| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Bira) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Races (was: No subject) |
| Date: | Tue Mar 26 16:50:01 2002 |
"Bryan Pow" <bryan_pow@*******.com> wrote:
>
> In my games I've always treated the various metatypes exactly like humans,
> just with a few minor differences. After all the Meta's have only been
> around for 50 or so years. There will of course be differences, but I've
> always felt that these were due more to predjudice than to "the way a Dwarf
> acts". Of course an Ork will generally have a chip on his shoulder if he's
> normaly treated like crap.
I do agree with that view. In fact, I'd say the prejudice people have
towards metahumans would be _based_ in fantasy and AD&D on many
instances :).
That's why orcs are usually treated like crap, moreso than the other
races - they're stigmatized as evil, uncivilized bastards. By the same
rationale, elves are all noble and snobish tree-huggers, dwarves are
little bearded barbarians, and trolls are brutish thugs with little to
no intelligence.
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