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Oriental Adventures 5e - What race options are there?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheCosmicKid" data-source="post: 7124503" data-attributes="member: 6683613"><p>As far as standard races go I'd mention the kenku, which are already in the Monster Manual and Volo's Guide. Their relatives(?) the tengu are also a possibility.</p><p></p><p>And the PCs in my current campaign happen to have wandered into a somewhat-China-like region, which has necessitated some homebrew races inspired with a greater or lesser degree of artistic license on Chinese folklore. I've got:</p><p></p><p><strong>Kui:</strong> Short, ugly monopods who lead simple outdoorsy lives. They're great jumpers and draw strength from rain.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shi Ren:</strong> Anthropomorphic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions" target="_blank">guardian lions</a>. They're strong, they can smell lies, and they have a permanent racial <em>geas</em> effect that prevents them from lying or breaking an oath.</p><p></p><p><strong>Xingtian:</strong> Fierce and indomitable warriors with no heads but faces in their chests. They have some trouble wearing armor but get Unarmored Defense because they're all a little bit barbarian. Critical hits just tick them off.</p><p></p><p><strong>Baboon:</strong> They're baboons that can talk and have a civilization. Hey, race design doesn't always have to be complicated.</p><p></p><p>Since the PCs themselves are from the usual quasi-European area, the fact that two of these races strongly resemble the sciapods and blemmyes of European travelers' tales is a bonus that I did not expect when I first started doing research.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheCosmicKid, post: 7124503, member: 6683613"] As far as standard races go I'd mention the kenku, which are already in the Monster Manual and Volo's Guide. Their relatives(?) the tengu are also a possibility. And the PCs in my current campaign happen to have wandered into a somewhat-China-like region, which has necessitated some homebrew races inspired with a greater or lesser degree of artistic license on Chinese folklore. I've got: [B]Kui:[/B] Short, ugly monopods who lead simple outdoorsy lives. They're great jumpers and draw strength from rain. [B]Shi Ren:[/B] Anthropomorphic [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions]guardian lions[/url]. They're strong, they can smell lies, and they have a permanent racial [I]geas[/I] effect that prevents them from lying or breaking an oath. [B]Xingtian:[/B] Fierce and indomitable warriors with no heads but faces in their chests. They have some trouble wearing armor but get Unarmored Defense because they're all a little bit barbarian. Critical hits just tick them off. [B]Baboon:[/B] They're baboons that can talk and have a civilization. Hey, race design doesn't always have to be complicated. Since the PCs themselves are from the usual quasi-European area, the fact that two of these races strongly resemble the sciapods and blemmyes of European travelers' tales is a bonus that I did not expect when I first started doing research. [/QUOTE]
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