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** In terms of actual first-generation hybrids, half-elves (who usually look like an even mix of their parents, but can favor one species or the other in appearance) and half-orcs (who can look like anything from somewhat slim orcs to green-skinned humans with pronounced teeth, and some are so hideous they more closely resemble ''hags'' than anything) are core playable races. Half-celestials, half-fiends, dhampyrs (half-vampires), half-dragons and half-elementals are present as well. Finally, there's the half-ogres, a.k.a. ogrekin, which unlike most other fantasy hybrids are visibly twisted, malformed beings, inevitably saddled with deformities like additional or withered limbs, conjoined twins, misshapen heads and so on, with the lingering genetic influence of the heavily inbred ogre progenitors ensuring that nothing descended from a half-ogre will ever look human again.

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** In terms of actual first-generation hybrids, half-elves (who usually look like an even mix of their parents, but can favor one species or the other in appearance) and half-orcs (who can look like anything from somewhat slim orcs to green-skinned humans with pronounced teeth, and some are so hideous they more closely resemble ''hags'' than anything) are core playable races. Half-celestials, half-fiends, dhampyrs (half-vampires), changelings (half-Hags), half-dragons and half-elementals are present as well. Finally, there's the half-ogres, a.k.a. ogrekin, which unlike most other fantasy hybrids are visibly twisted, malformed beings, inevitably saddled with deformities like additional or withered limbs, conjoined twins, misshapen heads and so on, with the lingering genetic influence of the heavily inbred ogre progenitors ensuring that nothing descended from a half-ogre will ever look human again.
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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has done some crossover sets with ''Dungeons and Dragons.'' When depicting these characters, ''Magic'' simply lists any relevant species in the usual Species Class combination for subtypes. For example, a Half-Elf Monk has the type line, "Human Elf Monk."

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crossover sets with ''Dungeons and Dragons.'' When depicting these characters, ''Magic'' simply lists any relevant species in the usual Species Class combination for subtypes. For example, a Half-Elf Monk has the type line, "Human Elf Monk."
** Within ''Magic's'' own lore, however, it's discussed with regards to one of the {{Official Couple}}s, Jace and Vraska. They admit during one story that they're pretty certain humans and Ravnican gorgons can't interbreed--because if it ''was'' possible, [[SurprisePregnancy they probably would have found out by that point.]]
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* All the same examples from ''Pathfinder'' naturally apply to ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}} as well. It also notes that Half-Elves can arise from pairings with Ryphorians as well as Humans.

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* All the same examples from ''Pathfinder'' naturally apply to ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}} ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}}'' as well. It also notes that Half-Elves can arise from pairings with Ryphorians as well as Humans.
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* All the same examples from ''Pathfinder'' naturally apply to ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}} as well. It also notes that Half-Elves can arise from pairings with Ryphorians as well as Humans.
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** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsOfDrakkenheim'': The most populous races in the world after humans are various half-human hybrids, created over two thousand years ago when [[TheMagicGoesAway the disappearance of the original warlock patrons and the rise of sorcerers]] led to sorcerers courting various magical creatures in hopes of breeding more powerful mystical children. These include, but aren't necessarily limited to, dragonborn, half-elves, aasimar, genasi and tieflings. Presumably, they're all {{True Breeding Hybrid}}s, since this ''was'' over two thousand years ago.
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** The idea of human/Eldar hybrids is something that flip-flops back and forth, DependingOnTheWriter. Old Rogue Trader fluff had a Space Marine Librarian who was hinted to be one, and one of the ''Black Library'' books, ''"The Chapter's Due"'' had a minor character, a [[SpacePirates Corsair]] leader who was rumoured in-universe to be half-Eldar. The newest Eldar/Dark Eldar fluff writer Phil Kelly seems to support the idea of such unions, although given the less-than-stellar relationship between the two races [[note]]the average Imperial official would likely execute you on the spot for even thinking about such vile heresies, and the fact that Eldar call us "[[IncrediblyLamePun mon'keigh]]" kind of says everything you need to know about their views on us[[/note]], [[FridgeHorror it's highly likely that one of them would not be a willing participant]], ''especially'' if a Dark Eldar was involved.

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** The idea of human/Eldar hybrids is something that flip-flops back and forth, DependingOnTheWriter. Old Rogue Trader fluff had a Space Marine Librarian who was hinted to be one, and one of the ''Black Library'' books, ''"The Chapter's Due"'' had a minor character, a [[SpacePirates Corsair]] leader who was rumoured in-universe to be half-Eldar. The newest Eldar/Dark Eldar fluff writer Phil Kelly seems to support the idea of such unions, although given the less-than-stellar relationship between the two races [[note]]the average Imperial official would likely execute you on the spot for even thinking about such vile heresies, and the fact that Eldar call us "[[IncrediblyLamePun "[[{{Pun}} mon'keigh]]" kind of says everything you need to know about their views on us[[/note]], [[FridgeHorror it's highly likely that one of them would not be a willing participant]], ''especially'' if a Dark Eldar was involved.
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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has done some crossover sets with ''Dungeons and Dragons.'' When depicting these characters, ''Magic'' simply lists any relevant species in the usual Species Class combination for subtypes. For example, a Half-Elf Monk has the type line, "Human Elf Monk."
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** One book reveals that for all their devotion to Chaos and hatred for humanity, beastmen won't mate with human women.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Ponyfinder}}'': "Satyrs" in this setting are the result of a pony, a purrsian or a ruminant having a child with a human. The result is a being who is human from the waist up and a bipedal non-human from the waist down, with extra traits like wings or horns depending on their precise ancestry.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Ponyfinder}}'': "Satyrs" in this setting are the result of a pony, a purrsian or a ruminant human having a child with a human.oine of several of the sapient quadrupedal animals from the setting. The result is a being who is human from the waist up and a bipedal non-human from the waist down, with extra traits like wings or horns depending on their precise ancestry. Explicitly compatible couplings include the myriad species of ponies, the purrsians (cats with wings), the ruminants (deer), and the krava (cows). Justified in that these sapient beasts all explicitly have origins as [[TheFairFolk fey creatures]], which means they are rooted a bit more in magic than in biology.



** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' has dhampirs, the offspring of extremely thin-blooded vampires and humans.
** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': Half-vampires turn up in ''Night Horrors: Wicked Dead'': Dampyr, the children of vampires and humans, walking curses on the Kindred. The presence of a Dampyr can utterly ruin a vampire's life, and the Dampyr may never realise what happened, because the effect they have on the Kindred is completely unconscious on their part.

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** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' has dhampirs, [[{{Dhampyr}} dhampirs]], the offspring of extremely thin-blooded vampires and humans.
** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': Half-vampires [[{{Dhampyr}} Half-vampires]] turn up in ''Night Horrors: Wicked Dead'': Dampyr, the children of vampires and humans, walking curses on the Kindred. The presence of a Dampyr can utterly ruin a vampire's life, and the Dampyr may never realise what happened, because the effect they have on the Kindred is completely unconscious on their part.
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* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': A celestial or ethereal spirit can potentially use the Songs of Fruition to have children with a mortal. This extremely rare and harshly persecuted by both Heaven and Hell, but these half-spirit humans nonetheless exist, and typically have a greater potential for gaining additional Forces and awareness of the Symphony than normal humans -- although, sometimes, the child will be a monstrous, warped [[{{Nephilim}} Nephallim]] or Gorgon.
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** The traitor SpaceMarine Typhus of the Death Guard gets his psyker abilities from having partial alien ancestry from the species that once ruled his home world.

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** The traitor SpaceMarine Typhus of the Death Guard gets his psyker abilities from having partial alien ancestry from the species that once ruled his home world.world Barbarus. This has since been retconned to him having ancestry from mutant warlords.

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