
My issue with the chimps argument: Look at a chimp's actual anatomy. Longer limbs, they move differently, they're "man" shaped but don't behave like a man in really any way.
Now, sure, it's possible that lalafell are ALSO just different but equally powerful, but that doesn't sit well with me for some reason. Lalafell already have the advantage of being "agile" (why we adhere to that part of the bio and not any of the other ones is beyond me) but if they're also equally strong... Well, lalafell are just a simply superior race. There'd be no reason for them to be on good terms with anyone, and going back to the earliest days of opening tradecraft routes, it would have been easier for them to just take by force.
That's not what happened, so we have to figure there's a reason for that. It doesn't make a ton of sense for the tiny, speedy race to also be on par for strength with the bigger, implied-slower ones (nobody else gets called "agile").
Tabletop has ruined me.
Now, sure, it's possible that lalafell are ALSO just different but equally powerful, but that doesn't sit well with me for some reason. Lalafell already have the advantage of being "agile" (why we adhere to that part of the bio and not any of the other ones is beyond me) but if they're also equally strong... Well, lalafell are just a simply superior race. There'd be no reason for them to be on good terms with anyone, and going back to the earliest days of opening tradecraft routes, it would have been easier for them to just take by force.
That's not what happened, so we have to figure there's a reason for that. It doesn't make a ton of sense for the tiny, speedy race to also be on par for strength with the bigger, implied-slower ones (nobody else gets called "agile").
Tabletop has ruined me.