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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 3922969" data-attributes="member: 2477">Will they be statted as player races, given the expanded role races play in 4e?1) in 3.5, do you consider the races of the MM to be core player races? Available without having to question the DM?2) It's a design philosophy that is representative of the way 4e is being built. It may not matter to you, but it does to some people. (Myself included).3) I'll be buying the PHB to check the system out. I play online. I assume some version of the gnome will be posted, probably with the same condescending attitude that has greeted questions of "why so few gnomes in DDM?" in the past. I don't find that to be good customer service.4) When they had to make decisions about what stayed and what was added, they created 3 NEW races to supplement the core races. The decision for them was that these were more central to playstyle than gnomes. Dragonborn could have easily been relegated to the MM, but instead it's core and gnomes are "monsters".But, it's just a matter of opinion. As always, if the number of customers that like the change excede those that hate the change, and it's good for business, than it's worth losing me as a customer in the long run.</blockquote>