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Old 09-07-2021, 07:25 AM   #13
Emerikol
 
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Eastern Kentucky
Default Re: Build-A-Setting #1: Orcs, Dwarves, and Elves in the 21st Century

I think "real" racism as opposed to what we have now which is more the oppression of variants of the same race would be true. I also think the racism that we have nowadays would be far less likely to be as strong. Human racists would hate orcs or elves rather than black or hispanic people, etc...

Some questions you should ask are
1. Have all the races been around from the beginning? If not how and when did the non-original races appear.
2. Are religions across the races radically different or is faith a shared ideal? You might for example have some claim that non-humans are not going to heaven because they don't really have a soul. Etc... This is a dark take so I don't know what you are wanting to do. And I'm picking on the humans. The elves or dwarves could have their own exclusive religious concepts.
3. What about longevity? Are elves long lived as they are traditionally? If so how does this affect knowledge of history?
4. Is magic industrial? Can anyone do it or do you need to be born gifted?
5. What about space and the planets? If they are as we know them how does magic affect space travel?
6. What about magic in the use of law enforcement? Can you seek a murderer using magic and force him to confess?
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