Eternalknight
First Post
We have the class books; we are getting a monster character book; are we going to see any race books? If so, what do you think they will be called?
Race books
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Should they do this, I hope it won't be along the same lines as the class books -- yet more prestige classes, feats and other such things, without any clear rationale for how and why they should fit into a campaign world. I've got nothing against PrCs, but I think I'm starting to reach saturation point.
Tsyr
Explorer
Actualy, I'd have to disagree with you Hong... if they do race books (which I don't expect they well), I hope there ARE some racial prestige classes. I'd much rather see some interesting halfling, gnome, and dwarf classes than fighter varient #62334 or overpowered wizard varient #3523243.
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
I think a look in the "typical" cultures of the races would be nice. This will probably include Prestige Classes, but perhaps they will have a better defined background.
I would also like if they did some "metagaming" infos about the various races - examples in the fantasy literature, origins of the races (fairy tales) and so on.
All in one, it should allow more "world-building" ideas. I don`t have anything against a pseud-generic setting like greyhawk, but a greater variety could be nice.
I would also like if they did some "metagaming" infos about the various races - examples in the fantasy literature, origins of the races (fairy tales) and so on.
All in one, it should allow more "world-building" ideas. I don`t have anything against a pseud-generic setting like greyhawk, but a greater variety could be nice.
Eternalknight
First Post
I would like to see some rules for the races based on various Earth cultures. For example, an Elf in a Norse setting compared to an Elf in a Celtic setting.
I want a Kobold Race Book!!!
Lady Dragon
First Post
Mongoose has elves coming in june and dwarves in july.Green ronin has dwarves in july they also have elves and drow coming sometime after that.Mongoose has mentioned a possible gnome book but no real info.
And I like prestige classes I don't think there can ever be to many.
no they won't all be great but if one or two per book is eventually there will be a great library to choose from.
And I like prestige classes I don't think there can ever be to many.
no they won't all be great but if one or two per book is eventually there will be a great library to choose from.
JacktheRabbit
Explorer
Race books CAN be ok. They were though just about the most unbalanced element ever added to 2E.
Randolpho
First Post
Personally, I hope they don't do this. Or if they do, they don't do it like they did with 2e.
In 2e, they felt it was somehow necessary to explain exactly what each race was and how they fit into *every* campaign setting WotC put out, thus furthering the integration between the settings that was, IMO, a major PITA.
The problem is, of course, that what is an elf in one setting isn't (nor should it be) an elf in another setting. In your setting you might have kinder-like halfings. In mine, I might have hobbit-like halflings. In some settigns, elves are shorter than humans on average, in others they're lanky and uber-tall.
If there were some way to write a race book that either acknowledged these differences, simply didn't address the physical and cultural side of the races, or said flat-out that the descriptions were campaign specific (Greyhawke only), then I suppose they could do the race books.
In 2e, they felt it was somehow necessary to explain exactly what each race was and how they fit into *every* campaign setting WotC put out, thus furthering the integration between the settings that was, IMO, a major PITA.
The problem is, of course, that what is an elf in one setting isn't (nor should it be) an elf in another setting. In your setting you might have kinder-like halfings. In mine, I might have hobbit-like halflings. In some settigns, elves are shorter than humans on average, in others they're lanky and uber-tall.
If there were some way to write a race book that either acknowledged these differences, simply didn't address the physical and cultural side of the races, or said flat-out that the descriptions were campaign specific (Greyhawke only), then I suppose they could do the race books.
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