare me moral posturing in defense of a franchise abput rich fascist's vendetta against the disfranchised.

I will not. I don't think it's ok to act condescendingly to those who disagree with you, especially when all we're talking about is pop culture. People can (and IMO should) be able to disagree and still be respectful towards each other.

I know that means I'm out of step for the times, but I'm old-fashioned like that.

For the record, I like some versions of the Batman franchise, and dislike others.

 

[Maxperson]

And tell me exactly, how is this set dressing in any way inherently better from the set dressing of "turtle"? or "small green people that pee in the milk?". Why is Hobbit inherently more relatable from Kobold or Elf from Dragonborn?

This has been explained to you multiple times. Why would @pemerton repeat it since you are dead set on ignoring anything that shows you to be incorrect and belittling anyone who disagrees with you. Or apparently likes Batman, because the vast majority of comic book fans are wrong and you are right.

You guys are defending argument the fantasy HAS TO HAVE HUMANS TO BE RELATABLE TO THE AUDIENCES. And I think nothing proves how indefensible it is than the fact you constantly run into denying Hobbits in LotR are separate race. You are so close to getting the truth and still run away last minute to pick dumbest hill to die on.

Almost as bad as dying on the hill of "Animal people are more relatable to humans than other humans."

 

[Not a Decepticon]

I will not. I don't think it's ok to act condescendingly to those who disagree with you, especially when all we're talking about is pop culture. People can (and IMO should) be able to disagree and still be respectful towards each other.

I know that means I'm out of step for the times, but I'm old-fashioned like that.

For the record, I like some versions of the Batman franchise, and dislike others.

And I hate all of them and felt insulted by having to discuss that character in context of hobby I picked to not have to deal with that garbage?

 

[Maxperson]

JLA: Superman, Red Tornado, not sure about furries.

Does Jayna count?

Avengers: Wonder Man, Hercules, Thor, Vision, Tigra.

I'm not saying you're fully wrong, but Superman and Thor both do fairly well - in teams and solo - and both are aliens. (Though rather human-like ones!)

And that's the key.

 

[Micah Sweet]

And I hate all of them and felt insulted by having to discuss that character in context of hobby I picked to not have to deal with that garbage?

You could have talked about Peter Parker instead, though for my money that character rather works against your point (as super heroes go, Spider-Man is the avatar of relatability).

 

[pemerton]

Does Jayna count?

I get the sense that you already know the answer is no.

(Assuming I've got the right Jayna - Wonder Twins.)

 

[Minigiant]

If they're going to be different species in ,my game, they're darn well going to have different names.

Again

Laziness, nostalgia , or fear by the market leader