World Building Discussion
Geography and scale is that of modern day Earth
Time frame is medieval, typical high fantasy, DnD
Magic users are rare, magic items are very rare
People/races follow roughly stereotypes
North America - tribal society, noble savage/druid/barbarian types
UK - mostly dwarf some halfling and human
Scandanavia - Viking types
Europe - Bureaucratic
Noble Races - The most plentiful of the races of the Earth, forming the largest societies and controlling/governing most of the world.
Human - political power in regions throughout the world
Elf - major political power in central and western Europe
Half Elf - major political power in western, southern Europe, the Mediteranian
Dwarf - major political power in the UK
Dragonborn - major political power in Scandinavia
Tabaxi - major political power in central and South America
Lizardfolk - major political power in parts of the Americas
Loxodon - major political power in in south and East Africa, and India
Leonin - major political power in sub Saharan Africa
Goliath - major political power in far North America and Greenland
Aarakockra - major political power in far Western North America
Who is the political power in Australia
Non Planar Races - races that don’t originate on earth, but can be found on earth, rare
Monster races to be determined. I kind of favor as non playable, and that these races are as rule evil.
Any race can be found at any place on earth, but (aside from humans) most races are found predominantly as listed below, and would be rare outside of those regions
Dragonborn - Scandanavia
Dwarf - UK
Elf - Europe
Gnome - UK, Europe
Half Elf - Southern and Western Europe, Mediteranian
Halfling - UK
Half Orc - None (no half races with the exception of half elf)
Human - Everywhere
Tiefling - Middle East, Persia, India
Leonin - Africa
Satyr - Mediteranian
Aaracokra - Western North America, Persia
Genasi - Middle East
Goliath - Far North America
Aasimar - Non Planar
Bugbear - Monster
Firbolg - European forests, maybe Australia?
Goblin - Monster
Hobgoblin - Monster
Kenku - Found everywhere, but rare
Kobold - Monster
Lizardfolk - North, Central, South American desert regions
Orc - Monster
Tabaxi - Central and South America
Triton - Sea
Yuan-Ti - Monster
Tortle - Island nations, Non noble
Changeling - Anywhere, extremely rare
Kalashtar - Non planar
Shifter - Balkans, North American forests, rare
Warforged - Mainly Europe
Gith - Non planar
Centaur - Persia
Loxodon - Africa
Minitaur - Africa
Simic Hybrid - Non planar
Vedalkin - Non planar
Verdan - Anywhere, very rare
Locathah - Sea
Grung - South America