D&D General Which non-D&D races would like to see in Dungeons and Dragons?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Aside from the pointed ears, Vulcans aren't much like D&D elves at all. Romulans are closer.

Romulans would be good inspirational material for drow or shadow elves, for those who don't want to stick too closely to Forgotten Realms novels canon.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You do know that Romulans are Vulcans, just with different cultural heritage and spell choice

Vulcans all start off with the "Irritate Chief Medical Officer" cantrip.

 

[Peter BOSCO'S]

Aside from the pointed ears, Vulcans aren't much like D&D elves at all. Romulans are closer.

Vulcans are High Elves. Romulans are Drow. Mintakans are Wood Elves. Longer lives, pointed ears, haughty attitude, evil subspecies, older culture, magic (er psionic) powers, cross-breed with humans, every element you would expect from elves is seen in Vulcans.

 

[Reynard]

Vulcans are High Elves. Romulans are Drow. Mintakans are Wood Elves. Longer lives, pointed ears, haughty attitude, evil subspecies, older culture, magic (er psionic) powers, cross-bread with humans, every element you would expect from elves is seen in Vulcans.

Except, you know, deep emotional connections and powerful passions.

 

[jmartkdr2]

Except, you know, deep emotional connections and powerful passions.

Vulcans are highly emotional - they have to work very hard indeed to maintain a semblance of self-control.

 

[jmartkdr2]

a bigger higher level option for them is childs play but would be helpful.

Just make them high-level spellcasters. They probably shouldn't match DnD gods, but be strong enough mages to have personal armies.

eh I would have both a broad template option for the jaffa and some special clearly well-liked option for when they need specialised roles fulfilled also helps pad out the book.

The basic template is a mid-tier warrior. Then add an elite warrior or two (say, CRs 5, 8, and 11) and assume other roles are filled by Jaffa who are also trained warriors - ie a regional prefect would still be a CR 5 warrior in addition to commanding troops, maybe he has a better-than-usual magic weapon.

The Jaffa staff weapon could also be neat (2-handed, polearm, grants the firebolt cantrip while attuned)

 

[Remathilis]

Argonians and khajitt from The Elder Scrolls, even though I realize they are just lizardfolk and tabaxi in stats, their cultures are far better.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Some alien species from sci-fi franchises are too powerful to be playable.

The "races" from Warcraft could appear in D&D Beyond as collab content.

I imagine for Spelljammer a variant version of creatures of relatively forgotten sci-fi franchises: Farscape, Andromeda.. Why? the shows ended and this could be the last opportunity to make more money.

"Kemonomimi" (the Japanese word for "animal ears") are very popular in isekai animes.

 

[Chaltab]

Bring on the Zelda

Hylians, Sheikah, and Gerudo as human subtypes
Gorons
Zoras
Deku Scrubs
Zonai
Rito
Twili
Anouki (reindeer people)

 

[Tonguez]

1. Mushroom folk
2. Yoshi
3. Koopa
4. Goombas
5. Shy guys.
6. Kong
7. Ba-bombs
8. Stars
9. Lakitu