As the title queries, why are we unable to create a new race group? Say I have a collection of 10 Merfolk races, as current, every one of these subraces is listed separately instead of being able to compile them into a single Merfolk race, with selective subraces (i.e. the Elf race group). Could this be some upcoming functionality for homebrew races, please?
It has been requested many times, and I would like to see such a change myself. As for why, my guess (and it is only a guess) is that allowing such would be a database and permissions nightmare. It's one thing for them to hard code official race groups that everyone has access to. But allowing individual users to add to that list in such a way that only User A has access to the additions they have made, while also having access to the official race groups, but not having access to additions Users B-Z have made, is a whole other ball of wax.
As the title queries, why are we unable to create a new race group? Say I have a collection of 10 Merfolk races, as current, every one of these subraces is listed separately instead of being able to compile them into a single Merfolk race, with selective subraces (i.e. the Elf race group). Could this be some upcoming functionality for homebrew races, please?
It has been requested many times, and I would like to see such a change myself. As for why, my guess (and it is only a guess) is that allowing such would be a database and permissions nightmare. It's one thing for them to hard code official race groups that everyone has access to. But allowing individual users to add to that list in such a way that only User A has access to the additions they have made, while also having access to the official race groups, but not having access to additions Users B-Z have made, is a whole other ball of wax.
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