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What dnd races are required? (dice.camp)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Shkshkshk@dice.camp to c/dnd@lemmy.world
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What dnd races are required?

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I'm making a new #homebrew #dnd setting. The mistake I felt I made last time was trying to devise an orgin from whole cloth for each playable race, which wasted a TON of time and energy while also confusing my players. So, herein I wish to ask: What playable races would you miss, if you joined my table and noticed their absence?

Humans, dwarves, halflings, orcs, goblinoids, and elves will all stay, but I am not sure about all the others.

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[โ€“] Shkshkshk@dice.camp 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's really not as busted as it sounds, especially since this is likely a dragon with 1d8 hit points and a 15 in its highest stat

Personally, I think the best way to nerf a Dragon PC is strict timekeeping. Each year they get slightly bigger, each week their claws grow just enough to keep them from permanently silvering their claws, etc

[โ€“] TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 3 points 10 months ago

All I meant by this is that there is a common fantasy that the dragonborn race option fulfills that is not thematically fulfilled by dwarves and orcs. If you think a different or custom race would fulfill that fantasy better then that's great too.