Just wondering how many races we should have in a book? Pondering this, I went through my stack o'stuff...<br /><br />On page 82 of Dragon Magazine (December 1984 Issue) it says the following:<br /><br /><blockquote>Q: How many different native races exist in the Frontier?<br /><b>A: Seventeen. However, you may make up as many as you want. Some unofficial races may be presented in the ARES? Section from time to time, such as the Zethra (see below). You may expand theme as you see fit.</b><br /></blockquote><br />Now this is just saying how many races are <i>native</i>. The problem is, many of these are defined already - in various sources. Sathar are not native to the Frontier in Alpha Dawn canon. Actually, it is arguable that none of the four core races in the AD game are. There have been (and will continue to be) variant races presented in the pages of the StarFrontiersman... but that is a venue designed for optional components. A sourcebook like this is going to be a little different. <br /><br />So how many should there be? Are we bound to this seventeen statement?<br />
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