The Campaign Builder's Guild

Do you use multiple races, and if so, why did you choose to include them?

Yes, because I think it allows for more variety in characters. Humans can be a diverse lot, but in the end they all tend to just act like humans. With the addition of other races, the range of societies the campaign can include is increased

Do races serve a function in your work, to support or highlight a particular theme?

Not particularly.

Do you get the sense that many people write in multiple races as a matter of habit, or just because it's often expected in the genre?

Yes. Whenever I hear of a fantasy setting, I can ussualy be safe in assuming that it includes the standard elves, dwarves, and goblins.
 
If so, do you think that's a problem?

Only in the fact that eventually the standards get boring. If people are good about creating their own original races, there is no problem (In my setting, there are two of these: a race of aquatic shapeshifting treasure hunters and what can be best described as "photosynthetic halflings")

What awesome things are made possible by the use of multiple races? What problems are caused?

Besides the basic wider range of possible cultures, nothing comes to mind at the moment. But I don't see anything that it could hurt either.

Eef! I don't like this much. Too vague, too bland. Hope theyactually have more detailwhen the books come out.

At this point, my half completed cosmology seems more full than this. lets hope this is just a few of the planes, not the whole cosmology

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[ooc]With those rolls, not much. Mistran is a group of 6 islands in the Gadrinth ocean populated by elves.[/ooc]

[ic]Ah, so your spending the hour here too? I was just talking to my friend Damior here, seems Prince Veram of Mistran is coming to Kanotch to see the King. Sure are going to be a lot of big names there eh? [/ic]

Inside the tavern there are three humans talking amongst themselves near the center of the room. The halfling from earlier is sitting at a table, talking to the elf across from him. Behind the counter is a kobold, and behind him are more posted notices, mostly the same ones you saw outside the other building.

[ic]Why thank you. I am not quite ready to leave just yet, why dont you come by the Grinning Dragon in an hour or so and we can head off.[/ic]

[ic]That would be great, I could use some bodyguards. How much do I owe you?[/ic]

[ic]Yes, Im supposed to be delivering a cartload of goods up for the King's feast. I'm worried about those bandits though...[/ic]

He can. There are several posters on the side, one is simply advertising the tournement, another says about the governors daughter being missing. The one the halfing is looking at is a wanted poster for bandits that have been attacking travellers on the north road (the one that would lead to Kanotch). The halfling looks worried by the news of bandits

A halfling in travellers garb appears to be hanging around outside of a cart rental place, reading a poster tacked onto the side of the building

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Ah, Ok.

The city is massive, far larger than anything out in the Sovereign Isles. Most of the buildings are two story. You are currently at the docks. beyond them are a line of buildings of various size. Some people are hauling a cartload of fish into one of them. Farther into the city is the merchants district, where there are hundreds of shops lining the streets. Over the tops of the buildings you can see three massive towers, one of which has been painted a bright red color, the other two are plain stone.

Um, are you guys still interested in this? Are you going to go find others as Owen suggested?

Interestingly enough, all of these things are present in Warhammer 40,000 (warp storms making planets into hellscapes, a galaxy spanning empire with parts all but cut off from the rest, etc.)