D&D General What Races/Species do you think are missing from Dungeons and Dragons?

[Micah Sweet]

For a game that's supposed to be about unfettered imagination, the ability to create your own is sorely lacking. Yes, it technically exists, but it's pretty bad. Playable versions of all the monsters is also missing. Though, if you had the former, you wouldn't need the latter.

This is why you take matters into your own hands, and stop waiting for the corporation to make it for you.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I miss the half-ogre but for storytelling they were too typecasted and stereotyped into brainless bag of muscles.

The wilden could be recycled as feys with option of plant-like traits, something about resting during the sunday and then they need less food.

Other point is Hasbro would rather to be "original" in the sense they wanted new PC species or creatures could be protected as "trademark".

That copyright thing is a big problem. It's why GW changed the names of most of their species.

 

[Micah Sweet]

most seemed to lack a cool look or be another type of mutant human which just does not sell people on things and would badly need to be a core option in a setting to really sell.

Is being really salable a high priority in this discussion?

 

[Yaarel]

Disagree hard. Things that are different should be mechanically represented as different.

A Large creature might be relatively slow or weak, they dont necessarily have mechanical benefits.

However, I think there can be a Strength and Constitution prerequisite to be Large, since there is a strong correlation.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I'd figure by D&D we're talking the official stuff

I got homebrew Lupin, beetlefolk, two versions of Formians, and even those random bat people 3E pushed hard, but ain't meaning much given how folks tend to tread homebrew

Ah. I see zero need to limit this to WotC. At that point it's just complaining that the corp hasn't officially released something that is at best years off. Better to take control.

 

[Micah Sweet]

A Large creature might be relatively slow or weak, they dont necessarily have mechanical benefits.

However, I think there can be a Strength and Constitution prerequisite to be Large, since there is a strong correlation.

I support positive and negative mechanics. Whatever makes sense for the situation.

 

[Jaiken]

What do you mean by D&D? There are a huge number of heritages in Level Up, including a dog heritage and culture, and it's not too hard to make more. I've made a ton of them myself.

I mean the official books from 5th edition and 2024 edition.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I mean the official books from 5th edition and 2024 edition.

Too bad. You are hugely self-limiting if you only care about WotC. Virtually everything you want is available outside Fort WotC, and the small bits that aren't are easy enough to make yourself.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

I really think the concern about large species balance is overblown. A large creature should have all sorts of logistical issues that have every logical reason to come up at least as often as any combat benefit. Heck, think of how many medium enemies could surround such a character.

I have not done significant testing, so I can't say. I do think the ability to turn even a 20'-wide hallway into a soft choke point is pretty significant.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I have not done significant testing, so I can't say. I do think the ability to turn even a 20'-wide hallway into a soft choke point is pretty significant.

Not saying it isn't. I also don't see that as a problem. Large characters pay for their size in other ways, and those ways are just as important as any situational combat benefits they may get. You have to enforce all of it, and the books should say so.