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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9157344" data-attributes="member: 29398">Three assumptions:1. That we're talking about PC-playable species here, rather than whether a species should exist in the setting at all.2. That we're talking about just the core game here and ignoring setting-specific considerations.3. That the core game isn't tied to a default setting.Given that, for the core I'd go with the original seven minus Gnome, leaving Human, Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, Part-Elf and Part-Orc.  All the other options plus more could be tied to specific settings and used as differentiators between them.  For example:FR - add Dragonborn, Tieflings, and other high-magic speciesEberron - add Gnomes, Warforged, and other species that deal with tinkering with stuffPlanescape - add Genasi, Aasimar, and other extra-planar speciesNew Setting X - add Orc, Kobold, Goblin, and other very low magic speciesAnd so on.  That way, each setting has a feature to truly call its own while those who want to can still port species from one setting to another if desired, or if building a homebrew setting.  And non-playable species on a given setting's list could revert to being monsters, opponents, or just wierd stuff met during one's travels; or maybe not exist in that setting at all.</blockquote>