D&D 5E criteria for new races to be added to the PHB

[Arnwolf666]

Lol what the hell!?

The Goliath has lore from 3 editions. That isn’t a statement that has literally anything to do with PHB vs supplement.

and there are rules for playing werewolves in at least more editions than that with lore. As well as playing vampires and Liches.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

and there are rules for playing werewolves in at least more editions than that with lore. As well as playing vampires and Liches.

So what?

 

[Coroc]

they are not in my 3.0 or 3.5 PHB. I really wouldn’t count a supplement. There are literally 100s of races as optiona in the various editions if you count every optional splatbook. Many race more common than the Goliath if you count that way.

Also @doctorbadwolf and @dave2008

So there we go then now we only need some confirmation from a 4e guy if it was in 4e basic or expanded PHB, I really think now it was the 4e battle mat issue which generated them.

See, if you were to play a large mob it would take up 4 squares on the battlefield. For all the classes based on flanking roles this could lead to unwanted situations back then, and if there were 1 square spaces I cannot tell you if there was some way for a 4 square creature to squeeze in.

But people still wanted to play their darksun halfgiant (4e had some official Darksun material) so maybe they came up by replacing it with the goliath? 4e is the edition I am at least aware of, so maybe someone who knows 4e well can clear this up? @dnd4vr eventually?

 

[Mecheon]

So there we go then now we only need some confirmation from a 4e guy if it was in 4e basic or expanded PHB, I really think now it was the 4e battle mat issue which generated them.

They came in PHB 2, so alongside gnomes, half-orcs, shifters and deva

But people still wanted to play their darksun halfgiant (4e had some official Darksun material) so maybe they came up by replacing it with the goliath? 4e is the edition I am at least aware of, so maybe someone who knows 4e well can clear this up?

Funny thing about this? Legacy from 3E. Apparently 3E half giants were the first to shrink them to medium which is kind of funny when you think of, well, half-ogres being Large in that edition. And just checking the stats, 3.5e goliaths are stronger than half giants which is, a thing.

 

[Tallifer]

I won't be satisfied until I can play a Dalek. Or one of Alpha Centauri's race.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Alpha Centauri has a base movement speed of 5'.

And probably no depth perception.

 

[Coroc]

They came in PHB 2, so alongside gnomes, half-orcs, shifters and deva


Funny thing about this? Legacy from 3E. Apparently 3E half giants were the first to shrink them to medium which is kind of funny when you think of, well, half-ogres being Large in that edition. And just checking the stats, 3.5e goliaths are stronger than half giants which is, a thing.

Thank you, that clears things up.

 

[dagger]

Appearing in 4e should not count...that was the time of darkness.

I would rather see orog or firbolg before any more shy poor mans half giants.

 

[cmad1977]

Be well thought out and designed.

 

[gyor]

Lol what the hell!?

The Goliath has lore from 3 editions. That isn’t a statement that has literally anything to do with PHB vs supplement.

A Goliath also appeared in a DnD movie.