D&D (2024) All about Ardlings

[Yaarel]

I think so- a half-ardling with human features would work with RAW.

IMO the mechanical features currently on ardling would be a good start for aasimar anyway.

If I could suggest a change, I might like to see a staged upgrade to the flight mechanic- eg at low tier you can glide if you fall or jump from a height, at mid teir you have the singe-turn flight currently described in the playtest, and at high tier you can just fly.

Yeah, the flight should improve across tiers. True flight at say level 9 or 13.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

Considering they have managed not to have anything at all about Guardinals in 5e so far, I am just happy they exist. That being said, I have no doubt that aasimar will show up sooner than later.

 

[Smackpixi]

It’s obviously their attempt to allow whatever animal faced/skinned character you want without taking up half the PHB with them. It will surely piss off both everyone who hates furries in their games and furries who want a mor terrestrial origin for their character. It was a nice try.

 

[MarkB]

The only thing I'm not really sold on is the wings. They're a nice enough feature, I just don't think they'll be thematic to every concept people will want to explore with this race. I'd have preferred a small suite of 3-4 minor supernatural abilities to choose from at character creation.

 

[niklinna]

I just wanna know why Lawful Neutral, Neutral Neutral, and Chaotic Neutral folks don't get special outer-planes-infused races.

And no, I can't imagine what they would be, but there's an obvious gap there!

 

[MarkB]

I just wanna know why Lawful Neutral, Neutral Neutral, and Chaotic Neutral folks don't get special outer-planes-infused races.

And no, I can't imagine what they would be, but there's an obvious gap there!

You can't trust 'em.

 

[Smackpixi]

I think it’s weird all the people taking the race seriously, and arguing about asimars and whatever. WoTC is clowning you, get over it, it’s not a serious race, it’s a sop to people that want to play animal people. Why on earth are you missing this not see that. They forking said it in the video.

 

[Cadence]

Feels like

"Aasimar are boring, but the symmetry screams at us and we need something opposite Tieflings. If any of you have any ideas let us know.

Ok, next topic, what can we do to the people who want an anthropomorphic animal race without filling the book with a billion varieties or leaning too hard into a real world myth or belief?"

 

[DND_Reborn]

Do we even need ardlings?

No. Absolutely not.

 

[Scribe]

Ok, next topic, what can we do to the people who want an anthropomorphic animal race without filling the book with a billion varieties or leaning too hard into a real world myth or belief?"

I think ardlings as written are fine? Its not like one MUST pick those base animal types?

This is why Tiefling was (pre 4e) great. It looked how YOU wanted it to look because the beings of the lower planes are vast and diverse.