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<blockquote data-quote="Ohmyn" data-source="post: 7624307" data-attributes="member: 6999115"><p>The issue I personally have with this kind of thinking is that player characters are typically exceptions, and not cookie-cutter paragons of their class/race. Most humans don't act like Marvel's Captain America, but that's what makes him stand out. The players are usually the heroes that transcend the typical mold, risking their lives in combat for the greater good. The hero that looks past the dated or immoral ideas of their own people is a super common trope in any lore, hence why it's such a common concept in all forms of media. Assuming all Elves and Half Orcs hate each other is like saying it was impossible for a white to befriend a black during the days of the Atlantic slave trades. We know historically that is not the case, and we'd know that even without historical evidence because if it were impossible then interactions between groups could never change, due to nobody ever being able to step outside the preset mold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ohmyn, post: 7624307, member: 6999115"] The issue I personally have with this kind of thinking is that player characters are typically exceptions, and not cookie-cutter paragons of their class/race. Most humans don't act like Marvel's Captain America, but that's what makes him stand out. The players are usually the heroes that transcend the typical mold, risking their lives in combat for the greater good. The hero that looks past the dated or immoral ideas of their own people is a super common trope in any lore, hence why it's such a common concept in all forms of media. Assuming all Elves and Half Orcs hate each other is like saying it was impossible for a white to befriend a black during the days of the Atlantic slave trades. We know historically that is not the case, and we'd know that even without historical evidence because if it were impossible then interactions between groups could never change, due to nobody ever being able to step outside the preset mold. [/QUOTE]
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