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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 7338064" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>So, apparently, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes is going to feature PC races in it, as the high-level counterpart to Volo's Guide to Monsters. With that in mind, are there any planar races that folks hope to see return? We know for a fact that Shadar-kai will be in it, and that means Eladrin and/or Gith have a decent chance of coming along for the ride.</p><p></p><p>Personally?</p><p>* Bladeling: In the World Axis cosmology, bladelings are the former servitors of the God of War, having been his original worshippers during the Dawn War, and whilst some still retain their traditional allegiance, most broke away from him in a rage after he abandoned them in favor of the goblinoids. They've got a distinctive flavor and it would be really nice to bring them back after 4e made them playable. Plus, in 4e, it's theorized that bladelings may stem from the same racial stock that were turned into the Gith, so that's another reason.</p><p>* Hellbred: A sort of Revenant/Tiefling hybrid, the Hellbred are repentant souls of devil-worshippers who have been given a second chance to fight for the sake of their souls. That's a really strong dark fantasy race, and one I'd love to have official support for.</p><p>* Rogue Modron: It's pretty much the most iconic Planescape race that isn't a Gith or a Planetouched. Plus, the Modron March is kind of a war by Law on the Great Wheel, so it does sort of fit the theme of the book.</p><p>* Playable Fey: Across the editions, we've had Sprites, Pixies, Hamadryads, and Satyrs as PCs, so it'd be really reassuring to have a fey PC race or two just to know that the Feywild's not going to be shoved aside for the Great Wheel of old.</p><p></p><p>Those are my kneejerk thoughts. We've kind of had all of the recognizable/famous planar PC races already...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fun fact; Irda were one of the original unique PC races (not counting the Kender and Tinker Gnomes, who are more like halfling & gnome variants) in the very first Dragonlance campaign setting book for AD&D, so bringing them back would be fitting.</p><p></p><p>Also, I agree that the Deep & Shoal Elves would be a good return if they brought back their racial ability to transform - add in the Deep Elves(?) innate spellcasting ability, which reinforces their "aquatic high elf" theme, and they're really a lot more interesting than the standard "you're an elf who can breathe water" aquatic elf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 7338064, member: 6855057"] So, apparently, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes is going to feature PC races in it, as the high-level counterpart to Volo's Guide to Monsters. With that in mind, are there any planar races that folks hope to see return? We know for a fact that Shadar-kai will be in it, and that means Eladrin and/or Gith have a decent chance of coming along for the ride. Personally? * Bladeling: In the World Axis cosmology, bladelings are the former servitors of the God of War, having been his original worshippers during the Dawn War, and whilst some still retain their traditional allegiance, most broke away from him in a rage after he abandoned them in favor of the goblinoids. They've got a distinctive flavor and it would be really nice to bring them back after 4e made them playable. Plus, in 4e, it's theorized that bladelings may stem from the same racial stock that were turned into the Gith, so that's another reason. * Hellbred: A sort of Revenant/Tiefling hybrid, the Hellbred are repentant souls of devil-worshippers who have been given a second chance to fight for the sake of their souls. That's a really strong dark fantasy race, and one I'd love to have official support for. * Rogue Modron: It's pretty much the most iconic Planescape race that isn't a Gith or a Planetouched. Plus, the Modron March is kind of a war by Law on the Great Wheel, so it does sort of fit the theme of the book. * Playable Fey: Across the editions, we've had Sprites, Pixies, Hamadryads, and Satyrs as PCs, so it'd be really reassuring to have a fey PC race or two just to know that the Feywild's not going to be shoved aside for the Great Wheel of old. Those are my kneejerk thoughts. We've kind of had all of the recognizable/famous planar PC races already... Fun fact; Irda were one of the original unique PC races (not counting the Kender and Tinker Gnomes, who are more like halfling & gnome variants) in the very first Dragonlance campaign setting book for AD&D, so bringing them back would be fitting. Also, I agree that the Deep & Shoal Elves would be a good return if they brought back their racial ability to transform - add in the Deep Elves(?) innate spellcasting ability, which reinforces their "aquatic high elf" theme, and they're really a lot more interesting than the standard "you're an elf who can breathe water" aquatic elf. [/QUOTE]
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