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<blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 1770426" data-attributes="member: 3854"><p>The core subraces of the non-human PC races (per the MM):</p><p></p><p><strong>Dwarves</strong></p><p>Hill Dwarf</p><p>Deep Dwarf</p><p>Gray Dwarf (Duergar)</p><p>Mountain Dwarf</p><p></p><p><strong>Elves</strong></p><p>High Elf</p><p>Aquatic Elf</p><p>Dark Elf (Drow)</p><p>Gray Elf</p><p>Wild Elf</p><p>Wood Elf</p><p>[Added]</p><p>Star Elf (Avariel)</p><p>Shadow Elf</p><p>Rockseer Elf</p><p>Valley Elf</p><p>Black Lore Elf</p><p>Moon Elf</p><p>?? (Lythari)</p><p></p><p><strong>Gnomes</strong></p><p>Rock Gnome</p><p>Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin)</p><p>Forest Gnome</p><p></p><p><strong>Halflings</strong></p><p>Lightfoot Halfling</p><p>Tallfellow Halfling</p><p>Deep Halfling</p><p></p><p>I'm interested in how and why these subraces came about. I know their origins go way back in D&D editions---I beleive the first exhaustive listing appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (possibly in Dragon mag before that).</p><p></p><p>What was the reason to differentiate between hill dwarves and mountain dwarves? High elves and gray elves? Rock gnomes and forest gnomes? Lightfoot halflings and tallfellow halflings?</p><p></p><p>Why do the evil humanoids not have subraces? Bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins are all goblinoids, so I guess that makes them all subraces of each other. But there are no subraces for gnolls, kobolds, lizardfolk, and orcs.</p><p></p><p>And just for fun, can someone list the entire list of elf subraces, from any and all publications?</p><p></p><p>Quasqueton</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quasqueton, post: 1770426, member: 3854"] The core subraces of the non-human PC races (per the MM): [b]Dwarves[/b] Hill Dwarf Deep Dwarf Gray Dwarf (Duergar) Mountain Dwarf [b]Elves[/b] High Elf Aquatic Elf Dark Elf (Drow) Gray Elf Wild Elf Wood Elf [Added] Star Elf (Avariel) Shadow Elf Rockseer Elf Valley Elf Black Lore Elf Moon Elf ?? (Lythari) [b]Gnomes[/b] Rock Gnome Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin) Forest Gnome [b]Halflings[/b] Lightfoot Halfling Tallfellow Halfling Deep Halfling I'm interested in how and why these subraces came about. I know their origins go way back in D&D editions---I beleive the first exhaustive listing appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (possibly in Dragon mag before that). What was the reason to differentiate between hill dwarves and mountain dwarves? High elves and gray elves? Rock gnomes and forest gnomes? Lightfoot halflings and tallfellow halflings? Why do the evil humanoids not have subraces? Bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins are all goblinoids, so I guess that makes them all subraces of each other. But there are no subraces for gnolls, kobolds, lizardfolk, and orcs. And just for fun, can someone list the entire list of elf subraces, from any and all publications? Quasqueton [/QUOTE]
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