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One day, I hope to actually play DnD.
oh no! there were three tortle upvotes today, the equilibrium has been broken
Oh Owlbear Barbarian! I like itI can understand that a little more.
As for voting, I'm not sure what to say there.
I started by voting down what I liked least (changelings,) and they were eliminated.
I have voted for lizardfolk and tabaxi a few times each.
More recently, I voted for Owlin because I have a character idea that was inspired by the recent survivor threads: Owlin Bear-Totem Barbarian.
Dragonborn were the first race I ever found that gave me "proud warrior race" tropes
-2 Int, at least in 3e. Another "you can only be a PWRG if you are also stupid and/or ugly" option. Plus, they are always presented as alien, cold, and distant; they might not have a penalty to Charisma but they're presented as though socializing is foreign to them. That's a pretty major turn-off for me.Lizardfolk?
Ive never understood the preference for dragonborn over Lizardfolk sinve both are scale repitles
look if we made dragon born cat-like and keep the love of magic it would turn into an elf as what are elves if not cat-like and magic?Not like dragonborn as very dragonlike aside from the breath, and even then with the horny toad, a ranged projectile is not outside of reptile purview.
Too late; everything is already an elf in D&D.look if we made dragon born cat-like and keep the love of magic it would turn into an elf as what are elves if not cat-like and magic?
I played a Dragonborn in 4e! He was a STR/CHA Cleric (a build that was poorly supported beyond the PHB >< but I really liked it). I played him as a veteran drill sargeant and was a Paladin in-universe. He had survived the destruction of his order because he was out with a bunch of recruit. He eventually joined the party where they was an actual Paladin of that order when the party met a group of refugees that were involved in the original attack.@Undrave On the subject of firbolg: it is similar to, albeit distinct from, one of my reasons for liking dragonborn.
IRL, I'm a wimpy, asthmatic nerd. I can't do pull-ups, push-ups give me noodle arms for an hour afterward, I'm built like a beanstalk. On top of that, I struggle with social situations and self-confidence. As a result, there's a draw to being someone naturally tough, athletic, charismatic, and self-assured. The problem is, almost all of the time (before mid/late 3e anyway), if you wanted a Str bonus, you were explicitly signing up for being either ugly, stupid, or (often) both. That's a non-starter for me. If you wanted a Cha bonus, you were saddled with being a fragile speedster, which is again (usually) a non-starter for me.
Dragonborn were the first race I ever found that gave me "proud warrior race" tropes with zero "oh and also stupid and/or ugly" aspects, and they were certainly the first core race to do that. That was a pretty big deal for me. It meant I could live out some of those fantasies of mine. The brave, strong hero who woos all the dapper swains and really fills out the "armor" part of "knight in shining armor."
While I'm not personally a huge firbolg fan, I've seen enough art and descriptions to get a similar but distinct vibe. Dragonborn are the "knight in shining armor" type, bold (even brash) and assertive. Firbolg are gentle giants. They're big dude(tte)s with soft fuzzy ears who connect with birds and beasts and who retreat away from unwanted attention (invisibility, disguise self) rather than assertively press forward. But they aren't pushovers, and when their anger is roused they can be dangerous.
As someone who also loves the "gentle giant" archetype (e.g. all of my Paladin characters have a soft spot for children and will always do what they can to be supportive and friendly), I can appreciate what firbolg beings to the table.