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Every time people lament changes to the lore that amount to "not every member of species X is irredeemably evil" and claim the game is removing villains from it, I think how villains of so-caleld evil species fall into two cathegories: a) bland and boring and b)have something else, unrelated to their species going on for them, that makes them interesting.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No quarrel there. The only interesting thing about evil races is when you subvert the trope, but as we’ve all been doing that since the 80s that’s just become another tired trope.

Personally I just run campaigns where 90% of the people are humans.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I prefer humans to be weak so nobody chooses them. Want a lizardborn x orc cleric? Sure. Want a human fighter? Well, theeeese enemies have + x on these stats against humans.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why punish players that want to be a human?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Furry DM, pushing a fetish on their players.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

" Dare you enter my magical realm?? "

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Well hold on, maybe I wanna bottom...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cuz they always are either elf or human and that is boring. Also, I’m one of those bastards who force the players to role play, yet I’m no maniac who forces them to poop and pee.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Surely the RP is what makes a character interesting, not their species? If your character is only interesting because they're an orc, in my opinion that's a pretty boring character

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Wow, what a hot take!