Ranking Every Species In D&D (The Player's Handbook)

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  @DnDShorts · 1 year ago · pinned

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• NO

  @nocteexmortis979 · 1 year ago

  So… DM, let’s say I make a Goliath Grappler Monk. I believe I would now officially be Large And in Charge.

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  @colindevilbiss8621 · 1 year ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO2_LLByvYk&amp;t=762">12:42</a> just a note: the Goliath&apos;s Giant Ancestry bonuses are PB times per *Long Rest*, not per *Short Rest*.

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  @floofzykitty · 1 year ago

  Seeing Wood Elf&apos;s free castings of Longstrider and Pass Without Trace go unappreciated is a bit odd considering that&apos;s the elf subrace that has the most party utility. Free casts of Longstrider is great, and Pass Without Trace is almost a must-have in the party.

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  @Antimonium · 1 year ago

  fun fact the orc&apos;s relentless endurance (and other similar features) saves you from being thanos snapped by a disintegration spell (it says you go to 1 INSTEAD of going to 0, confirmed by the rules team)

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• WI

  @willdwan · 1 year ago

  Goliath takes the w because its &quot;subrace&quot; options are more powerful than everyone else&apos;s. Orc I feel like got nerfed to the ground, but that&apos;s just me

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  @Dave004 · 10 months ago

  weird that he seemed excited about the Drow getting 120 ft darkvision but glossed over the Dwarf having that same 120ft darkvision by just saying &quot;and you get darkvision because who doesn&apos;t&quot;.

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  @lmungillo · 1 year ago

  I let my orcs make a skill check to fall prone and “play dead” when they use relentless endurance. If they pass, the monster moves on. I had a player do it and then pop up next turn and kill the monster. It was epic!

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• QU

  @quejebo · 1 year ago

  After BG3, not having Githyanki as a race is so painful. RIP Bae&apos;zel

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  @Snulge · 1 year ago (edited)

  Goliath not being S is actually criminal. The versatility is NUTS. They can be nearly any class, the abilities aren&apos;t set to just melee weapons, but bows as well making them pretty nutty archers too. You can shoot a flying creature and knock him prone all the way to the ground. You can use the ice in tandem with a bows weapon feat and double slow an enemy by 20 feet. Barbarian and fighter &nbsp;doesn&apos;t even need to be spoken about. Monk and going a grapple build is CRAZY. They are an insanely good race for magic users if you want to pile on damage or play very safe. In fact, it doesn&apos;t say their racial ability doesn&apos;t apply to spash damage. So fire ball that does 1d10 extra to everyone it hits, or maybe you want to slow with abilities so you lightning bolt a lot of enemies in a line and knock them all down or slow them by 10 feet. You can also teleport around safely if you wish. I just don&apos;t see how this isn&apos;t one of the top classes outside of no dark vision in which case save up money and just get goggles of night. If you are a warlock you could just get devil sight and be done with it.

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  @GeezLightning · 1 year ago

  Having all of the starting races fall within 2 decent ratings and no super fantastic/ extra terrible ratings seems like decent design to me.

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  @gailengigabyte6221 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I really like some of the changes they&apos;ve done for the species, especially the Goliath. Personally, I would of made the Celestial Revelation ability for Aasimar last 10 minutes instead of 1 to make it on par with the abilities that other species have, like Dragonborn and Goliath

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