Desdichado
Hero
Animal people can be interesting if handled correctly. Otherwise, they are terribly uninspired, I believe.
Animal Races in DnD
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shadowlight
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Voadam said:
Woah! I thought I was the only one
shadowlight
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Joshua Dyal said:
I think they can definitely lead to some fun role-playing... They generally tend to give you a pretty clear picture of how your character would behave...
Desdichado
Hero
Yeah, there's some potential if done well. If you're just the dogman, though, that's kinda boring after a while. Besides, who wants to go around sniffing all the other PCs crotches? 
the Jester
Legend
Wow, has everyone forgotten the tabaxi? They go way back to the 1e Fiend Folio... catfolk have been around in AD&D for quite some time. (I know Mystara predates it, but that didn't have the "A" in front of the D&D until much later.) I have used tabaxi as a pc race for years, and a few years back I introduced the canus, who are- obviously- a race of dogfolk.
In my campaign, both the tabaxi and the canus are from "far away" and don't pop up much in the main region of the campaign. However, a large group of tabaxi migrated there a few years ago at the behest of some pcs.
I like all the weird humanoids; but the key to making them work is keeping them different from the elves and dwarves and humans. Otherwise, why bother to use them at all? And I also think that it gets harder and harder to justify yet another sentient race as the number of them blooms. To fit everything in, you need a really big world.
(Which is one of the reasons my campaign world's so big.)
In my campaign, both the tabaxi and the canus are from "far away" and don't pop up much in the main region of the campaign. However, a large group of tabaxi migrated there a few years ago at the behest of some pcs.
I like all the weird humanoids; but the key to making them work is keeping them different from the elves and dwarves and humans. Otherwise, why bother to use them at all? And I also think that it gets harder and harder to justify yet another sentient race as the number of them blooms. To fit everything in, you need a really big world.
(Which is one of the reasons my campaign world's so big.)
fett527
First Post
The DM I have gamed with for the past 12 years or so, dshai527 on the boards, has always had a race called the feloines, a cat race obviously. I took an extreme liking to concept of them and have played several as characters. I enjoy the differences and abilities of the race and their particular role in the world. I am currently playing a feloine character in the game we post as a Story Hour. If you care to read up on our take of the actions, personality, interaction and mannerisms of the race please feel free to stop by. The race also has a very intriguing origin I believe which because of the story hour I can't say anything about, suffice it to say it's not run of the mill and will be revealed through the story hour eventually. Also, in our Rogue's Gallery thread I have posted the stat block and racial abilities for the feloine I am playing. We would be interested in anyone's opinion's of course so feel free to post comments.
Links to the Story Hour and Rogue's Gallery are in my sig.
Links to the Story Hour and Rogue's Gallery are in my sig.
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Sanackranib
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cat/dog people
I like tha added variety that non-human races provide to the game. its always good to keep the players guessing.
I like tha added variety that non-human races provide to the game. its always good to keep the players guessing.
Kwalish Kid
Explorer
Demi-Human characters would be great sourcebook material, I think. Many have already mentioned how it works in their homebrews. But should it be in the actual D&D cannon, I don't know. It seems like just too many choices to begin with, for experienced players and min/maxers it could be fun, but just so bewildering for a first timer. The quasi-fey feel starts getting eroded and I think that's core for establishing "D&D style fantasy"
Oh, and as Kwalish Kid mentioned Lore Sjoberg discusses the furry issue as relating to his experience writing the geek hierarchy bit in his Slumbering Lungfish webblog with an entry called, Furries redux. An interesting take to say the least. Hope that wasn't too OT.
-Joe
Oh, and as Kwalish Kid mentioned Lore Sjoberg discusses the furry issue as relating to his experience writing the geek hierarchy bit in his Slumbering Lungfish webblog with an entry called, Furries redux. An interesting take to say the least. Hope that wasn't too OT.
-Joe
