Why are humans one of the stock fantasy races?

>look at me I'm being an edgy racist
>am I cool yet?
no

I made a game (vaguelly inspired by old DnD mechanically) set in the late stone age, where Neanderthals are a playable character type.
Have a PDF, it may interest you.

Not many people really WANT to be that far out there. Most people want to RP something relatable and familiar, and the reliable stereotypes are comforting in a different world.

You're wrong, because you always use feet or meters. Why not their own measurements? They should have them. It would confuse you too much. You, too, want comfortable points of reference. Why is D&D always feudal?

We understand feudalism better in western culture than other forms. This is changing now, but it used to be very important when people were less educated about eastern or middle eastern or Indian hierarchies.

It's what makes you not have to ask as many questions as a player. It's a question you can only ask as an experienced player. Any new player needs that reference point.

So a lot of reasons.

That's basically what I want, just without the racism.

How about I do what I want and you deal with it?

will do, just need to type it up

yeah I've seen it in the OSR threads, it's pretty good

Because without a reatable point of reference all fantasy would be shit. Just look at Lorwyn

so essentially without anything interesting

...I like this user, I like this a lot.