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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 6416421" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>Very humanocentric, with other races in play. Standard races presented at PC creation are human, elf, dwarf, hobgoblin, Kalashtar (renamed, but the stats were a perfect fit for something), trollborn (see 2E Viking book). I actually like dragonborn, so I'm looking for the right way to add them in.</p><p></p><p>Also present as some level of "civilized", but not available as a PC race unless specifically requested, are: orc, goblin, gnome, gnolls, kobold, and various giants (including ogres and firbolg).</p><p></p><p>Worth noting: Tieflings exist in the 2E context and appearance. There are no drow, but there is a nation of evil elves. Gnolls are scavengers of other civilizations and their major arcanist are warlocks who make pacts with dead/forgotten gods. Half-orcs and half-elves exist, but are rare and don't form societies of their own. </p><p></p><p>There are very few things that I'd say are absolutely non-existent (except gnomes that have any affinity for mechanical tinkering), but anything beyond the above is unlikely to be a major mover in the world, racially speaking (dragons and planar powers tend to be individually potent, but rare).</p><p></p><p>I definitely think there's a saturation point. At a certain level, races lose their distinctiveness. I'm definitely a believer that, if the only thing that makes a race stand out is its stats, it shouldn't be included. There are no "big, strong humans", "androgynous, lithe humans", "short, surly humans", or "humans with tire treads on their forehead" IMC. You can play them any way you'd like, but each race has unique aspects that are hard to escape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 6416421, member: 5100"] Very humanocentric, with other races in play. Standard races presented at PC creation are human, elf, dwarf, hobgoblin, Kalashtar (renamed, but the stats were a perfect fit for something), trollborn (see 2E Viking book). I actually like dragonborn, so I'm looking for the right way to add them in. Also present as some level of "civilized", but not available as a PC race unless specifically requested, are: orc, goblin, gnome, gnolls, kobold, and various giants (including ogres and firbolg). Worth noting: Tieflings exist in the 2E context and appearance. There are no drow, but there is a nation of evil elves. Gnolls are scavengers of other civilizations and their major arcanist are warlocks who make pacts with dead/forgotten gods. Half-orcs and half-elves exist, but are rare and don't form societies of their own. There are very few things that I'd say are absolutely non-existent (except gnomes that have any affinity for mechanical tinkering), but anything beyond the above is unlikely to be a major mover in the world, racially speaking (dragons and planar powers tend to be individually potent, but rare). I definitely think there's a saturation point. At a certain level, races lose their distinctiveness. I'm definitely a believer that, if the only thing that makes a race stand out is its stats, it shouldn't be included. There are no "big, strong humans", "androgynous, lithe humans", "short, surly humans", or "humans with tire treads on their forehead" IMC. You can play them any way you'd like, but each race has unique aspects that are hard to escape. [/QUOTE]
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