What monsters would you reall like to play?

[Felon]

Methinks some of the folks at WotC are engaged in trying to find a better way to balance monsters-as-PC's than the "paper tiger" condition that LA's can result in. So I think we're much more likely to see a new way to do it unvieled instead of more in the same mold. Complete Psionic gave us a preview of the way they're thinking....

I really really liked the Complete Psionic approach.

 

[Aaron L]

Illithid psychic warrior.

Fire elemental monk.

 

[WarlockLord]

Man, I never wanted to do this in the first place. I...I wanted to be a..

...MIND FLAYER!!!!!

Oh Im, an illithid and I'm OK,
I sleep all night and I work all day

Chorus: He's an illithid and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

Etc.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Just out of curiosity, what would you change?. Nimblewrights are already intelligent and potentially free-willed (if their creators are dead). I've used them as NPCs (associated with House Cannith in Eberron) as-written, or as-updated, anyway, without any issues.

They're 3.0, so a few changes there (eg spiff 'em so they have the right number of skill points and feats - very important when you want to give them class levels! Even if you have to apply (B) to many of the feats). Boost the CR by about 3 points (it's overpowered, but fortunately the overpoweredness is mostly uniform), cut the SR until it's 10 to 12 + CR (I don't subscribe to the theory that constructs should be immune to magic), and give them Weapon Finesse!

I'm not sure what to do about magicking up their weapons - should they just pay to get their rapiers enhanced, or should they get the amulet of mighty fists?

 

[exile]

I'm not normally very fond of playing monsters as characters. I do however think of new character possibilities often. Two "monstrous" types that have crossed my mind of late include a half-ogre fighter and a cantaur (class undetermined).
Chad

 

[megamania]

Thri-kreen (aka Darksun Thri-kreen) are a blast to play. The book gave such good examples and a sense of style that I liked.

The other creature I like the idea of doing is another Darksun creature- The Tembo. Anything THAT hated has to be fun to play.

 

[Nyaricus]

I've played a few interesting characters over the years...

Centaur Bard/Ranger
Awakened Baboon Rogue/Fighter/Assassin with wings - think those evil monkeys from 'The wizard of Oz'
Doppleganger Rogue
Minotaur Barbarian

All were great fun. Right now, I'd really be into playing a Half-ogre (though not as written), a giant of some sort (with SS progression), a Lizardman-type character (maybe a druid or shaman) or something native to the underdark (a chitine, possibly).

 

[Li Shenron]

I don't have Savage Species, but from what I've seen I think it was actually a great idea (I'm not about the balance).

I would definitely play humanoids, monstrous humanoids, undead and outsiders. For more strange things, I doubt I could. However I think that the biggest difficulty is to roleplay monsters rather than just "play". I am afraid most gamers would just play a giant because of the big Strength or a Dragon because the coolness and the abilities, but would probably roleplay everything in the same way as a human character.

 

[Aeolius]

Libris Mortis offered some undead monstrous classes, but there was no such attempt for Lords of Madness...

No desire to play a half-farspawn, then?

I want to play a Mummy. In the proper scenario, they could be very cool.

"Mum-ra the Ever-Living!!"

 

[Kesh]

I wanna play a fricken' Gnoll. I don't know why, but I've always liked gnolls, moreso than goblinoids and orcoids.

That's because Gnolls are cooler than Goblinoids and Orcoids. Orcoids? Anyway, Gnolls are cooler. Although we just killed a couple of Gnolls in our game today. Poor things.

Gnoll would be my second choice.

I'd like to go gnoll too. Dunno why. Just think gnolls are cool. Maybe it's because orcs and goblinoids have been done to death.

oh and then a Gnoll

Y'know, you people are only giving me encouragement here. I've been working on a homebrew campaign world where Gnolls are the main antagonist (no orcs or hobgoblins), and are a playable PC race as well.

The trouble being they have such a high level adjustment in the core rules (+2). I'm trying to figure out a way to make them a playable +0 race without gimping them too badly...