Anthropomorphic Animal PCs!

[op1983]

Ugh. I have a hard enough time with gnolls. Once you start bringing other animals into the picture.

Reminds me of an episode of CSI i seen once....

 

[yesnomu]

I, um, hate pimping out my stuff more, but I made some Lycanthrope races that might fit the bill. The hybrid forms are basically anthropomorphic animals, and each one gets at-will and encounter powers that work with their different forms. I think they're decently well-balanced, too, although I need to revise them since the Druid's came out.

I'm totally for animal-ish races, as long as they are interestingly and distinctly designed (gnolls, minotaurs, rakshasas, raavastas), and not just "Owlfolk are wise" or "Catfolk are curious and agile!".

Also, screw you guys, Raptorans were awesome. With their racial features devloping as you get class levels, they paved the way for 4e's feat-based racial power expansion. And footbows are badass.

 

[Haffrung Helleyes]

I don't like things whose heads don't match their bodies.

But, I always thought it would be cool to play an awakened capuchin monkey warmage.....

Ken

 

[AngeltheTechrat]

I don't like things whose heads don't match their bodies.

But, I always thought it would be cool to play an awakened capuchin monkey warmage.....

Ken

Actually, even trying to go the awakened route isn't very easy now. The game still has this gigantic shortage of normal animals.

The Monster Manual has all of.. three. Horse, Hyenna, and Wolf.

Edit: Oh.. and Adventurer's Vault has Camel, Elephant, and Rhino.

 

[Silvercat Moonpaw]

Also, screw you guys, Raptorans were awesome. With their racial features devloping as you get class levels, they paved the way for 4e's feat-based racial power expansion. And footbows are badass.

My objection isn't to their mechanics or the footbows. My objection is to the fact that they're humans with extra bits tacked on. I consider that method more lazy than anthromophizing.

 

[AngeltheTechrat]

My objection isn't to their mechanics or the footbows. My objection is to the fact that they're humans with extra bits tacked on. I consider that method more lazy than anthromophizing.

Oh for pitty's sake.. ELVES are humans with extra bits tacked on. All sentient humanoids basicaly are. Halflings, Dwarves, Goblins, Lizardfolk, Solux, Giff, Orcs, Giants, Vulcans, Romulans, Cardasians... ad infinitum..

 

[op1983]

I think that's probably the biggest problem with the furries. Not what they are but how they're done.

I can accept

before I could ever accept

 

[Rechan]

I think that's probably the biggest problem with the furries. Not what they are but how they're done.

Except that the Thundercats are just humans with some face paint, hair gel, and a thematically colorful leotard.

But here. Let me assist.

One of these do not fit with the others. (Hint: It's the last one).

The point you make is a valid one, and I hope these pictures below help illustrate: some art is meant to look cute. Other art is meant to look badass. It's like comparing a picture of the dwarf Dopey from Snow White to a pic of a Dwarven Barbarian carving through a sea of orcs. They're not the same.

 

[op1983]

Yes I much prefer thundercats over all your examples as well.

 

[FungiMuncher]

My homebrew features about five anthropomorphic animal races statted up for 4E, with a few more rolling around in my head. I also allow minotaurs and kobolds. They're all pretty important for the background feel I'm aiming for.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules/242803-fantasy-earth-creatures.html