Races Series Collection??

[Gez]

I don't think of Races of Eberron as one of the Races of Destiny - Races of Stone - Races of the Wild series, because it's campaign specific. Same format and everything, but I don't really play Eberron that much, so I tend to use the other three far more.

Yeah, but it's the same format. Of course, it's not the core races -- the ground's already covered. But they could continue covering non-core races, like common monster humanoids (orcs, goblinoids, kobolds, with less detailed coverage for lizardfolk, alaghi, ogres, etc.), psionics (the main psionic races of the EPH, with less detailed coverage of blue goblins and maybe some weak yuan-ti, etc.), planar races (planetouched, extraplanar humanoids like the gith), and Oriental Adventure races (spirit folk, nezumi, and so on). They can continue the Race series, they have a lot of material to draw from.

 

[haiiro]

I'm actually considering this, since I didn't pick up any of those books.

Absolutely! I'd held off because I wasn't running or playing D&D when they came out, so I'll happily wait for a slipcased set later this year.

 

[Bront]

Yeah, but it's the same format. Of course, it's not the core races -- the ground's already covered. But they could continue covering non-core races, like common monster humanoids (orcs, goblinoids, kobolds, with less detailed coverage for lizardfolk, alaghi, ogres, etc.), psionics (the main psionic races of the EPH, with less detailed coverage of blue goblins and maybe some weak yuan-ti, etc.), planar races (planetouched, extraplanar humanoids like the gith), and Oriental Adventure races (spirit folk, nezumi, and so on). They can continue the Race series, they have a lot of material to draw from.

I believe the current race books covered some of these races already in some detail. Not nessessarily a lot, but some.

I'm a little supprised they left out Races of Eberron, but that's because they tried to push the book as not Eberron specific. They used a normal cover, not an Eberron cover, and also had ways to use the races in non-Eberron settings.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

I think it's likely there are two reasons:

1. They have many copies printed and want to free up warehouse space
2. They intend to attract those gamers who never bought into the series at all

If I hadn't already bought them I'd certainly consider it. Then again, I've already bought them because they interested me.

 

[Gez]

I believe the current race books covered some of these races already in some detail. Not nessessarily a lot, but some.

No they didn't. You'll find stonechlidren, catfolks, centaurs, doppelgangers, and a few others. But you won't find any of those I've mentionned -- with the exceptions of orcs and goblinoids who are covered in Races of Eberron, but not as the stars of the book, and only to detail their Eberronicity, so it wasn't generic.

 

[Kanegrundar]

I'm a little surprised we haven't seen a book along the lines of the Humaniods Handbook. A book detailing all sorts of monster races for use as PC's. Savage Species was supposed to fit the bill, but while I liked the book it offered up too many just plain weird options instead of focusing on races that could actually see use in the typical D&D campaign. How many games have allowed an Air Elemental or Vrock character?

Kane

 

[glass]

Was Races of Faerun 3.0 or 3.5?

If it was the former, maybe we'll see a Races of The Realms in the mold of Races of Eberron: lots of stuff on the FR races and subraces, both for FR and core D&D campaigns. Maybe even a Races of Greyhawk to round out the set.


glass.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Can someone please post a link to the amazon product?

 

[Gez]

Races of Faerûn was 3.2...

 

[Impeesa]

I'm surprised. They obviously thought the core book set sold well enough to try it with a supplement line.... and their first choice was Races Of rather than The Complete Complete?

--Impeesa--