http://community.wizards.com/dndnex...a:_wound_modules,_uncommon_choices_and_humans Interestingly when discussing Planetouched as possible human subraces, along with half orcs and half elves, he said they wanted Planetouched RaceS as in plural to be thier own race, so thier maybe more then just Tieflings in the PHB.
D&D 5E Next Q&A: Humans subraces, Wound Modules, Halfling Barbarians.
I'd actually be happy if they paired Aasimar and Teiflings as subraces of the same "Planetouched" race: what they've given in races (apart form humans, where controversy continues) feels pretty solid in play, and the two-subraces pattern is worth keeping.
The corollary of this, though, is that Halfelf and Halforc become subraces of the same (blended human) "race" -- structurally tight, but a bit wonky.
The corollary of this, though, is that Halfelf and Halforc become subraces of the same (blended human) "race" -- structurally tight, but a bit wonky.
Pour
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I wouldn't mind getting the half-humanoids as their own races eventually, too, and then have a simplified monster template version we could add to everything and its mother on the side. Half-fiend, half-celestial, and half-dragon would all be fun starting races if they got prettier names (hey, why not Cambion, Nephilim, and Dragonborn), though I guess that does take the steam out of planetouched and steps on some toes in the process.
Plaguescarred
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Jeff Carlsen
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I'm pleased by number 1, but enraged all over again by number 2. I still can't fathom why they're happy with racial ability scores as they stand. If you want all race/class combinations to be viable, then all racial modifiers should be gone. If you want races to be different, then bonuses and penalties did a good job. What we have now is a poor compromise.
Sadrik
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1. This sounds very promising. I look forward to using a wound/vitality system. Granted I wish this was the baked in assumption and then pull back for super heroic and make grittier with permanent wounds. But hey it is there and will be in spades.
2. This really does not say anything. It's sort of like explaining sardine pizza. It may get the job done but it may not be optimal. Yeah, so, we already knew that.
3. Ok for this I fully would like the half races and planetouched to be subraces of human. I mean they are in effect and I don't need them to be separate. It sort of ties them together nicely. Although, I can see some inventive DM forging his own campaign world where half-elves are cat people and half-orcs are dog people or whatever. By having them not split off it makes it harder to reskin. But who really does that anyway, and if they are digging that far they will not mind splitting them off anyway.
2. This really does not say anything. It's sort of like explaining sardine pizza. It may get the job done but it may not be optimal. Yeah, so, we already knew that.
3. Ok for this I fully would like the half races and planetouched to be subraces of human. I mean they are in effect and I don't need them to be separate. It sort of ties them together nicely. Although, I can see some inventive DM forging his own campaign world where half-elves are cat people and half-orcs are dog people or whatever. By having them not split off it makes it harder to reskin. But who really does that anyway, and if they are digging that far they will not mind splitting them off anyway.
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Kinak
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I really wish they'd get away from subraces. They just seem like another first-level decision when first-level is chock full of them.
Cheers!
Kinak
That's a really good reason to not have planetouched be subraces. Similarly, genasi (or whatever we call them) can have a subrace for each element and so forth.
Cheers!
Kinak
Li Shenron
Legend
Point 3) is really worrying... they are pretty happy with the current Human race? Oh my...
At the very least, given that now ability score increases are becoming feats, they should change those human ability score bonuses with bonus feats (which can be used to get ability score bonuses, if wanted), just with a limit saying you can't spend more than one to increase the same score.
At the very least, given that now ability score increases are becoming feats, they should change those human ability score bonuses with bonus feats (which can be used to get ability score bonuses, if wanted), just with a limit saying you can't spend more than one to increase the same score.
Chris_Nightwing
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I too am disappointed that they think Humans are ok. I suppose the vocal feedback here and on WotC is counter to the overall opinion? How often to people vote down something that's clearly powerful?
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