D&D 5E What PC species should return for 5ed?

[DrJawaPhD]

mmmmmm, none, thanks. There are already too many. More "interdimensional/Planescape" non-human people are completely unnecessary.

Several of what there is need to be cut as is it.

My thoughts exactly. Leave new races as a niche where third party publisher content shines

 

[Frozen_Heart]

I'm super surprised that there has never been a plant people playable, especially with how beloved leshy's are in pathfinder. I guess that goes with the lack of any plant based druid subclass, despite that being the most obvious missing druid theme.

Also it's odd how we've got multiple cat species playables, but no dog or wolf species playables. I know for a fact that a certain community would be all over those.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

The wilden from PH3 4th were plant-like feys, but true "plant humanoid" were the hamadryad(4th Ed, Heroes of Feywild) and the volodni (Unapproachable East). Leshy are from Paizo's Pathfinder but they are too cute to be not mentioned here.

This time WotC worries too much each new PC specie was... right for merchandising.

 

[Corinnguard]

There were the Rockseer Elves from 2e, I believe.

 

[Chaltab]

My thoughts exactly. Leave new races as a niche where third party publisher content shines

The problem is that many DMs won't allow anything not published by WOTC even if it's better in quality than their actual stuff.

 

[Tonguez]

Shardminds - Crystal Constructs
Dromites - chitinous pyschic halflings (Antmen)
Darfellan - Orca people
Lupins - Wolf people
Brownie - or just give us Tiny Gnomes
Willowisp - my willowisp psion Zazu was amazing

or bring on Savage Species 5e

 

[Corinnguard]

Blue Goblins from 3e's Expanded Psionics Handbook. They would be a 5e Goblin subrace with some minor psionic or magical talent.

 

[Marandahir]

Cactusfolk from Thunder Junction, if only because they're abso-effing-lutely amazing. And we need more plant people. Wilden/Killoren were dope.

I really want a crossover book with Outlaws of Thunder Junction. It's a crossroads of planes due to the Omenpaths connecting them with places like Ravnica, Ixalan, Innistrad, Theros, and Strixhaven, and it's the Weird Wild West. The only sentient species native to the plane are the Cactusfolk, and the new planar colonists and settlers thought they were just cacti. It's a crime world, and an Indian Jones type world due to some of the lost ruins of the Fomori Giants' Coin Empire being on the plane too.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

The problem is that many DMs won't allow anything not published by WOTC even if it's better in quality than their actual stuff.

Exactly. Before I got my current 5e group, it was extremely unusual for me to find any 5e DMs that would approve any 3PP that wasn't something they personally brought to the table to begin with.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I'm kind of shocked that 5e doesn't seem to have a really good Treefolk species.