Favorite Race to Play?

[nijineko]

i've played elves a bit over the years. some nice concepts have come out of those games.

[Webhead]

Only played a gnome twice, (once at an RPGA event, once during our 3.0 shakedown cruise), but that's mainly cos I never could get my head wrapped around gnomish character and motivation and such.

The RPGA event was an all-gnome thing, "Minor Magic", at DragonCon in 1991... we played heavy to the stereotypes and subsequently never even made it out of the starting tavern. Had a blast, but it felt more like Evening at the Improv than a team of gnomes.

I never much cared for gnomes pre-3e as I just couldn't convince myself that they had much to offer as a player race. Somehow, 3e made gnomes cool and they became my favorite PC race of that edition. I've only played two gnome characters though. One was mage/warrior, Cev and the other was a mage that ended up inspiring (and was thus ditched for) Cev.

Really, I think I've played more humans than anything.

[ronpyatt]

Half-Orc (magic wielding, of course). The best race in all the fantasy worlds to play. However, the dragonborn is now my 2nd favorite.

[Chi]

Okay I am a little out there but I like playing as a halfling because they are cute and little dont get me wrong I love fighting and role playing, but I am a girl and halflings are small and kinda feminine.

[Dragon2605]

I don't have a particular favorite. I do tend to stick to the core races because the GM typically prefers to keep it that way. I pick the race based on campaign and/or what I feel like playing.

[Zeneak]

Well the majority of my play has been elven in design, But i must say the most odd race i have played was a Lizard Folk. has a level adjuster of +1 in the monster manual so it isn't usually too much to ask for, and the role play you get out of playing what most believe to be a savage can be very interesting.

[Webhead]

From the very cool 2e book Complete Book of Humanoids, I once played (as one of my very few explorations into playing female characters) a Swanmay and they were very fun. I only wish there were male Swanmay so I wouldn't feel so awkward playing one...

[Mead]

From the very cool 2e book Complete Book of Humanoids, I once played (as one of my very few explorations into playing female characters) a Swanmay and they were very fun. I only wish there were male Swanmay so I wouldn't feel so awkward playing one...

I got to sample that one too.. had a gnoll (that I painted a whole dang mini for) that got fiat-killed and reincarnated to human after a mere handful of sessions. Such a waste.

The only female I played was at a DragonCon RPGA event, and it was such an embarrassingly stereotyped character I couldn't get into it. Just couldn't bring myself to fawn and swoon like the writeup required.

[Webhead]

I got to sample that one too.. had a gnoll (that I painted a whole dang mini for) that got fiat-killed and reincarnated to human after a mere handful of sessions. Such a waste.

The only female I played was at a DragonCon RPGA event, and it was such an embarrassingly stereotyped character I couldn't get into it. Just couldn't bring myself to fawn and swoon like the writeup required.

What gets really bad is when you have another player in the group playing a female character who constantly hits on your PC.

And what's even worse than that is when the DM tells you that you have to make a Wisdom check to avoid being seduced by his character...

Yeah...I failed that roll... I still wouldn't play along though...

[Valdar]

What gets really bad is when you have another player in the group playing a female character who constantly hits on your PC.

And what's even worse than that is when the DM tells you that you have to make a Wisdom check to avoid being seduced by his character...

Yeah...I failed that roll... I still wouldn't play along though...

The DM assumed all women are bi? Sounds like he needs to get out more.

[tesral]

The DM assumed all women are bi? Sounds like he needs to get out more.

See some real females, stuff like that.

Hard learned lesson, keep the interpersonal stuff under the player's oogy factor. You can drive someone off that way and the least disengage them from the game.

I've done NPC to PC "romance" stuff. We keep it PC rated because that is where my players what it kept. Light R at most.

[Webhead]

The DM assumed all women are bi? Sounds like he needs to get out more.

Sorry, perhaps I should have clarified. His character was female and my character was male. His character was constantly hitting on mine (because we were the elves of the party) and the DM eventually made me roll to resist his seductions...blech...

I've got no problem with PC-to-NPC romance and even (very cautiously) PC-to-PC romance...but that's the kind of stuff that should be pure role play and the "details" primarily relegated to "off-screen" time.

[Kalanth]

I have prefered to play Warforged ever since Eberron came about. I adore that race but really can't explain why as there is nothing out there that really draws me to them short of the nature of their story.

[Tamerath]

His character was female and my character was male. His character was constantly hitting on mine (because we were the elves of the party) and the DM eventually made me roll to resist his seductions...blech...

Webhead...you should have told him you are an elf and you are resistant to Sleep and Charm effects

[nijineko]

Webhead...you should have told him you are an elf and you are resistant to Sleep and Charm effects

hahahah! nice one.

but seriously, i stomp all over people who try to force seduction rolls.