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Grandmaster Kane
Seeker
64 Posts |
 Posted - 19 Jan 2007 : 23:42:33
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| Drow FTW!!! |
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2007 : 18:53:25
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I tend to play the Chondathan race. As to species, well, humans, almost always, with the occasional Hobbi ... er ... halfling.
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I have a mouth, but I am in a library and must not scream.
Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
921 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jan 2007 : 00:50:38
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Elves mostly. Vampires at other times . . . for, what I hope, are fairly obvious reasons! 
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"Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'." -- The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1176 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2007 : 10:17:15
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Speaking of the more 'obscure' races, it seems more common to play lower level campaigns and hence characters with higher ECLs are less common.
I nearly always play a human, though I've fallen in love with Drow since reading Starlight and Shadows and WotSQ recently. And I'm literally head over heels with my Drow Beguiler, who sadly never got a chance to run around Waterdeep for very long (think he made it form his room to the inn before the campaign had to close)
I've also been wanting to try a half-giant (stone) for a long while, and have one (a fighter/cleric of tempus with a spiked chain) that I'll be playing shortly in Reefy's campaign |
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Marquant Volker
Learned Scribe
Greece
273 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2007 : 18:14:55
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| Well when i am not behind the screen, i play humans, they are the most flexible race after all |
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BeastlyIrishman
Acolyte
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2007 : 00:59:06
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| I always play Dwarves, sometimes Azer or Human, I just love the Dwarven culture and the way the don't take any bs from anybody, Drow are overrated and I'm not a big fan of the Surface Elves |
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Varl
Learned Scribe
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2007 : 03:21:30
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Gnomes. I've always had a special place in my heart for gnomes, and not the stereotypical punchline gnomes either.  |
I'm on a permanent vacation to the soul. -Tash Sultana |
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Ranin
Seeker
88 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2007 : 23:52:36
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I almost always play half-elves as they have the best of both worlds. |
Listen to the silence of the wilds, in there lies the wisdom of ages. |
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Pasta Fzoul
Seeker
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - 03 Feb 2007 : 00:26:58
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| I generally prefer to play humans, mainly because they don't have the racial-cultural "baggage" of the demihuman races, and therefore seem to allow for a greater diversity in character. In other words, it's easier (for me) to play a human who happens to act like a dwarf, than a dwarf who acts like a human |
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ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
Learned Scribe
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 19:49:05
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| I play elves most of the time, with half-elves being next most common. It seems like halfings don't get any love on here! |
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Amarel Derakanor
Seeker
97 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 20:46:36
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I'm almost always a GM(DM, except dungeons tend to get excluded in my games), so my player characters are indeed rare, and most of them have been human.
It should be noted, however, that on a strong second place comes 'half-orc', or any other 'savage' race of humanoids, for me.
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 21:53:44
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I love to play Humans.
I know that is a little boring, but I can relate easily to them. 
As a second pick, I like Half-Orcs and other partially human (but non-elven) races. I played a Half-Ogre once that was a blast! |
The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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dwarvenranger
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 21:58:53
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Dwarves  , followed by humans or gnomes. |
If I waited till I knew what I was doing, I'd never get anything done.
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Nerfed2Hell
Senior Scribe
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 23:36:19
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| I typically prefer to play humans, but have always wanted to play in Kara-tur so I could play as a hengeyokai... possibly hare or rat, just because. |
Some people are like a slinky... not good for much, but when you push them down the stairs, it makes you smile. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 23:40:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Nerfed2Hell
I typically prefer to play humans, but have always wanted to play in Kara-tur so I could play as a hengeyokai... possibly hare or rat, just because.
I always wanted to try a hengeyokai, too. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2008 : 23:59:00
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Nerfed2Hell
I typically prefer to play humans, but have always wanted to play in Kara-tur so I could play as a hengeyokai... possibly hare or rat, just because.
I always wanted to try a hengeyokai, too.
As have I, though I've never been able to craft a party that would compliment such a character, effectively.
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Lemernis
Senior Scribe
378 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 01:08:49
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| I play computer games only, but FWIW my choices are typically human and half-elf. But I will add that I particularly enjoyed playing a half-orc cleric-thief. Enough that I decided to start work on a BG2 NPC mod for the character. |
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Vangelor
Learned Scribe
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 01:17:57
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| I gravitate to elves. Current character is spun off of a wild-elf tribe I detailed for a PnP campaign as a DM. He has the wild-elf cultural upbringing, with a seven-year crash course in civilization from the House of the Harp in Silverymoon. :) |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 04:33:30
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| I was almost always DM until 4E. As a PC I usually play Humans but I have a Dwarf PC that I use a lot in one 4E campaign. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 04:57:27
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| Ahhh, half-elves are my true love. But some of my favorite characters have been the river spirit-folk kensai (2nd edition), the elven illusionist (3rd), the changling bard/rogue, and, of course, my dwarven cleric (formerly rogue) Thredorik Trapspringer (no relation to Dragonlance, just the name he picked up and the reason he stopped being a rogue a became a cleric). |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 06:40:12
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Ahhh, half-elves are my true love. But some of my favorite characters have been the river spirit-folk kensai (2nd edition), the elven illusionist (3rd), the changling bard/rogue, and, of course, my dwarven cleric (formerly rogue) Thredorik Trapspringer (no relation to Dragonlance, just the name he picked up and the reason he stopped being a rogue a became a cleric).
I played a kensai during second edition... Gods, he was fun. Weapon specialization and two-handed style specialization meant he often got both attacks off before anyone else got their first!
Sadly, as with most of my characters, he only got used for a few sessions. I never got to go into his personality all that much... |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 08 Dec 2008 15:47:11 |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2008 : 14:20:32
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
I love to play Humans.
I know that is a little boring, but I can relate easily to them.
I don't think humans are boring. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
725 Posts |
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Gelcur
Senior Scribe
502 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2008 : 13:53:40
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| I guess I'm the first hin player. I normally DM. But when I have a chance to play I often run a rogue/merchant halfling. Good with a bow and always looking for a business venture. |
The party come to a town befallen by hysteria
Rogue: So what's in the general store?
DM: What are you looking for?
Rogue: Whatevers in the store.
DM: Like what?
Rogue: Everything.
DM: There is a lot of stuff.
Rogue: Is there a cart outside?
DM: (rolls) Yes.
Rogue: We'll take it all, we may need it for the greater good. |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2008 : 14:20:01
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| I love Dwarves but have always migrated to Humans for the most part. That is, when I am not DM'ing. |
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Drakul
Senior Scribe
USA
367 Posts |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 10 Dec 2008 : 22:47:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Gelcur
I guess I'm the first hin player. I normally DM. But when I have a chance to play I often run a rogue/merchant halfling. Good with a bow and always looking for a business venture.
I've wanted to utilise a hin PC... because Tom Reid made the "Hin Fist" a very intriguing concept in Shining South.
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ErskineF
Learned Scribe
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2008 : 15:04:53
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I often pick humans and I've had a long-running elf character, but dwarves have a special place in my heart. My all-time favorite PC was Dain Firebeard, a 2e Ftr/Clr. He was awesome. Very much the stereotypical dwarf.
Current PC is Belkar (named after the OOTS character), a dwarven rogue, and less conventional. The other dwarves rib him about his rapiers not being good dwarven weapons, and not doing a lot of damage. As he points out, you just have to know where to stick them. Fight smarter, not harder.
At one time we had four dwarves in the party, and one female half-elven sorceror. She got the nickname Snow White.
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http://forgotten-realms.wandering-dwarf.com/index.php |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
657 Posts |
Posted - 12 Dec 2008 : 16:01:50
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| I never pick the same race, there's too many options, not much time, right now it's eladrin (noviere-ghaele-coure, not 4e) |
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