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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4954512" data-attributes="member: 22779">Meh, again, I was simply pointing to this as an example.  An example of something I've seen over and over again from people who play elves.  Apparently people seem to think that there is absolutely no differences between genders or ethnicity or race and we're all pretty much just exact carbon copies of each other.I would point to a whole slew of media and writing that says that you're wrong.  That there really are actual differences between, say, men and women.  I know it might not be politically correct to say so, but, there really are differences there.  Honest.  To be honest, I wasn't sure who said Omin has always been a half elf.  He's certainly not drawn as one in the comics.  But, again, for the umpteenth bloody time, IT WAS AN EXAMPLE.Look, after this long, people have started just arguing me instead of the point I'm trying to make, so, like I said a few pages back, it's time for me to bow out.  I leave with this final thought.  Yes, it's perfectly fine for "It sounds fun" to be a reason to choose something.  But, my question is, "Why?  Why does it sound fun?  What about that particular choice makes it appealing to you?  If your character behaves in all ways EXACTLY the same regardless of what race (or whatever the choice happens to be) you choose, then how does choosing something different add to your fun?  If your female character acts in all ways exactly the same as your male character, then how is writing female on your character sheet enhancing your fun?"And, despite several pages of this thread, NOT ONE of you has answered that.  Not one person has bothered to explain why ignoring this enhances enjoyment at the table.  I've stated that ignoring choices actually hurts the fun at the table because it robs the rest of the players of the chance to role play as well.So, if your choice makes zero difference to how you will play this character, why did you make the choice?</blockquote>

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