I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
Duergar pre-4e or post-4e?
I was kind of a fan of the weirdness of a race of grim dwarves toiling away endlessly, making the best stuff out of the underdark, who can, inexplicably, turn invisible and then grow to four times their own height, and then wail on you.
That's the kind of weirdness that inspires stories.
But "rrrr, I'm an EVIL PORCUPINE DWARF" doesn't do it for me. We've got demon-worshipers already. Dwarves can do it without become evil porcupines. They could just be evil dwarves. I know, I know, it's anathema to D&D to say that a race can have more than one alignment, but let me expand your mind for a minute.
Dwarves have been basically unchanged since OD&D. That kind of staying power deserves a pat on the back and a mug of great ale. That's an archetype you couldn't pull out of the wall if you tried. It's nailed in there good.
I was kind of a fan of the weirdness of a race of grim dwarves toiling away endlessly, making the best stuff out of the underdark, who can, inexplicably, turn invisible and then grow to four times their own height, and then wail on you.
That's the kind of weirdness that inspires stories.
But "rrrr, I'm an EVIL PORCUPINE DWARF" doesn't do it for me. We've got demon-worshipers already. Dwarves can do it without become evil porcupines. They could just be evil dwarves. I know, I know, it's anathema to D&D to say that a race can have more than one alignment, but let me expand your mind for a minute.
Dwarves have been basically unchanged since OD&D. That kind of staying power deserves a pat on the back and a mug of great ale. That's an archetype you couldn't pull out of the wall if you tried. It's nailed in there good.
