non PHB races

[Sanackranib]

for those of you who have played none PHB races in 3e or a previous D&D edition what race did you enjoy playing the most and why?

I once played a thri-kreen and had a lot of fun with it. mostly because they moved a little faster and got a lot of attacks. the drawback definatly was NPC interaction.

 

[shadowlight]

Dark Sun had some good races (Muls I think they were called), but If I want to play something different now, I just use a monster as the race (gotta love playing a death slaad )

 

[The Forsaken One]

I've thouroughly enjoyed myself as a troll fighter/barbarian/ranger or something like that more then once in high level campaigns.

And I'm currently playing a Kender Psion and a Quickling Munched Rogue Ranger Duelist Ninja ect. in another game.

 

[shadowlight]

And I'm currently playing a Kender Psion and a Quickling Munched Rogue Ranger Duelist Ninja ect. in another game.

Cool. I'm playing a halfling psion (psychoportation) in my wife's campaign. It's been a lot of fun

 

[officeronin]

Goblin rogue9/fighter2

Took weapon focus and the first level of the Cordun style out of Quintessential fighter (got a shield bash)

Goblins are great rogues -- most of the halfling benefits, but without the speed penalty...

OfficeRonin

 

[Drawmack]

I currently have a half-dwarf (I made the race to fit a character concept) and a ferral (kind of an elf/halfing mix but different) in my current campaign. It really breaths life into the campaign to have unique races running around.

 

[Kichwas]

I've tried the Fairy in Mythic Races and have just started playing a Wild Elf in a Forgotten Realms campaign (Darn DM's favorite world is the one published world I have zero interest in...).

I have a fairy thing... but I didn't much like the Mythic Races version, as they made it ECL 3 without edits, but the author of it balanced it for ECL 0. As such, it is notably hindered.

To date, I haven't seen anyone handle playable fey races well, despite this being a very common motiff in fantasy myth and fiction.

 

[megamania]

I have a very strong Darksun background so any of those races-

Thri-kreen A lot of fun, dangerous fighters and plenty of opertunity for role playing.

Mul 1/2 dwarf was fun but became tainted as almost everytime I see them they are Gladiators

1/2 Giants Hefty smashing strike but no brain power. LOTS of fun to play in the right group.

 

[ConcreteBuddha]

My favorite?




Troll Egoist.

 

[JohnClark]

I played a hound archon who had been cast out in a one time throw away. Called him "hobbes the clumsy hound".
Great monk.