D&D 4E 4E Race Anti-Survivor

[Ruin Explorer]

As Korgoth says, it's not Halfling, but I question Korgoth's liking of a race that may not look like "ravekender" (rofl), but in fact doesn't look like ANYTHING. If it didn't say "Halfling cleric", most of us would think that was a slightly oddly proportioned HUMAN cleric. YAAAAAAAAAAAWN. Pointless races with no distinguishing characters beyond "short guy" for the lose.

It's going to half-elf and/or gnome, and possibly half-orc, but I dunno about that. It'd be nice if Half-Orc was turned into Orc. Kinda. Except I'd ban them from my campaigns. This isn't bloody WoW.

 

[Aeolius]

As much as it pains me, I think the gnome could go. I would prefer to keep the gnome and get rid of the halfling though...

I agree 100%

 

[amethal]

As much as it pains me, I think the gnome could go. I would prefer to keep the gnome and get rid of the halfling though...

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[AFGNCAAP]

They should ban none. Is there really such an economy of space in the books that they can't include all of them? Why not include them in the main book, instead of some near-future supplement?

Also, how exactly are races going to work? Is there still going to be the LA adjustment mess of before?

I think that gnomes, half-elves, and half-orcs may go. That stinks, because I like all of them. I wonder if gnomes may get rolled in with dwarves (since they have such common elements such as age range, bonuses to hit goblins, bonuses to avoid giant attacks, etc.).

I'd rather see half-elves and half-orcs be reinvented to stand well on their own alongside elves, dwarves, & the like, and still be in the main book.

However, this is wishful thinking on my part. I suspect that they're almost done with typesetting & editing the books, so what's in there is in there (esp. since it appears that Feb `08 will have a demo of the new game).

 

[KingCrab]

3.5 could have used a few more races in the PHB as far as I'm concerned (instead of tossing the options into the Monster Manuals). At least the ECL +0 options could have all been placed there.

 

[Asmor]

I think all the "whole" races are going to stay.

Definitely would like to see Half-elves and Half-orcs go. I hate the half-races. Plus, Tiefling fills the niche half-orc previously filled, i.e. the "renegade" race.

 

[TerraDave]

As much as it pains me, I think the gnome could go. I would prefer to keep the gnome and get rid of the halfling though...

I wish I hadn't seen the picture of that runty halfling cleric

 

[Enforcer]

Who didn't pick human, that's what I want to know... That one should read 100%.

I chose Human, Elf, Dwarf, and Halfling. Any of the others could get the boot.

 

[Korgoth]

As Korgoth says, it's not Halfling, but I question Korgoth's liking of a race that may not look like "ravekender" (rofl), but in fact doesn't look like ANYTHING. If it didn't say "Halfling cleric", most of us would think that was a slightly oddly proportioned HUMAN cleric. YAAAAAAAAAAAWN. Pointless races with no distinguishing characters beyond "short guy" for the lose.

It's going to half-elf and/or gnome, and possibly half-orc, but I dunno about that. It'd be nice if Half-Orc was turned into Orc. Kinda. Except I'd ban them from my campaigns. This isn't bloody WoW.

I get you. Though I would point out that in Tolkien Hobbits are basically just short people, right? Being fat, rustic and living in holes are just lifestyle choices, aren't they? That's how I took it, anyway.

 

[The_Gneech]

I'd much rather have full-blooded orcs than any-blooded tieflings as core races, gotta say. Campaign-specific races, no prob -- but core, no. I don't really want to see warforged as a core race, either, for the same reason. Too setting-specific.

-The Gneech