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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4949844" data-attributes="member: 61155">Why? Why should we ignore that example?  The point is, Elrond being a half-elf is a fundamental element of his character, and makes him something essentially unique in Middle-earth. It also is almost entirely irrelevant to the story going on around him - which is why so many read the books and never even realize his background. They see him as a leader of the elves, because that is actually what matters in the story. They see him as the father of Arwen. As a member of the White Council.  Now, if it is fine for race to take a back-seat in a story, it shouldn't only be more-so for a roleplaying game, where the shared narrative story is motivated not to entertain an audience, but to entertain and be enjoyed by the players. You say your problem is with 'having no flavor at all'. But we're talking about Tycho, who is all about the roleplaying. His character has plenty of flavor - it just happens to be that the half-elf element isn't the part of the flavor he is most concerned about.  We already know that he didn't choose half-elf for powergaming reasons - it was a pregenerated character. Do you really feel that him focusing on his class as a defining element rather than his race makes him a 'bad roleplayer'? Do you honestly believe that someone is a worse gamer because they don't make a big deal about their race?</blockquote>