D&D (2024) No Dwarf, Halfling, and Orc suborgins, lineages, and legacies

[Micah Sweet]

I assumed wisdom was the other forms of intellect not covered by the education system, int is academic smarts and related skills.

Yet all sensory-related skills key off Wisdom.

 

[Corinnguard]

Perception is mostly about noticing things. Insight and Investigation are taking what you notice and trying to make sense of things. The latter two can also make up for when you sense something, but fail to notice it initially.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Cliff notes version.

Each species has 2 primary stats, other than humans which get any.
Each species then must put their ASI into those primary stats, and they can be increased over 20.
Each species, other than human, also has a penalty ASI.
Some species, have a more harsh penalty than others, such as Halflings and Strength, due to size and so cannot naturally cap out Strength for example.

You then also decouple the ASI from only being species driven, and put some into Background, and Class.

The net result is that there is still almost as much flexibility as floating ASI, but the nonsense of the Halfling and Goliath re Str, is mitigated.

Want to be a super strong halfling? Better find a magic belt.

penalty restricts more that improved stats ever does,

I think my idea in the past posts of this thread are better ideas fast to impliment whist keeping the bit we want

 

[Scribe]

penalty restricts more that improved stats ever does,

Yes, if that was the singular goal. You get much less buy in if you only have restrictions.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Yes, if that was the singular goal. You get much less buy in if you only have restrictions.

even with better stats it restricts in boring ways, weakness work best when it is something that feels more real than lower number

 

[Scribe]

even with better stats it restricts in boring ways, weakness work best when it is something that feels more real than lower number

No it doesnt. 'More real' in terms of RPG restriction doesnt have too many levers to pull.

 

[Minigiant]

What about Pigorcs?

Orc
-Tusk Orc
-Snout Orc (Porch)

 

[Mind of tempest]

What about Pigorcs?

Orc
-Tusk Orc
-Snout Orc (Porch)

what makes them interesting?

 

[Minigiant]

what makes them interesting?

They have pig noses and can identify things and discover information by smelling it.

Nose Memory: A Porc's nose is finely tuned to remember dangers and threats. You have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks to find or identify and Intelligence (Insight) checks to gauge the attitude the creatures or objects you can smell.

"Come out Necromancer. I can smell ya."

 

[Micah Sweet]

They have pig noses and can identify things and discover information by smelling it.

Nose Memory: A Porc's nose is finely tuned to remember dangers and threats. You have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks to find or identify and Intelligence (Insight) checks to gauge the attitude the creatures or objects you can smell.

"Come out Necromancer. I can smell ya."

Of course, they are unfortunately also delicious to rancors, but sometimes you have to take the bad with the good.