Races Sneak Peek
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:12 am
Herein I'll be posting a bit about the playable races.
"While species and sub-species might actually be more accurate terms from a scientific standpoint, the Victorian world was obsessed with the concept of race. We have deliberately left out the overt racism of the period, but in a nod to the obsession, kept the term race for the various forms of intelligent life on Earth and the Gruv. "
And let's just start with humans, shall we, since they're the majority?
"Terrestrials consist of those people born on Earth, either living there or in the Grosvenor Land, and those of Earthly descent born in the Gruv. This includes both standard humans and members of the four Boojum races (elf, dwarf, snark, troll). Any ethnicity or variation that existed in the late Victorian era is available, although some may require more explanation than others as to why they are going off adventuring. Game statistics for humans do not vary according to ethnicity. They do vary based on Boojum status, with each race having adjustments to the human base statistics."
"While species and sub-species might actually be more accurate terms from a scientific standpoint, the Victorian world was obsessed with the concept of race. We have deliberately left out the overt racism of the period, but in a nod to the obsession, kept the term race for the various forms of intelligent life on Earth and the Gruv. "
And let's just start with humans, shall we, since they're the majority?
"Terrestrials consist of those people born on Earth, either living there or in the Grosvenor Land, and those of Earthly descent born in the Gruv. This includes both standard humans and members of the four Boojum races (elf, dwarf, snark, troll). Any ethnicity or variation that existed in the late Victorian era is available, although some may require more explanation than others as to why they are going off adventuring. Game statistics for humans do not vary according to ethnicity. They do vary based on Boojum status, with each race having adjustments to the human base statistics."