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{Worst} Fantasy Race?

Started by brettmb2, December 08, 2007, 02:27:36 PM

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brettmb2

December 08, 2007, 02:27:36 PM
In contrast to the {Favorite} Fantasy Race? thread...

What is your least favorite (or dumbest) creature in a fantasy setting that is playable as a PC race?
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David Johansen

#1
December 08, 2007, 03:49:34 PM
Fremlin (friendly gremlins) from second edition's Complete Book of Humanoids.  Makes Kender look like a completely reasonable race choice.  Also wtf a flying pc race that's immune to non-magical weapons at first level?
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brettmb2

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December 08, 2007, 03:54:55 PM
Quote from: David JohansenAlso wtf a flying pc race that's immune to non-magical weapons at first level?
Wow! How large/small are they supposed to be?
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David Johansen

#3
December 08, 2007, 04:10:33 PM
A little smaller than a halfling IRRC.

They were a race that was designed solely for the purpose of being annoying and useless.
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December 08, 2007, 06:50:06 PM
I've pretty much gotten sick of all nonhuman fantasy races, but I guess elves are the ones I'm most sick of.  Maybe it's just the "woodsy elf" stereotype that people always want to play (when they don't want to play the Drow ranger).  Also, the LotR movies really helped to turn my dislike of elves into near-hatred.

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December 08, 2007, 07:26:55 PM
Kender. YOU GUYS ARE NOT CUTE.
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December 08, 2007, 07:43:28 PM
Dwarves.
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December 08, 2007, 08:43:59 PM
Quote from: Age of FableKender. YOU GUYS ARE NOT CUTE.

Another vote for Kender.

(Whenever a new player says they want to play a Kender, I know that the player is going to be an asshat whose idea of fun is pissing off everyone else at the table during the game.)
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ConanMK

#8
December 08, 2007, 09:37:47 PM
Another vote for Kender.

Never have I seen another race consistantly inspire the person playing them to piss off and annoy the rest of the party.

teckno72

#9
December 08, 2007, 09:58:06 PM
Yeah, Kinder especially--but also Ravnos vampires, some ole changelings, evil characters, and some "crazy" characters.  Stealing from others outside the group is one thing.  Stealing from team members is ... inexcusable.  Makes you want to help them sacrifice themselves at the proper moment.  It's a fuse, waiting to go off at the worst time.  And, they mug the attention often, which makes other players die of boredom.
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teckno72

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December 08, 2007, 10:04:00 PM
Can I vote again for Kinder?  Please, please, please!!!  :D
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#11
December 08, 2007, 10:05:40 PM
If you're going to mention Ravnos, you have to mention Malkavians. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

And Drow.
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December 08, 2007, 10:12:22 PM
Quote from: brettmbWhat is your least favorite (or dumbest) creature in a fantasy setting that is playable as a PC race?

Ducks.

(I'm surprised this thread has been around this long without anyone giving that answer, unless you are all those people -- the "duck defenders".)
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David Johansen

#13
December 08, 2007, 11:01:56 PM
Nope kender aren't imune to non-magic weapons at first level, nor can they fly.

Although, theoretically in several games it'd be possible to play bread and a toaster.  That'd be pretty bad.
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December 08, 2007, 11:12:30 PM
Quote from: John Morrow(I'm surprised this thread has been around this long without anyone giving that answer, unless you are all those people -- the "duck defenders".)
That'd be me.  I'm one!

I'll buck the trend here and say humans.  No, seriously.  For all the complaints you guys have about any single fantasy RPG race, the same can be said for someone's depiction of a human culture.  If they aren't a thinly-veiled parallels of a real, historical culture, they're a thinly-veiled pastiche of several real, historical cultures.  Or their cultures are monolithic parables of a single virtue.  Or their cultures are so blandly generic to amount to no culture at all.

Bah.  Huminks.

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