https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compe titive_exclusion_princip

>>54923137
Without society it would happen obviously but in towns it would be based on a more economic strength as long as the guard are competent.

>>54923137
The same way a setting with multiple species of adjective overload bipedal chirping GODDAMN BIRDS does, by having too fucking many of them anyway and I can't fucking tell their niche apart

>>54923137
>How would a setting with multiple species of sapient bipedal humanoid omnivores deal with Gause's law?

Easy, you just say the "law" was wrong.

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>>54923137
>How would a setting with multiple species of sapient bipedal humanoid omnivores deal with Gause's law?
Same as multiple competing tribes of humans: you either run an empire, or you're part of one. You have multiple options here, from genocide to a race being subjugated (imagine for example a society of militant elves where humans are 'absorbed' as part of the lowest caste, a slave-class that does all the dirty jobs like mining).

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>>54923137

The article you link to flat out state that the law doesn't seem to apply to all systems.

>However, for poorly understood reasons, competitive exclusion is rarely observed in natural ecosystems, and many biological communities appear to violate Gause's Law.

For the sake of argument, let's assume a fantasy world where the rule *does* apply under normal circumstances, how can you still have multiple species of sapient bipedal humanoid omnivores? (I'm gonna call them "races" from now on, I know it's not scientifically accurate, but it's the terminology most fa/tg/uys will be familiar with)

1) The classical fantasy races are already, to some degree, specialised for specific biomes. Dwarves live in mountains, elves live in forests, etc.

2) In fantasy settings you can explain things with magic or gods. For example: race A and race B are competing, with race B having a slight edge which would ensure its success in the long run. Race A has a benevolent deity, who will protect race A from going extinct, but will not help them genocide race B.

3) Species that would otherwise be in direct competition are geographically separate. If race A and race B live on separate continents they can develop into civilized societies before they start interacting directly, and therefore bypass the law.

>>54924437
>In the French Foreign Legion, nobody knows that you're a penguin

>>54923137
Food isn't the only limiting resource.
Adding sapience to the mix fucks evolutionary models up.
Geographical barriers cause niching

Gause's law does not apply to groups with pantheons actively involved in their lives

>>54923137
Most fantasy races are related and inter fertile so they count as one group for the purpose of the law.

The same way humans, neanderthals, and denisovins coexisted and even interbred for tens of thousands of years.

>>54924467
Nobody care's that you're a penguin you mean. That camel is likely also a part of the french foreign legion under the crime of stealing water.

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It must be done.

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>>54926218
>that filename