PHB2 Races = Mos Eisley Cantina

[Henry]

I think the real problem here is...who *really* drew first?

HAN SHOT FIRST!

 

[Hexmage-EN]

Its always hard when you find out that you are no longer the target demographic of your favorite hobby. Pathfinder is here with waiting arms. Hopefully you can find a place there like myself and so many others have.

Oh, yeah, this was a totally necessary post that added to the discussion. Thank you so much for your street corner proselytizing.

Seriously, though, how the heck are the PHB2 races that weird compared to many of the other races in DnD's history?

I also happen to like the "Mos Eisley Cantina" feel. The idea of a tavern filled with a cast of diverse and weird characters is awesome. Sometime soon I'm going to feature a bar run by an orc with a "No Mindflayers!" sign beside the front door.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

If goliaths flip your switch, stay far, far away from Oathbound. The telekintetic jellyfish will make your head explode.

I personally love that there's more choices than the same old, same old. Its not like you cant run a traditional Tolkien derived campaign with the stuff in the PhB1.

ANyone want to hazard a guess on PHB 3? From what I gather, it has ki/psiionics. Assuming the same number of new races, Hengeyokai, Spirit folk, Kobolds, Duergar and Xephs seems like a good mix to me.

 

[chaotix42]

@ Mad Zagyg: Was your whole game store laughing hysterically when they first released the half-orc, goliath, and shifter back in 3e? Or is it only when they're together along with a gnome and deva (another glowing celestial in a long line of glowing celestials) that they become too much for you to stomach? Did you see the FRCG spread with the genasi, drow, eladrin, and other races? You'd probably do a backflip!

Lots of people like pie, but we all can't agree on the best flavor.

 

[exile]

This thread made me look through my catalog of 4E characters (all made for the LFR campaign and prior to teh release of PHB2). I'd be curious what other players' character selection looks like.

Human x 8
Halfling x 1
Tiefling x 2
Genasi x 1
Half-elf x 1
Warforged x 2
Elf x 1
Dwarf x 2
Dragonborn x 1

Those that have actually seen play include an elf rogue, human cleric (x2), and dwarf wizard.

Chad

 

[chaotix42]

So far in our games:

Bugbear - 1
Dragonborn - 1
Dwarf - 1
Eladrin - 3
Elf - 1
Genasi - 1
Halfling - 1
Half-elf - 1
Human - 1
Warforged - 1

I'm sure the PHB2 races will find their way in as new games start and old characters die/retire.

 

[Kask]

I really do not have a problem with any race in the PHBI or PHBII. Having them all be equally common in my world I have major problems with.

I don't have a problem with a player choosing any balanced race. The PC may be lynched and burned at the stake the 1st time they enter a town but that's the players choice not the DMs.

 

[doctorhook]

Its always hard when you find out that you are no longer the target demographic of your favorite hobby. Pathfinder is here with waiting arms. Hopefully you can find a place there like myself and so many others have.

3E was at least as bad as 4E is for providing all kinds of "circus freak" races, and I daresay that the phenomenon has been a part of the game for plenty longer than that. If such races have been a part of D&D for so long, I'm curious what game Pathfinder must be based upon, that you imply didn't bear the "Mos Eisley Cantina" effect in its adventuring parties. I had thought Pathfinder was based on 3.5E, but that can't be right, given how common the aforementioned effect was in that edition.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

For years, part of the description of my fantasy campaigns (regardless of system, but 3.x was one of them, as is 4E) - "And major metropolitan areas have a large mix of all the races. When you go into some bars, it looks like the Cantina from Mos Eisley."

So I embrace the new races and look forward to more in future PHs.

 

[La Bete]

heh.

You want a freak show? Complete Humanoids Handbook (2e). Though one player discovered their own 'Dalek' issue - Wemic + Ladder didn't mix.