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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8847850" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>I think part of the problem here is if you want a flavorful real world term that connotes fantasy (which really just means it feels vaguely ancient, vaguely medieval, not modern, etc), you are going to have a hard time finding one that isn't laden with issues at some point&nbsp; in this discussion. They will all likely have the same problem that the word race has in some form. If you choose a more scientific then you have the issues that people have brought up with that not cleanly connecting to a fantasy world of magic and myth. If you choose a term like type those are accurate but have no feel to them (they aren't especially evocative). That is the thing about evocative language, it often has other connotations and associations. Same with colorful and punchy language. My personal view is it is better for individuals to be able to critically understand the intent and the meaning, so we don't have to always have these conversations (rather than for the the designers and writers to constantly vet and critique the terms until they find something no one can possibly object to). But if they are committing to it never being misconstrued for a real world term that has the potential to be seen through that kind of lens, they probably need to stick with neutral terms or scientific ones (and even those are going to be objected to by some folks).</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8847850, member: 85555"] I think part of the problem here is if you want a flavorful real world term that connotes fantasy (which really just means it feels vaguely ancient, vaguely medieval, not modern, etc), you are going to have a hard time finding one that isn't laden with issues at some point in this discussion. They will all likely have the same problem that the word race has in some form. If you choose a more scientific then you have the issues that people have brought up with that not cleanly connecting to a fantasy world of magic and myth. If you choose a term like type those are accurate but have no feel to them (they aren't especially evocative). That is the thing about evocative language, it often has other connotations and associations. Same with colorful and punchy language. My personal view is it is better for individuals to be able to critically understand the intent and the meaning, so we don't have to always have these conversations (rather than for the the designers and writers to constantly vet and critique the terms until they find something no one can possibly object to). But if they are committing to it never being misconstrued for a real world term that has the potential to be seen through that kind of lens, they probably need to stick with neutral terms or scientific ones (and even those are going to be objected to by some folks). [/QUOTE]

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