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<blockquote data-quote="Mephista" data-source="post: 7726172" data-attributes="member: 6786252">I'm surprised elf beat out half-elf.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see so many people taking half-elf for the power of it over other options. That said, elf is the quinsential wizard / druid / ranger / arcane trickster / eldritch knight option, so its not too big a surprise there. I'm honestly surprised on dwarf, however.&nbsp;&nbsp; That got a much larger return than I expected.tiefling warlocks are a big thing, no surprise - the phb version is pretty much warlock built only.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dragonborn paladin, with a minor in sorcerer and fighter, likewise no surprise; despite the writer showing surprise, it was actually one of the big dragon things since 3e.&nbsp; Halfling is primarily rogue (no surprise) with a touch of bard, but still surprised that elf beat out halflings at their own game.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gensasi, are definitely a dark horse here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most especially for the very wide spread - now, I know there's four sub-races, but still!&nbsp; That's a nice spread.Gnomes... we got some rogues (presumably arcane tricksters), wizards, and bards as main, but far less than elves in all three categories.&nbsp; Gnome paladin gets very few hits.&nbsp; ^^&nbsp; Perhaps in the future, there will be more gnome artificers, but now?&nbsp; It seems that gnomes aren't as popular as other races, even in their forte.The only less popular races are Aasimar (because of DMG spot? clearly doesn't have Volo races atm) and non-genasi EE races.&nbsp; Genasi, given its popularity in other games, likely gets a bump, but the rest are ignored in favor of core races.Honestly, I think the writer of the article shows some ignorance over the why human fighters are popular - while they are simple, its also a case that many people think of free feat + fighter is one of the most powerful melee options in the game, and people like their warriors.&nbsp; A very simple and powerful option.&nbsp; Spellcasters don't benefit from feats nearly as much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mephista, post: 7726172, member: 6786252"] I'm surprised elf beat out half-elf. I see so many people taking half-elf for the power of it over other options. That said, elf is the quinsential wizard / druid / ranger / arcane trickster / eldritch knight option, so its not too big a surprise there. I'm honestly surprised on dwarf, however. That got a much larger return than I expected. tiefling warlocks are a big thing, no surprise - the phb version is pretty much warlock built only. Dragonborn paladin, with a minor in sorcerer and fighter, likewise no surprise; despite the writer showing surprise, it was actually one of the big dragon things since 3e. Halfling is primarily rogue (no surprise) with a touch of bard, but still surprised that elf beat out halflings at their own game. Gensasi, are definitely a dark horse here. Most especially for the very wide spread - now, I know there's four sub-races, but still! That's a nice spread. Gnomes... we got some rogues (presumably arcane tricksters), wizards, and bards as main, but far less than elves in all three categories. Gnome paladin gets very few hits. ^^ Perhaps in the future, there will be more gnome artificers, but now? It seems that gnomes aren't as popular as other races, even in their forte. The only less popular races are Aasimar (because of DMG spot? clearly doesn't have Volo races atm) and non-genasi EE races. Genasi, given its popularity in other games, likely gets a bump, but the rest are ignored in favor of core races. Honestly, I think the writer of the article shows some ignorance over the why human fighters are popular - while they are simple, its also a case that many people think of free feat + fighter is one of the most powerful melee options in the game, and people like their warriors. A very simple and powerful option. Spellcasters don't benefit from feats nearly as much. [/QUOTE]

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