Yaarel
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Myconoids feel iconic.
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D&D 5E why has none of the wisdom races caught on?
- Thread starter Mind of tempest
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Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
look wise they are fairly standard and they would lose what makes them interesting ib making them a player race.
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
Pumpkin - any of the various Jack-o-lantern pumpkinheads presented as Halloween specials
Blights might be monsters but evil isnt precluded from PC alignments and the PHB already features the spawn-of-Asmodeus as a playable race option
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
Cactaur lacks a culture but cactus people is not a bad idea as a starting point.View attachment 153023Cactaur
Pumpkin - any of the various Jack-o-lantern pumpkinheads presented as Halloween specials
Blights might be monsters but evil isnt precluded from PC alignments and the PHB already features the spawn-of-Asmodeus as a playable race option
look I do not like making all monsters people sometimes you just want a real monster who is their to kill you like a rabid lion.
CreamCloud0
Hero
If i might tangent from one homebrew to another for a moment here, i designed this race not too long ago using guidelines from an old thread, as it was a wisdom species I thought you might like to look at it?
There wasn’t a ton of thought into this it was just for fun
Name: Storm Imp
Small Creature, 25ft movement
Dex +1 Wis +2
Proficiency on nature checks
Hidden Step
-Bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage roll, or force someone to make a saving throw 1/LR
Breath Weapon 1/LR
-pick a 15ft cone of one of:
lightning (dex save)
thunder (con save)
cold (con save)
Innate Spellcasting 1/LR
-at lvl 3: fog cloud
-at lvl 5: blur
Darkvision
Trance
Hold Breath
Speak with Elementals
Small Creature, 25ft movement
Dex +1 Wis +2
Proficiency on nature checks
Hidden Step
-Bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage roll, or force someone to make a saving throw 1/LR
Breath Weapon 1/LR
-pick a 15ft cone of one of:
lightning (dex save)
thunder (con save)
cold (con save)
Innate Spellcasting 1/LR
-at lvl 3: fog cloud
-at lvl 5: blur
Darkvision
Trance
Hold Breath
Speak with Elementals
There wasn’t a ton of thought into this it was just for fun
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
nice stats what was their lore?
CreamCloud0
Hero
There wasnt much it was just some sort of nature spirit, I thought they could live in the clouds as a spirit/vapour but could distill themselves into a physical body and come down to the surface
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
lore is where the hooks of a race really get to be planted.
CreamCloud0
Hero
Can’t say I personally agree with that but opinions are opinions
I just have more fun designing the mechanics side of things, my brain doesn’t handle building the lore side of things as well as mechanics, and lore tends to be much more malleable and can be chopped and changed to fit a setting
Edit: what lore would you give them then? Genuinely asking, not a ‘well let’s see you do better’ thing, anyone who wants to answer please do I’m curious.
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Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
The dwarves in their mountain strongholds are isolated and proud. Their visions are turned inward, focused on dwarven pursuits.
The exiled dwarves are exposed to the broader world - and while this hasn't made them friendlier, it has broadened their perspectives. Their hilltop holds are often not as secure, they travel more, and have to be more on their guards.
