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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5111214" data-attributes="member: 957">I think that is a good way of putting it.These I don't buy nearly as much because gnomes were already around and half-giants really don't seem to be presumed in D&amp;D at large.But to go back to Star Trek, and Star Wars as well, the highly integrated cultures were prominent.&nbsp; But they were prominent as exceptions.&nbsp; The main cast is both cases is at least somewhat mixed bag, though predominately human.&nbsp; And they travel from place to place.&nbsp; Wherever they go may have any kind of special race.&nbsp; But that race is usually singular.Integration is used to convey something significant about special locations.&nbsp; Federation bases are semi-utopian oases away from those wild (and non-integrated) realms where man is yet to boldly go.&nbsp; Jedi enclaves are similar, and the vast multicultural city in the prequel exists while the Jedi are still a force of good.&nbsp; Whereas Mos Eisley is the same in reverse.&nbsp; It is a worst of all worlds, and as was pointed out above, serves to establish Han Solo's character more than anything else.&nbsp; (Though a chance to establish that Ben ain't just some old man is also taken).The point is that having a highly diverse base to draw upon is one thing, and having ubiquitous intense diversity is far and away another.&nbsp; In my opinion if you have total diversity everywhere, then diversity just becomes homogeneity.&nbsp; To me that is both silly and simplistic as an idea and boring as an on-going engagement.&nbsp; But that is the difference between character potential and setting definition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 5111214, member: 957"] I think that is a good way of putting it. These I don't buy nearly as much because gnomes were already around and half-giants really don't seem to be presumed in D&D at large. But to go back to Star Trek, and Star Wars as well, the highly integrated cultures were prominent. But they were prominent as exceptions. The main cast is both cases is at least somewhat mixed bag, though predominately human. And they travel from place to place. Wherever they go may have any kind of special race. But that race is usually singular. Integration is used to convey something significant about special locations. Federation bases are semi-utopian oases away from those wild (and non-integrated) realms where man is yet to boldly go. Jedi enclaves are similar, and the vast multicultural city in the prequel exists while the Jedi are still a force of good. Whereas Mos Eisley is the same in reverse. It is a worst of all worlds, and as was pointed out above, serves to establish Han Solo's character more than anything else. (Though a chance to establish that Ben ain't just some old man is also taken). The point is that having a highly diverse base to draw upon is one thing, and having ubiquitous intense diversity is far and away another. In my opinion if you have total diversity everywhere, then diversity just becomes homogeneity. To me that is both silly and simplistic as an idea and boring as an on-going engagement. But that is the difference between character potential and setting definition. [/QUOTE]

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