D&D (2024) Ardlings, Shifter and Hengeyokai as different variations on animal people

[Henadic Theologian]

They’re testing for the 2024 core rulebooks, so that.

Except they've snuck in a race for another book into playtests for races of a particular book before, like Strixhaven Owlin being in the Witchlight races playtest for example.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Except they've snuck in a race for another book into playtests for races of a particular book before, like Strixhaven Owlin being in the Witchlight races playtest for example.

Except that they said in the videos that the Ardling and Goliath are intended for the PHB.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Except that they said in the videos that the Ardling and Goliath are intended for the PHB.

And you trust them on that? Because WotC never lies? Bawhahahahaha.

Don't get me wrong, it might be the truth, but it seems a weird happenstance that all of a sudden they want to add an outer planar race that'd fit in with Planescape and a Fizban style take on Goliaths that'd fit into the giant book, into the PHB and its all a coinedence?

Why tie Ardlings to the Planes at all?

Look maybe it is, that can happen, or maybe they end up painting themselves into a corner and change their plans and actually put these in the PHB to avoid further violating consumer trust, but I'm not betting on it either way.

Too much trust has been lost.

The video made me some what less certain, but the trust jssues are still there.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

And you trust them on that? Because WotC never lies? Bawhahahahaha.

I don't assume that they're lying when there's nothing to gain from it. There's no reason to pretend that they're intended for a book they aren't.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Everyone's arguing about how to best define a beast-person....

...and I'm here, wishing they'd just give us Awakened/Psychic animals, no need for the half-human part

(yes, Rhydans from Blue Rose would be perfect, thank you)

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I don't assume that they're lying when there's nothing to gain from it. There's no reason to pretend that they're intended for a book they aren't.

What they gain is feed back on none D&D One product at One D&D levels of feedback.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

What they gain is feed back on none D&D One product at One D&D levels of feedback.

I have no idea what this is trying to say. Can you clarify?