Stormonu
Legend
Something I’ve been thinking on for a little bit now is would it be beneficial to transform the various half-races into universal sub races that could be applied to a variety of races.
For example, the classic Half-Elf. Right now, it is considered a full-blown race by itself. Instead, what if it became a sub race - you could choose to be Human, with a sub race of Half-Elf to get the typical “half elf” of the PHB. But… you could also do something like choose Halfing as your base race, and choose Half-Elf to get a . Or maybe something even odder - start with Orc and take Half-Elf as your sub race.
It will likely mean ALL races need to have a base + subclass build, so that tacking on a half-something doesn’t give you all the base abilities plus more. I don’t personally think it will be compatible with the Tasha’s changes, but I’m fine with that - and I’d personally rather add subrace concepts that can cross multiple races than +1 here, +2 there broad spectrum abilities.
Some half sub races for consideration:
Half-Elf
Half-Orc
Half-Human
Half-Demon (Cambion)
Half-Celestial (Aasimar)
Half-Devil (Tiefling)
Half-Vampire (Dhampir)
Half-Hag (Hagborn)
Half-Dwarf (Mul)
Some base + (very rough) sub race ideas for races:
Human
Goblin
Kobold
etc…
Ideas? Reactions?
For example, the classic Half-Elf. Right now, it is considered a full-blown race by itself. Instead, what if it became a sub race - you could choose to be Human, with a sub race of Half-Elf to get the typical “half elf” of the PHB. But… you could also do something like choose Halfing as your base race, and choose Half-Elf to get a . Or maybe something even odder - start with Orc and take Half-Elf as your sub race.
It will likely mean ALL races need to have a base + subclass build, so that tacking on a half-something doesn’t give you all the base abilities plus more. I don’t personally think it will be compatible with the Tasha’s changes, but I’m fine with that - and I’d personally rather add subrace concepts that can cross multiple races than +1 here, +2 there broad spectrum abilities.
Some half sub races for consideration:
Half-Elf
Half-Orc
Half-Human
Half-Demon (Cambion)
Half-Celestial (Aasimar)
Half-Devil (Tiefling)
Half-Vampire (Dhampir)
Half-Hag (Hagborn)
Half-Dwarf (Mul)
Some base + (very rough) sub race ideas for races:
Human
- Culture
- Neapolitan (Variant)
Goblin
- Tribal
- Feral
Kobold
- Wilderness
- Mine
etc…
Ideas? Reactions?
