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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Madnick" data-source="post: 6287088" data-attributes="member: 6687273">Greetings, I am a member of a team developing a Pathfinder-compatible living campaign setting. We plan to involve the community a lot in the setting’s evolution, so this is a first attempt to see what you guys think about dominant races. I ‘ll try to elaborate a little on the options:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Humans: Similar to most popular epic fantasy settings, this is straight-forward. Humans are versatile, resilient and adaptive. They normally make a top candidate for the dominant race spot. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A demihuman common race: I have heard many people wonder why elves have not ever bothered in any setting to take over the world, being the wisest, strongest in magic and all. But one might have a distinctive approach; why not another demihuman race? Unusual fluff / world lore can often improve the role playing experience so perhaps one might like the idea of imperialist Halflings! If you vote this option, I‘d love to see a comment on how exactly you see it happen. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All common races equally dominant: All races have more or less equal power. Each uses its resources. Domination changes between kingdoms, but often strange schemes are attempted to maintain balance; councils with members so distinctive that one might argue they can not agree on the simplest of matters. Political intrigue at its best. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One savage humanoid race: The savage race (orcs? ogres?) has been long suppressed... Now, they rule and it is in chaos and disorder. They kill innocents just for the sake of killing. Humanoids plan rebellions (smaller or larger), but can they work together remaining undetected and how? With these ones, it doesn’t take much; one wrong move and you are dead. For no apparent reason. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A monster race: In Darksun it’s dragons. In Greek cosmogony, it’s titans. What other race has the intelligence to dominate the world? Could it be the undead? In any case, common races live in deep fear. They are only safe in small safe havens. </li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Post apocalyptic – anarchy (no dominant race): No stereotypes, no order! Every person can only be judged by the character’s guts feeling and perhaps rumors he might have heard. In time, any race, tribe or order might dominate the setting </li> </ul></blockquote>

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