[Poll] What unusual PC races has your group played ?

redwing · Jan 24, 2002

Two questions about unique races.

1. Are the names kobold and bugbear from mythology(or other ancient sources) or were they made up by authors (Tolkien) or AD&D itself?

2. Im making a list of monsters to include in my campaign. Is the Thri Kreen worth putting in there? (I don't have time to describe the setting. (the setting won't affect the decision - just the creature itself). What do you think. Can you list some pros and cons. Personally im not big into bugs. What are your opinions.

Aloïsius · Jan 24, 2002

redwing said:
Two questions about unique races.

1. Are the names kobold and bugbear from mythology(or other ancient sources) or were they made up by authors (Tolkien) or AD&D itself?

2. Im making a list of monsters to include in my campaign. Is the Thri Kreen worth putting in there? (I don't have time to describe the setting. (the setting won't affect the decision - just the creature itself). What do you think. Can you list some pros and cons. Personally im not big into bugs. What are your opinions.

1. Kobold were mine spirit in Scandinavia. In fact, the Cobalt ore and the Kobold have the same etymology.
Bugbear are translated by my dictionnarie into croquemitaine : as dictionnarie writters doesn't translate D&D or Tolkien vocabulary, it must be an old word.

2. Thri Kreen are great. I used them in my homebrew world as mercenaries and elite guards in some cities. They are employed not only for their capacity, but for their look. Highly dissuasive for rogues and other pick pocket. I play them somewhat like IA in Sci-Fi settings : cold, rational, efficient and alien.

7thlvlDM · Jan 24, 2002

I voted Tiefling, but forgot one of my players also played a Drow once.

Black Omega · Jan 24, 2002

An Aasimar, a Tiefling, a Drow and a Vanara from OA.

Kichwas · Jan 24, 2002

Missing an other option.

I'm playing a fairy right now in of all things, and FR game.

In my last game a player had a Kobold.

I'd like to try out a half-hobgoblin or a Rokugan Naga at some point.

Rashak Mani · Jan 25, 2002

I find it hard to beleive that anyone can use a werebear character without it becoming out of hand with so much strength....

Altalazar · Jan 25, 2002

Gnoll Druid - he's already been chased out of one town as a 'beast' and blamed for a grisly murder. Blamed because he and his dwarf buddy roughed the guy up - did it as a favor for someone else, an NPC. Of course, later the man was found brutally murdered, and the 'beast' was a rather obvious suspect. (The situation that led to the roughing up is complicated but lets just say that they sort of brought it on themselves).

Level + 1 - with an extra hit die. Started at 1st level, so he sort of stayed first level until everyone hit 3rd level, when he became 2nd level. My way of dealing with that if you start a campaign at first level.

Lichtenhart · Jan 25, 2002

A Brownie ages ago.
But I am the first halfling in 14 years of gaming!

Darkness · Jan 25, 2002

One of my players wanted to play a gnome/were-rhino once. I said I'd allow it - in the (theoretical) game where that other player wanted to play a silver dragon...

Kobold Curry Chef · Jan 25, 2002

That list is so limiting!!

Our home-brewed campaign replaced halflings with Scottish Highland badgers.

We also have a "dragonblood" human paladin in the group.

Of course, we could play kobolds if we so desired.