D&D (2024) The 10 Species in "Your Ideal 2024 PHB"

[Hussar]

There are several other threads talking about half-elves already. Would you mind moving your half-elf hating to one of those other threads, please?

Sorry but I didn’t bring it up. I was responding to those who did. If you’ve got a problem you should take it up with them.

If you’ll notice. I was talking about tieflings and genasi and how we don’t really need a bunch of variations on a theme when a single one will do.

Oh right. I used an example and we must dissect the example rather than address the point. You’re right. My bad.

 

[WisdomOfWombats]

My picks would be:
Human
Dwarf
Elf
Halfling
Tiefling
Goliath
Half-elf
Orc
Satyr
Aarakocra

 

[Tonguez]

I’d want a generic species for each monster type (aberration, beast, celestial, construct, dragon, elemental, fey, fiend, giant, humanoid, monstrosity, ooze, plant, or undead.), with a bunch of subspecies.

Though that would put me at 14… guess I could put celestial/elemental/fiend together under “planar” and maybe aberration/monstrosity under “chimaera” or something such. And humanoid/giant under “mortals”.

So that would be 10.

I was thinking that too

 

[Hussar]

Just to go back to why I want broader archetypes.

I want more choices in the PHB. It’s as simple as that. So the broader the archetype the more choices we get. I believe it’s up to the player to bring those choices to life at the table.

So my Minotaur character (to pick a totally random example) isn’t different from your human because I’ve got +2 Strength. My Minotaur is different because he’s a freaking Minotaur. And I would play that character to the hilt to make sure that the fact that he’s a Minotaur is cemented in the brains of everyone at the table.

Mechanical expression is the most boring part of that. It’s like magic items. A +1 sword is boring as heck. A magic sword that sings as it fights and has a history is interesting.

Even if both swords are just plus one swords.

 

[Baron Opal II]

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I had that book..

Actually, I had a lot of Bard Games products. Compleat Alchemist was amazing.

 

[Aldarc]

Sorry but I didn’t bring it up. I was responding to those who did. If you’ve got a problem you should take it up with them.

If you’ll notice. I was talking about tieflings and genasi and how we don’t really need a bunch of variations on a theme when a single one will do.

Oh right. I used an example and we must dissect the example rather than address the point. You’re right. My bad.

There is no need to be so snarky. It doesn't matter who started it or what your broader point was. I was worried that this thread would get dragged into yet another heated discussion on the half-elf when there are other threads already discussing that topic.

 

[Hussar]

There is no need to be so snarky. It doesn't matter who started it or what your broader point was. I was worried that this thread would get dragged into yet another heated discussion on the half-elf when there are other threads already discussing that topic.

Ah. Sorry. It’s all good.