Less Diversity

You know i've heard folk say they want diverse races, species, nations, worlds and what have you but if we're focusing on melting pots and crossroads of the world when do we get time to study, examine and play a race that is for instance as detailed as the Orlanthi in KoDP?

I say fuck diversity, let's have one species, one race of that species, one nation, and maybe even a small settlement of that nation.

Start small and build, establish solid foundations before scaling the spires of dreams.

And no Elves.

Of course.

 

Can we start by having something different from Stock Ripoff Magical Medieval England/France?

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance?

 

Diversity is our Strength!
Why do you want us to become weaker? Are you a commie.

 

We need more Catgirls!

 

As long as there are sheep in the game, the game is good.

 

What if they are the only romance option though?

 

Dinner and a date.

 

Imo there's only a point to having different races if you are doing anything interesting with them. If you could do the same with different cultures of humans then you don't need fantasy races.

 

Not necessarily in that order. Also would sell like crazy in Wales.

 

Coming up with a unique yet consistent and logical culture is hard. That is why most successful depictions of them in media are based on reality. Which is also why Tolkien is so celebrated.

 

100% agree with this. The vast majority of fantasy races are entirely unnecessary as being non-human, and in fact most would probably improve and be more interesting if their exact same culture was presented applied to humans instead.

 

Morrowind did this best:

Dark Elves=Various Tribes and sects of Juice like Hlaalu=Ashkenazim, Redoran=Misrachi, Telvani=Soviet Juice, Ashlanders=Nigger Juice, Comona Tong=Kahane Juice.
Imperials=Romans (Nibanese) Slavs (Colovians)
High Elves=Greeks
Bretons=obliviously Celts of Brittany and French since they are mixed bred of Nords, High Elves and Slavs Nedic people and their coulture is based upon magic, chivalry,petty kingship and backstabbing court intrigue, most similar in fashion and style to generic Medieval western Europe pre Oblivion.
Bosmer=Jungle Niggers
Nords=Snow Niggers
Redguards=Sand Niggers
Cajeet=Niggers
Argonians=Street shitting Niggers

Edited to add Bretons.

 

I agree on a smaller scale and zooming in on one area in detail. As for races though one problem is, it's hard to remember and distinguish exclusively human countries/ethnicities in a fictional world unless they are done really well (A Song of Ice and Fire(Game of Thrones)). Especially if the settings aims for a bit of realism and does not make each and every country vastly different from their neighbours. For example Witcher, DA, Pillars human countries are mostly a jumbled mess in my memory. But then again with smaller scale and step by step introduction of new contries and regions that should be less of a problem.

 

Let's have elves only?

 

The point is elf titties.

You forgot Bretons.
And unironically, I agree. The lore in TES games is actually a lot better than it deserves to be, but you have to really dig to find it.

 

You know the Orlanthi are basically just pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons, right?

 

I'd rather have 14 different races to choose* my party members from than one. Just thinking.

* - meaning finding the most OP one and going with it.

 

I don't at all understand the logic of "it's similar to a human so why not make them humans instead" when throughout the entirety of RPGs and fantasy in general we've had absolutely minimal attempts to create new and interesting races.

You should be asking for more races that are better written, more detailed, more unique and unlike what we get fed every other day.

 

What's the point of making them not human in the first place?

 

To explore countless possible ideas about what could make another being different to us, how those beings interact with other races, other humans and the world around them?

 

Feels bad, warmblood.

 

As Commissar Draco explained (maybe not exactly like that, but...) there's too much diversity which is not diverse at all.
Also don't forget the high elves, low elves, mid elves, day elves, night elves... I mean come on... begone with this shit.

 

Pah, fuck this larper shit. The only thing that really matters is what strength bonuses or intelligence penalties they come with, anyway.