D&D 5E What's D&D's closest equivalent to buzzard-people?

[Nebulous]

Alternatively, you can go with a humanoid that's already scavenger-like as a base, and then just add a fly speed. Gnolls, for instance.

That's just crazy.

 

[steeldragons]

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First thing that came to my mind. What was the name of that race ripoff from Basic or maybe it was a 1e module. Don't really remember....

Thank you google...the Nagpa. These guys.



Obviously there is no 5e material for them, so you have to do them up from scratch regardless...and they don't appear to fly.

 

[Nebulous]

First thing that came to my mind. What was the name of that race ripoff from Basic or maybe it was a 1e module. Don't really remember....

Thank you google...the Nagpa. These guys.

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Obviously there is no 5e material for them, so you have to do them up from scratch regardless...and they don't appear to fly.

Just as i suspected!

The Dark Crystal 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal

The Nagpa 1983...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagpa_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)

 

[steeldragons]

Yep. Like I said, total rip off. One of D&D's earliest in the long tradition of -cough- "borrowing -cough- ideas" and trying to pass it off as their "creative fantasy".

 

[TerraDave]

I would start with Giant Vulture, available in the 5E MM and Basic Rules.

 

[Hrothgar Rannúlfr]

Alternatively, you can go with a humanoid that's already scavenger-like as a base, and then just add a fly speed. Gnolls, for instance.

And, then call the Buzzardfolk!

 

[the Jester]

I think the nagpa might be exactly what you're looking for- they're originally from BECMI (I believe) and are found in the 4e MM2 or MM3.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

 

[tsadkiel]

Dark Sun aarocockra are explicitly vulture/buzzard people, IIRC.

 

[GameDoc]

I think the Dire Corby is specifically supposed to be a monstrous humanoid based on vultures.

 

[diaglo]

I think the nagpa might be exactly what you're looking for- they're originally from BECMI (I believe) and are found in the 4e MM2 or MM3.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

master of the desert nomads series iirc.