D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs

[Micah Sweet]

Dwarves are probably the only race besides human that have appeared in every campaign I've ran. They are incredibly popular in my circles. I think his idea for elves and your idea for elves overlaps.

Dwarves have always been my favorite non-human heritage, presuming (as is often the case) that some kind of robot isn't available. I love robots.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Never seen that as a thing for D&D elves. Superior and arrogant is more on brand.

Dwarves have never been all that popular, and I don't see what's depressing about it. Who would choose to be short and angry if they had a choice!?

I play dwarves all the time, but then I don't care what's "popular".

 

[Micah Sweet]

I’ve seen the occasional PC dwarf over my 43 years of playing, mostly because it’s me playing them, but I don’t think anyone would really miss them if they weren’t there. Only the people who always come out and say “how dare you change ANYTHING!!!” would object to their absence.

I’m pretty sure that if Gygax had not been persuaded to include them by the popularity of LotR in the 1970s, no one would be saying “what this game really needs is a species of short angry miners with long beards and Scottish accents”.

To be fair, this whole post really seems like a diss on those who like dwarves.

 

[TwoSix]

I’ve seen the occasional PC dwarf over my 43 years of playing, mostly because it’s me playing them, but I don’t think anyone would really miss them if they weren’t there. Only the people who always come out and say “how dare you change ANYTHING!!!” would object to their absence.

I’m pretty sure that if Gygax had not been persuaded to include them by the popularity of LotR in the 1970s, no one would be saying “what this game really needs is a species of short angry miners with long beards and Scottish accents”.

Dwarves are kind of like old Uncle Fred; sure, you only talk to him for a few minutes during the holidays once a year, but you're used to him being around, and you'd be sad if the old guy died.

Dwarves are also a mainstay in my own games, as they're the race with the strongest tendency towards wizardly magic and artificing/magitech.