Originally Posted by FreeTheSlaves
Personally, I'll never not use the word 'race'. It encapsulates the physiology, alignment, culture, history and language of the given group of creatures. It also incorporates the competitive conflict that frame how these beings try to live out their lives in their world-setting. And the word has non-modern connotation, which suits pseudo-medieval fantasy.

Or put another way I liked Conan (races evolving/deevolving) and Elric (alignments).

I agree but this conversation keeps happening - sincerely (as we see here) and insincerely elsewhere. People are no longer using "race" as word for a fantasy species that has its own culture, alignment . . .

And, yes, if alignment goes I'm leaving DnD for Pathfinder; the elimination of alignment was one of the reasons I ignored 4e. Without alignment these fantasy worlds just seem analogues for our world and that's boring. I prefer the mystical, magical, metaphysical world given to us by authors like Moorcock.

Blood and souls for lord Arioch!