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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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 Posted - 01 Nov 2012 : 14:53:11
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| By that logic the smaller you are the better ,so drawves would be happiest when they were just a few centimeters tall. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2012 : 18:50:34
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BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Nov 2012 : 21:19:22
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Originally posted by BEAST
Swarm you like ants, and kill you from the inside!
Hah! Humans are bright! They'd bring insect spray! |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 00:59:08
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| Hrm, which race to pick? Well, anything elfy is tops of my pick. Drow, followed by Moon elves, especially. After that, half-dragons! (the ORIGINAL ones, of course!) And perhaps gnomes. I'm starting to really like those little guys! |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 11:50:34
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by BEAST
Swarm you like ants, and kill you from the inside!
Hah! Humans are bright! They'd bring insect spray!
Indeed . Thats the best way to deal with annoying bugs. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 15:13:04
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by BEAST
Swarm you like ants, and kill you from the inside!
Hah! Humans are bright! They'd bring insect spray!
But with dwarves' resistance to magic (and poisons?), you'd just end up with them continuing with their efforts all the way inside of you, and if the poison ever did take effect, you'd have a bunch of dying poisoned mini-dwarves (ha! what a term!) inside of you. You'd probably end up poisoning yourself! |
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farinal
Learned Scribe
Turkey
270 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 15:33:38
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Originally posted by The Sage
I had to vote "other," since gnomes weren't an option. And dwarves. Gnomes and dwarves are my favourite RPG races.
Though, it puzzles me as to why dragons would be listed as a race, while gnomes were overlooked?
you can vote "fey people" :P aren't gnomes fey? |
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Varl
Learned Scribe
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 18:37:24
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| Gnomes. You all will eventually kneel down to your gnomish underlords. |
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Tanthalas
Senior Scribe
Portugal
508 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 18:44:46
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| I like Half-elves. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 21:27:37
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Originally posted by Varl
Gnomes. You all will eventually kneel down to your gnomish underlords.
I actually wonder if a storm giant could stoop that low?  |
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Varl
Learned Scribe
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2012 : 00:50:19
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Originally posted by BEAST
quote:
Originally posted by Varl
Gnomes. You all will eventually kneel down to your gnomish underlords.
I actually wonder if a storm giant could stoop that low?
Lower, with a few well placed blows to the ankle bone or maybe the pinkie toe. |
I'm on a permanent vacation to the soul. -Tash Sultana |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 08 Nov 2012 : 12:33:55
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Originally posted by BEAST
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Originally posted by Dennis
quote:
Originally posted by BEAST
Swarm you like ants, and kill you from the inside!
Hah! Humans are bright! They'd bring insect spray!
But with dwarves' resistance to magic (and poisons?), you'd just end up with them continuing with their efforts all the way inside of you, and if the poison ever did take effect, you'd have a bunch of dying poisoned mini-dwarves (ha! what a term!) inside of you. You'd probably end up poisoning yourself!
It would still cost you hundreds of drawves to take down on human and last I checked there were a lot more of us in the first place.
MUHAHAHA
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Old Man Harpell
Senior Scribe
USA
495 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2012 : 14:26:26
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Originally posted by Varl
Gnomes. You all will eventually kneel down to your gnomish underlords.
I dunno about that, but I do like the way gnomes were presented in 4th Edition - much more fey ('elven'?) in appearance and not the big-nosed absent-minded clods, or the type that teeter out on the front lawn in the wind and are named 'David' (I immensely dislike the way gnomes are portrayed in the Everquest games).
That said, I voted elves. Fey'ri count as half-elves, in my book (as they are exactly that), and for interesting cultures and social interaction, you simply cannot top a drow.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2012 : 14:53:33
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I never liked gnomes... until I read the Golarion Inner Sea Guide. Interesting take... very original.
I'd agree 4e's take on them is a lot less lackluster then previous editions. However, without the earlier edition class restrictions, I still think gnomes are way too redundant with halflings. Tolkien is great and all, but I think its time we all moved on. Orcs still aren't a core race, but we've had two races of 'wee folk' since the beginning. 4e was a good start - give some groups of halflings 'gnome stuff' and put the gnomish race in the monster manual. Thats another 4e decision I agree on.
The classic D&D gnome could become a dwarf/hin crossbreed. All the inventiveness and curiosity of a dwarf without the common sense. We can even call them Kender. |
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_Jarlaxle_
Senior Scribe
Germany
584 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2012 : 15:15:51
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| Hmm I want to vote for drow but don't want to vote for elves in genral |
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Shemmy
Senior Scribe
USA
492 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2012 : 05:41:30
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Tieflings aren't half anything. :P But they're the best.
Eladrin are close (the CG celestials, not the 4e mortal elf subrace). |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 09:53:11
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| Definitely elves, I do favor them among all races the most. |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 17:19:55
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| This was extremely difficult for me (too many I like!), but I finally voted for the one I've loved for as long as I can remember; dragons. Although I must admit, my interest in all things fey has been increasing over the last couple of years. I was also tempted to vote for either humans (if all the various 'half' races are considered human) or 'other', for all the oddball races I like (gloamings, lizard folk, loxo, minotaurs, suarials, wemics, etc.). |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1842 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 23:39:16
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| I voted Other because Half-Elves weren't specifically mentioned (which I find rather curious, they could fall under human or fey, depending on your point of view). |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
1621 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 00:01:07
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| Wemics, Doppelgangers, Alu-Fiends. |
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Entromancer
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 01:12:48
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Entromancer
Other--Dragonborn. Next up would be genasi, then orcs.
Which dragonborn? 
Whichever ones were in Byers' Chessenta-based Brotherhood novels.  |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 03:36:01
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| I've noticed several people mentioned their fave race was not included, or categories like fey were too broad. Sorry, guys! There is a limited amount of how many options you include in a poll, and I didn't want the list to be long or "drawn too thin", if that makes sense. |
Sweet water and light laughter |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 05:58:32
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| I personally think the grouping of the races for the polls limit of choices is brilliant. I knew what each one meant and what it included, so well done. |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 09:48:28
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| I agree with Alruane on this (even if I am one of the one's who was complaining), and the way you chose to set up this poll does make sense (at least, it does to me). |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 09:53:21
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| Thanks, Drustan. |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 10:33:35
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| Although, I have other favorites as well. Drow being one of them, gnomes, dwarves, etc. |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
~Alruane |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 23:36:41
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Okay, thanks guys  |
Sweet water and light laughter |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 23:56:58
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Human.
Because they can do everything well.
Extra skill points, feats what's not to love?
John |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2013 : 09:54:07
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Originally posted by froglegg
Human.
Because they can do everything well.
Extra skill points, feats what's not to love?
John
The only real reason I hated them. haha
They could do EVERYTHING. While the elves and other races were rather limited to certain classes and such. |
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~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
~Alruane |
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