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Well at this point we've crossed so many qualifying thresholds that I think the eventual consensus is this;
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You stand by the notion that Final Fantasy isn't meant to be a Real World Physics reflecting game, and is meant as a fantasy roleplaying game where unrealistic feats are the norm.
If the issue at hand is about 'Roleplaying sensibilities' in regards to fights, then really, you'll have this argument with 'every' Lalafell player with a different opinion, and he wont be wrong as neither will you. There'll simply be a discrepancy between the RP world you perceive and they Perceive. There's obviously no common ground to be found here. You want your roleplay to adhere to RL Physics to deliver a degree of realism, whereas some players will simply go with the notion of 'It's a final fantasy game, liberties with physics are the norm', at which point they're not wrong either, and probably 'closer' to the actual RP scenery then the person is trying to import real life physics into the roleplay setting.
I mean, if we really go with RL physics, you'd have to, in the same take, discredit the existence of alot of Garlean Technology, Ships, weaponry, armor, fighting styles and so on, because they literally make no sense when it comes to RL physics.Â
Considering you will never fight the 'concept' of a Lalafell ingame, but an individually created character, it will be either decided through dice-rolls anyway pertaining to the unique traits/stats of the Lalafell in question or through free form text-combat. So technically, even if people came to the consensus of 'Lalafells in general are not as strong as (insert comparing race here), you can still face a player going (Well my Lalafell can). Any decision here wont give you leeway or 'argument merit' once faced with that situation.
So, Tl;dr
If you're looking to play in a RL physics sound environment, you'll have to stay away from Lalafells in general. Because in Real Life Physics, Evolutionary principles and so on, they make absolutely no sense.
- We cannot determine Lalafell strength with 100 percent certainty
- The Camps on this are split, since people credit/discredit provided materials on their personal notions of realism/comedy value
- Lalafell Physiology contradicts anything we've learned from evolutionary theories and locomotion.
Or
You stand by the notion that Final Fantasy isn't meant to be a Real World Physics reflecting game, and is meant as a fantasy roleplaying game where unrealistic feats are the norm.
If the issue at hand is about 'Roleplaying sensibilities' in regards to fights, then really, you'll have this argument with 'every' Lalafell player with a different opinion, and he wont be wrong as neither will you. There'll simply be a discrepancy between the RP world you perceive and they Perceive. There's obviously no common ground to be found here. You want your roleplay to adhere to RL Physics to deliver a degree of realism, whereas some players will simply go with the notion of 'It's a final fantasy game, liberties with physics are the norm', at which point they're not wrong either, and probably 'closer' to the actual RP scenery then the person is trying to import real life physics into the roleplay setting.
I mean, if we really go with RL physics, you'd have to, in the same take, discredit the existence of alot of Garlean Technology, Ships, weaponry, armor, fighting styles and so on, because they literally make no sense when it comes to RL physics.Â
Considering you will never fight the 'concept' of a Lalafell ingame, but an individually created character, it will be either decided through dice-rolls anyway pertaining to the unique traits/stats of the Lalafell in question or through free form text-combat. So technically, even if people came to the consensus of 'Lalafells in general are not as strong as (insert comparing race here), you can still face a player going (Well my Lalafell can). Any decision here wont give you leeway or 'argument merit' once faced with that situation.
So, Tl;dr
If you're looking to play in a RL physics sound environment, you'll have to stay away from Lalafells in general. Because in Real Life Physics, Evolutionary principles and so on, they make absolutely no sense.
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