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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9696390" data-attributes="member: 7006">They all stink and do not identify a gosh-darned thing.BA Dash?&nbsp; Is it an orc or a rogue or monk?&nbsp; I guess this ability insinuates they are one and the same.Perception skill proficiency?&nbsp; Is it an elf or pretty much any other character that selects the most popular skill in the game?&nbsp; The ability insinuates they are one and the same.One would need to completely revamp the Dungeons &amp; Dragons game to make a character's species meaningful from a mechanical point of view.&nbsp; Which basically would mean to slice class levels in half and replace the other ten with species levels that actually gave class-equivalent power to species mechanics.&nbsp; Possible?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; Ever going to happen?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; Simple fact is that D&amp;D is a class-based game system, not a species-based one, so other than a couple minor features that pretty much lose any impact to your PC after 3rd level... choosing your species is pretty much merely a flavor choice-- like your height/weight, or hair color.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9696390, member: 7006"] They all stink and do not identify a gosh-darned thing. BA Dash? Is it an orc or a rogue or monk? I guess this ability insinuates they are one and the same. Perception skill proficiency? Is it an elf or pretty much any other character that selects the most popular skill in the game? The ability insinuates they are one and the same. One would need to completely revamp the Dungeons & Dragons game to make a character's species meaningful from a mechanical point of view. Which basically would mean to slice class levels in half and replace the other ten with species levels that actually gave class-equivalent power to species mechanics. Possible? Sure. Ever going to happen? Nope. Simple fact is that D&D is a class-based game system, not a species-based one, so other than a couple minor features that pretty much lose any impact to your PC after 3rd level... choosing your species is pretty much merely a flavor choice-- like your height/weight, or hair color. [/QUOTE]

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