Must . . . Resist!

-Those big shiny hardcover 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons books are freakin' addictive, man. Prestige classes are the best business plan ever in this industry. (Well, right after Magic: The Gathering.)

-Now I must find a way to use their schemes in 4th Edition GURPS.

Built-In Assumptions

-I'm trying to write a section for one of my current books about sex between different fantasy races (e.g., elves and dwarves).

"Blah blah blah most cannot interbreed. However, almost any two sapient beings can fall in love..."

-Hmm. I'd like to not explicitly exclude polyamory there.

"Any sapient beings can fall in love, and most are capable of some degree of intimate relations."

-Now it's not referring to interracialness at all. Hmm.

"Any sapient being can fall in love, and most biracial pairings are capable of some degree..."

-Dammit, now the "a relationship means two people" assumption has crawled back in.

"Any sapient beings can fall in love, and interracial couplings..."

-Crap!

"...and usually even members of different races are capable of some degree of intimate relations."

-My god, that's awkward. Our language is just not built for this sort of thing.