Re: Some new, some old topics - nonhuman PCs
Posted by: joerevesz <joerevesz@...>
> I don't use nonhuman PC's and will probably not in the future.
Although I like the idea for variety in play, I don't feel it fits well
within the allegory of EdenAgain as it relates to our life. Only
humanity is created in the image of God and that makes us unique. I have
found this creates a unique teaching point within itself. Often
students want to be something other than human both in the game and
sometimes in life. I know students who wish they were angelic beings and
some who even wish they were some sort of animal. Talking about why we
human PC's are the only option often gets them to think about the
uniqueness of us as human beings who are only saved by grace through
faith.
Finally getting around to answering some of these posts 😉
The original DR game text states that the OverLord, or Maker, created
many races of beings and placed them on many different planets. The bad
ones (dark creatures) eventually made their way to EdenAgain in exile.
So, the game done not make the distinction that you want it to.
So, adding nonhuman PCs should not be a problem in this respect.
Now, the Second Edition removes the other planets and spaceships and the
cosmic Botany Bay motif and places all the created beings on EdenAgain at
the beginning of the world. Most of the races fell and became dark
creatures. The human race fell, but is redeemable. Since the uniqueness
of human creation is not really there in the first place, why can't a few
other non-dark creature races (dwarf, elf, gnome, etc.) also be
redeemable?
*****
Stephen wrote:
> I agree with you that we should be teaching that man was created in
the image of God. But, at least by my perspective, I think that
elves/humans/dwarves are all men, just different races. One person is
born a little shorter, another is born with pointy ears, etc. Over time
they split into different populaion. So, elves, dwarves, and humans are
all of the same species, but different races (in the socialogical sense).
> This can be a parallel to how people on earth seperate and catergorize
others based on physical differences, etc, and how a disciple of Christ
deal with that.
I think that this is probabaly the way to deal with it.
Joe