I will likely do some searching on this later, but I am curious how "race" ever came to be the word we use instead of "Species" in nearly every video game I know of that has a character creator (at least until recently)? I know I have struggled to not say race when I really mean species just out of many years of habit.
That being said, I don't really understand the push to remove species benefits from games (not just D&D) and instead just do a name change? It makes sense that in a fictional world that different species would have their strengths and weaknesses just for biological reasons.
Or story reasons like in Mass Effect where the Asari live to around 1000 or more (I don't remember exactly) and have a very natural benefit for biotic abilities.
I understand the concern that some of these traits were originally racially fueled, but it makes sense for there to be differences of some sort.
That being said, I don't really understand the push to remove species benefits from games (not just D&D) and instead just do a name change? It makes sense that in a fictional world that different species would have their strengths and weaknesses just for biological reasons.
Or story reasons like in Mass Effect where the Asari live to around 1000 or more (I don't remember exactly) and have a very natural benefit for biotic abilities.
I understand the concern that some of these traits were originally racially fueled, but it makes sense for there to be differences of some sort.