Playable Races

How many playable races is too many, Veeky Forums?

Why does everyone have such a huge bu- oh. I get it

Depends very much on the setting, although I suppose it would be at the point where races no longer had distinct niches of their own. If every race overlaps significantly with one or more other races, becoming indistinct and not really adding anything to the setting by their presence, you have too many.

Thicc

What if the over lap is minimal, but intentional?

If multiple races are connected in some way, them sharing some peripheral traits to represent that is fine, as long as each still exists in a meaningfully distinct way that might make them appeal to a player.

6

If you can't manage all the races, it's too many

2.

2 is too many.

1

Remove race entirely