Bihlbo wrote:Thieving gypsies and tree-hugging, drugged-out assassins, that's all they are.
... Orcs became an interesting civilized ethnicity rather than a dark-skinned ugly baddy you get to kill without feeling like a monster.
Especially in terms of the Khajit, that's because of racial stereotypes, whereas they actually have a more in depth culture that the games simply have not made use of. Argonians have some cool stuff like becoming Werecrocs, and simply just haven't been explored for some reason or another. True most of their interaction has been enslavement, defying of that, Shadowscales culture and their symbiotic relationship with the Hist. Though it's the idea they're truly quite different, that can make them an appealing race to play for other characters, opposed to a different flavor of human, some people like to play non-humans (and don't think I need to say why people tire of gallons of elves that exist).
Orsimer are actually my favorite race, like the more civilized analogue, and how take a bit of traits from Fantasy Dwarves (like Wielding axes, good at smithing). On top of that, even a counter to magick by being more resistant to it (Skyrim errata'd it out,but that's what Atronach sign is for).
As for limitations, does seem like Bethesda might be drawing themselves into a corner with how treating the story currently, and certain other factions/cultures fading out.
Your talk of Conan kinda solidifies the notion of how been said he's basically just a Rogue (most of that's just rogue stuff, with good str and "noble" represented via social skills). Even the afamed MMO admits as much making the barbarian class into a Rogue.
What I find wrong w/ 4th edition: "I want to stab dragons the size of a small keep with skin like supple adamantine and command over time and space to death with my longsword in head to head combat, but I want to be totally within realistic capabilities of a real human being!" --Caedrus mocking 4rries
"the thing about being Mister Cavern [DM], you don't blame players for how they play. That's like blaming the weather. Weather just is. You adapt to it. -
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