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'''Demihuman''' is a term adopted into the [[/tg/]] lexicon from [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. Prior to 3rd edition, it was a term used in-game to refer to humanoid races - well, specifically, "demihuman" referred to the [[elf]], [[dwarf]], [[gnome]] and [[halfling]] races, whilst other races, such as [[orc]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[kobold]]s, [[xvart]]s, [[ogre]]s and so forth were all lumped together as "humanoids". | '''Demihuman''' is a term adopted into the [[/tg/]] lexicon from [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. Prior to 3rd edition, it was a term used in-game to refer to humanoid races - well, specifically, "demihuman" referred to the [[elf]], [[dwarf]], [[gnome]] and [[halfling]] races, whilst other races, such as [[orc]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[kobold]]s, [[xvart]]s, [[ogre]]s and so forth were all lumped together as "humanoids". | ||
With the release of 3rd edition, this term dropped from the official D&D lexicon, | With the release of 3rd edition, this term was dropped from the official D&D lexicon, suspected to be due to worries over its hidden assumptions; using "demihuman" to refer to playable humanioids 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. | ||
Still, the term does occasionally pop up; aside from the obvious | 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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Revision as of 00:43, 23 September 2017
Demihuman is a term adopted into the /tg/ lexicon from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Prior to 3rd edition, it was a term used in-game to refer to humanoid races - well, specifically, "demihuman" referred to the elf, dwarf, gnome and halfling races, whilst other races, such as orcs, goblinoids, kobolds, xvarts, ogres and so forth were all lumped together as "humanoids".
With the release of 3rd edition, this term was dropped from the official D&D lexicon, suspected to be due to worries over its hidden assumptions; using "demihuman" to refer to playable humanioids could be taken to imply that 1) all civilized/nonevil humanoid races are related to humans, and 2) 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.
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?