D&D 5E (2014) Companion thread to 5E Survivor: Species

[Scribe]

At a glance, it appears Halflings are walking away with it...

 

[CreamCloud0]

oh wow, tortle has been in a lock for so long with it suddenly gone i don't know what i'm going to downvote next, bugbear, firblog and goliath are teetering on the edge already or should i start chipping away at something with more votes, aasimar, harengon, owlin or tabaxi maybe

 

[Vaalingrade]

Getting harder to find things that deserve upvotes.

 

[Tonguez]

At a glance, it appears Halflings are walking away with it...

#new target acquired :- - -

 

[CleverNickName]

The Space Elves are doing pretty well, too...I don't think they've gotten a single downvote.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Getting harder to find things that deserve upvotes.

'Tis the nature of the beast. These threads generally go in order of:

• actually bad things and/or things with an ardent hatedom
• interesting but non-standard things, options that are seen as inoffensive but OP/weak
• whatever remains that has actual flavor and distinctness

This one's going to be a bit weirder than usual because the ultrabland option has already been removed (humans) and relatively more distinct options have risen to the fore for a bit. My fear is that it will come down to elves (or half-elves) vs dwarves (or halflings) in the end and elves will win purely because they're pretty.

The Space Elves are doing pretty well, too...I don't think they've gotten a single downvote.

...space elves? I don't see anything on the list that looks like "space elves." Githyanki?

 

[Scribe]

As of this moment, categories arbitrarily decided upon by myself.

Tolkien-esque - 164
Dwarf, Duergar 12
Dwarf, Hill 8
Dwarf, Mark of Warding 7
Dwarf, Mountain 12
Elf, High 7
Elf, Wood 12
Half-Elf 13
Half-Elf, Mark of Detection 10
Half-Elf, Mark of Storm 10
Half-Orc 13
Half-Orc, Mark of Finding 8
Halfling, Lightfoot 16
Halfling, Lotusden 16
Halfling, Mark of Healing 11
Halfling, Mark of Hospitality 9

D&D - 193
Aasimar 16
Dragonborn, Chromatic 10
Dragonborn, Gem 14
Genasi, Air 10
Genasi, Earth 10
Genasi, Fire 11
Genasi, Water 10
Gith, Githyanki 12
Gith, Githzerai 12
Goliath 3
Kobold 19
Shifter, Beasthide 12
Shifter, Longtooth 12
Shifter, Swiftstride 12
Shifter, Wildhunt 11
Kalashtar 7
Tiefling, Variant 12

Mythological - 92
Bugbear 4
Goblin 14
Hobgoblin 12
Gnome, Forest 12
Gnome, Mark of Scribing 11
Gnome, Rock 11
Minotaur 13
Satyr 15

Animal - 57
Harengon 7
Leonin 9
Lizardfolk 14
Owlin 10
Tabaxi 17

 

[CleverNickName]

Good list! Normally I'd consider minotaur and satyr to be in the "Animal" category, but you might have changed my mind about that. They have a good amount of mythology to back them up, compared to some.

(glares accusingly at the rabbit-eared hobbit)

 

[CreamCloud0]

now that we're whittling down the list i've started checking the wiki to see what some of the features of the remaining species i'm not intimately familiar with are and it caused me to consider: what features actually makes a good species?

 

[CleverNickName]

Elf, High 6 + 1 = 7 Whats with the Tolkien haters?

Haven't you heard? Tolkien is old-hat. Out of fashion. Tired, and played-out, and (insert cliché for 'not new' here).

Old and Busted: Tolkien elves and dwarves and hobbits saving the world, in a high fantasy epic campaign saga.
New Hotness: Marvel superheroes with mutant powers from another dimension, sandboxing in a cinematic Hollywood blockbuster.