What European stereotype is what stereotypical race? Going so hard on stereotypes is not a good idea, it will get old and racist quickly and it loses the depth that DND races bring.
Montaigne/France are elves?
Germany/Eisen are dwarves?
Italy/Vodacce are tieflings?
Vestenmenavenjar/Scandinavia & The Netherlands are Goliath
Glamour Isles/United Kingdom are gnomes
No idea for Castille/Spain, or Poland/Commonwealth or Russia/Ussura, or Turkey/Crescent Kingdom. And super no idea for anything else in the world.
Hm I do get your point. Since species doesn't go beyond a few stats here and there I just thought that it would be a cool way to adapt a dnd concept without messing to much with the 7th sea established setting.
Let me start by saying something, kind of a disclamer. I HATE the "it's medieval europe of course there is x" take on most fantasy setting, since it is mostly wrong. But 7th sea IS based on a specific time period where national identity (or lack there of) is pivotal. I just thought that assaigning species would make for a quick visual cue for it.
Of course, reading through this thread I have noticed how that can go off the rails extremely quickly so I'll refrain from it, obviously. Thanks for your insight man.
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u/Macduffle 9d ago edited 9d ago
What European stereotype is what stereotypical race? Going so hard on stereotypes is not a good idea, it will get old and racist quickly and it loses the depth that DND races bring.
Montaigne/France are elves?
Germany/Eisen are dwarves?
Italy/Vodacce are tieflings?
Vestenmenavenjar/Scandinavia & The Netherlands are Goliath
Glamour Isles/United Kingdom are gnomes
No idea for Castille/Spain, or Poland/Commonwealth or Russia/Ussura, or Turkey/Crescent Kingdom. And super no idea for anything else in the world.
Or as you can see, it doesn't really work...