D&D 5E 5E Race Survey

[snafuy]

Probably you should have made it clearer that you wanted ratings of races relative to each other rather than ratings relative to an ideal for the game.

You're absolutely right. This sort of mistake (on my part) was why I did the race survey as practice before the class survey. The question statements will be much clearer.

 

[GreenTengu]

I would probably say the best way to interpret the results is to ignore the "B" column. I think a lot of people who really didn't know anything about a given race just defaulted to saying its probably in the middle. So a large bulge in the middle probably implies that a lot of people just aren't familiar with the stat block and aren't going to run and go look it up before clicking on something. Its actual rating should probably be determined solely by comparing those who listed above or below that line.

There could be examples where everyone tried it and thought it was the perfect measuring stick for all others, but I think anyone very familiar would probably have a strong enough opinion to mark it higher or lower than flat in the middle.

 

[Yaarel]

I would probably say the best way to interpret the results is to ignore the "B" column. I think a lot of people who really didn't know anything about a given race just defaulted to saying its probably in the middle. So a large bulge in the middle probably implies that a lot of people just aren't familiar with the stat block and aren't going to run and go look it up before clicking on something. Its actual rating should probably be determined solely by comparing those who listed above or below that line.

There could be examples where everyone tried it and thought it was the perfect measuring stick for all others, but I think anyone very familiar would probably have a strong enough opinion to mark it higher or lower than flat in the middle.

Even if it really is precisely in the center, even without the B column, there will be those viewing it as slightly better and others viewing it slightly worse, and it will average out.

 

[Yaarel]

I feel the ‘Excellent’ tier (below Feated Human and above Wood Elf) is the ideal amount of power that all 5e player races should strive for.

Similar to the philosophy of 4e, the ‘Excellent’ tier allows a potent signature trait that vividly distinguishes it from other races. The Mountain Dwarf has two +2 scores, the Eladrin Elf has Misty Step per rest, and so on.

The Wood Elf is Good, but its ‘Mask of the Wild’ is problematic and fixing it into something clearer and more useful would probably bump the class up into the Excellent category. Giving High Elf +2 Dex and +2 Int would probably boost it into Excellent.



I am comfortable with the Feated Human being ‘Beyond’. One reason is plot protection, to ensure Humans are a prevailing choice for most settings. An other reason is, it is hard to design mechanics for a Human that is both mechanically appealing and feels right with regard to flavor.



Flying races probably work better if the flight becomes available at higher levels. While low level offers limited flight, such as winged leaps or glides. This would knock them from ‘Beyond’ into ‘Excellent’.