Question; how do people feel about human opponents in D&D (from fighting bandits to playing politics with powerful feudal nobles and merchants, etc); does it give the game a tie to reality, or do you think there's nothing a bland human can do that a monster can't?
@Leucrotta Assuming you mean humanoid, enemies or antagonists that characters explicitly ascribe personhood on? Yes, can definitely ground things, make it more real, and lead to complex ways do deal with things that isn't just hitting it until it stops moving. Though that can work in some social situations too.
