Fantasy Race you hate.

[Admiral Squish]

I was talking with one of my friends and we got to the subject of fantasy races. My friend apparently hates dwarves. Another friend hates gnomes. Then, the one who hates gnomes commented that everyone hates one of the fantasy races. So, I'm curious, is he right? If he is, which one do you guys hate? Are half-orcs annoying to you? Do those snobby elves infuriate you? Are half-elves whiny emos?

[Psyx]

Pretty much all of the non-core races as PCs irk me.

Sometimes it's like adventuring with a menagerie. I wouldn't mind if it was for flavour, but the massive influx of Kobold PCs after RoDr came out indicates firmly otherwise.

[SamL]

Halflings. What the hell? Are halflings AND gnomes really necessary in the same system? It just seems redundant to me. I guess I could say the same about gnomes, but they seem more classic to me, so they get a pass.

Incidentally, having a tab in your browser that is just headed "Race you Hate" REALLY doesn't look good.

[mootoall]

*Grumble* Goddamned tree hugging elves ... *grumblegrumblebumble* I point you to Eldariel's "guide to being Bane" for prime examples of prissy elves.

[Dalek-K]

You might want to change the title to "What fantasy race do you hate" right now yours is a bit... yeah...

Anyways... Before things turn ugly..


I actually don't like halflings. There is no need for them, they are just small humans after all... Not very mystical >.>

Although Belkar is the exception, maybe if the race was more violent and like belkar I would like them :D

I don't like DnD elves but I like the Elvaan from final fantasy (dust has a good description of them in the FF2d6 game). Instead of being born to be magic users, their society raises them to be strong and defend their home land ... Kinda like the elves from 4.0.


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[Kobold-Bard]

Halflings. Wouldn't say I hate them, I just don't get the point of them.

[Glyde]

I don't think I *hate* any particular races. They can all be played well, it depends on the player.

I guess you could say I hate stereotypes. Or what certain players always try to play (despite our efforts, we have a player who *always* wants to be a Human Samurai. The one from CW. And won't take alternatives. And wants to be Kenshin.)

[Nanoblack]

I have a very powerful hatred of every aspect of anything elven. DWARVEN POWER!

[true_shinken]

I guess you could say I hate stereotypes. Or what certain players always try to play (despite our efforts, we have a player who *always* wants to be a Human Samurai. The one from CW. And won't take alternatives. And wants to be Kenshin.)

But Kenshin doesn't even wear armor or wields two weapons!!

[AnswersQuestion]

I don't hate any race. I dislike some of them for mechanical reasons (damn you elves and your con penalty) and some don't have any real identity(human with permanent blue eye shadow? You can do better than that, Azurin). Some can be silly and others are bizarre... but hate is rather too strong and too uncalled for.

[Eloel]

Non-drow Elves. Yuck.
Humans. I'm not playing D&D to see humans around, I have RL for that.

[grimbold]

i love elves and love dwarves and hate orcs when reading fantasy
in an rpg wood elves i hate but i love dwarves and orcs

[Zeta Kai]

Elves suck.

Dwarves suck.

Halflings suck.

Gnomes suck.

Humans suck.

Orcs suck.

Halfbreeds suck.

Kenders suck.

Kobolds are cool. I'm just sayin'.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

I never have elves in my games. Can't say as I hate them, but sick to death of them being used as 'hippies of perfection'. To take their place I homebrewed a +0 LA fey-touched.

Guess the race I have my main beef with is Tieflings. I've never played a game where I enjoyed their existence.

Only three ways I 'ever' see them played:

#1. Demon spawn. Cliched to the max.
#2. Emo goths. LIFE IS PAIN BECAUSE I'M PART FIEND!
#3. Sultry slatterns/bad-boys with a heart of gold. They are, like, good guys, but within them burns the FIRES/PASSIONS OF HELL. They will lend you a hand, or seduce you depending on the mood, but cross them and THEY WILL TEAR THE HEART FROM YOUR CHEST AND EAT IT RAW!

[Glyde]

But Kenshin doesn't even wear armor or wields two weapons!!

Exactly.

It's... Yeah. It's what you think it is.

[Marnath]

Kender. Seriously, whoever came up with them was not a good writer. People would NOT put up with that sort of BS. If it was real, they'd have changed their ways or gone extinct well before Huma's time, let alone be around post-War of Souls.

[hangedman1984]

I have a very powerful hatred of every aspect of anything elven. DWARVEN POWER!

You're just jealous of the obvious superiority of the elven race. Poor, bearded lesser being.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Kobolds. Especially since I don't have RoDr.

I personally love Kender. Not as a PC Race, but Tasslehoff is that fracking amazing.

[Psyren]

$!@#ing Kender.

While I dislike elves, I don't hate them... just mild annoyance.

[Dalek-K]

Exactly.

It's... Yeah. It's what you think it is.

For a bit of information... Samurai didn't always use two weapons or a katana for that matter... They were masters of jujitsu, bows, and spears... Saying this... I hate how Samurai are always portrayed as two weapon fighters or two handed sword fighters... yuck

Also the person who decided that Ninjas will have magic or ki abilities was a dumb #%$

I also hate when someone will make a half-halfling half dwarf race... seriously what the hell?

[Hat-Trick]

I also hate when someone will make a half-halfling half dwarf race... seriously what the hell?

Gnome? I think you mean Gnome.

[AnswersQuestion]

I never have elves in my games. Can't say as I hate them, but sick to death of them being used as 'hippies of perfection'. To take their place I homebrewed a +0 LA fey-touched.

Wanna stop them being perfect hippies? Simple, kill them all. Have an army destroy all elven lands and turn the few survivors into pariahs that everyone hates. This way you can have them replace the tieflings on the emo field.

[Dalek-K]

Gnome? I think you mean Gnome.

No, the half-halfling-half centaur-half elf type of character design where they put templates or whatever they are called in 3.5 onto their character...

[smellie_hippie]

Drow.

Maybe it's from everyone overplaying them after R A Slavatore... but ever since them damn books you can't find anyoen who asks to play a Drow without the assumption being made.

You know... maybe the resentement is a little old, but it still lasts.

[Kylarra]

I dislike Drow and Kender as PC races.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Once upon a time on another set of forums, there was a sort of half-joke/half-serious discussion about halflings and one guy was saying he hates them because he finds art of halfling women 'disturbingly attractive'.

Something like, "I like petite women, but this is a whole 'nother ballgame. I look at them in their revealing fantasy clothing and feel like some kind of pedo who also happens to like boobs."

[Nanoblack]

You're just jealous of the obvious superiority of the elven race. Poor, bearded lesser being.

There's no way one of your scrawny twiglings could hope to go toe to toe against the Great Bearded Race:

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Besides if they are truly as great as you claim, why don't they have a game as awesome as Dwarf Fortress?

[Dalek-K]

Once upon a time on another set of forums, there was a sort of half-joke/half-serious discussion about halflings and one guy was saying he hates them because he finds art of halfling women 'disturbingly attractive'.

Something like, "I like petite women, but this is a whole 'nother ballgame. I look at them in their revealing fantasy clothing and feel like some kind of pedo who also happens to like boobs."

I think I know that person in real life or maybe a relative of his >.>

Drow is another one I've come to despise because of how they are played... I had one once... LG Paladin Drow... Great back story with it to (involving elves and communication errors)

[Coplantor]

I have little dislike for halflings, when homebrewing, it is ussually the last of the core races I include in a custom setting, if I do at all. I do like, however, the Dark Sun Halflings, those were awesome.

[Dalek-K]

Funny enough I just realized I'm a halfling in the playground :(


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