there are some that are a little iffy, like none of the races listed for Artificer have any significant Int bonuses, or Half-Elf isn't listed for sorcerer despite them having one of the better Cha scores and versatility that the class really thrives on.
I also notice that you've included some Ebberon races (warforged, changeling) without including others like kalashtar, dragon mark subraces, or the orc variant. Likewise you include some Volo's races, but others are missing, and other books like Ravnica races are missing entirely, but clearly this isn't just a PHB races list because others are included. Also it strikes me as odd that aside from human/v.human, subraces aren't distinguished, as subraces can have a big impact over whether your elf character works better as a wood elf ranger or a high elf wizard. It doesn't strike me as a comprehensive list of best race/classmashups, but rather a handful of one's you've found to work. Not that there's anything wrong with that; any race can work as any class, so in that sense, your recommendations are as good as anyone's, but again, it isn't exactly comprehensive.
Unless you're going for thematic fit rather than mechanical, but in that case that's almost entirely subjective.
I honestly dont have many of the expansion books, I am just reciting the ones I have seen while DMing and Playing
Well, even with just the PHB you are incredibly off the mark. Half-elves are an awesome race for pretty much any class but they excel at everything relying on Charisma. They also make excellent Rogues due to extra skill proficiences. Variant humans are pretty much always better at everything than "standard" humans. Wood elves are better monks than drow.
Can I ask what you are even basing these suggestions on? They don't really seem to have pretty much anything as a base line for evaluating.
Hey man, is this list based off of stats or what you've seen people play as? Quite a few are correct, but as are some wrong. I will post my own list later, though it will be PHB only for simplicity, and I will add a a note to say what makes a good race for that class, so you can carry over for other books. Thanks for making this, it will be beneficial for new players. (I would suggest reading the intro to the basic rules/PHB, as it has a table on what races have what increases, and another for classes saying what their main stats are. I am using this for reference, as well as some of my own opinion).
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there are some that are a little iffy, like none of the races listed for Artificer have any significant Int bonuses, or Half-Elf isn't listed for sorcerer despite them having one of the better Cha scores and versatility that the class really thrives on.
I also notice that you've included some Ebberon races (warforged, changeling) without including others like kalashtar, dragon mark subraces, or the orc variant. Likewise you include some Volo's races, but others are missing, and other books like Ravnica races are missing entirely, but clearly this isn't just a PHB races list because others are included. Also it strikes me as odd that aside from human/v.human, subraces aren't distinguished, as subraces can have a big impact over whether your elf character works better as a wood elf ranger or a high elf wizard. It doesn't strike me as a comprehensive list of best race/classmashups, but rather a handful of one's you've found to work. Not that there's anything wrong with that; any race can work as any class, so in that sense, your recommendations are as good as anyone's, but again, it isn't exactly comprehensive.
Unless you're going for thematic fit rather than mechanical, but in that case that's almost entirely subjective.
also, gnome is prolly the second most min/maxy race for wizard and great for artificer, but it is in neither.
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Duly noted! Editing it right now.
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I honestly dont have many of the expansion books, I am just reciting the ones I have seen while DMing and Playing
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Well, even with just the PHB you are incredibly off the mark. Half-elves are an awesome race for pretty much any class but they excel at everything relying on Charisma. They also make excellent Rogues due to extra skill proficiences. Variant humans are pretty much always better at everything than "standard" humans. Wood elves are better monks than drow.
Can I ask what you are even basing these suggestions on? They don't really seem to have pretty much anything as a base line for evaluating.
Also why are wood elves good for bards??? and drow and genasi for monks???
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Please just leave me a kind comment and i will edit it.
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Hey man, is this list based off of stats or what you've seen people play as? Quite a few are correct, but as are some wrong. I will post my own list later, though it will be PHB only for simplicity, and I will add a a note to say what makes a good race for that class, so you can carry over for other books. Thanks for making this, it will be beneficial for new players. (I would suggest reading the intro to the basic rules/PHB, as it has a table on what races have what increases, and another for classes saying what their main stats are. I am using this for reference, as well as some of my own opinion).
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These are just some noticings I have seen while DM-ing and playing. If you post a kind comment I will edit the list.
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I was not trying to be rude. I am sorry if I was, but I'd don't think that anyone is trying to be rude. We find it cool, just that it needs some constructive criticism. If you don't want anything other than 'its amazing', then you can't see how to learn. Again, I am sorry if I sounded rude, but I feel that we are just giving constructive criticism to help you.
Edit: we (I) are no haterz, we are helperz. Please understand that we mean no disrespect, and just wish to help.
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