Character Race Relations - Revision history

Maxwell at 01:53, 5 September 2025

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Non-player Races

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 All these societies compete for land, [[Trade System|wealth]], military and [[Religion|religious]] superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy; often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
-Only a fool would trust another person merely on the basis of race, or even because both of the same region — though naturally it happens, because the world is full of fools.  It's worth remembering, however, that the 17th century is well before the rise of "nationalism."
+Only a fool would trust another person merely on the basis of race, or even because they both of the same region — though naturally it happens, because the world is full of fools.  It's worth remembering, however, that the 17th century is well before the rise of "nationalism."
 == Non-player Races ==

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−	Therefore, as there are vast realms in the game world ruled over by orcish and goblinish peoples, and many other non-player character races besides, there remains the opportunity for well-meaning characters to venture into such places. It is always well to remember that foreign cultures are rife with expectations of temperament, religious qualms and a general distrust for strangers ... but this does not mean that a human party can't venture into a vast hobgoblin empire and be welcomed as friends or the bringers of news from the outside world.	+	Therefore, as there are vast realms in the game world ruled over by orcish and goblinish peoples, and many other non-player character races besides, there remains the opportunity for well-meaning characters to venture into such places. It is always well to remember that foreign cultures are rife with expectations of temperament, religious qualms and a general distrust for strangers ... but this does not mean that a human party can't venture into a vast [[Hobgoblin\|hobgoblin]] empire and be welcomed as friends or the bringers of news from the outside world.

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-There are a few hundred intelligent species that exist in the world, many of which — humanoid and non-humanoid — have created societies of some kind. Some societies are very small, mere pockets of habitation existing in [[Subterranean (range)|subterranean]] regions or highly isolated wilderness areas. Other societies are huge, comprising empires. Between are endless kingdoms, republics, principalities, duchies and so on. Each has staked out their territory — and where the territory conflicts with its neighbors, borders are agreed upon and, sometimes, challenged.
+All these societies compete for land, [[Trade System|wealth]], military and [[Religion|religious]] superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy; often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
-All these societies compete for land, [[Trade System|trade]], military and [[Religion|religious]] superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy; often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
+Only a fool would trust another person merely on the basis of race, or even because both of the same region — though naturally it happens, because the world is full of fools.  It's worth remembering, however, that the 17th century is well before the rise of "nationalism."
-That said, the proposed racially-based hatred that was codified in AD&D is NOT a relevant consideration in my game world. The [[Dwarf Race & Physiology|dwarves]] in the world have little or nothing to do with the world’s [[Elf Race & Physiology|elves]]; and while orcs have threatened many human cultures in Asia and eastern Europe, they’re almost unknown in western Europe and Africa. [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|Half-orcs]], therefore, might be distrusted in some parts of the world but simply treated as a stranger elsewhere. Unless there region has a specific reason to feel antipathy, the more likely response to a [[Character Race Options|player character's race]], player or non-player, is apathy.
+== Non-player Races ==
 See [[Player Characters]]

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-There are a few hundred intelligent species that exist in the world, many of which — humanoid and non-humanoid — have created societies of some kind. Some societies are very small, mere pockets of habitation existing in subterranean regions or highly isolated wilderness areas. Other societies are huge, comprising empires. Between are endless kingdoms, republics, principalities, duchies and so on. Each has staked out their territory — and where the territory conflicts with its neighbors, borders are agreed upon and, sometimes, challenged.
+There are a few hundred intelligent species that exist in the world, many of which — humanoid and non-humanoid — have created societies of some kind. Some societies are very small, mere pockets of habitation existing in [[Subterranean (range)|subterranean]] regions or highly isolated wilderness areas. Other societies are huge, comprising empires. Between are endless kingdoms, republics, principalities, duchies and so on. Each has staked out their territory — and where the territory conflicts with its neighbors, borders are agreed upon and, sometimes, challenged.
 All these societies compete for land, [[Trade System|trade]], military and [[Religion|religious]] superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy; often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.

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 There are a few hundred intelligent species that exist in the world, many of which — humanoid and non-humanoid — have created societies of some kind. Some societies are very small, mere pockets of habitation existing in subterranean regions or highly isolated wilderness areas. Other societies are huge, comprising empires. Between are endless kingdoms, republics, principalities, duchies and so on. Each has staked out their territory — and where the territory conflicts with its neighbors, borders are agreed upon and, sometimes, challenged.
-All these societies compete for land, trade, military and religious superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy … and often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
+All these societies compete for land, [[Trade System|trade]], military and [[Religion|religious]] superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy; often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
-That said, the proposed racially-based hatred that was codified in AD&D is NOT a relevant consideration in my game world. The dwarves in the world have little or nothing to do with the world’s elves; and while orcs have threatened many human cultures in Asia and eastern Europe, they’re almost unknown in western Europe and Africa. Half-orcs, therefore, might be distrusted in some parts of the world but simply treated as a stranger elsewhere. Unless there region has a specific reason to feel antipathy, the more likely response to a character’s race, player or non-player, is apathy.
+That said, the proposed racially-based hatred that was codified in AD&D is NOT a relevant consideration in my game world. The [[Dwarf Race & Physiology|dwarves]] in the world have little or nothing to do with the world’s [[Elf Race & Physiology|elves]]; and while orcs have threatened many human cultures in Asia and eastern Europe, they’re almost unknown in western Europe and Africa. [[Half-orc Race & Physiology|Half-orcs]], therefore, might be distrusted in some parts of the world but simply treated as a stranger elsewhere. Unless there region has a specific reason to feel antipathy, the more likely response to a [[Character Race Options|player character's race]], player or non-player, is apathy.
-Because it is the 17th century, furthermore, no rational person is automatically friendly to someone else merely on the basis of their race — or even their kinship as a countryman. National pride is almost unheard of; and a member of one’s own race can be as easily a villain as anyone.
+Because my world takes place in Earth's 17th century, only a fool would trust another person merely on the basis of race, even a countryman. National pride is unheard of; and a member of one’s own race can be easily as villainous as anyone.
-Therefore, race plays a very small part in the personal relations of my game world. Race is merely physical appearance, or a set of inborn talents … and nothing more. An odd person of another heritage might draw notice, even curiousity, but an immediate hatred is extremely unlikely.
+Therefore, race plays a very small part in the relations of my game world. Race is merely physical appearance, or a set of inborn talents — and nothing more. An odd person of another heritage might draw curiosity, even enmity, but an directed hatred is unlikely.

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−	~~Placeholder~~.	+	There are a few hundred intelligent species that exist in the world, many of which — humanoid and non-humanoid — have created societies of some kind. Some societies are very small, mere pockets of habitation existing in subterranean regions or highly isolated wilderness areas. Other societies are huge, comprising empires. Between are endless kingdoms, republics, principalities, duchies and so on. Each has staked out their territory — and where the territory conflicts with its neighbors, borders are agreed upon and, sometimes, challenged.
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		+	All these societies compete for land, trade, military and religious superiority, the spread of their culture and in other less important ways. This competition produces a certain degree of antipathy … and often, following an collection of violent historical incidents, outright hatred.
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		+	That said, the proposed racially-based hatred that was codified in AD&D is NOT a relevant consideration in my game world. The dwarves in the world have little or nothing to do with the world’s elves; and while orcs have threatened many human cultures in Asia and eastern Europe, they’re almost unknown in western Europe and Africa. Half-orcs, therefore, might be distrusted in some parts of the world but simply treated as a stranger elsewhere. Unless there region has a specific reason to feel antipathy, the more likely response to a character’s race, player or non-player, is apathy.
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		+	Because it is the 17th century, furthermore, no rational person is automatically friendly to someone else merely on the basis of their race — or even their kinship as a countryman. National pride is almost unheard of; and a member of one’s own race can be as easily a villain as anyone.
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		+	Therefore, race plays a very small part in the personal relations of my game world. Race is merely physical appearance, or a set of inborn talents … and nothing more. An odd person of another heritage might draw notice, even curiousity, but an immediate hatred is extremely unlikely.