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ChieftainTwilight
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 05:21:58
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| how the hell can you have a Half-Golem Vampire? o_O; and is it possible to have a Psuedonatural Vampire? mean... maybe, if he were a Vampire first and then became psuedonatural... horrific apotheosises like that fit the theme well. |
and a heart can only break so many times
and I've been to hell and back so many times
and I've seen folks walk away so many times
but just like anyone else I gotta stand up by myself
and a heart can only break so many times
a heart can only break so many times
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Gouf
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 06:55:39
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Dwarves! I did a lot of halflings for the longest time back in the 90's. But this century, the dwarves I play really get my inner role player heart pumping.
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Xnella Moonblade-Thann
Learned Scribe
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jun 2011 : 22:16:46
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| Half-elves. Kinda hard for me not to love them, especially since that's what got me into D&D in the first place. I think it's cool that, in time, they learn to walk among both the human and elven worlds, although among polite elven society they may not be warmly welcomed. Plus the fact in pathfinder they are more like a true hybrid of elf and human makes them more appealing to me. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2011 : 04:59:07
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| What about half-dragons? Where's the love for them? And I'm talking about the original 2nd ed ones, where it had to be a true shape-shifting type of dragon to produce one, and was thus limited to the three strongest metallic races, as well as deep, steel, and song dragons. I bought the Council of Wyrms book when it first came out, and I've loved the half-dragons ever since. I was appalled at what 3rd and 4th ed did to them visually. They basically became two-legged dragons with hands instead of claws.... I prefer the more humanoid appearance they originally had. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2011 : 05:28:16
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
What about half-dragons? Where's the love for them? And I'm talking about the original 2nd ed ones, where it had to be a true shape-shifting type of dragon to produce one, and was thus limited to the three strongest metallic races, as well as deep, steel, and song dragons. I bought the Council of Wyrms book when it first came out, and I've loved the half-dragons ever since. I was appalled at what 3rd and 4th ed did to them visually. They basically became two-legged dragons with hands instead of claws.... I prefer the more humanoid appearance they originally had.
As mentioned previously, I concur. Though I bought the Council of Wyrms as a boxed set, first, and got the book much later.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2011 : 06:36:17
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
What about half-dragons? Where's the love for them? And I'm talking about the original 2nd ed ones, where it had to be a true shape-shifting type of dragon to produce one, and was thus limited to the three strongest metallic races, as well as deep, steel, and song dragons.
Song dragons are my favourite of the various "wyrm-types." In fact, some of the most prominent NPCs in my 20+ years' worth of Realms campaigns, have been song-dragons.
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2011 : 02:09:46
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
What about half-dragons? Where's the love for them? And I'm talking about the original 2nd ed ones, where it had to be a true shape-shifting type of dragon to produce one, and was thus limited to the three strongest metallic races, as well as deep, steel, and song dragons. I bought the Council of Wyrms book when it first came out, and I've loved the half-dragons ever since. I was appalled at what 3rd and 4th ed did to them visually. They basically became two-legged dragons with hands instead of claws.... I prefer the more humanoid appearance they originally had.
They are lovely pets. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2011 : 12:20:39
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Agreed. Besides, wouldn't that count as slavery? Tsk, tsk....
I'm a zulkir. So it matters not. |
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MisterX
Learned Scribe
Germany
118 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2011 : 14:05:31
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| Voted "other", since I always loved to play drow (as Alystra said, they deserve a category on their own ;) ). Since most groups wouldn't allow me to play a follower of Lolth (since I AM capable of combining evil alignment and wits) I play humans, most. The main reason for that is that I don't have to concentrate on racial traits while roleplaying (I'm very used to be a human, so it's pretty easy playing one ;D ) and that they're all versatile. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2011 : 04:06:44
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| Voted humans. I used to prefer elves and later half elves. But ultimately y feel I can better identify with human characters and their versatility. |
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ChieftainTwilight
Learned Scribe
171 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2011 : 06:09:46
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| what's wrong with slavery? seriously, I still have yet to hear a truely convincing answer as to what is wrongwith the practice of slavery itself; merely exampls of how it was misused, or claims of an abusive system that I'm able to point out realy isn't different from the way of the world even where slavery is outlawed. |
and a heart can only break so many times
and I've been to hell and back so many times
and I've seen folks walk away so many times
but just like anyone else I gotta stand up by myself
and a heart can only break so many times
a heart can only break so many times
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2011 : 07:52:48
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Nope. Nothing's wrong with it at all. The weak suffer at the hands of the strong. The strong thrive in the submission of the weak. All's happy.  |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 09 Sep 2011 : 22:12:48
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| I was absolutely shocked that "Wemics" were not on the list! ;) |
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Farrel
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
239 Posts |
Posted - 09 Sep 2011 : 22:35:27
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I voted humans, mainly due to the fact that I can relate to them and my current character is a human Fighter who I think is amazing.
I did have an Elven character though, a Ranger/Cleric of Solonor, who I still think about alot.
I will admit that I did enjoy playing a Human Sorcerer/Cleric/Mystic Theurge of Bhaal, he enjoyed his work, and it was my first truly evil character. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 02:05:06
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Originally posted by entreri3478
I was absolutely shocked that "Wemics" were not on the list! ;)
Wemics are an underused race in the Realms.
Fortunately, I've instituted methods which will turn that around in my Realms by developing plans for a sustained wemic-nation in the Vilhon Reach, given the details in that region-specific tome and info from DRAGON #157. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 02:06:34
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Well, since I started using Beznik seriously in-game, I'm really enjoying gnomes, too. That cantankerous little wizard clutz is so much fun to play!
Gnomes are my favourite player-character race in most campaign settings. They're among my first race-type for character choices, and they've a more defined presence in my Realms. In fact, the whole "Forgotten Folk" trend that ran through most of the earlier editions of the FORGOTTEN REALMS with respect to the gnomish people is, essentially, a "forgotten" trend itself now.  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 04:33:53
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Gnomes? Shouldn't they stay as garden ornaments? |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 08:53:03
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| I'd go for halflings and gnomes. I got a nick for the small races (take out dwarves that simply I found them too "plane"). Always liked the behaviour of halflings, the ones I play use to act somehow like kenders (another race I love). Though I have to say that Frodo Baggins hurt a lot halfling publical image ... Always enjoyed playing my halfling char, a wizard traveler fond of pipe smoking... |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 09:31:52
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| It seems like Gygax's halflings were clearly inspired by Tolkien's hobbits. I could understand halfling public image being hurt by the depiction of Frodo in some of the awful LotR cartoons of past eras, although the recent LotR (and forthcoming The Hobbit) movies depict hobbits in a moderately cool manner. |
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Drakul
Senior Scribe
USA
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2011 : 09:57:43
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Originally posted by Ayrik
It seems like Gygax's halflings were clearly inspired by Tolkien's hobbits. I could understand halfling public image being hurt by the depiction of Frodo in some of the awful LotR cartoons of past eras, although the recent LotR (and forthcoming The Hobbit) movies depict hobbits in a moderately cool manner.
Perhaps though I find Frodo really annoying in the movies far more than in the book, Sam, Merry and Pippin on the other side are by far my fav chars in that saga... |
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Lunarbeams
Acolyte
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Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 18:03:37
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| My favorite char races are the elves. I like the sub-races and simply because some are more formal and rigid than others. All my chars tend to be eccentric and go against the grain of what is expected their races. |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 08:45:57
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| I chose elves, although I have many other options. But elves draw to me most and I to them due to their aptitude for magic. Their natural affinity for it, and how they feel with more intensity than other races. Just draws me to them more so than other races. |
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 09:52:16
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| I always preferred halflings and dwarves, so the stout folk got my vote! |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1842 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2014 : 03:23:44
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| Just voted half-elf, but I also love elves, drow, humans and dwarves. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2014 : 04:03:15
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| Humans. I did enjoy a few minotaur characters as well. |
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