Fiend Folio

[qstor]

flumph, xvart, flumph, aarakocra, and flumph

If they add the flumph and xvart to an official 4e book. I'll bite my tongue for all the comments about how bad 4e is, that I've made

Mike

 

[BOZ]

good luck with that. although i'd say the flumph is more likely, since the xvart will probably be seen as "just another humanoid" and get skipped.

 

[Klaus]

Aarakokra -> I wanna see a balanced flying race!
Flumph -> It must be done!
Flind -> Gnolls with nunchakus!

 

[Shroomy]

I too love the aarakocra and would to see them as a playable race. I'm not sure how you'd balance the flying against the other races though

 

[Aeolius]

I'm not sure how you'd balance the flying against the other races though

Simple; an all-aerial campaign (as opposed to mine, which is all-Ariel)

 

[Shroomy]

Simple; an all-aerial campaign (as opposed to mine, which is all-Ariel)

Yeah, that'd work, but I think that WoTC would want to go with something with a little broader appeal , which is probably why there is no feat for dragonborn to get wings despite the epic-level monster version in the MM.

 

[Klaus]

I too love the aarakocra and would to see them as a playable race. I'm not sure how you'd balance the flying against the other races though

Do what I plan on doing with a soon-to-be-winged dragonborn in my campaign and take cues from what already exists.

- Githianky have one-round flight as an encounter power from the get-go ("telekinetic leap"), even useable on others.
- Wizards have perfect flight as a daily power at level 16.
- Rogues have a "leap of the clouds" ability as an at-will utility at level 2.

You can begin with wings serving as jump-boosters (like the rogue power) and eventually become encounter-based clumsy flight. You can even have a paragon path focused on developing flight.

 

[Shroomy]

Do what I plan on doing with a soon-to-be-winged dragonborn in my campaign and take cues from what already exists.

- Githianky have one-round flight as an encounter power from the get-go ("telekinetic leap"), even useable on others.
- Wizards have perfect flight as a daily power at level 16.
- Rogues have a "leap of the clouds" ability as an at-will utility at level 2.

You can begin with wings serving as jump-boosters (like the rogue power) and eventually become encounter-based clumsy flight. You can even have a paragon path focused on developing flight.

Jump boosters, temporarily tactical flight, and clumsy flying would be the way to go, but I think that "costless" overland flight would be the real issue with a flying race. Currently, the only way to do that is via a ritual or mount, neither of which is free.

 

[mach1.9pants]

I almost fell of my chair laughing when I perused through 'thunderspire and found a monster called NORKers...just google norks if you are not easily offended
I didn't get the original FF so I missed out on norks

 

[Erik Mona]

Oooh, oooh!

The C.I.F.A.L!

It won Polyhedron's "Monsters of Suck" contest, so it's got massive star power!

--Erik