D&D 5E [ToA] Chult-appropriate reincarnation table

CapnZapp · Sep 15, 2017

Have the info on tribes and races changed appreciably since the presumably 3e-era info in the FR wiki article on Chult?

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Demetrios1453 · Sep 15, 2017

CapnZapp said:
Have the info on tribes and races changed appreciably since the presumably 3e-era info in the FR wiki article on Chult?

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Not appreciably, other than the human Tabaxi are simply referred to as Chultans, presumably to avoid confusion with the cat Tabaxi, who are present in small numbers there.

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Fanaelialae · Sep 16, 2017

There's Tortle (from The Tortle Package on DMs Guild).

CapnZapp · Sep 18, 2017

Demetrios1453 said:
Not appreciably, other than the human Tabaxi are simply referred to as Chultans, presumably to avoid confusion with the cat Tabaxi, who are present in small numbers there.

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I guess dropping "Tabaxi" as the human tribe name was a sensible move. It's much better to keep it as the cat people name

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CapnZapp · Sep 18, 2017

I'm not sure but I think we're up to about fourteen entries.

As far as distribution goes, the PHB table is clearly not representative, so it seems okay to include rather rare races with a multi percentage entry here too.

I'll see what I can do once I get to desktop

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Quartz · Sep 18, 2017

I would not use Yuan Ti due to the unfortunate associations; if you want a snake-man or snake-woman, you could use the Ophidian instead. There are also Tasloi and Grippli. For a more exotic creature you might try a Hybsil.

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CapnZapp · Sep 19, 2017

Quartz said:
I would not use Yuan Ti due to the unfortunate associations; if you want a snake-man or snake-woman, you could use the Ophidian instead.

What unfortunate associations?

(A honest question - since we're discussing reincarnation in a newly created body, any "halforcs are the product of rape"-style discussions doesn't apply. Or am I catastrophically misunderstanding what you mean by "unfortunate"?)

Quartz · Sep 19, 2017

CapnZapp said:
What unfortunate associations?

The lore of yuan-ti is seriously nasty.

CapnZapp · Sep 19, 2017

Quartz said:
The lore of yuan-ti is seriously nasty.

Just because most members of a race are evil doesn't mean a player character needs to be.

If you were to argue a yuan-to is too powerful a racial choice that would be something. But how does a yuan-ti differ fundamentally from lizardmen, batiri or pterafolk, in your opinion?

Perhaps I should add that I wouldn't mind a Gnoll entry, despite how their 5E lore describes them as inherently fiendish. Otherwise we couldn't have hero tieflings etc...

Croesus · Sep 19, 2017

Quartz said:
I would not use Yuan Ti due to the unfortunate associations; if you want a snake-man or snake-woman, you could use the Ophidian instead. There are also Tasloi and Grippli. For a more exotic creature you might try a Hybsil.

Why yes, I do have MM2 in front of me.

Yeah, this touches on another thread discussing whether campaigns should have restrictions on classes and races. If a character can be a yuan-ti - especially, if it's not by choice - then the GM has to address how such characters are treated by the inhabitants of the world. If yuan-ti are known as evil slavers who sacrifice captives to their gods...well, a yuan-ti wandering into a town or village is likely to prompt an armed response. They are unlikely to be welcome in the local tavern and stores. Some players can handle such situations, but many would be frustrated by it. Oftentimes the GM has to handwave the whole issue, which breaks verisimilitude.

I have a player whose first character is a drow rogue. She loves that character. But it's been a difficult balancing act, as drow are not exactly warm and fuzzy in my world. Sometimes it affects the party vis-à-vis NPCs, sometimes I handwave it. Playing a character race against type has more than mechanical impacts.