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| '''Demihuman''' is a term adopted into the [[/tg/]] lexicon from [[Dungeons & Dragons]] prior to 3rd edition. It referred to "those nonhuman humanoid races you can play in-game" - that is, those in such parties as [[Tolkien]] would assemble, the [[elf]], [[dwarf]], and [[halfling]]. Other races, such as [[orc]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[kobold]]s, [[xvart]]s, [[ogre]]s and so forth were all lumped together as basic "humanoids" which you had to fight. [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|AD&D]] also allowed the [[gnome]] (which was fine) and the [[half-orc]] (stretching the concept).
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| With the release of 3rd edition, this term was dropped from the official D&D lexicon. Some suspect worries over its hidden assumptions; using "demihuman" to refer to playable humanoids could be taken to imply that 1) all civilized/nonevil humanoid races are related to humans, and 2) [[Humanity Fuck Yeah|those races are somehow inferior to "real" humans, while "humanoids" are shittier still.]] Note that neither of these assumptions are at all true in most D&D settings, despite what most editions' crunch would have you believe. And anyway even before 2e, [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]] had [[GAZ11|Known World Gazetteers]] allowing for full-on [[orc]] PCs, and [[hobgoblins]] and [[gnolls]] and whatever else. That ship had sailed.
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| Still, the term does occasionally pop up; aside from the obvious nostalgia appeal, the plain truth of the matter is that "demihuman" is a simple shorthand way of referencing all of the "traditionally non-evil humanoid races" with a single word. And what fa/tg/uy is opposed to the idea of having a shorthand name to call something, really?
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