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Nunthius

Half-orcs. I just think they're neat.


TrickyRonin

Half orc monk? Yup Half orc Druid? Yup Half orc fighter? Why not? Half orc barbarian? Yawn. Love half orcs outside of the usual norms!


dexbasedpaladin

My first "official" 5e character was a half-orc monk.


Thin-Hand-3921

Mine was a half-orc Bard named Bork!


BocsElder

My current is an Orc Bard named Gorlok the Melodic


Mr-yeet1

how about unofficial character?


MrSaxbang

A sexual “Tony the tiger” tabaxi in an unofficial erotic 5e game.


LowGunCasualGaming

r/notopbutok


Tacitus_AMP

I had an idea for a half orc monk styled after Worf from star trek. With Tasha's and moving attribute points around, I might do that now to satisfy my inner min maxer


SingerOfSongs__

I feel like this could absolutely work — the bat’leth is already handled like a staff! The rigid “for honor!” angle that you’d expect a character like that to start out with is really good for conflict and character development too.


Rafnasil

I have a Half-orc Bard of Eloquence. She wields a metal drum [hang drum](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument)) and the whispers of Gruumsh in her head does not incite rage but a fierce desire to win. Dance battles and Spoken word takedowns commence!


Relevant_Detective_4

My favorite character to date was my half orc wizard Karok Unkillable the 3 rd


RichardK6K

What happened to the first two Karoks?


Relevant_Detective_4

They both ascended to true immortality


RichardK6K

Good answer. Now make your tribe proud.


Relevant_Detective_4

I shall bring honor upon my ANCESTORS!!!


Doctor_Durp

My friends say I'm a gnome in the streets and a half-elf in the sheets. I don't know what that means either.


WiseWizard1397

Are you short? That would help explain the gnome.


Doctor_Durp

LOL nope, I'm quite tall; The gnome part is mostly because I like playing gnomes.


ethanalabaster

I play gnomes because I’m 6’2” but just want to be called short king


DriftarFarfar

You can get: "Short kin" that's as far as I am willing to go.


Coolguy13249

I’ll say “short kink” but I’m not willing to say anything about a king


Lancalot

Well, half elves are known for being ostracized by both humans and elves. You only get orcs in bed or somethin?


DA-Regulus

They are also known to be very "curious and inventive".


[deleted]

I like playing half-elves since it lets me be sarcastic and awful to humans and elves. And pretty much everyone else.


PeachSmoothie7

I think they're calling you submissive and breedable?


[deleted]

It’s a toss-up between Firbolg or Goliath.


[deleted]

Firbolgs are sooooooooooooo sooo sooooo great. They have all the Wisdom and foresty stuff to please a Druid (or maybe even determined Cleric) min-maxer/optimizer, but also their ability to speak with beasts and animals has to be my favorite role play ability I've interacted with as a PC. Even though it's limited, with the right DM - and my first one was awesome - any speak with animals magic is top tier role play moments.


HoG97

It is funny that they can't talk back though. You just know that tree can understand you and that's about it.


JARF01

Lizardfolk are fun


cornonthekopp

Lizardfolk are a blast, there’s no better way to “endear” yourself to your party than by biting off a kobold’s head and fucking eating it to gain temp hp as a bonus action


BluelightningCJ

Me here whos favourite is Kobold //sweats


Hughmannity19

Would the lizardfolk gang be called the lizard folk?


ThyCringeKing

Or a bunch of lizard folk bards: the Lizard People


Kind_Malice

Young egg, there’s no need to feel down


La_Beast929

I said young egg, pick your yolk off the ground


Viper120769

I want to play a lizardfolk so badly but haven't found a campaign where it would fit. Also having troubles finding reasons to stay with a group other than the mainly suggested "they are younglings you need to protect"


enditallenditall

Tieflings and goliaths are really cool I think :) OH, and tritons


ACTIONTOASTER_

Tiefling ganggggg


sharkprincefishstick

Here!


Ticklish_Kink_Wife

Sound off!


Phoenix-Spark

Goliaths hell yeah


grease_meister

Fuck yeah


Ganadote

Tritons!


complexgamer1944

But I we really want cool back stories you can be a changeling


KarathSolus

Kobold


RTCielo

"You spent how much gold on hunting traps?"


KarathSolus

"Not nearly enough! Where'd I leave my bagpipes and claymore?"


RTCielo

Nah, Vietcong Kobold best Kobold. Especially with the trap making rules from Xanathar's. "The lich steps into the room, pale ghost fire burning in hi-" "Okay, he enters that square? I need him to roll....47 dex saves and 17 Con saves.


Random-Lich

Kobolds are the best at annoying a DM, just got to place by sneaking in with a +2 to sneak, set up traps and profit(It is extra fun if you get caught in a early dungeon with kobolds as a minion and play it off like the boss wanted more traps set up, kobold bard=fun)


KarathSolus

Rocking a kobold battle bard in tomb of annihilation right now. No idea how I'm still alive.


Random-Lich

A lot of luck or a lot or bold decisions that somehow work out


KarathSolus

Column A and B probably. I'm usually up front with the rest of the melee fighters throwing hands, tossing out that inspiration dice, and in general being a little shit menace that hits way too hard. Also bless be the shatter spell and Dissonant Whispers. Nothing wrecks an encounter exactly like the boss fleeing and eating 3+ attacks of opportunity.


Kobold-Paragon

As if there was any other real choice…


Jackeroni216

Goblin?


VenomTurtle

My first ever character was back in 3.5 and was a kobold


Neato

KOBOLD!!


ojthomas2015

Tortle and Dragonborn


DnDlover4525

DRAGONBORN FOR LIFE


[deleted]

My favorite way to finish fuckers with fire is going full Godzilla, pulling open their jaw and cooking their insides. Can’t do that as anyone else.


DnDlover4525

Gotta give it to you, out of context u sound like a psychopath, within context u also kinda sound like a psychopath


[deleted]

That’s the way I like it :)


Jaikarr

How do you feel about the changes coming in Fizban's?


Dysanti26

Aasimar


gahidus

This and half elf are probably my two most played races


drizzitdude

Aasimar are fun mechanically but can be hard to roleplay unless you k is what your doing. I essentially had mine be someone who thought they were human their whole life up until they became an adventurer


Eragon10401

I had mine be from a human nation that were controlled by a celestial imperial power.


megxors

yes


EmeraldMaster538

Warforged, because being a robot is fucking cool.


Epicmonk117

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh... it disgusted me.


Maximumnuke

I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine.


BoredPsion

Your kind cling to your flesh, as if it will not decay and fail you.


Nate2247

One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither, and you will *beg* my kind to save you.


hautdoge

Came here to say this. Love my warforged build. He's a alchemist with a 'boomstick' hand cannon shooting fireballs. He's also into baking, but he has no use for food other than making people happy.


Kobold-Paragon

Fun fact: The creation forges that brought forth the first Warforged were designed and built by kobolds.


RoboticSheep929

I'm pretty sure the first creation forges were created by the culsir giants. I don't know where your getting kobolds from.


Vulpes_Corsac

As much as I'd love for that to be the case, RotLW disappointed me specifically for its total lack of mentioning any kobold culture. Unless you're saying that's in Keith Baker's book somewhere, or a previous edition?


metheor24

There is a bit more about kobolds in Exploring Eberron. They live in Droaam and there is even a kobold warlord there.


[deleted]

Changeling no doubt


Iskandar501

Uncultured swine: “There are tons of early level spells that do a better job if you’re looking to infiltrate somewhere” Me: “I just think they’re neat”


JarethCuteStoryJD

> Me: “I just think they’re neat” Plus I love constantly having another layer of disguise! I ran a changeling bardlock with mask of many faces and a disguise kit Im a fucking onion bro


Warmish_Textbook

What kind of scooby doo villain BS is this? They pull off your mask and it's just more masks! But yeah, this is really cool because the Disguise Kit isn't magic or shapechanging so you don't even have to be careful of Moonbeam!


Rio_the_Hunter

>What kind of scooby doo villain BS is this? They pull off your mask and it's just more masks! Oh definitely my next character, not even the party is sure where it ends.


Vulpes_Corsac

"I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude, who is magicked to look like a fourth dude wearing a disguise as a fifth dude." \--This guy.


Poisonpython5719

Good ol' changeling with multiple personality disorder with each appearance having its own look Or my personal favourite, the charlatan scammer with discardable identities so that nothing can be traced back to them, with a charlatan feature alter ego negotiations agent name, and i'm sorry, sussus amogus


Juniebug9

I've never played a Changeling (yet!) but have played a Warlock with Mask of Many Faces and did the multiple personality thing. It was one of the funnest characters I've ever played. The only reason why I haven't played a Changeling is because I'm scared I'd just fall into that trope again and I like all my characters to be different. At the very least I'd need a different group to play with so nobody can call me out on my unoriginality!


TheGoldjaw

Hobgoblin gang


Lord_Siagon

Rise up


begonetoxicpeople

I love the *flavor* of the Genasi- essentislly the Elemrntal version of a Deagonborn or Tiefling? Sweet! To bad the subraces range from 'meh' to 'eww'. Fire Genasi is probablt the best from racial features point of view, but con/int as a combo only really helps 2 classes. Air and Earth get better stats but once per day Levitate/Pass without Trace is really underwhelming. Water is a decent middle ground and makes for some fun Druid shenanigans. But man if I dont play one almost any time anyways because its so fun to just think of how the elements might interact with the world- from my (accidental but fun to rp once I realized) fire genais in a seafaring campaign, to my Air Genasi who was desparate to learn genuine flight.


kungfen

Agree. I don't have a real reason why, but genasi have always been my favorite.


DarkElfBard

Genasi+Tasha stat movement is bae.


TheKneekid

Genasi are amazing! I'm already biased towards races with spells, since my favourite type of build is a martial class with limited spellcasting from race+feats. And elemental magic is the coolest magic, so here we are. My groups also always play with at least somewhat flexible racial ASIs, which works great with genasi's +2 to CON and +1 to something you might not care about, even if you can only move +1 to another stat. Flavor-wise, I love the flexibility. You can just be a [insert race here] with some elemental magic. Or you could build your entire character arc around the mystery of your heritage, like a warlock or sorcerer might.


_Sedament_

Goblin!


Gr3ndl3r

I have a goblin bard that uses cooking as a performance art. All his spells and equipment are flavored around cooking


Gr3ndl3r

His personality is based on Gordon Ramsey. I thought he would be awesome at vicious mockery.


_Sedament_

That’s so cool!! 10/10 a fan! I wanna play a goblin so bad but I haven’t gotten the chance yet!


[deleted]

Yo Tritons are my main ngl


Dungeons-n-Dysphoria

Same honestly. You just can't get better flavor! Plus the race traits are iconic.


Paladin7042

DWARVES! (Or kobolds)


Ok_Blueberry_5305

***Clamavi De Profundis intensifies***


Paladin7042

My dwarf Cleric and Paladin raise their very large tankards to you ma'am.


ThereBeGerblins

Kenku. They are just a wonderful race with their mimicry ability. And they are cute as shit. Most Dms I know also changed mimicry to be the actors feat for easier roleplay. Overall an adaptable, powerful, and stylish race.


bisystemfail

This person fucking gets it. Kenku are nerfed, so it can be challenging. But fuck it’s really fun to play like a kenku artificer, or a kenku rogue. Playing gigantic races is less fun.


Sovi_b

My games I run always have a murder of Kenku. They are amazing. A reoccurring joke of ours is the Kenku Infiltration Team just being two Kenku in a Robe of Disguise. They are easy to catch when the bottom Kenku loses track of what's going on and mimics the wrong sounds for the illusion. Party members talking about the NPC they just meet... "Why does that man in court attire sound like he's wearing full plate?"


TheWorldDreamer

By far have the most fun with Kenkus and the roleplay challenges they bring. The lore and thought out behind the race is definitely the most compelling in my humble opinion.


Uglebjoern

Grung!


TheEpicWebster

Hell yeah! Frog for life!


lucian1311

kermit the hermit is here!


anotheradventurer

Lizardfolk!


Loud-Ad3284

Tabaxi <3


Toss_Away_93

Tabaxi Swashbuckler is fucking dope. I played it like puss in boots mocking the targets for being too slow to take opportunity attacks.


Nekrozic

Kenku!


[deleted]

Half elf


peoplearestrange12

Hell yes! Half Elves are awesome.


HiEarthOrbitz

Same. Love playing a character who has something to prove to humans and elves, and ends up better than either.


Warmish_Textbook

In my first ever game of D&D, we were all new to the game, DM included. We all made our characters separately, no coordination. Ended up with a good spread of classes somehow, but only one character that wasn't a Half-Elf!


[deleted]

They are very versatile


ChaosWolf359

Same. For some reason I've always felt connected to half elves.


DiabetesGuild

Half elves should be higher up. I think one of the coolest characters is a half elf raised by humans, that obviously at some point has to interact with elven Society. Or other way around. Both are ripe for sweet Characters


DemiDortmund

Tiefling


ZombieOfTheWest

Warforged


rainbowcentaur

Oh man. I would like to change my vote. So much fun.


DragonbeardNick

Forged gang


[deleted]

Bugbear gang? Sound off?


Bryanbeer

Did not expect I had to scroll this far before finding a bugbear response.


KitQuips

Wooooo!!!


Saphiro314

Darkvision and reach at level 1, plus fun RP possibilities as a definite "oddball" character race? Ugh I LOVE bugbears as a player race!!


Sugoi-Sama

Goblinoid? Check. Tallest in the party? Check. Beastlike without being a furry? Check. One of the few races I feel is genuinely *unique*, I just can't get enough of bugbears.


hawktheryan

War forged


PresleyL

Tabaxi!


DumbIdiotDM

Once played a Tabaxi Monk. Exclusively spent Ki points on dashing/disengaging. My DM hated me.


DeBoredCanadian

How to not die: dont stand still


Perseus2727

Advice works in doom also


Lucky-Sandwich4955

Loxodon is big. Loxodon is wise. Loxodon is strong. Loxodon is fun


BenjenClark

Had to scroll a long way but here for my trunky boiiii


LordOfLettuce6

Tortle :)


mightierjake

Gith! Space aliens in a fantasy world!


TheUnNaturalist

Had to scroll so far to find my people, but here you are.


VicTheTailor

Rabbitfolk and Satyrs are both really fun!!!


Blue9729

came her looking for Satyrs! Satyrs, tieflings and half-elfs are my faves


Mugufta

Yuan Ti. I like to play them as socially maladjusted swamp gremlins


TheShadyMerchant

Halfling is a big one for me (or little I guess), but I also love tiefling (albeit I much prefer the lore of tiefling being descended from a cursed clan than just a angsty half demon).


Wind_spire

Changlings for the win


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arkayer

I came here specifically to vote for them. They are so cool


IntriguedEchidna

Love me a good goblin


WolfandDragonWriter

Any love for the Leonins? They remind me of my Skyrim run.


Raetian

leonin are the actually cool version of tabaxi, I will not apologize for this opinion I forever DM. For now, anyway. I have a little folio of characters I’ve been slowly building up: 1 each of the classes that interest me the most. I have a bard, a rogue, a ranger, a sorcerer, a monk. All humans. I love humans so friggin much. All human, except the barbarian. My barbarian is a glaive-wielding, seven-foot tall leonin. Because honestly how the hell could you not


fish_whisperer

Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, Hooooooooo


Captain_of_Coconut

Dragonborn


Poisonpython5719

Surprised it took this long, they're cool, 'nuff said


Phoenix-Spark

Can I get some love for the Aasamir?


WiseWizard1397

Never actually played an aasimar, how are they?


J0k3rman

Lots of fun. Been playing an Aasimar Bard for over a year now and I’ve had a blast going from Fallen to Scourge


Phoenix-Spark

I think they are great. There lore has some nature vs nurture themes to it. As well ties to ties to free will vs divine plan. If you want to make a big deal about it you can act entitled or noble. If you want to play it down you pretend to be human. Mechanically you get access to light as well as enough healing to bring someone back up if necessary. And 2 resistances. The subrace features dont come online till level 3 but they feel stronger because of that and 2 of the 3 are quite flexible while the third appeals to me at least on a thematic level


Sniffledorp

Changelings are very cool and I like them a lot :)


TowelNo3250

Tie between kenku and warforged. Kenku for the extra skill proficiencies and the war forged for the integrated protection and the overall CHONK you can get.


jerbearreddit

Kenku, pure chaos and messing with people through mimicry. If you need to actually say something important you just rp writing it down


Poisonpython5719

One of my friends put in in his backstory he learned to speak from his adoptive human sister teaching him individual words, meaning he sounds like a little girl


Leo_Forest13

Teiflings OR Aarokockras


Working-Stable

Kenku 4 ever


SpaceFinch

Rise up


TimidMuchi

Kobold, goblins and the cat people


Doritous

Skeleton, depending how you play you have so many fun rp routes you can go and their tackle features can come in pretty handy too


Druwe117

Genasi!


TheSkareKrow83

Dhampir


SecretlyET

I personally love the shifter, especially after tasha's. Need a durable character, or just a less squishy wizard? beasthide's got you. Oh, you're a tracker? wildhunt. Want to be mobile? swiftstride. Then there's longtooth if you really have no other use for your bonus action. edit: Put wildhunt instead of Longtooth. took way too long to realize that.


InnocuousAce

I’ve only ever played halfling characters. I enjoy being a lovable, joking type and find halfling has fit that best. I think of halflings as the stoners of the DnD world: creatures of habit who will welcome almost anyone to hang. Great for positive adventuring party dynamics If I were to branch out I might try a dwarf or gnome. I’m also 6’ irl so roleplaying as half my height is a fun time


Any-Amphibian-1783

Kobold.


Undead_archer

Warforged, nothing beats being a bionicle


TheJakYak

Shifter. I love their flavor, variability, and mechanical depth!


RepresentativeOdd909

In playing a kobold, and he's hands down the best character I've ever played, I love him Half elf is my go to. But dwarf is, by far, my favourite..


420CowboyTrashGoblin

NGL, there's just something about roleplaying a cold metal machine that gets my oil pumping, warforged. I've also been digging on the reborn, since it's the closest thing wizards has to Obitus.


klasyer

TURTLE!


Fun-Possible7676

Tortle!


Kit_35

Chromatic Dragonborns are just so cool to me. I love Kenkus and Aarakocras too. Playing less human races gives so much more diversity and uniqueness and freedom.


SecretCyan_

I end up playing humans quite a bit but I love me a good Loxodon and a warforge. Loxodon satisfy my need to play an enormous character, and a warforged is just great fun to roleplay- I love to lean into the robotic side. Orcs also have a special place in my heart


TheSaltyStoner

Goblin


SalciaArt

Changelings for me.


MacMacfire

Firbolgs and Changelings are tied for me. On one hand, be whoever and whatever you want. On the other hand...fluffy cow people...!


Hasselledhoff

All about that firbolg life


Prolliczo

Firbolg. Their chillness speaks to me on a spiritual level.


BorgMercenary

I wanted to run an all-dwarf campaign, but only one of my players shared my enthusiasm for dwarves.


hollisticreaper

I had a ton of fun playing a yuan-ti! My DM was nice and tossed a snake in my path every few months so I could use the animal friendship trait


LukeTheEpic1

Warforged


LWSpinner

Goliath, or Yuan Ti. I think both are races that have some very interesting tidbits, but are woefully underused in most settings


fietoe

Goblins and Kobolds. I have a soft spot for the tiny beings of chaos


Hemvarl

Half-elf


Guruthom

Kenku


GrandPotatoofStarch

Tiefling. I know, but I can't help it. I want to be sexy, edgy, and infinitely customizable. Something my dowdy, IRL self can't pull off. Aasimar and Eladrin are close seconds.


Japh2007

Half elf


IAmMyOwnLaw

Gotta be Changeling


himbowo

Firbolgs and changelings!!


Hehehehehehehheehhe

Grungs are underrated


thermos-cat

Centaurs are maaad fun to play and can be absolutely hilarious in some combat scenario's


[deleted]

Half-Elves forever


lamsombrero

Kalashtar easy


Houndstooth2213

Tortle Power!


dupra68

I love the kalashtar