[quote=@knighthawk] I politely disagree. A lot of the wookieepedia misses much coverage you would only know by reading every book entry they list as the system is fallible due to needing the human input. This often leads players to read between the lines and make their own conclusions about races and racial interaction. Not all Twi'lek are sexy as hell, Bib Fortuna was rather fugly in my opinion and we never see another twi'lek after him with the sharpened teeth he had. Was he an anomaly or the male standard for his species? Many species are near-human, such as the Mirialan or zeltron, and close enough for cross-breeding. So I believe the romantic notions of interspecies is not so unbelivable as that. Not to mention much more off-topic factors such as bedroom proclivities and the 'exotic' of new species as is proven by peoples preference either for or against those of their own race. I could imagine the joy of a real life 'furry' meting a farghul or shistaven for the first time. Also as an aside, I think a lot of the notions to being a role player is to break the norm, be a little more than the societal accetance. And if that is to include being a wholly different species than what you are used to, then chalk them up to 'elves in space'. [/quote] We're discussing similar but non-related aspects of the same thing. I don't disagree with you on any given point. I should point out that I wasn't saying you "can't" or "shouldn't" play an alien. I was saying that one should think about it first. In point form, my points were: --The Galactic Empire is a xenophobic human supremacist club. Playing something other than human can result in being left behind in certain storylines. Poor Zeb from Star Wars Rebels has been left behind on a number of occasions. --While many of the aliens from Star Wars are capable of breeding together, many aren't. --That one needn't be an alien just to be interesting. Being an alien can provide some story hooks but isn't in any way necessary. I should add that sometimes being a "plain jane" or "boring" character can actually be really great for roleplaying. I call them "tourists" but their need to explore, understand and ask questions can serve to bring out the details of other characters. Further, the character as a boring, blank slate is fascinating to play as you don't even know which way the character is going.