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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 01:42:30
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Introducing aarakockra, deep gnomes, genasi and (for some reason) goliaths as player races.
Any thoughts on this development?
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 01:53:13
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| Sure, why not? I've played many beast races before they were even "allowed." What edition do you plan on using? |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 01:55:17
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| I love it. I now have racial stats for every PC I have ever had in a game, so that is a plus. |
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Taurendil
Acolyte
Chile
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Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 10:16:08
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I won't be using the aaracockra or the goliath in my campaign, but maybe the deep gnome an genasi.
It's nice to see how some extra material for the themed campaign is out, though, Elemental evil, goliath, genasi, makes sense. |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1150 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 13:09:33
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| I thought goliaths were a little superfluous. You already have the earth-related powers of deep gnomes and I would have rather seen a different water or fire-themed race just for a touch more variety. |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 14:46:42
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Goliaths are probably included for players who like playing big people. I've DMd a few, so I know they exist. 
I agree that the situation called for races with a closer connection to the elements. I would love to see mephits developed as a PC race. The 5e MM mephit art suggests that they're not being considered in that light, though.
Paraelemental genasi would have been a fun twist. Sylphs, sirines, sandmen, and azer (or magmin) would be cool.
At least it wasn't elemental-themed orcs, goblins, kobolds, or dragonkin. Nobody needs red, white, blue, and black humanoids. |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 15:23:28
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Now you've got me torn. I was happy with the release, and now I'm wishing for more.
I see what hash is saying about putting in a different water / fire creature. What I was going to do with the goliath is tweak it's flavor text to make some of it's abilities more fire based. It's what we did in 3.5 for a friend who wanted to play a "quarter but not quite fire giant" cleric of Tempus.
Which raises a question, how prominent have the aarakockra featured in the Realms prior to this? I seem to have missed it. With the spotlight being placed on them as a PC race, I'm curious. |
- Delwa Aunglor
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 16:19:55
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| Outside of the little blurb in Monsters of Faerun, confirmed/finalized in Races of Faerun, I don't remember seeing much/anything about aarakocra in the Realms up through 3e. |
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Taurendil
Acolyte
Chile
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Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 22:58:07
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
I thought goliaths were a little superfluous.
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Originally posted by Delwa
What I was going to do with the goliath is tweak it's flavor text to make some of it's abilities more fire based.
Also, tweaking goliaths as an ice-based race sounds fun, giving their mountain-icy background |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2015 : 00:10:21
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Originally posted by Taurendil
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
I thought goliaths were a little superfluous.
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Originally posted by Delwa
What I was going to do with the goliath is tweak it's flavor text to make some of it's abilities more fire based.
Also, tweaking goliaths as an ice-based race sounds fun, giving their mountain-icy background
Could be.  I could start a cult of "Auril" worshipers who love ice and winter, but don't share the goddess' evil tenants of slaying and causing others to fear her and want to be more neutral in their worship of ice and cold and winter. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1150 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2015 : 02:00:04
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Originally posted by Delwa
Which raises a question, how prominent have the aarakockra featured in the Realms prior to this? I seem to have missed it. With the spotlight being placed on them as a PC race, I'm curious.
Aarakockra were not originally a Realms race. They were kind of shoehorned into every main campaign setting short of Birthright. 5e has explained this away by saying that they are native to the Plane of Air. They originally had their own god but then were stated as being followers of Aerdrie Faenya and were given a short and sparsely detailed history.
They played a much larger part in the Living Jungle RPGA campaign than they ever did in the main FR setting though. |
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Edited by - hashimashadoo on 12 Mar 2015 02:02:57 |
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