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Message: <blockquote data-quote="djotaku" data-source="post: 9803355" data-attributes="member: 7054471">How do you get over it? You just get over it. It's a game with talking dragons and mermaids and every kind of mythology thrown into a blender. Also, the LGBT person had it right as well - one of the things I constantly read or hear or watch on YT about RP in TTRPGs is that you should have a reason to adventure. Think of real life middle ages through renaissance (the time period of most fantasy RPGs). Sure, SOME people joined the crusades. Most people were exceptional if they went further than the next town over. So SOMETHING has made you decide to go adventuring (same for your party). So, by nature, the adventurers are going to be weirdos. Think of all those protagonists (like Luke Skywalker) who are willing to trade the safety of a boring life for adventure - they're the exception! (Otherwise like everyone would be joining the military - which is what Luke wants to do - for adventure)As someone pointed on page 2 if you've been playing D&D or Pathfinder long enough you're probably sick and tired of dwarves and elves.Finally, there is some support to your POV. The Midgard setting for 5e (originally for Pathfinder) and the Pathfinder Player Core 2 both mention that you should talk to your GM before picking a weird species. Why? Because technically if your GM is running things "correctly" then if you show up to a continent of only dwarves and you're a tiefling - everyone's going to stare at you. And that's true to real life, too. I don't know if it still happens in today's Internet world, but 30ish years ago when I was in HS I had a friend who's black who went to China and people kept staring as if there was an alien among them. So, yeah, there's something to be said for that.</blockquote>

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