Which MM race would you like to see an "Playing a...' article in Dragon next?

[Starfox]

I voted bugbear, as it's the only remaining "large weapon" race I think, but really I would love an article that hits all three goblin races.

I voted goblin, but I too think all the goblinoids should be in the same article.

 

[andarilhor]

I voted kobold! About the shifty I have thinked about one version less powerful:

Shifty Kobold Racial
Encounter
Minor Action Personal
Effect: You can shift 1 square.
Special: As a minor action you can recharge this power if it's already expended in this encounter.

 

[Klaus]

I voted goblin, but I too think all the goblinoids should be in the same article.

With the goblinoids' role in Eberron, and the space needed for Shifters, Changelings, Warforged and Kalashtar, I think an article expanding the Darguun would be all but mandatory.

 

[Vael]

Kobolds.

 

[CelticMutt]

Hobgoblins, followed by Githyanki for me. Well, with the assumption that Dopplegangers are in the EPG. If they're not, then they get top priority for me.

 

[Belorin]

I voted for Doppelganger/Changeling, even though I would like to see another Heritage race like the Dhampyr.

Bel

 

[deleteme123456]

I voted bugbear. I'm playing one in Living 4th Edition, and am both eager and apprehensive about what they'll do in removing Oversized. The minotaur got pretty screwed, IMO, and we in Living 4th Edition are trying to figure out what to do about that article right now.

I agree that the minotaur got screwed, at least for non-Barb classes. STR/CON is a reasonable combination for a TW Ranger (Double Axe or 2x Waraxes, etc.) but there's just no reason to take a minotaur over a warforged, the warforged is just SO much better. You get +1 will, you can hold stuff like a light source without needing a hand, and you more or less can't die? Plus there's warforged resolve's awesome goodness, vs Goring Charge, which is just meh.

As a first step, I ruled that Minotaurs can take a +1 racial bonus to reflex because the other races that we've seen so far that have two stats in the same defense get an extra +1 to another defense (Eladrin, Warforged, I think it was confirmed for the Goliath too, but I forget if that was certain. Oh yes, and Shardar-Kai most recently.) It's not much but at least it helps.

 

[Dragonbait]

If they -do- make kobold, I hope they treat it like any other race (like they did in Races of the Dragon) and not just a joke (like the did in particular Dragon Magazine articles).

 

[Felon]

I agree that the minotaur got screwed, at least for non-Barb classes. STR/CON is a reasonable combination for a TW Ranger (Double Axe or 2x Waraxes, etc.) but there's just no reason to take a minotaur over a warforged, the warforged is just SO much better. You get +1 will, you can hold stuff like a light source without needing a hand, and you more or less can't die? Plus there's warforged resolve's awesome goodness, vs Goring Charge, which is just meh.

But the warforged doesn't get the Oversized ability, which is awesome. Why do you leave that out?

As to holding a light source without needing a hand, what's that in reference to?

 

[Dragonbait]

But the warforged doesn't get the Oversized ability, which is awesome. Why do you leave that out?

As to holding a light source without needing a hand, what's that in reference to?

Oversized weapon was dropped for the playable version of the minotaur. The powers that be have declared that no race will have that ability when they get fully written out in Dragon or later books. Bugbears will lose it too, and the Goliaths don't have it in the PHB2 compared to their 3E counterparts.