Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Ridding D&D of All Races - Multiple Choice Poll
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 7533177" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>It really depends what question you're asking.</p><p></p><p>If you're asking what races 5e should get rid of from the published books... well, that's a moot question - they're not going to change the roster until 6e rolls around (or, I suppose, 5.5e - but I don't see that happening).</p><p></p><p>If you're asking what races I'd put in the 6e PHB (or, if I had a time machine, which ones I'd put in 'my' 5e PHB), my answer is "the same as the current PHB". I think the idea of including all those races that had appeared in a main PHB for any of the editions was a good one. (In fact, the big change I would make would be to add a couple of classes, to round out that roster in the same way - bring in an Assassin class, a Warlord class, and a Mageblade class to represent the BECMI Elf.)</p><p></p><p>If you're asking which ones I would include in a campaign, again it depends. When running a published setting, I'll typically allow the ones the setting recommends (so Eberron has the PHB races plus Warforged, Kalashtar, Shifters, and Changelings; Dark Sun has Muls and Half-giants but no Gnomes; and so on). When creating a campaign setting, I'll pick some set of races that seems good to me.</p><p></p><p>I <em>usually</em> encourage players to make their race selection really quickly: if they have a burning desire to play a member of a particular race, they should play that. But if they <em>don't</em> have a strong desire, they should default to human. Don't agonise over the decision!</p><p></p><p>I also tend to quietly discourage players from choosing 'oddball' races - that is, the ones that aren't in the PHB and aren't explicitly called out for the setting. However if a player does want to play such a race I'll almost always allow it, unless the setting lore specifically argues against it. (That is, if a player really wants to play a Tabaxi in FR, I'll allow it; but a player asking for a Drow in Dragonlance is going to be disappointed.)</p><p></p><p>Finally, I should note that I'm not particularly opposed to WotC publishing more races for 5e. However, I have no particular desire or interest to see any more (again, excepting the setting-specific races, which should be published alongside the rest of the setting). I'd much rather they published something else in the space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 7533177, member: 22424"] It really depends what question you're asking. If you're asking what races 5e should get rid of from the published books... well, that's a moot question - they're not going to change the roster until 6e rolls around (or, I suppose, 5.5e - but I don't see that happening). If you're asking what races I'd put in the 6e PHB (or, if I had a time machine, which ones I'd put in 'my' 5e PHB), my answer is "the same as the current PHB". I think the idea of including all those races that had appeared in a main PHB for any of the editions was a good one. (In fact, the big change I would make would be to add a couple of classes, to round out that roster in the same way - bring in an Assassin class, a Warlord class, and a Mageblade class to represent the BECMI Elf.) If you're asking which ones I would include in a campaign, again it depends. When running a published setting, I'll typically allow the ones the setting recommends (so Eberron has the PHB races plus Warforged, Kalashtar, Shifters, and Changelings; Dark Sun has Muls and Half-giants but no Gnomes; and so on). When creating a campaign setting, I'll pick some set of races that seems good to me. I [i]usually[/i] encourage players to make their race selection really quickly: if they have a burning desire to play a member of a particular race, they should play that. But if they [i]don't[/i] have a strong desire, they should default to human. Don't agonise over the decision! I also tend to quietly discourage players from choosing 'oddball' races - that is, the ones that aren't in the PHB and aren't explicitly called out for the setting. However if a player does want to play such a race I'll almost always allow it, unless the setting lore specifically argues against it. (That is, if a player really wants to play a Tabaxi in FR, I'll allow it; but a player asking for a Drow in Dragonlance is going to be disappointed.) Finally, I should note that I'm not particularly opposed to WotC publishing more races for 5e. However, I have no particular desire or interest to see any more (again, excepting the setting-specific races, which should be published alongside the rest of the setting). I'd much rather they published something else in the space. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Ridding D&D of All Races - Multiple Choice Poll
Top