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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 8864740" data-attributes="member: 6787503">I was only responding to the quotes you provided which I've copied below, and I think we're in agreement that there's a mixture of biological and cultural attributes in D&amp;D races and it's often not clear which is which. I didn't say that implications couldn't be made about whether a given trait is biological or not, only that it isn't outright stated to be so except in that one case. Something can be natural, inherent, or even inborn for your character without having to do with your biology, especially in a world of magic. Traits derived from your ancestors may have been passed down culturally, etc.&quot;As a forest gnome, you have a natural knack for illusion and inherent quickness and stealth.&quot;&quot;As a rock gnome, you have a natural inventiveness and hardiness...&quot;&quot;Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.&quot;&quot;As a stout halfling, you're hardier than average and have some resistance to poison. Some say that stouts have dwarven blood.&quot;&quot;Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the results of thousands of years of elven refinement.&quot;&quot;Your dwarf character has an assortment of inborn abilities, the part and parcel of dwarven nature.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 8864740, member: 6787503"] I was only responding to the quotes you provided which I've copied below, and I think we're in agreement that there's a mixture of biological and cultural attributes in D&D races and it's often not clear which is which. I didn't say that implications couldn't be made about whether a given trait is biological or not, only that it isn't outright stated to be so except in that one case. Something can be natural, inherent, or even inborn for your character without having to do with your biology, especially in a world of magic. Traits derived from your ancestors may have been passed down culturally, etc. "As a forest gnome, you have a [I]natural[/I] knack for illusion and [I]inherent[/I] quickness and stealth." "As a rock gnome, you have a [I]natural[/I] inventiveness and hardiness..." "Your half-orc character has certain traits [I]deriving from your orc ancestry[/I]." "As a stout halfling, you're hardier than average and have some resistance to poison. Some say that stouts have [I]dwarven blood[/I]." "Your elf character has a variety of [I]natural[/I] abilities, the results of [I]thousands of years of elven refinement[/I]." "Your dwarf character has an assortment of [I]inborn[/I] abilities, the part and parcel of dwarven [I]nature[/I]." [/QUOTE]

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