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The company ''Wizard of the Coast'' switched to the term species because the term race is loaded with real-life issues. '''Calling them species is oddly not a progress nor better''' at all: not only is reproduction sometimes impossible between species, or generate children who cannot reproduce, but having only "pure" Elves, in reaction to the fact that the term "half-Elf" can be pejorative, is ironically not a progress. WotC flushed mixed origins from the 2024: how is that a progress? Valuing mixed heritages would be the true progressive approach! The solution to avoid the term is well known from many RPG games, who instead write heritages, mixed heritages, origins, etc. | The company ''Wizard of the Coast'' switched to the term species because the term race is loaded with real-life issues. '''Calling them species is oddly not a progress nor better''' at all: not only is reproduction sometimes impossible between species, or generate children who cannot reproduce, but having only "pure" Elves, in reaction to the fact that the term "half-Elf" can be pejorative, is ironically not a progress. WotC flushed mixed origins from the 2024: how is that a progress? Valuing mixed heritages would be the true progressive approach! The solution to avoid the term is well known from many RPG games, who instead write heritages, mixed heritages, origins, etc. | ||
Reminder: in real life, there is only one single Human race (Homo Sapiens) and species (scientific consensus). | Reminder: in real life, there is only one single Human race (Homo Sapiens) and species (scientific consensus). Physical differences between regions are actually called phenotypes as they are superficial. The deeper differences are cultural. | ||
Anyhow, back to the topic of BG3 : they are logically races of the Humanoid species (not super clearly stated, but we know they can reproduce), though the lore of their origins can be very different. You can therefore imagine why that note should probably be removed. | Anyhow, back to the topic of BG3 : they are logically races of the Humanoid species (not super clearly stated, but we know they can reproduce), though the lore of their origins can be very different. You can therefore imagine why that note should probably be removed. | ||