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I usually don't like bringing game mechanics into RP, often extremely so. I have seen this thread around for a while but never thought to post in it before. Some folks aren't convinced by the video that was posted here but I think it speaks for itself and what lalafells are capable of. On this point of discussion I referred to game mechanics simply because the alternative seems like walling off RP potential just for taking a certain race. I view it as if someone said "Your female fighter can't go toe to toe with a male one." If you try to explain it away as magic, I feel it discredits what that other person is trying to roleplay.
Fortunately, I can get away with being a muscled female character because that is expected with roegadyns. However, I have been in other games where I played female characters where their strength has been discredited because their character model looks smaller, despite me role-playing them as having a warrior's build.
I think it is worth considering the feats other creatures on our planet in real life can do. For example, man's best friend. Probably about the same height as a lalafell, depending on the breed but also able to take down adult men. There is also the ant, who is able to lift several times its size.
tl;dr if a lalafell can be a disciple of war then they should be just as capable. I definitely think that a lalafell warrior versus a roegadyn warrior will have different pros and cons to the type of physical strength they wield. Although, what precisely those differences are might be hard to pinpoint and may be preference based. It is up to the individual! It's a little too subjective to say hundred percent what a lalafell's strength means.
But then, most things involving the lore seem to have room for debate. I like merging realism into fantasy. I can see how someone might not be able to think of lalafells as having true physical strength. I suppose I just consider it to be one of those things where lalafells defer from humans.
When in doubt just remember: Lalafells are your equals!
Fortunately, I can get away with being a muscled female character because that is expected with roegadyns. However, I have been in other games where I played female characters where their strength has been discredited because their character model looks smaller, despite me role-playing them as having a warrior's build.
I think it is worth considering the feats other creatures on our planet in real life can do. For example, man's best friend. Probably about the same height as a lalafell, depending on the breed but also able to take down adult men. There is also the ant, who is able to lift several times its size.
tl;dr if a lalafell can be a disciple of war then they should be just as capable. I definitely think that a lalafell warrior versus a roegadyn warrior will have different pros and cons to the type of physical strength they wield. Although, what precisely those differences are might be hard to pinpoint and may be preference based. It is up to the individual! It's a little too subjective to say hundred percent what a lalafell's strength means.
But then, most things involving the lore seem to have room for debate. I like merging realism into fantasy. I can see how someone might not be able to think of lalafells as having true physical strength. I suppose I just consider it to be one of those things where lalafells defer from humans.
When in doubt just remember: Lalafells are your equals!