Re: Annoying races - Was: WoW - I wonder....

I always looked at it the other way. People complain that when playing other
sentient species that people are just playing a human in a funny suit. But
the truth is, human is the only sensability we know and to claim that you
can really take on the thought process of another species is just unfounded.
Ultimately, whatever you are playing is a reflection of either your own
humanity or your desire for what you wish to see humanity become.

To quote Ernst Mayr, species are "groups of actually or potentially
interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from
other such groups". Its not the only definition of species but by it,
humans, elves, vulcans, klingons, and orcs are all the same species.

On 9/7/06, Michael Shell <FenrysStar@???.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 9/6/2006 10:48:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> david_shepheard@???????.com writes:
>
> Is that  real life humanity or RPG humanity?
>
>
>
> Both actually, I am one of those people to prefer to play non-humans.
> Tomorrow when you wake up, can you just to be a dwarf? How about and elf?
> I know
> when you wake up tomorrow you're gonna be an ogre! I am forced to play a
> human
> every day of my life. When I play a game I would rather be something other
> than  a human. Preferably a humanoid canine, but that's just me. In my
> humble
> opinion  humans are the least worthy to receive the benefits they have
> always
> received in  D&D.
>
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