D&D General your favourite fantasy sapient?

[overgeeked]

Good humans.

Dwarfs.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Dwarves. I'm short, bearded, stubborn, and love whiskey. None of them ever have Scottish accents, either.

Gnomes and Tieflings are up there, too. Gnomes because they hit a lot of the same checkboxes as dwarves, but don't have the aforementioned "Scottish Viking" tropes burdening them. Tieflings are just plain cool-looking; I blame growing up watching Tim Curry in Legend.

I got to respect the whisky and the not having a stereotypical accent.
what is legend?

Good humans.

Dwarfs.

lot of dwarf love I see anyone care to help me understand?

also what do you mean by good humans?

 

[overgeeked]

I got to respect the whisky and the not having a stereotypical accent.

I’ve always preferred dwarfs with the Prussian/German vibe rather than the Scottish-Viking vibe.

what is legend?

Movie from the ’80s with Tim Curry as the devil.

lot of dwarf love I see anyone care to help me understand?

In most classic fantasy everyone is all goody-goody and the dwarfs are the cranky short jerks with big beards. So they stand out and weirdly become the most relatable fantasy character. They’re imperfect compared to the pure amazing that is the standard human protagonist of classic fantasy stories. So they’re the most human.

also what do you mean by good humans?

A good human is a fantasy. Therefore they are one of my favorite fantasy sapients.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I’ve always preferred dwarfs with the Prussian/German vibe rather than the Scottish-Viking vibe.

Movie from the ’80s with Tim Curry as the devil.

In most classic fantasy everyone is all goody-goody and the dwarfs are the cranky short jerks with big beards. So they stand out and weirdly become the most relatable fantasy character. They’re imperfect compared to the pure amazing that is the standard human protagonist of classic fantasy stories. So they’re the most human.

A good human is a fantasy. Therefore they are one of my favorite fantasy sapients.

but what makes cranky short jerks appealing beyond that as there has to be something about there strengths people like? as otherwise, we would all just play goblins or something.

 

[Scribe]

but what makes cranky short jerks appealing beyond that as there has to be something about there strengths people like? as otherwise, we would all just play goblins or something.

It's the tropes. It's playing to a type, which is appealing to some.

 

[Mind of tempest]

It's the tropes. It's playing to a type, which is appealing to some.

can you list all the tropes as I never really paid attention to dwarves past the offence accent and the living underground?

 

[overgeeked]

can you list all the tropes as I never really paid attention to dwarves past the offence accent and the living underground?

Get thee to tvtropes.com.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Get thee to tvtropes.com.

I am aware of that site but I like people telling me why they like something as the perspective are enlightening and help me to see why someone might care.

 

[Scribe]

can you list all the tropes as I never really paid attention to dwarves past the offence accent and the living underground?

Stout
Stoic
Loyal
Family/Ancestry
Tough, and Strong.
Beards
Miners
Crafters/Metallurgy/Jewelers.
Drinkers
Endure

 

[overgeeked]

I am aware of that site but I like people telling me why they like something as the perspective are enlightening and help me to see why someone might care.

It sounds like you want a bit more than a basic explanation.

can you list all the tropes as I never really paid attention to dwarves past the offence accent and the living underground?

Hence the pointer to the website with all the tropes listed.