Vaalingrade
Legend
So to go way back to the actual question:
Race/Species/we need a better name for this thing is what weird thing you are. It's the built in things you can do regardless of your culture, education, etc. It's part of who you are inherently.
Class is what you've learned to do; the powers and you've gained through practice, study, creation, or connections.
Background is... kind of what your culture is, or at least vocation.
Essentially D&D doesn't have a codified culture segment in character creation. It's been bolted onto species, onto feats, sometimes onto class, but it's never had its own thing and it would be very interesting to have one.
Race/Species/we need a better name for this thing is what weird thing you are. It's the built in things you can do regardless of your culture, education, etc. It's part of who you are inherently.
Class is what you've learned to do; the powers and you've gained through practice, study, creation, or connections.
Background is... kind of what your culture is, or at least vocation.
Essentially D&D doesn't have a codified culture segment in character creation. It's been bolted onto species, onto feats, sometimes onto class, but it's never had its own thing and it would be very interesting to have one.