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<blockquote data-quote="PsyzhranV2" data-source="post: 7869216" data-attributes="member: 7015332">Sometimes I want to play as somebody with a closer connection to the setting or the DM's (meta)plot than the average Joe human Fighter. Maybe the dwarves of this setting have a conenction to the BBEG's plots in the past; I want in on that. Maybe the dragonborn and the gnomes in the setting have a rivalry that me and another player at the table want to bring to the forefront and the DM is willing to work into the session plans.Sometimes I want to work out some issues that I'm dealing with in real life without turning the table into an outright therapy session. The &quot;human, but also not&quot; nature of demihumans provides both an allegorical hook and a safety filter to prevent those emotions from becomjng too debilitating. While I'm usually meh on playing tieflings myself, I can see and sympathize with how they're popular with people wanting to express their frustrations on being hated and discriminated against just for who they are. I prefer settings that acknowledge and accommodate these RP preferences, not just limited to tieflings but in general.Sometimes I just want to play something weird or cool, and not being a human helps with that. I don't think that should be a black mark on my character or a judgment of my roleplaying &quot;skill&quot; by some gatekeeping standard as long as I'm not being obnoxious about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PsyzhranV2, post: 7869216, member: 7015332"] Sometimes I want to play as somebody with a closer connection to the setting or the DM's (meta)plot than the average Joe human Fighter. Maybe the dwarves of this setting have a conenction to the BBEG's plots in the past; I want in on that. Maybe the dragonborn and the gnomes in the setting have a rivalry that me and another player at the table want to bring to the forefront and the DM is willing to work into the session plans. Sometimes I want to work out some issues that I'm dealing with in real life without turning the table into an outright therapy session. The "human, but also not" nature of demihumans provides both an allegorical hook and a safety filter to prevent those emotions from becomjng too debilitating. While I'm usually meh on playing tieflings myself, I can see and sympathize with how they're popular with people wanting to express their frustrations on being hated and discriminated against just for who they are. I prefer settings that acknowledge and accommodate these RP preferences, not just limited to tieflings but in general. Sometimes I just want to play something weird or cool, and not being a human helps with that. I don't think that should be a black mark on my character or a judgment of my roleplaying "skill" by some gatekeeping standard as long as I'm not being obnoxious about it. [/QUOTE]

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