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Originally Posted by Rurik
Fantasy archetypes could be represented by cultures - the forest people, the mountain people, the underground people, but have them all be humans.
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Once I had a similar idea: dwarfs were really short humans who wouldn't live in caves or wear armor if not for bigoted Big Folk, elves were clannish forest dwellers whose extreme physical similarity and odd naming conventions made outsiders think individuals were immortal, and orcs were seemingly peaceful village dwellers who on moonless nights donned grotesque masks and did depraved things.
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Originally Posted by Rurik
Though really I think races proper would probably have broader appeal.
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One thing I like about Glorantha is that the nonhumans are truly nonhuman: elves are plants, Mostali think like robots, and trolls have their own strange culture ... not to mention morokanths, dragonewts, etc.