• Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    Partial fertility and magic influence. Orcs and elves aren’t interfertile. Genasi aren’t half-elementals, they’re humans with elemental influence. Perhaps the inherent faeness of elves prevents elf-genasi.

    Or take a lineage and do whatever.

    • Sunsofold@lemmings.world
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      12 hours ago

      There is the ‘mule rule’ thing. It solves the issue in some ways, but still just seems odd somehow. Given the alternative is just *jazz hands* ‘because magic,’ though…