What Your Favorite D&D Race Says About You

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[@BlaineSimple]

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[@ChristianBawden]

as a warforged, my favorite thing is to look at my DM and say, "I choose to stop breathing" whenever another character does something gross.

[@Ellisepha]

Playing an air genasi right now and I'm definitely gonna remember this lol

[@Chrinik]

I would just never breathe in the first place.

[@Ellisepha]

@@Chrinik The problem is that you then also can't speak (except if it's telepathical or your race can speak without an airflow)

[@Chrinik]

@@Ellisepha Do warforged need to breathe in order to create sound? They're machines, essentially. You already become night watch because you don't technically need to "sleep", just "rest" being fully concious and able to observe your surroundings while standing absolutely still and don't need to eat or drink either.

[@yozarahirvi4750]

@@Chrinik it remind me of a campaign of numenera, I decided to play some kind of stone man (just to name it Dwayne Johnson, yep so much originality) but we hadn't any kind of "physical and biological information" about them so we would create them on the fly when the question is asked (like what do I eat, how do I poop ? do I ever poop ? and so on, we created a whole bunch of how they work) it have been decided that my race would sleep for two full days once every month, so I was basically nightawtch every night. (on the other rules, I don't poop but since I erode Myself i still need to eat rocks a bit; the only medicine I know is either eat enough to build that corporal mass again or using cement on my wounds) it was realy fun to imagine all of that ! I liked that character realy much in the end !

[@waizardsoda]

"Monster Races: You're usually the DM." I feel called out right now

[@Samantha-dq7jm]

Me too.

[@dvandamme00]

@@Samantha-dq7jm I always want to play monster races - currently a kobold - i never dm. monsters are more fun

[@yanaleigh]

I'm about to get to be a player in a long campaign for the first time.... Wizard Goblin. How is this so accurate?

[@avrilslittlesis]

Oof, I'm prepping to be a dm and am currently playing a siren in a diff campaign

[@loafuscranbrry8488]

It’s just so fun to be a cool snake lady! Stop calling everyone out! Ah!

[@lordofinnistrad8757]

I’ve actually used player perception of Half-Orcs to my advantage. I was playing a Half-Orc War Cleric and for a while, he didn’t talk. The other players grew to assume that he was just stupid and only useful for hitting things. It came time that we were recruited to help plan a major battle and the main NPC that was there was throwing thinly veiled racism at my character. When it actually came time to strategize, my character busted out a perfect plan, using historical examples as reference and obscure strategies, and was very articulate and well spoken. What was his deal? His Goddess was The Red Knight, Goddess of Strategy and Tactics. The reason he didn’t talk was because he’s actually very shy.

[@mommy-mar]

I love that (and orcs) I might use that idea!❤❤

[@elicleverdon297]

i need a TLDR

[@alpacino8919]

@@elicleverdon297 you sound illiterate, no offense

[@realsupergonks]

tl;dr guy makes a character a half-orc, player & npc perception is that orcs are dumb, turns out the character is highly intelligent, and valuable for more than hitting things with stick.

[@elididde3377]

How is that using it to your advantage though? Its just a funny surprising moment

[@kosherre6243]

Im learning bit by bit about d&d in general thru meme culture and campaign critiques. This is like a legitimization of my childhood moments of "i hit you with my infinity sword of death for 1 million damage" and "i dodge your attack" while holding some cool stick I found. I loved it, and now I miss it.

[@Femaiden]

"nuh uh, because i blocked it with my infinity armor of imperviousness to infinity blades!"

[@alexanderzea3594]

@@Femaiden ACTUALY it was a super infinity sword so it breaks your infinity armor

[@Femaiden]

@@alexanderzea3594 nuh uh, because my armor is ultra infinity and ultra is better than super

[@alexanderzea3594]

@@Femaiden yeah but my sword was a SUPER INFINITE INFINITY SWORD and can break every armor that exist

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

You guys both lose because I snuck up from behind and shot you with me super mega ultra super duper infinity gun, which cannot he blocked by any type of armor regardless of how infinite it is!

[@TheCantinaChannel]

Me who's never played D&D before: "Oh man now this I've got to find out!"

[@mannemarco333]

I love your oblivion videos.

[@n_churches]

It's that dang ADHD

[@schnitzelberry]

@@n_churches Same dude same 😂

[@monokumaprincipalofhopespe8295]

You’ll be prepared!

[@vaupel63]

It's a good game

[@1umbreon4life]

Tortle is the best race because: -You're always wearing your house -Because you're always in your house, you never have to wear pants. Who has to wear pants in their own home?

[@blakedavis2447]

I do a lot , especially when it’s cold

[@lordtoademort8124]

Thats the 1 thing you do wear in your house

[@blakedavis2447]

Lord Toademort I think you’re thinking of underwear

[@lordtoademort8124]

@@blakedavis2447 well I use pajama shorts so its a weird grey area.

[@fadhil5749]

"Pants are an illusion and so is death. "

[@AdmiralxAvocado]

When the party table is 3 male dragonborn and 2 female tiefling rouges, being a human fighter is the most exotic thing.

[@CerealRaptor142]

True

[@johnharrison2086]

Kenku's have a large vocabulary. The problem is that they can't alter the tone from what they originally heard. The real definition should have been "You play the Mimicry feature wrong"

[@KneGros-nc1ss]

And changelings is "mimicing right" cause thy get everything on point. Add some Bard subclass and you can recount the persons memories by writing it in a book do you wouldnt forget in an hour.

[@zachf.7854]

Regular human: "Boring, but that +1 to every stat IS nice." Variant human: "Your either going to min-max, or you have a feat fetish"

[@marlinazul7786]

Human fighter, 8 FEATS

[@Lorgar64]

@@marlinazul7786 I remember doing that with my human noble battlemaster. I think I had three feats at level 6? It's funny because I was going for a roleplay heavy character but my feats made me monstrous in combat (I definitely had the heavy armour+ and sentinel). Game ended not too long after that due to other reasons, but between the damage reduction and second wind I never went down in a fight! Funnily enough I missed a couple of important fights because my character got bored, wondered off, then something terrible and unforeseen happened. People would fight for their lives while my character went to a tavern or had a picnic.

[@Shannovian]

Regular humans being boring is more of an issue that their players are boring than their characters. If you can't make something interesting unless they have red skin or pointy ears, then the fact of the matter is that you aren't able to make people interesting and instead are using your race/class combination in place of a personality.

[@zachf.7854]

@@Shannovian i take it your the type of player to get super annoyed when someone doesn't play human and/or the type of DM to only allow humans? That or you cant grasp when someone on the internet is making a *joke* about a stereotype. Either way, you got up on your soap box and decided to insult people who want to do something that isn't vanilla humans by insinuating that everyone who plays a non-human character is automatically terrible at roleplay.

[@Lorgar64]

@@Shannovian Yeah, reminded me of XP to Level 3. "The most interesting people in history were all human."

[@arvoredeuva5485]

Dragonfolk: "You wanted to play a Dragon but the DM didn't let you do that"

[@pianotm]

[Laughs in Council of Wyrms]

[@nikushim6665]

More like the DM reminded you of the ECL, i think a adult dragon is something like 15 levels in 3.5

[@beercansam9290]

I like tiefling but I literally chose out of a hat

[@luc.3448]

oh crap im the vietnamese version of you-

[@arvoredeuva5485]

@@luc.3448 The multiverse of "that's rough, buddy" is real

[@helheimrgaming2547]

You really slapped me across the face with the Half-Elf one lmao. Almost choked on my drink 😂

[@hue.main1]

I made a Goliath who was adopted by dwarves as a child because she was left behind for being weak in her clan. But then once she learns dwarves live WAY longer than goliath’s, she makes a deal with the devil to have a dwarves life span so she can live with her family for the rest of her life. (My DM is still helping me figure out what the devil’s request is for her to get her wish.)

[@itachi4alltime]

It should be reverse you are a weak dwarf so you sacrifice your long lifespan to become one punch dwarf 😂

[@tiagoc9754]

What devil requested: dwarf souls That would be quite a twist

[@jokerofspades-xt3bs]

Up until you mentioned the demon I legit thought your character was buddy the elf

[@hue.main1]

@@jokerofspades-xt3bs man now I’ll never not think that when I play her with my group lmao 😂

[@brandongalvan6603]

"So tell me about your Goliath character." *"THIS CHARACTER HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!"*

[@ZMSKfullpower]

Yeeees. "Beware the power of my muscles".

[@bruhboss3141]

@@ZMSKfullpower Goliath characters are the ones who spend 5 hours a day searching the internet for special improvised weapon rules. "Why does a tree that I throw deal the same damage as a pebble?" Because the pebble is on steroids, it is more powerful than your fists.

[@patrickdees5256]

YES!!

[@gabyrt5555]

xD was the only thing I can think with the mustache and the spark.

[@euchale]

@@bruhboss3141 And how much they can lift with a block and tackle.

[@ariestsuji4417]

Blaine: Firbolg is for hippies me as a Firbolg: I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees, and the trees bout to break the caps of your knees

[@cmelton6796]

NOICE

[@darwis1464]

i bet Firbolg mains are vegans aswell

[@Nehu_22]

@@darwis1464 I think it would be the complete opposite, don't wanting to eat their friends and such

[@darksideskyy]

I legit started crying from your comment, you sir are winning

[@isitnotwrittenthat1680]

I am the lorax, I speak for the trees, Does anyone else speak vietnamese?

[@AsexualOpossum]

Me: "Oh boy! A fantasy setting where I can be any of the cool races, and wield magic!" Also me: Human Fighter that uses Heavy Armor and Longswords

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

I chose Tabaxi because I wanted to make a tuxedo cat named Mitten Von Scrufflears with fur in the shape of a bow tie on his chest and constantly be put in teasing situations by the Dungeon Master. I also made him a Horizon Walker and whenever he teleports I call it his "kitty door". I regret nothing

[@strixsacra]

Kenku: You're playing this race to justify playing sound clips at the table. My kenku bard legit has no idea how to play the flute she carries around. She is good at copying the sound it should make though.

[@Soitisisit]

That's so clever! Kenku wouldn't be able to play flutes anyway. They have no lips.

[@lawrencealcantara]

@@Soitisisit does a bagpipe count as a flute?

[@kewbism]

@@Soitisisit Most species of birds have external nares (nostrils) located somewhere on their beak, so I'm just imagining a Kenku holding the flute upside down on top of their beak and just *breathing* heavily in the most chaotic way

[@Soitisisit]

@@kewbism This thread brings me joy.

[@chrisk5983]

I made a kenku rouge who could only say the word Hi and mimic things that he has heard in the last 72 hours

[@SephirothRyu]

Bear: You forgot what your race actually is because your druid never leaves this form and frankly, why would you ever WANT to stop being a bear?

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I actually have a Bear character (using Bugbear stats) named Elwood. I'll probably never get to play him.

[@HawkeBM]

When it's Winter. :P

[@penjaminthestrange4427]

small holes or doors?

[@stm7810]

@@penjaminthestrange4427 punch through wall.

[@bryceodell301]

I feel attacked

[@juno9286]

One time, I wanted to play a Kobold but the DM didn't wanna let me. So instead, I played a gremlin-like human that was RAISED by Kobolds. Improvise and adapt, people, improvise and adapt.

[@jimmyursino6917]

I usually play a drow wizard who is lawful neutral. Who occasionally falls into the power greed, or doing something shady. It’s like he left the under dark to escape the ways there, but can’t escape the urge at times

[@louie2639]

Genasi: You liked to watch Avatar the last airbender Edit: Thanks for the likes I didn’t think so many people agreed with me

[@rulerzreachf4n200]

BRO IT’S TRUEEEEEEEEEEE.

[@nexlitemineplz695]

ITS SO TRUE AND IM FIRE GENASI

[@e4ehco21]

Genesi way of the 4 elements monk you are obsessed with atla

[@nucleargandhi2709]

To be fair, who didn't?

[@crinsombone5380]

That's everyone who watched Avatar

[@paul24453]

"You see yourself as the most unique person at the table" Well, It's kinda hard to don't see myself as the most unique person at the table when my character is a human fighter Italian chef who seeks to create the ultimate pizza and who keeps mumbling about destroying his number one enemy "Papa John".

[@hundred2949]

Teach me your character creation ways

[@Cutegreydollwolf]

love that

[@adamlanglois563]

Buddy's original location in Detroit. Your welcome

[@Aodhan_Raith]

But...will he out-pizza the hut?

[@brandongalvan6603]

Stealing this.

[@BraindeadCRY]

Dwarf: Youve been secretly practising your irish accent in front of the mirror and did actual research on the 20 most common types of Ale, Mead and Beer in preparation for playing this character

[@graciefarnsworth165]

I’m a beginning dnd player and I’m now excited to try new races having heard of some new ones (So far I’ve had trouble solidifying a group and only completed one campaign and I’m still with my first character that was a preset. A Dragonborn sorcerer with wild magic that enjoys turning things into ice cubes)

[@aceholepictures]

You completed a campaign? Must be nice

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

Mine is a Ranger/Horizon Walker tabaxi named Mitten Von Scrufflears, and his portals are called his "kitty door"

[@markokrstic8795]

Me who never played DnD before: I like your funny words, magic man.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Hahahahahaha

[@nicreven]

fridge gang

[@zoul7592]

lol

[@agnetalykins7564]

Drow: For when the DM won't let the edgelord play a fallen Aasimar

[@accesssanity6083]

*For the sixth time in a row

[@bigsiskrishere]

Or like me, you play them for the ~°*a e s t h e t i c*°~ and can't follow through with making your character as jaded as they are supposed to be.

[@MrFleem]

Male drow: EDGE! Also, you want to be exactly like Drizzt, but missed the part where there's more to his character than edge. Female drow: Coomer

[@coriwimmer9847]

Either a evil dark edge lord, or seeking redemption.

[@barb2977]

I'm the paladin of vengeance fallen aasimar and the other tank is an drow arcane figther Our wizard doesn't like us It's very funny

[@HmmRat_]

The first time I played D&D our DM let me and the rest of the party make our own characters, we spent at least 4 sessions making them 💀 I chose an Aasimar (I’m a chaotic good irl). But I swear while we were looking into race types and everything else I did more research then I’ve ever done in my life cause the whole party made me look up things for them as well cause my dad and uncle are DMs that have been playing since their teenage years.

[@joshuabower219]

As a Warforged paladin main, that description has me ROLLING. Somehow I became the dad of the group, and I’m still waiting to ambush an enemy after sitting under a river for hours (My DM let me not have to eat, breathe, and sleeping is a gray area)

[@theradiantdehd3997]

“Tiefling = Edgelord” Damn it you got me “Aasimar = Kindest person in the group…” See? Now we’re talking “Unless you’re a Fallen Aasimar then it’s because Tiefling wasn’t edgy enough.” Damn it

[@ebmario874]

You can't run from yourself sometimes

[@peanutkoa7912]

This racist played as an aasimar as the dnd beyond page reminded him of thanos

[@pardolagames8994]

Ever noticed Half-Elf's head look like Emilia's?

[@Femaiden]

"edgelord aasimar". . you mean Daeran from Pathfinder Wotr?

[@Savitar.2020]

Lol same here

[@LSHEVV]

Half-Dragon: When "Do you know who my 'Mother/Father' is?" becomes an actual threat worthy of fear.

[@Soitisisit]

Ouch. As a DM I'd just take that as a challenge. Hell, as a PC, I'd take that as a challenge.

[@JCGver]

"Your dad is probably a bard that got lucky on a seduction roll against the big bad evil dragon"

[@beastwarsFTW]

@@JCGver "He's also a donkey."

[@danishaza6489]

How does even work btw?

[@LSHEVV]

@@JCGver Nah, Elf dad married a Silver dragon. *finger guns*

[@J--12]

I had the games with the tabaxi player who played exclusively tabaxi-catboys. I didn't hate it, him, or anything about it, just always found it a tiny bit wierd. He was the nicest person of the group. It feels so terrible that everyone just split at the end like we did. It hurts to remember.

[@potatoavalanche360]

I once had a kobold wizard who was weak af. The party was fighting a ghost in a haunted house and the ghost flew out the window. The kobold then proceded to leap after it. We don't talk about that anymore...

[@renegadeceo]

forgot one for Tabaxi: Khajiit has wares if you have coin.

[@hermesl9884]

that is literally what i did with my cat man.

[@stormflyer6574]

Tabaxi and lizard folk is literally you played skyrim/elder scrolls

[@blake-81]

@@stormflyer6574 Or the Avernum/Exile series...

[@justateddybear951]

@@stormflyer6574 lizardmen from warhammer and exos from destiny

[@masterzoroark6664]

And does Khajit have ass for a coin?

[@asanoodle1164]

other tabaxi player: i wanted to make my cat into a dnd character cause she constantly interrupts campaigns for attention and i love her so much and she deserves a character

[@irimac1806]

Nawwwww :) I wanted to honor my fur-grandma (my moms oldest cat i remember), my fur-mama (second oldest cat of my mum and a lot younger than the 1st) and my fur-sister (we were inseperable and I miss her every day) You go !

[@talitherose]

So instead of a “cat girl”, you’re a “cat mom” 😂

[@DeathnoteBB]

Also: “You came from Elder Scrolls and Khajiit was your favorite”

[@baymax9558]

I literally chose tabaxi to create a monk that could run over water because his speed was off the charts

[@magenstaffarts]

NGL I'm a mix of furry and this. I have a six-fingered Tabaxi ranger that is literally my younger cat.

[@user-by5hu8xu1b]

"everything else: You own every official d&d rulebook" Me, who has no books, barely has dice and loves a specific homebrew race: And I took that personally

[@tshirt_]

I audibly whispered “OKAY NOW WAIT A MINUTE.” in the half elf part

[@moonlight2870]

Half-orc: you pick female half-orcs because you believe in the inherent eroticism of the expression 'step on me'

[@jrd3556]

shut up dude leave me alone

[@thehorse5307]

I don't pick female half orcs but on the topic of stepping on me Im definitely going to be romancing Lae'zel in Baldurs Gate 3 because I'm a hopeless person

[@aterribleperson9119]

THANK YOU

[@Npecal]

The Orc race: someone had to play as the strong dumb one, and you drew the short straw. Lame...

[@moonlight2870]

@@Npecal imagine not liking buff waifus

[@costcosfinest4763]

Him: half-elf Me: haha that's not true idc who my character's parents are Me: *realizes that i dont even know what his hair color is but have detailed lore written about his family's politics and history*

[@dusknightwings7821]

Make it rainbow, that way it’s every color and you don’t need to decide.

[@jaysefgames1155]

@@dusknightwings7821 Except black. There's no black in a rainbow, Luigi.

[@DaDunge]

@@jaysefgames1155 Black is not a colour.

[@PlaguedByEarth]

@@DaDunge Found the reductionist.

[@aggarius2944]

I was a high elf but with a drop dad, is that close enough to half-elf? Cuz his discriptiob fit me

[@KaioKenneth4]

Grung = Froggy 🐸

[@Echs_D33]

The synergy is nutty！

[@moondrawsstuff1910]

One of my DMs said that in his campaign I wasn't allowed to fly, right as I finished creating my aaracokra. Still determined to play haha funny bird person, I made her a penguin. :)

[@marxdc9657]

Vedalken: opens a book in a library **rolls a 34 history check** Vedalken: “lol. That day was crazy! This is totally not how this happened tho”

[@dragobane4728]

At least in that situation, if the DM has it, they can give your character the lore they have been saving up

[@d20gamer47]

i rolled a 40 is stealth once :D

[@slep4017]

@@d20gamer47 lemme guess you just ceased to exist or entered the void (dunno if thats a place in dnd) and somehow got out with no memory of what happened (in nonexistance or the void that is)

[@d20gamer47]

@@slep4017 nope i just became basically invisible. also do u want the character sheet so u can look at my insane plus to stealth. (btw i was just lvl 7 and the mage in the group used pass without trace for a +10)

[@slep4017]

@@d20gamer47 nah im fine its neat that you can do that though

[@furchad3574]

Kenku - Only able to mimic voices and sounds it’s heard, making their vocabulary poor. Me with a Kenku that was raised by a librarian that read him books every night - “So anyways...”

[@LinguaPhiliax]

How does that make the vocab look tho? Does he sound like a storybook narrator all the time?

[@quetuo3908]

@@LinguaPhiliax depends on how the DM rules it. Some DM's make the kenku also imitate the voice, in which case yes, the person would sound like they were narrating an adventure whenever they spoke. With other Dm's, the kenku is just able to use the words they know and have their own voice, in which case they could probably speak pretty normally once their vocabulary is large enough from all the books.

[@DeathnoteBB]

It’s weird cause every creature learns to talk my mimicking sounds they’ve heard. By all intents and purposes Kenku are just normal creatures who sound exactly like their parents

[@frankencraft3432]

I am currently playing a Goliath Bard(Born Satyr but he got cursed by some Elf Queen). My friends char is a kenku and our chars are a detective duo called regular Leg(Me) and baby leg. the kenku can talk normaly bc my satyr is very talktive to the point he took another char hostage with smalltalk.

[@brokenearth7079]

Like one of the Ms' from a wrinkle in time, I forget which one. The one who always speaks in quotes

[@danielrobinson7872]

I loved my gnome npc. Thimbleberry Brokenbranch was his name. He was a very elderly gnome bard with a long droopy nose that swung like a pendulum. He would often play with it with his tongue, slapping it back and forth. He was extremely short by even gnome standards. Only 2’1” and weighing 22lbs, he was a tiny thing. He had dementia, and was extremely chaotic and wholesome. He ended up adopting one of my party members. He eventually passed away from old age halfway through the campaign.

[@pshsa5]

This was so incredible spot on about the races I and my parties have played, wow. lolol Tree-hugging Firbolg, here. 😅

[@shadoww4818]

Dwarf: you just like doing a bad Scottish accent

[@gabrielcornejo682]

And make your deities based or directly ones from Nordic Religión

[@Bjorn308]

I go more Irish personally.

[@legogandalf5453]

Fook yeh laddie

[@WorgenGrrl]

@Rob Wilf Doing a bad Scottish accent while drunk.

[@andersasblom6452]

Or a bad Nordic accent, depending on the setting.

[@HumanisticJones]

Tabaxi: You also play a lot of Elder Scrolls and all the other players are getting tired of you trying to sell them back the loot you stole by declaring "Khajiit has wares, if you have coin".

[@HenriqueLSilva]

Sounds like I'll have to play tabaxi in my next campaign.

[@justindexter2810]

@@HenriqueLSilva it's a lot harder to role play the speech pattern than you might think. Something about forcing yourself to speak in the third person is difficult to stay with.

[@johndobson2674]

@@justindexter2810 Indeed it is. 15/17 ESO characters are Khajiit, and I haven't played anything other than Tabaxi in about 3 years. Current campaign, I'm playing a Tabaxi Bard and the party loves her, most of the time. The DM however.....

[@justindexter2810]

@@johndobson2674 just offer them some skooma, I'm sure they'll come around

[@johndobson2674]

@@justindexter2810that reminds me of a scene from The Blacklist, they're in the currently evacuated UN building, and Reddington is talking about how much better the world would be if everyone did LSD.

[@AudhildDaArtists]

I'm just now getting into DND, so I was doing research and stumbled into this. I do not regret clicking on this.

[@RundliiGaming]

Stumbled on video as I finally get to be a player and was making a Goblin... Well played Blaine 😮

[@TurahkFive]

Mindflayer: You're a HP Lovecraft fan.

[@mannycalavera8746]

And You have a fetiche with elf brains

[@mystrangebrain9240]

Indeed I am

[@IvoryTower779]

*Whistles very non-suspiciously* no idea what you are talking about.... Haha

[@warloxwill]

Mindflayer bard - Tentacle seductions with your own porno music

[@lestplatypus3517]

Yes.

[@chakradarrat8832]

ok who is gonna tell blaine about the triton darkvision fix.

[@BlaineSimple]

Eyy you're right. Glad WotC got to it!

[@summermermaidstar756]

@@BlaineSimple yup they did in a MTG DND book *screams of triggered*

[@LeonardoCornelioJr]

@@BlaineSimple Just to clarify if you're not aware yet, it's a full-on errata to the Triton base race, as in ALL Triton PCs now get Darkvision, and is not just a Theros-only variant.

[@trexdrew]

Summer Star they’re going to errata Volo’s soon clearly

[@theawkwardpotato1973]

There’s a fix for it? :o

[@RK900Gaming]

First character of mine was in 4e, they're a Deva Ranger (taken from the player's handbook 2). The next character, was a Fallen Aasimar Monk with lost memories, looking for her sister that she was slowly remembering. Then the next two characters were a mother and son duo, Fallen Aasimar Ranger (who's the monk's lost sister) and her adopted son, a 7 year old Tiefling Shaman (once again taken from 4e player's handbook 2, fixed to fit 5e through the cleric class), and finally my current character, a Water Genasi Fighter. Who got shocked twice, retained said shock both times, and accidentally tasered a bar patron because they tapped his shoulder to make sure he was ok... all of them are chaotic alignments, while the deva is a true neutral at best. I love them all

[@jamesg6709]

Warforged Artificer: "Go away, I'm making brothers."

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Another reason for Kenku: "If your Kenku looks like a goose there's a good chance that you’re also playing a barbarian."

[@axelfirekirby]

Its a lovely day in Eberron and you are a horrible goose

[@popepepe6042]

Holy shit how have I never thought of this

[@LynxLycan2]

My friend is playing a goose kenku... This is accurate

[@kennyholmes5196]

Or if they look like a swan.

[@JamesDavy2009]

"HJÖNK, HJÖNK, AM GOOSE!" -Jacksepticeye

[@Jam_Squared]

Fairy: either you are making an adorable innocent character, or you are making a character with a serious need for anger management

[@NimaHak3]

I’m assuming you haven’t played the game then right? cause there be no fairies

[@Jam_Squared]

@@NimaHak3 The fairies from unearthed arcana...

[@Victor-056]

...Seheriki, is that You??? O.o

[@ShinyShilla]

@@NimaHak3 Unearthed arcana, same manual with Rabbitfolks, Hobgoblins and Owlfolks I'm assuming you play only basics? /s

[@Zev0]

@@NimaHak3 hey

[@RenMagnum4057]

ngl you got me at the Half Elf part lmao

[@Coolbreeze02050]

Im a big Harengon fan. Proficiency in initiative, +1d4 to dex saves, and what essentially amounts to a bonus action disengage are very useful features to have. Caters very well to the "light on your feet" aspect that you would assume a rabbitfolk would naturally have.

[@SageSchispell]

Tiefling "edge lord" Me: "How da-" "Or fire resist." "You... I... look fire resist is good!"

[@pandapie2.08]

Honestly tho. My Tiefling character isn't even that outwardly edgy it's just that the fire resistance will be useful in the long run.

[@savathunthejudge914]

I think I might make a wholesome tiefling. He's just a normal optimistic knight for hire. Just looking for honest coin. Just wholesome man

[@jayyu8229]

Yeah, half of my Tiefling motivation is just fire resistance and dark vision

[@jimmykit-kat3424]

Did it for the edge and +2 charisma 😎

[@profsrlojohn635]

@@savathunthejudge914 Every Tiefling I've met or seen is either a jaded a-hole, or an absolute sweetheart. No in-between. Don't ask me why.

[@suus-arido393]

Half-Elf: lack of self worth I came here to have a good time, but I'm feeling so attacked rn

[@nikolasota4162]

tell me about your Half-elf's Parents ?

[@lisquidsnake]

My half-elfs parents do have an epic backstory tho

[@treemane0]

"I didn't come to be disrespected"

[@unatco1148]

I liked the vryloka but they don't exist anymore :(

[@evieluvon5965]

I feel so attacked too, my character's back story is so cool too 😭🤣

[@clarathered]

"Forever" GM here playing a Goblin in the one campaign I'm not running, and a full Orc in a multi-shot one of my players wanted to host :P

[@nyarlathotep6090]

I played a goblin in a oneshot oc and it was forever my favorite race to fool around as. Everyone in my party died but me. Partially due to disengaging as a bonus action but I ran away, leaving everyone else to die.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

Half Elf: You put more effort into who your characters parents are than who they are. Me with the half-elf hexblade who's sword holds the spirit of their ancient ancestor: You're half-right.

[@averagedogenjoyer]

That actually sounds really dope tho

[@AshtonMonitor]

Kenshi Takahashi?

[@Snowthree]

Go Noble and you can really make it count.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

@@Snowthree well of course! Who else would be storing their great ancestor in a sword othed than some weird noble house?

[@OthelloSilvermoon]

I make half elves too expect all are orphan. So no parental back stories, wait.... they are fine guys their not sad that the don't have parents anymore fine really I'm not crying you crying dammit

[@VenomBlade95]

"Half-Orcs are most likely to receive racist death threats." Tiefling: Am I a joke to you?

[@johncoffman6946]

Drow: really....REALLY????

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

Actual orcs: I confused...

[@cellardoor9360]

Actual actual orcs: Me would like to see puny homan beat orc in a race! Let alone kill orc after homan win. Would never happen..

[@Raphex5]

As though the players or the DM will ever be racist to a Tiefling or Drow. No, you're much more likely to get stabbed for doing really bad voice acting on a half-orc.

[@firebladeentertainment5739]

i always thought that tieflings are cannonically despised but still everyone wanna bone them Hot badboy/badgirls thats why my first char is (still using her) a tiefling life cleric with soldier background grumpy but very much a mom when it comes to small creatures also busty and im a guy who for some reasons is really good at playing strong female characters that feel belivable atleast i think that, i might be wrong. although playing as a dwarfen artificer who gets easily distracted by ore veins and who was kicked out for blowing up his guilds lab in attempts to recreate a rifle he saw was fun too hes chaotic good he does good when he can but easily gets distracted by stuff hes interested in. running joke is that i shouldnt mine during combat.

[@derstud9732]

My fav is monster races. I recently took up dming. I have been stuck a dm since. My last character before becoming a dm was a Bugbear, before that a Slimefolk, and before that a Grung.

[@feebo4558]

Genesi, you were really obsessed with the last ai bender and legend of kora and think Eli mental power are totally dope.

[@connorcoltrane1777]

"If you like human, you also probably like fighter." Me: "Okay, that's not true-" "You probably think you're the most unique player at the table." Me: "...How does he know?"

[@DDilacerante]

Yes, I like humans. Yes, I have a big ego. But I NEVER play fighter, I'm TOO GOOD for that, I need to show my UNIQUE charisma skills with a rogue or bard... Wait, does paladin count as a charisma based fighter?

[@roaringlaughter3812]

Human fighters are so badd ass they stil win against other species that should have blown them to smithereens with their pinky cuz they just couldn’t stop monologing about it. A wood elf champion that did acrobatic flips with matrix jumps of walls while simultaneously dodging fireballs like it was nobody’s business (shield master ftw) Totally works with human as well, both versions. Had a player say: wait I thought fighters were basic.

[@connorcoltrane1777]

@@roaringlaughter3812 Totally. Of course, the main reason I tend to pick human is for that sweet sweet variant. Starting play with a feat is always very handy,

[@DDilacerante]

@@roaringlaughter3812 Well, I was joking in my last comment, but I totally agree with you.

[@deergod8292]

Connor Coltrane Congratulations, you are a power gamer.

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

Also Kenku: you may want to play a memelord or quote tons of movies.

[@incessantramblings]

My friend did that but with a gnome and played 'I'm a gnome'

[@AguionStryke]

@@incessantramblings how far did they make it before dying a horrible death?

[@robinthrush9672]

Or you have a lot of soundboard apps on your phone and you'll be damned if you won't use them.

[@supercharliegalaxy]

When the body of our BBEG turned into a gibbering mouther, my kenku quoted the thing. "Oh you gotta be shitting me...."

[@meng_jan]

My favorite is the satyr, I had to buy the race on dnd beyond specifically so that I could play it. I made the character design before the actual dnd aspect and I just loved the idea of a free spirited goat boy, so that's how I became the most chaotic and stupid player in the sessions because of my 5 in intelligence as a Sorcerer. (~‾▿‾)~ Edit: I also really like the legacy reborn race cause of the lack of need for food, drink, sleep and air. A long rest is essentially just sitting motionlessly but consciously for about 4 hours, which is frankly pretty neat. Although I do DM a lot but I find it fun and if I make characters I can't use I do make them npc's cause it gives me the ability to develop the character.

[@RevanReborn3950BBY]

Can confirm as a tree hugger, Firbolg is my favorite, currently playing a campaign as a Firbolg wildfire Druid

[@frogmemo4153]

Firbolgs unite!!

[@NinjaOfTheKyeboard1]

Triton: You thought it would be fun, but then the campaign never came close to a body of water larger than a puddle.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

Triton: What if you could be a surfer dude?

[@spyrosblt3320]

that seems so relatable for some reason

[@VioletRM]

As the DM of a campaign who has a triton player, this is beyond accurate

[@spyrosblt3320]

@@BiPolarBear223 WHAT exactly are you playing?

[@spyrosblt3320]

@@BiPolarBear223 no, i meant WHAT GAME ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

[@throwachair4574]

Video sucks, TIefling wasn't "You're a bisexual drama student"

[@chani3644]

This hurt me on too many levels

[@itsliuka2151]

sh

[@ieat.mayonnaise5186]

:0 your magic

[@ronanbest6037]

Wait......there is more like me? :D

[@timetraveler2012]

Or "You just started the game and Tieflings looked pretty cool."

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

played a firbolg swashbuckler rogue once, thematically it made no sense but it was insanely fun to play

[@mentalrebllion1270]

Recently I am playing a tabaxi for the first time for a one shot my discord group wanted to host. I went with it because I remember it’s climbing abilities and thought it would be very good to use for this cave based campaign. Figured there would be a LOT of climbing. Dm confirmed that already actually and complimented me for picking up on that. And yeah I went rogue but scout rogue because I wanted to lean heavily into being the character guide. Took hermit background too so dm already gave me my connection to the world for the discovery part of that background. I only took that background for the herbalism proficiency 😂. I’m not a min maxer. I barely have been playing. I just don’t like to design my characters in a way that holds back the group and I noticed the high alert type of dex build was a good fit for the group that was forming. I debated quite a bit between scout rogue and gloomstalker ranger. I really like playing a gloomstalker in other campaigns, especially ones that I know have a lot of physical darkness. Decided to try this class because I’ve been thinking about it for a while and decided a one shot at level 10 was a good place to use it. Wish me luck! Oh and not a furry. Just like to advantages of this race and don’t mind playing it. Humans just seemed like a bad idea and I didn’t want to pick up googles of night for one of my magic items I was allowed to make up for a lack of darkvision. Perhaps if I decided to warlock with that sight ability but didn’t feel like playing a warlock for this. Like I said, been eyeing scout rogue for a while to try.

[@Thyrussiansanta]

Dragonborn: you started your first game and you think , hey dragon is cool

[@SpoopySquid]

I feel called out

[@lobsterwithfeelings8558]

My first ever character was a DragonBorn, which already isn't the best class, then I picked Ranger and that ended well.

[@dominator1548]

Take your like and leave.

[@zonkvervonk]

my first character was a dragonborn tempest domain cleric. he just wants to find a nice swamp in a rainforest and settle down. and no one can stop him.

[@sparrowthesparrow]

Jep, that's pretty much how it went for me X3

[@DainnGreywall]

Kobold: You long for the day when you finally meet 2 other kobold players and a trench coat. Halfling: You also long for the day when you finally meet 2 other Halfling players and a trench coat.

[@withercat]

you know what i DO long for the day when i meet 2 other kobold players and a trench coat, you're completely correct

[@owenbever4689]

That was actually a character I played: A trio of Bickering Kobolds in a scraped Warforged. I had four separate character sheets: 1 for each of the Kobolds, and 1 for the Warforged. Officially, the names were Holg, Kress, and Kross and they called the Warforged Bolt. The party nicknamed the Warforged "Devastator". They return in other campaigns from time to time.

[@spinningpeanut]

We just need one more and we have our triad. I'm the 2ft high bear totem barbarian who was kicked out of her clan for not wanting to lay eggs forever. We have a platinum kolbold sorcerer who still worships his dragon and keeps sparing the dying on any enemy I don't decapitate. One more kolbold!

[@lunalee8174]

playing a halfling, one of the first people i met in the campaign were two goblins in a trench coat lmao

[@stormcrowlegendary3512]

@@owenbever4689 That's awesome.

[@Peatingtune]

I'm primarily interested in races that were playable back in 2E, and I mostly play Human because they're the easiest for me to empathise with (and also the most abundant, so it feels logical that most adventurers would be Humans) or Dwarf, because I love the idea of hammer-wielding grumps who go after knees and groins. I also have a soft spot for the classic Elven ranger. In BG3 I'm most fond of Half-Orcs even though the deepest voice in the game still makes you sound like a narrator from a British children's cartoon. I just find that face #1 with the "hubris" balding hairstyle and a greying beard looks really badass.

[@Vallarok117]

I genuinely can barely tell the difference between any of the male voices. I actually wish there was a non-voiced option so I could just imagine my own.

[@SollowP]

Favorite moment I had playing as a Warforged Paladin was when we were infiltrating a place along the water. I had the brilliant idea of doing a Pirates of the Caribbean scene where my Warforged just walked along the bottom of the lake, totally unseen.

[@MisterDragon]

Drow/Dark Elf: Somehow you manage to out-edge the Tiefling.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

Yeah, that about sums it up

[@StFelixofAstora]

*You're probably a Drizzt clone

[@Katharoni]

Im making a back up character that's both because my freinds all have edgy characters and I dont want to be outdone-

[@StFelixofAstora]

@@Katharoni *tips fedora

[@LadyDoomsinger]

It's not "egde", it's "individualism". I don't have to justify my life choices! Leave me alone Mom, tattoos are cool!

[@teekomeeko]

I played a game alongside a Kenku that had been a scribe's apprentice at one point and had memorized whole speeches and long-winded academic explorations that he "recited" in bits and parts as speech. We called him Ted Talk Kenku and he was rad.

[@DumbTomato]

Basically, this guy talks like he's in a youtube poop?

[@supersnizelz]

Genius

[@mariafrancescavinci7196]

Oh my belly would have hurt laughing if you even changed tone and voice to recite them

[@brucelesourd3074]

Well played Kenku are a blast and your comrade sounds like they nailed it!

[@maieatedursuop]

That man is the biggest king I've ever seen

[@RandomGuy010]

Wait, no Drow?

[@candidavaide4167]

I love how you made the simic hybrid's head look like suneater from my hero academia

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

Drow: - Because regular elves are too basic for you. - You keep forgetting about your sunlight sensitivity, but not your superior dark vision. - You actually wanted to play a tiefling, but the party already had one, or you played one in a previous campaign, and you wanted something new and unique, but still "edgy".

[@dcope190]

Drow bard ftw 😂🤙

[@pryer39]

Hey i don't forget I always ask unless we are in a town or Forrest. Cause normally you got enough shade in those area

[@vanniyo8988]

Don't forget the spell resistance

[@silvercandra4275]

I wanted to know what sizes the different elven races have, because people keep calling me a dwarf. I found out that drow are only around 1,50m (5'2) and decided to read up on their lore... I now love drow.

[@paulkemp8520]

@@dcope190 I actually do have a drow bard with one level in warlock so I can use the robe of the arch magi. He is my groups soul support character, he is fun.

[@muscledgamer946]

"Human: popular opinion assumes you also like playing the fighter class, although your race is pretty generic, you see your character as the most unique person at the table." I... **looks at my human fighter character whom I love to death** ... yeah that's fair.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

"Also, I am True Neutral".

[@emilianocarnaya1602]

*Looking nerviously at my Human Battle máster*

[@SOJITZL]

Well, when you're the *only* human... who's also a Rune Knight... and a Muscle Wizard

[@MrPsych77]

Me who's very first character was a human battle master: I feel called out....

[@mr.trident1363]

Variant human fighters when they learn about a new feat: "This will be a fine addition to my collection."

[@twitchster77]

00:44 lmao, that is SO spot on for me!

[@hotdogmanwithhotdoghands]

dwarf isn’t my favorite race but it was my first ever dnd character’s race and my favorite part of making characters is the lore lol. hit the nail right on the head with most of these

[@shippey2489]

"Firbolgs are tree huggers." My arsonist firbolg: ...Uh...Yeah. Trees love me.

[@bubbykins4864]

Just blame the female banshee elf ranger, who, in this case, was probably not responsible for you burning down that big tree with houses on it.

[@ragnarosthefirelord_official]

@@bubbykins4864 SYLVANAS CONFIRMED TO BE A FAVORITE OF MINE. THE ELVES NEEDED THE WARMTH, HAVE YOU SEEN HOW PURPLE THEIR SKIN IS? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ALL HAVE A SERIOUS CASE OF BLUE LIPS BUT SPREAD TO THE REST OF THEIR BODY.

[@hypnotisedpenguin]

Circle of Wildfire Druid supremacy.

[@obsessivelyobsessed5263]

Satyr: you used to be a bard main, but you've decided to just be a bard at heart while playing as a class that doesn't get mocked every 5 minutes

[@tuuperware]

me, exclusively playing satyr life cleric now

[@froggycatto]

Me, playing satyr wizard

[@kananim6752]

My first character was almost a satyr rogue, she wasn't going to be very good at her job lol

[@embroideredragdoll]

My Satyr is a bard bimbo with a valley girl accent and her sister is a druid with a Firbolg Fiancée, the bard was a fun character to play but I hope other people don’t mind her attitude.

[@kon6708]

As someone preparing to play as a Swashbuckler Entertainer Satyr, this hit way too close to home

[@overthinking3573]

I got to sample an owlin during a 1 shot, and since have been in love. Silent feathers for sealth prof too, i love it.

[@slunkyjones9962]

Dang nailed me w the half elf, always thinking about how my parents worked out

[@walterlopez5054]

Warforged: you're a sci-fi fan that got dragged into the fantasy game. and this is the closest thing to playing a robot.

[@kingslushie1018]

I feel that 😂. Still like DnD 😂

[@dafish8492]

Lmao, I’m a WH40k player, and I got asked if I have any hobbies. Obviously, not wanting to sound a bit weird , I just reply with the ambiguous reply of ‘board games’. Little later down the line, I’m now an exact match of Imotekh the stormlord.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

You could ask if you can play as a Modrone.

[@erictorres6988]

Necron

[@TeardropLabs]

CORRECT.

[@Snowypuppy277]

Tiefling: You're edgy *looks at my Tiefling bard who plays a kazoo to piss off her elder sibling* I guess I'm playing you wrong sorry gotta scrap ya

[@sparrowthesparrow]

Actually, you’re the only one playing tiefling right.

[@mirraisnow6050]

My tiefling is an artificer bard that plays an electric guitar and is not into seducing.

[@vapid6311]

I play a tiefling bard/rogue who seems to fall more into the "comes up with dumb plans and immediately scarpers" mindset

[@user-vm9xz4kv9z]

My tiefling would be a 10 yr old cinnamon roll warlock whose dad is her own patron _if a had a group to play with_

[@hayden6583]

kazoo is the only acceptable bard weapon Honestly my favorite class build is kazoo bard + sorcerer, so that you can constantly annoy the party with "hey did you know you can add inspiration to that" and also nuke enemies with metamagic.

[@quackerdoo6473]

0:38 I actually made a garden gnome yesterday before even seeing the video. Funny coincident.

[@cherudon5310]

My kenku bard uses sign language to speak. I "sign" in character and just say out loud what I'm signing.

[@kingjester3628]

Drow: You wanted to play a angrier edgeier elf with darkvision

[@evandugas7888]

Sometimes cute Drow are fun. I am working on a good Drow of Eilistraee who is a Paladin who tries to make the bad people turn good through words. XD. She is a Redemption Paladin and later I want to multiclass into bard to get even more bonus on Persuasion checks lol

[@bladec7007]

Evan Dugas dude same! My drow is a bard who belongs to a family of traveling minstrels who escaped the underdark. Being one of the only players with dark vision is super fun too.

[@Aeroductile1]

tfw the dm puts the party in a very long very dark room to make it feel like the party is being attacked by the void except for the drow with spell sniper who knows exactly where the big bad is and can hit him as far as he can see him and then u get taken back above ground and suddenly are tripping up over everything and cant hit a stationary target because of sunlight sensitivity having to ask the dm what the weather is like after every long rest is something i didnt expect to be doing when i made this character

[@emelyberroa5024]

Yes.

[@wafflesarelove5801]

Actually Tabaxi players are either: FURRIES Or Elder Scrolls fans.

[@qwargly]

Khaajit has wares.... if you have the coin.

[@owo8996]

honestly i'm a furry, but i go for anything that isn't exactly human, last campaign i did i played warforged, and the one before that i was a kobold.

[@CaptainFernandez]

MMMMM moonsugar

[@mycenaeangal9312]

Honestly trans girls too

[@whiterabbit75]

Or both. @@owo8996 My last character before Covid scared my group into hiding was an Aasimar half-celestial cleric of the sun god.

[@GGMidkemia]

I enjoy my homebrew version of the Atatsue. I got the idea from DnDShorts

[@navdeepsingh3508]

Baldur's gate is all my dnd knowledge.

[@Kirboobles]

I came here to be called out, but my minotaur and his wonderful and terrible rogue wife prevent me from being salty. NO, I LIED, WHY ISN'T HE BIGGER? UGHHHHHHH

[@BlaineSimple]

got 'em ;)

[@panheaddragonwolfpaw]

IKR. WHY DON'T THEY GET POWERFUL BUILD. IT MAKES NO SENSE

[@solinvictus6562]

Well I and the Dm are both Elder Scrolls lore fans so my minotaur character has married a St.Alessia copycat and are on a quest to destroy all elven kindoms

[@CErra310]

that's what she said

[@gabrielgomez4496]

@@panheaddragonwolfpaw They had it in 4e. But we don't talk much about 4e.

[@panheaddragonwolfpaw]

Warforged: You want to debate philosophy with the rest of the party

[@herald8765]

No, I want to become Iron Man

[@andrewpenn1145]

@@herald8765 No, I want to become Alphonse Eric.

[@nossea]

No, I want to debate philosophy with the rest of the party

[@BigMac8000]

@@andrewpenn1145 To be fair, Alphonse debates philosophy of his child-like values about every episode. Not mutually exclusive. He's good at it though!

[@BluBat42]

I was considered by two of the others in my party as "not alive." I played a druid and was made of living wood. I required water and, sunlight, and nutrients to "grow." I am definitely alive. I am at the very least a houseplant.

[@hellofrominside8524]

I'm D&D curious and at 3:10 I instantaneously decided to play a tortle named Oog