D&D (2024) What new jargon do you want to replace "Race"?

[Charlaquin]

"Species". What it lacks in sounding right in a fantasy context it makes up in clearly meaning the thing that race most prominently means in D&D.

I don’t want to drag the thread down, so I won’t belabor the issue, but I just want to say that this is far from an uncontested position. What [the character element formerly known as race] is in D&D is very different than what Species means in real life.

 

[Clint_L]

I don’t want to drag the thread down, so I won’t belabor the issue, but I just want to say that this is far from an uncontested position. What [the character element formerly known as race] is in D&D is very different than what Species means in real life.

Okay, wait. While I like "schmorp", I now also kind of want "[the character element formally known as race]," but I want it to be a weird little symbol.

 

[Charlaquin]

Okay, wait. While I like "schmorp", I now also kind of want "[the character element formally known as race]," but I want it to be a weird little symbol.

Yes! I change my answer to this!

 

[DarkCrisis]

Okay hear me out.

We go back to making Races as Classes. Then they are just all called Classes. "Im a Fighter!" "Im a Wizard!" "Im an Elf!"

An Elf of course being a Fighter/Wizard in regular terms. or a Dwarf being a Fighter with some special abilities. Etc.

 

[Vael]

I liked what I originally suggested: Lineage, Ancestry or Origin, but Kind is kinda doing it for me too.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I'm sorry, where is schmorp???

 

[BookTenTiger]

I voted for origin, kindred, heritage, and lineage. I like that they sound old timey.

 

[Laurefindel]

Selected ancestry and lineage. I would have selected “Heritage” first if possible, but my preference is to stay with the word “race”.

 

[Scribe]

I like that they sound old timey.

This is the thing. Give me a page with the template from the printed books and give me a print out, full colour, off of D&D Beyond with the pure white sterile background.

You know which one looks better? The one that LOOKS like its old, or has something going on. The one with the pure white page backing? I dont even want to look at it.

Maybe its foolish to some, but to me, it matters a whole lot.

 

[Yaarel]

Heritage would also be a good one to add, if you have space in the poll

I didnt add Heritage because it includes ethnicity and culture, but I will now.

Edit: Wow, updating the poll is easy!