KahlessNestor
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That sounds like The Trust in Eberron!Wait until you start imagining the Gnome Ninja
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That sounds like The Trust in Eberron!Wait until you start imagining the Gnome Ninja
I sometimes like Russian ones.Stay true to the Germanic roots, and give your dwarf a German accent. Preferably a slightly camp one.
That sounds like The Trust in Eberron!
... and every Drow actually a misunderstood Chaotic Good hero.
Play against (stereo)type. The toughest warrior they meet is a woman. Elves in heavy plate, who don't rely on bows as their main weapons. Dwarven Sorcerers. Not everyone comes out of the same mold in the real world; nor should they in a fantasy world. Samurai Haflings? Why not?
If you’re having trouble breaking with established tropes, I think it’s totally possible to play with tropes in subtle ways, while still paying using them. Little things can add up – like say that dwarf with the Scottish accent who’s also a vegetarian, or only uses swords, and is really particular about them. Or the fey elf that is completely bloodthirsty (perhaps literally?) in battle.
Though in all honesty, I hate the all dwarves have Scottish accents thing. An accent is not a personality.
One that always annoys me is elves being proficient with longbow and longsword. Because obviously those are the most appropriate weapons for fighting in woodland ...
The Welsh used longbows for hunting (in woodlands) and for ambush attacks against the English, often firing at short range inorder to pierce armour. That seems highly appropriate for Elves.
It was the English who instigated mass Longbowmen on the flanks of their formations, but even here this would be a special mass tactic for Elven armies,not the standard practice.
Moreover - who said Elves have to live in the forest?
Back in the 1e expansion days, Valley Elves (elves from the Valley of the Mage in Greyhawk) became quite the, like, joke yehknow?