frankthedm
First Post
Yes.Tewligan said:
D&D 4E Yuan-Ti should be a PC race in 4e.
MaelStorm
First Post
I surely don't understand why serpent=evil only!?!
(Maybe because this idea has been going since the story of Adam and Eve in the Old Testament, but IIRC the serpent was related to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. But it was also reverred as wisdom and related to the Night, only when the Sun took the place the Stars, Night and Moon the serpent was portrayed as evil)
Sure it is a no brainer for game designers to do this, but with the change in alignment and mostly unaligned people, there could be a fragmented population leaving the underdark to adopt borderlands, if they are intelligent and fine manipulators there could be some spies disguised as humans, and there could some setlements that are influenced or attracted by civilization and be considered as traitors by their fellows, but the other races could see it as an opportunity and be a little more accepting toward the Yuan-Ti than before. They maybe would not be trusted by humans, elves, eladrins, dwarves, dragonborn and halflings, but they could mingle with the tieflings, the gnomes, the kobolds, and the gnolls.
Anyway, this could make good campaign material, and additional twists to the already existing new PoL 4E world.
(Maybe because this idea has been going since the story of Adam and Eve in the Old Testament, but IIRC the serpent was related to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. But it was also reverred as wisdom and related to the Night, only when the Sun took the place the Stars, Night and Moon the serpent was portrayed as evil)
Sure it is a no brainer for game designers to do this, but with the change in alignment and mostly unaligned people, there could be a fragmented population leaving the underdark to adopt borderlands, if they are intelligent and fine manipulators there could be some spies disguised as humans, and there could some setlements that are influenced or attracted by civilization and be considered as traitors by their fellows, but the other races could see it as an opportunity and be a little more accepting toward the Yuan-Ti than before. They maybe would not be trusted by humans, elves, eladrins, dwarves, dragonborn and halflings, but they could mingle with the tieflings, the gnomes, the kobolds, and the gnolls.
Anyway, this could make good campaign material, and additional twists to the already existing new PoL 4E world.
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Wolfspider
Explorer
Tewligan said:
Tieflings?
Or maybe they were the secret, indsidious reason that led tothe destruction of Bael-Turath, Nerath, and Arkhosia! You know, chipping away from the shadows (like wfrp's skaven!)
But seriously, if orcs can become good aligned, drow can become good aligned, socan Yuan-Ti. Let the lobbying begin!
But seriously, if orcs can become good aligned, drow can become good aligned, socan Yuan-Ti. Let the lobbying begin!
Mercule
Adventurer
Meh. I don't even care for Yuan-Ti as monsters. I definitely wouldn't want to see them as PCs.
Of course, I can't really think of any aberrations I'd consider value-added for the game (I don't like the Far Realm, either). I may be the only person on the planet who feels that way, but there it is.
Of course, I can't really think of any aberrations I'd consider value-added for the game (I don't like the Far Realm, either). I may be the only person on the planet who feels that way, but there it is.
Incenjucar
Legend
I really don't see anything problematic about being able to play characters like this:
http://www.staff.uni-marburg.de/~gessner/Pics/yuanti.jpg
Even comes with your daily requirement of cleavage!
And this guy, while a bit stranger, isn't stranger than dragonborn:
http://www.legendgames.co.uk/acatalog/332[1].jpg
http://www.staff.uni-marburg.de/~gessner/Pics/yuanti.jpg
Even comes with your daily requirement of cleavage!
And this guy, while a bit stranger, isn't stranger than dragonborn:
http://www.legendgames.co.uk/acatalog/332[1].jpg
Kobold Avenger
Legend
I see the Yuan-Ti (at least Purebloods) as one of the MM(x) monsters most likely to get PC stats. Since they offer something beyond the dumb-brute PC races that a lot of MM1 (Ogres, Orcs, Bugbears) is going to offer. And the thing with Purebloods, is that they're the most human looking of the Yuan-Ti and are farther from the Dragonborn than Halfbloods and Abominations.
Though with my campaign ideas, I have the Yuan-Ti being a very factionalized race of serpent cultist, who might not necessarily be evil, depending on which cult they belong to. Though even a "good" cult of Yuan-Ti should seem scary, as they keep to themselves, often in ancient temples to an elder naga/serpent race from very long ago.
Though with my campaign ideas, I have the Yuan-Ti being a very factionalized race of serpent cultist, who might not necessarily be evil, depending on which cult they belong to. Though even a "good" cult of Yuan-Ti should seem scary, as they keep to themselves, often in ancient temples to an elder naga/serpent race from very long ago.
cignus_pfaccari
First Post
Mercule said:
Certainly not a PHBn writeup worthy race.
Maybe in a MM, but not in a PHB. I get my Reptoid jollies from Dragonborn and anthropomorphic tyrannosaurs, not snake-dudes.
Brad
Wolfspider
Explorer
cignus_pfaccari said:
Considering the interesting anatomical characteristics of the dragonborn, I think I know what kind of jollies you're talking about here.
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