Gelatinous_Janitor
First Post
templates
(sorry, unable to just post the links at this time)
for half-nymph, consider the half-fey template (Forgotten Realms)
half-drow *does* have an existing template, in Races of Faerun
I'm pretty sure half-fey also appears in another book but unable to find it...
[alright, may have the computer working properly now...]
https://www.google.com/search?q=hal...0j69i57j0l2.5727j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Half-Drow_(3.5e_Race)
and, bonus!...
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Half-Nymph_(3.5e_Race)
obviously these are a couple of editions back, but you could compare how racial stats have changed between then and now for the base races and make comparable adjustments for play balance...
The one thing to remember in creating new races, besides balance, is once you've done it, if your players liked it, they'll want to do it, too (anyone remember Drizzt? he asked sarcastically). Even if you've gone to great lengths to make the backstory so unique the players would be hard-pressed to duplicate it, it will simply inspire many to creative new heights to control such a character for themselves! This isn't a bad thing, just be prepared. Unless the all the orcs or drow in your setting have since been wiped out, you may have a hard time dissuading your players from making your creation less unique with one of their own.
(sorry, unable to just post the links at this time)
for half-nymph, consider the half-fey template (Forgotten Realms)
half-drow *does* have an existing template, in Races of Faerun
I'm pretty sure half-fey also appears in another book but unable to find it...
[alright, may have the computer working properly now...]
https://www.google.com/search?q=hal...0j69i57j0l2.5727j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Half-Drow_(3.5e_Race)
and, bonus!...
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Half-Nymph_(3.5e_Race)
obviously these are a couple of editions back, but you could compare how racial stats have changed between then and now for the base races and make comparable adjustments for play balance...
The one thing to remember in creating new races, besides balance, is once you've done it, if your players liked it, they'll want to do it, too (anyone remember Drizzt? he asked sarcastically). Even if you've gone to great lengths to make the backstory so unique the players would be hard-pressed to duplicate it, it will simply inspire many to creative new heights to control such a character for themselves! This isn't a bad thing, just be prepared. Unless the all the orcs or drow in your setting have since been wiped out, you may have a hard time dissuading your players from making your creation less unique with one of their own.