Tell The Team: Races

[Tolero]

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For the non-lore centric, let's try a question that's a little more general (but always important):

If you could play any D&D themed race in-game, what would it be... and why? Feel free to name your top 3!

[The_Phenx]

If you could play any D&D themed race in-game, what would it be... and why? Feel free to name your top 3!

1. Halfling - cause they are truly the master race, guard your ankles, we are coming.
2. Half Orc - cause they smoosh stuff GUUD...

[totmacher]

sharks
weresharks
landsharks

[Kistilan]

I would play tieflings, aasimar and half-elves.

My reasoning: Because they fit within the Planar Ecology of Eberron (sorry, my beloved kender, irda and Taladian minotaurs must wait their turn for a Dragonlance server).

Aasimar are a very innately-good race due to their celestial bloodlines and lineage.
Tieflings are a very innately-evil or neutral race due to their demonic bloodlines and lineage.

They both represent the Dragon Above and Dragon Below as well as the continuing conflict with the Shavarath. They are natural insertions to the planar travel that is aloof with mod9 and beyond (if we see this come to pass).

Half-elves are a missing race when you have drow, elves and humans. They offer another option and will grant varied enhancements or mixing & matching of their ancestories. I would really like the option to play a half-elf druid.

[Borror0]

1. Half-orcs - Most different game from a visual and gameplay perspective and an important part of Eberron.
2. Gnomes - They're just cool and an important part of Eberron.
3. Half-elves - Well, not really impressed but they are a an important part of Eberron and core class in both 3.5 and 4th Edition.

[Optimistic_Guardian]

I would like to see Eberron specific races. I think it gives a nicer integrated feeling. I believe that the Warforge is a success everyone enjoys them. So lets us have that shape-changing races.. (sorry don't know what its called) and on a slightly unrelated point. The artificier...would add something to the setting aswell.

My 2 cents.

[SteeleTrueheart]

Aasimar

For the ultimate paladin.

Teifling

For the coolest rogues

[Vorn]

I would like to play an Air Elemental.


More serious:

Eladrin, which are close to the Elves we have now and wouldn't take much tweaking, but including the short range teleport abiliy on a timer.

The Eberron Elves (can't recall their name) who use the scimitars and double scimitars would need to tweak the enhancements.

Kalashtar, because it's fun to say, and it's part of Eberron lore.

[DagazUlf]

Half-Orc

I've always been enamored of half-orcs because of the dichotomy presented with the blending of the bestial and civilized (or the expectation of both).

Of course, the half-orc is also just a natural fit for the adventuring lifestyle presented in the D&D mythos. Wanderer, outsider, competent, violent, unpredictable, anti-hero, brutal, these are all qualities that can describe a half-orc and are all qualities that make them a very desirable racial stereotype in D&D.

[Venar]

The Indianna 500.

[Kistilan]

The Indianna 500.

You've outdone yourself, sir.

I see your 500 and raise you a Kentucky Derby.

[Kylstrem]

I've always wanted to play a lumberjack, just like dear Ma-Ma! (Yes, they are a race!)

[Turial]

Gnolls - Who doesn't like the cool armor skins they get.

[Borror0]

I've always been enamored of half-orcs because of the dichotomy presented with the blending of the bestial and civilized (or the expectation of both).

I like how D&D explains half-orcs.

"Oh, there are tribes in the wild were humans and orcs coexists." Riiiiight!

[FuzzyDeath]

Klingons FTW

[Murgatroyd]

Three eh?

Eberron Specific:
Kalashtar - why? Because it doesn't take a Kalashtar to know that someone wants me to go down that tunnel. (okay not quite exact, but I don't run Graymoon enough). Psionics would also add another dimension to the game.

Non-Eberron Specific:
Gnomes: why? They are the mechanics of the D&D world whether it relates to magic or mechanical. I also used to play a gnome mage who had a fascination for blunderbusses. Despite having that thing misfire more often than not, just the shock effect it had on creatures when I attacked them with my "boomstick" made up for the misfires.

Half-Orcs: why? When it comes to bodyguards, their strength is unmatched. They are also dumb as dirt.

[Borror0]

Non-Eberron Specific:

Half-orcs and gnomes are both very important races of Eberron.

Gnomes have been given the Mark of Scribing, which is the Mark of House Sivis.
Half-orcs have been given the Mark of Finding, which they are with humans, and is the Mark of House Tharashk,.

[moorewr]

I'll do four, all for the same reason - they are integral to the lore of Eberron.

• Gnomes - Mark of Scribing
• Half Orcs - two - Mark of Finding...
• Half Elves - Mark of Storms
• Kalashtar - part of our unfolding Dal Quor prophecy..

[WeaselKing]

Gnomes.
Warforged Scout ( 7' tall doesn't seem very smart for a stealthy wf. )

[Shaamis]

#1: Goliath from 4.0 D&D. Why? they are a new exciting race, full of possibilities not yet fully fleshed out.

#2: Derini from an OLD Dragon magazine. Why? want a super awesome psionic race for your campaign? That's it.

#3: Shifters; any kind of race would be nice. Why? one race w/multiple forms MULIPLIES the fun.