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The Hin give the impression of a natural biology, and a Human one. They exhibit every Human characteristic.
So you are saying that a being should be judged on its appearance.
Pass.
The Hin give the impression of a natural biology, and a Human one. They exhibit every Human characteristic.
Ideally the classification of a species should be judged on its genetics, but D&D traditions rarely discuss scientific genetics.So you are saying that a being should be judged on its appearance.
Pass.
No they don't. Although they have been depicted very differently throughout the decades because different artists have different preferences and perspectives. I remember multiple art directors trying hard to create body shapes/silhouettes that differentiate the species via skull and skeletal structure so they don't just look like humans. Them wanting elves being more than human with pointed ears, or being able to differentiate between dwarves, gnomes, and halflings at a glance.Unlike Elves where "a wizard" really "did" do "it".
The Hin give the impression of a natural biology, and a Human one. They appear Human in every way.
Ideally a species should be judged on its genetics
When it comes to reallife Humans, we share the same genes, that is why there is only one species, without any "subspecies".lol what?
Man, just a wild heel turn out of you here.
When it comes to reallife Humans, we share the same genes, that is why there is only one species, without any "subspecies".
Things that were big deal to racists, like skin color, turn out to be irrelevant to genetics.
I am not interested in reducing playable races. At all. I don't care if the reason is "We can make all variations of elves just be one elf." or "We can merge certain races into "Human" because of "real world genetics". We're not talking about real-world genetics. This is a fantasy world without millions of years of genetic evolution. It's a multiverse of magic.When it comes to reallife Humans, we share the same genes, that is why there is only one species, without any "subspecies".
Things that were big deal to racists, like skin color, turn out to be irrelevant to genetics.
Your comment isnt paying attention to what my posts stated.Anyone got the genome mapping for an Orc, asking for a friend.
And yet you are talking about green eyes, fantasy genetics, and erasure of halflings.
Dude, this is a game of make believe fantastical beings.
This is not real.
When removing the concept of D&D "races" (and their origins from historical racist worldviews), and one instead thinks in terms of "species", it becomes clear, the Hin classify as the Human species.