A mystery race ?

[Scholar & Brutalman]

I'd much prefer something that is distinctly non-demi-human. Goblin, kobold, animal-person. Goliath or some other Larger-than-Human would be interesting.

Minotaurs would fit that description nicely.

 

[The Little Raven]

Drow aren't a race, their a subrace.

Not anymore. The 4e changes to races seems to make drow, elf, and eladrin all completely separate races that are distantly related to eachother (cousins, in the sense that dwarves and gnomes have been called cousins in the past).

If we add them into the mix we have elves, eladrin, high elves, and drow. Way too many elves even for a treehugger like me.

Actually, there's only three: eladrin (sun elves, high elves, gray elves), elves (wood elves, wild elves), and drow. And only one of them seems to care about being treehuggers, like yourself.

 

[Rechan]

Minotaurs would fit that description nicely.

Although they are very classic "Monsters we put to the sword".

I also fear that it would get too many "D&D is becoming WoW" responses.

 

[el-remmen]

What about lizardfolk?

 

[Irda Ranger]

Minotaurs would fit that description nicely.

Minotaurs would be sweet; but I'm a Dragonlance fan.

I really hope it isn't orcs. I really, really hope it isn't orcs. That would be the first thing about 4E that would seriously piss me off. Orcs (in my book) are evil; plain and simple. Corrupted by something, they're worse than goblinoids. They have been since Tolkien. I can live without Vancian casting or Bards long before I'll be OK with orcs as a PC race on par with Dwarves and Humans. No sir.

I wasn't upset by losing gnomes, but on the assumption they would be replaced with something good and worth playing.

 

[Irda Ranger]

Although they are very classic "Monsters we put to the sword".

I also fear that it would get too many "D&D is becoming WoW" responses.

Not nearly as much as orcs would.

 

[Mighty Veil]

I hope it is not orc! Nor goliaths (what a dumb race). I think half-orc will be in the MM but won't be in the PHB till PHB2, when I suspect barbarian will appear.

 

[Mad Mac]

What about lizardfolk?

Don't I wish. D&D has always seemed oblivous to the inherent popularity of lizardmen though...

 

[Aldarc]

Not anymore. The 4e changes to races seems to make drow, elf, and eladrin all completely separate races that are distantly related to eachother (cousins, in the sense that dwarves and gnomes have been called cousins in the past).

Actually, there's only three: eladrin (sun elves, high elves, gray elves), elves (wood elves, wild elves), and drow. And only one of them seems to care about being treehuggers, like yourself.

Half-Elves are essentially Diet Elf, so that makes four.

 

[Intrope]

What about lizardfolk?

I'd prefer a dragon-man type race, personally. Just so long as it's not those damn Bat-people that WotC seems to love for some reason!