Sell me on playing Not Drow

[Fluffykeith]

I'm prepping for a second play through to focus on the companions I haven’t used in my main playthrough.

Each time I settle down to create a character my brain goes “Drow have good stuff and there’s lots of fun interactions with them and the goblins etc)

But I don’t want to just end up creating the same person in my head canon as the Drow I’m already playing.

I don’t want to play any of the short races either. I already have issues reaching the top shelf in real life, thanks.

Any help making up my mind would be cool

[Draknalor]

My first character was Tiefling Paladin and my 2nd Was Drow barbarian.

I need something for a high persuasion Bard for my 3rd playthrough.

Honestly to find Drow for the 2nd playthrough i just googled ”Which race has the best dialogue BG3”

But i would not do the same race twice, The dialogue options need to be different each runthrough

[✙205🍉🐆→]

I always play as humans because they always put all other races in their place, except for devils and demons

[id795078477]

I can't sell it to you. Play drow.

[Toaster Maximus]

No

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Okay, here's what you do, play a short stack character get the gear that let's you catch yourself on fire, get karlach as companion then use your short stack as an improvised weapon you know have a flaming weapon gnome!

[Fluffykeith]

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

Okay, here's what you do, play a short stack character get the gear that let's you catch yourself on fire, get karlach as companion then use your short stack as an improvised weapon you know have a flaming weapon gnome!

I’m already a hot gnome in real life.
Well, short Scotsman

[Mander]

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

Okay, here's what you do, play a short stack character get the gear that let's you catch yourself on fire, get karlach as companion then use your short stack as an improvised weapon you know have a flaming weapon gnome!

Fastball special is so old school.
Have you considered the Glider special? Your barbarian friend throws your shortstack over the enemies’ head. While you’re in the air, deploy as many fireball scrolls as you can.
Deploy all the scrolls.
Land and receive the judges vote, while the enemies burn to a crisp, ready to take in melee the rearguard.
The Glider special is a deep strike technique with advantage, counterpoint to most of the standard approaches to combat from an enemy with superior numbers, avoiding at the same time the danger of attritional warfare: it may require some training in asymmetrical warfare, but imo, the glider special is superior in any way to the outdated fastball.

OP: play drow.
I'm at my 4th drow playthrough, and I think it will be last: I've reached a point where I've a backstory for all of them, tied togerther with their clan and family background. Play drow.

[Zeel Ara]

Wood elves get extra movement and look awesome with dark leaf green dreadlocks, I don't know what else you could possibly want.

[Humpenstilzchen]

drows are stinky

[Orion Invictus]

You've already played Drow, so try something new.

[chefcook90]

Play Githyanki - Astral Knowledge gives you proficiency in ALL skills tied to an attribute of your choice for a full day, so if you choose Astral Knowledge: Wisdom, that's Perception, Survival, Insight Animal Handling, AND Medicine.

They're also the ONLY race aside from Dwarves that STARTS with Medium Armor Proficiency, in addition to having proficiency with Short, Long, and Great swords.
- So yeah, if you want to make a sword-swinging magic caster who can wear Medium Armor from level 1, Githyanki is the way to go.

There's also the free Githyaniki psionics, but most of them are only 1 use per long rest, so they aren't all that impressive as the rest of their racial bonuses :P

Oh, ans since you're a Gith, you get all of the special interactions with Githyanki NPCs without having to tote Lazeal around ini your party lol

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Fluffykeith:

Sell me on playing Not Drow
I'm prepping for a second play through to focus on the companions I haven’t used in my main playthrough.

Each time I settle down to create a character my brain goes “Drow have good stuff and there’s lots of fun interactions with them and the goblins etc)

But I don’t want to just end up creating the same person in my head canon as the Drow I’m already playing.

I don’t want to play any of the short races either. I already have issues reaching the top shelf in real life, thanks.

Any help making up my mind would be cool

If you keep playing the same you will miss out on other stuff. Try a gnome instead and be surprised.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Play Githyanki

Githyanky are actually pretty awesome but I can´t get over the skinny male body they have and I prefer playing male characters.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Wood Elfs get +5 move and elven ancestry and proficiency in stealth and perception. Gnomes have advantage in three saving throws. Halflings are Lucky.

Everyone elsr kinda sucks, unless you're playing a caster who needs light armor and shield proficiency, in which case there are half wood elfs.

[frakthefriendly]

Halfling. If you roll a 1, it gets re rolled. Also luck is awesome.