New race speculation
New race speculation
Heh, heh... Let's have some fun with this one.
Well, since there is a new race implemented and we are all curious to know what it is, I thought it might be fun to take some guesses at what the new race might be. Well, seeing that there are 7 goodie races and only 6 evil races, I am guessing evils get the new race. I heard a rumor that the new race was myconid but quickly dismissed that since myconids aren't evil and who the heck wants to play a big mushroom? I hear a lot of people guessing orc, but I don't know how many people really want to play orc. Then I got to thinking half-orc, since half-orcs could get a shot at being anti-paladins too (since I heard from a couple of imms that APs aren't going to be goodie race, i.e. human, only.). But my real guess is githyanki. I bet a lot of you folks would love to roll up a githyanki. I can see githyanki APs and mages. And for innates, some psionic abilities like project would be cool. Heh, I think githyanki would be fun.
What do you guys think?
Nizrath
Well, since there is a new race implemented and we are all curious to know what it is, I thought it might be fun to take some guesses at what the new race might be. Well, seeing that there are 7 goodie races and only 6 evil races, I am guessing evils get the new race. I heard a rumor that the new race was myconid but quickly dismissed that since myconids aren't evil and who the heck wants to play a big mushroom? I hear a lot of people guessing orc, but I don't know how many people really want to play orc. Then I got to thinking half-orc, since half-orcs could get a shot at being anti-paladins too (since I heard from a couple of imms that APs aren't going to be goodie race, i.e. human, only.). But my real guess is githyanki. I bet a lot of you folks would love to roll up a githyanki. I can see githyanki APs and mages. And for innates, some psionic abilities like project would be cool. Heh, I think githyanki would be fun.
What do you guys think?
Nizrath
I'd like to see githyanki's come in. Orcs
would be ok, if they didn't take out the monk class; they'd probably be to stupid to be effective casters, and too small to make good APs or warriors, etc. (although the 3E orcs are pretty big with a +2 strength innate--as opposed to a hobbit-sized tolkienesk orc.
Nice illustration of a Githyanki:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mm_gallery/GithYankiWarrior.jpg
would be ok, if they didn't take out the monk class; they'd probably be to stupid to be effective casters, and too small to make good APs or warriors, etc. (although the 3E orcs are pretty big with a +2 strength innate--as opposed to a hobbit-sized tolkienesk orc.
Nice illustration of a Githyanki:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mm_gallery/GithYankiWarrior.jpg
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Okay, so some of you didn't like githyanki, but you failed to say *why* you didn't like the githyanki idea. Githyanki would be bad because of their innates? Their hatred of illithids? That they are stinky? What is it?
Anyway, I still think githyanki would be cool, but I guess we'll have to wait and see in a month or so...
Nizrath
Anyway, I still think githyanki would be cool, but I guess we'll have to wait and see in a month or so...
Nizrath
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Mkay lets look at this logically:
Good races:
Dwarf
Elf
Halfelf
Halfling
Gnome
Human
Evil Races:
Drow
Troll
Ogre
Squid
Snake
Deurgar
Hrm. 6 on 6 . . . And any race can join the evil race side (through outcasting)
Adding another Evil race PC would throw the balance out of whack. So I would hope they would be adding a race that can be either/or or adding another good race.
The chances of that? Slim, imho. Evil races are much more workable. What good races could be added? Any thoughts? The logical (and no offense _boring_) choice for a race would be some orcish derrivitive. Ho hum. They could be good or evil.
You know what would be _really_ interesting? Something _beyond_ all of our wild imaginations?
Adding Svirfneblin.
OMG a _good_ race in the UD!? GAAA! hehe
I wanna see subraces of elves added! (Hey, there's wild elven settlements in der EM! make it PC race!) -end plug.
but there are just so many evil races out there to choose from:
Githyanki, goblins, kobolds, Xvarts, gnolls, flinds, Orcs, hobgoblins, buttmonkeys, etc.
Chance favors an evil race.
We shall see I spose!
lOst
Good races:
Dwarf
Elf
Halfelf
Halfling
Gnome
Human
Evil Races:
Drow
Troll
Ogre
Squid
Snake
Deurgar
Hrm. 6 on 6 . . . And any race can join the evil race side (through outcasting)
Adding another Evil race PC would throw the balance out of whack. So I would hope they would be adding a race that can be either/or or adding another good race.
The chances of that? Slim, imho. Evil races are much more workable. What good races could be added? Any thoughts? The logical (and no offense _boring_) choice for a race would be some orcish derrivitive. Ho hum. They could be good or evil.
You know what would be _really_ interesting? Something _beyond_ all of our wild imaginations?
Adding Svirfneblin.
OMG a _good_ race in the UD!? GAAA! hehe
I wanna see subraces of elves added! (Hey, there's wild elven settlements in der EM! make it PC race!) -end plug.
but there are just so many evil races out there to choose from:
Githyanki, goblins, kobolds, Xvarts, gnolls, flinds, Orcs, hobgoblins, buttmonkeys, etc.
Chance favors an evil race.
We shall see I spose!
lOst
Githyanki would be bad because they view all mortals as beneath them. None would resort, except as cannon fodder, to using a mortal of any race for their own ends. They are vastly powerful, and dwell almost exclusively on the Astral Plane. My guess is the new race will be one that spawned and dwells on the Prime Material Plane.
Mal
Mal
Well, in that respect, illithids also possess the same view point as githyanki. Since when would an illithid ever group with a troll or ogre? Illithids believe they are the master race and all should serve them. In reality, they don't need tanks because they kill things on sight. One mind blast and you're done for. If it doesn't kill you, it sure will stun you and the next one will finish you off. So, yeah, there are a lot of things in Soj that isn't close to D&D reality, because it makes the mud *playable*. (I can go on and on about things in the mud that aren't based on D&D reality such as fireball not hitting everything standing next to the target.) Ok, so fine, maybe it won't be githyanki, but at least I made my points.
Oh yeah, Waelost, you did forget Barbies (like Fezbozz mentioned) and let's hope they don't take offense to that. And again, Fezbozz is correct in that there is no more outcasting. It is gone. *wave*
I know! I hope the new race is titans! Or maybe dragons! Or better yet, have both in and get rid of all the other races!
Oh well...
Nizrath
Oh yeah, Waelost, you did forget Barbies (like Fezbozz mentioned) and let's hope they don't take offense to that. And again, Fezbozz is correct in that there is no more outcasting. It is gone. *wave*
I know! I hope the new race is titans! Or maybe dragons! Or better yet, have both in and get rid of all the other races!
Oh well...
Nizrath
Cirath Uruxx Kalith etc - the new race should be umber hulks!!! warrior only race with innate confusion, 2d8 barehand dammage and ac 0. yeah thats it!!
(actually i still think it would be soooo cool to play a kobold thief
Pat that's an ogre! ;-)
Braggo Boulderbasher
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(actually i still think it would be soooo cool to play a kobold thief
Pat that's an ogre! ;-)
Braggo Boulderbasher
[This message has been edited by Braggo (edited 03-02-2001).]
Hey what about a vampire race? It would be sooo cool. What about a werewolf race? Better yet, make it so that the race is not obtainable from character creation. Instead, when you get bitten by a werewolf or a vampire, there's a small random chance for the effect to be permanent. This would make the risk for fighting those creature a lot greater. On top of that, it creates such a fun and unique race that we have never seen before. Wouldn't it be cool to be the only vampire/werewolf race character on the whole mud? Although eventually, as the mud ages, the race will grow bigger and bigger and bigger... =P
Wargo
Wargo
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