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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charles Rampant" data-source="post: 7701918" data-attributes="member: 32659">I really like this race! I've got zero attachment to the earlier incarnations, so any whinging about it being a nostalgia grab doesn't really apply. Instead, I think that these guys do a really nice job of fitting into the 'nature people' concept that we have a few variations on already (Forest Gnomes, Wood Elves, Halflings-sort-of) and yet they have their own take on it that I think stands out. The picture is really excellent actually, and I think that at least half of my enjoyment of the race comes from how nice that guy looks; I'd love to have him as a neighbour! Stats-wise, we've clearly got a Druid-leaning race here, which is no bad thing as I don't think any other race leans that heavily towards that class. I mean, while bending expectations with a Tiefling Barbarian or whatever is fun, it is also good to have the 'easy pairings' to play around with. Tiefling Warlocks, Half-Orc Barbarians, Halfling Rogues, all of these are solid and entertaining cliches that are useful to work with. Firbolg Druids and, perhaps, Nature Paladins is a solid addition to that catalogue. The magical abilities are good fun, and match the Duergar mentality quite nicely, being powerful but not spammable. They have a fairly surprising stealth focus for such big lads.Roleplaying & personality wise, I think that we're missing part of the writeup here (the fluff bit). However, from what we get here, a definite 'gentle giant' theme seems to be present, and the Fey side of things is working for me. I don't know much about Fey, certainly not in a D&D context, so I'm hoping that Volo's puts a lot of effort into expanding that side of things. Overall, I'm really pleased with this race, and eager to both play one and see one played in my games. I had been worried that we'd get a bunch of useless savages as new races - even if Gnoll had been available, I'd probably not have been interested in having one in my game anyway - but if we get some other fun and viable races then I'll be very happy indeed.</blockquote>

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