Vote Up a Campaign Setting (3E/4E)

[zugschef]

You can have a half-breed which are treated as second class scum by their parents untiil they were fed up enough for a genocide... Or were the half-breeds are more fertile than one of the original parent species or have other advantages which led to the situation where the mixed ones slowly bred out their predecessors. You can come up with many explanations for this.

ok. point taken. =)

[UnChosenOne]

Half-Djinn,
Genasi ,
Half-Ghul,
Kender (i have always like thise more than halfling's),
Orc (not showed just as chaotic evil raider's from desert).

[The Demented One]

• Gnoll
• Goblinoid
• Half-Djinn
• Half-Ghul
• Lizardfolk

[AgentPaper]

Genasi
Gnoll
Half-Djinn
Half-Ghul
Lizardfolk

Sand lizards are just too awesome. Orc and goblins are over-done, and would just be the same in the desert at any rate. Also, can we vote for races not on the list? I see a disturbing lack of kobolds, which I will vote for instead of gnolls if that is allowed.

[TheCheshireHat]

Half-Djinn These sound interesting
Lizardfolk Because lizards and heat simply go together
Gnoll Because humanoid hyenas kinda fit the theme
Genasi Cuz I like them
Orc Because the greenskins need some representatives

[MammonAzrael]

Genasi -- These could fit really well into an arabian setting, giving it a much more elemental feel.
Half-Djinn -- If Djinns are going to play a large role in this world, especially as the most well known powerful mystic forces, this race could be terrific.
Halfling/Kender -- A race I see as thriving around oasises, being a happier note in the desert, but also potentially very hardy desert dwellers.
Lizardfolk -- Lizardfolk in the desert just make sense.
Orc -- A tougher, hardier verson of human, more suited to desert life, is what I'm seeing.

Now, the way I understand it, these 5 races (plus human) will be the main races of the setting. It might be possible to see an aasimar or dwarf if they don't make the vote, they would just be extremely rare and unusual. Or would they be banned from the setting altogether?

[Magnor Criol]

(What, no love for Illumians? C'mon, you know they're cool.)

Half-Djinn, definitely; not only does that fit the theme, that race just sounds like a lot of from. Is that from somewhere, or is that homebrewed?.
Genasi, are pretty cool, as are
Desert-dwelling Dwarves sounds like an interesting change on the race's usual archetype; I'd like to see this.
It'd be interesting to see a society of Gnolls. Something where's they're not just stupid, overly aggressive hyenas on two legs, but instead a reasonably civilized culture.
Gnomes; I like the little guys, what can I say?

As Mammon asked: These will be just the main five races, right, and the others will be rarer but not banned?

[Flame of Anor]

Orc (not necessarily evil)
Elf (aloof desert nomad types perhaps?)
Genasi
Half-djinn
Aasimar

I believe half-elves should be allowed, but not common enough to be in the list of races.

[puppyavenger]

elves
Genasi
Half-djinn
Aasimar
gnolls

[zagan]

My first vote go automatiquely to Half-Djinn it sound perfect for the setting, as for the four other. Genasi sound good, I like the idea of desert Dwarf and finaly Lizardfolk and Goblinoid to represente the more monstrous race but not automatiquely evil.

[DrakebloodIV]

dwarf, elf, orc, halfling and goblinoid

[Zeta Kai]

All votes are currently tallied.

[Thane of Fife]

Aasimar - Somewhat heavenly individuals seem appropriate to an Arabian-style setting.
Genasi - I would very much like to see Genasi expanded to include some of the other Arabian elements (Sulphur and Mercury, according to Wikipedia, or simply Metal).
Gnoll - They're hyena-men. What's not to like?
Gnome - The idea of some big gnome conspiracy to explain mirages appeals to me.
Goblinoid - You can't have a setting without Goblinoids!

[puppyavenger]

what's a gulk by the way?

[Fako]

Half-Djinn, Goblinoid, Tiefling, Aasimar, and Half-Ghul

[Owrtho]

Half-Ghul
Half-Djinn
Genasi
Tiefling
Aasimar

There shouldn't be elves or dwarves in the desert, And the races should be human (even if with supernatural heritage).

Owrtho

[Zordrath]

Aasimar, Tieflings, Genasi, Half-Djinn, Lizardfolk

[streakster]

what's a gulk by the way?

Do you mean Ghul?

It's an Arabian demon - a shapeshifting, desert-dwelling, cemetery-raiding, corpse-eating fiend. I believe some were said to shift into hyenas, and that there was a story in the nights about a ghul who appeared as a beautiful woman to eat her suitors.

[Owrtho]

Also stories bout ones that became beutiful women and got married, but wouldn't eat much and every night would sneek off to the graveyard or some such place to eat bodies. Usualy ending with the husband finding out and the marriage ending in some manner or another.

Owrtho

[Flame of Anor]

I would like to point out that gnolls don't make the least bit of sense. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a wolf in the desert? If you want an animal-ish people, then Camelfolk or Lizardfolk (or Thri-Kreen, if they were on the list) would be a much better choice.

[Reverent-One]

Lizardfolk
Genasi
Half-Djinn
Half-Ghul
Tiefling

[Human Paragon 3]

Dwarf (Because I love the idea of desert dwarves)
Half-Djinn (NEW) (Cause it's thematic and sounds awesome)
Half-Ghul (NEW) (This sounds amazing)
Lizardfolk (Again, fits thematically)
Tiefling (Making deals with spirits seems very on-theme and cool)

[Kagehime]

Ditto.

Dwarf
Lizardfolk
Half-Djinn
Half-Ghul
Tiefling (I think something like them is actually mentioned in the Arabian Nights...)

[vegetalss4]

awww, only 6 races
oh well better get the best out of it there fore i vote for
Aasimar
Genasi
Half-Djinn (NEW)
Half-Elf
Lizardfolk

[AgentPaper]

I would like to point out that gnolls don't make the least bit of sense. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a wolf in the desert? If you want an animal-ish people, then Camelfolk or Lizardfolk (or Thri-Kreen, if they were on the list) would be a much better choice.

Do your research. Gnolls are anthropomorphic hyenas, not wolves. Where do hyenas live? The desert. They fit perfectly. Besides that, wolves DO live in deserts. From wikipedia: "Gray wolves are highly adaptable and have thrived in temperate forests, deserts, mountains, tundra, taiga, grasslands, and even urban areas."

[Vadin]

Half-Ghul
Half-Djinn
Half-Orc
Tiefling
Gnoll (half-hyena people = AWESOME for desert settings)

If we end up with something like a half-orc, but no orcs, would they be renamed to something else?

[Ekeralos]

Orc (lets make them more nuetral than evil)
Half-Djinn
Half-Ghul
Kender
Lizardfolk

[Saint Nil]

Dwarf
Gensai
Half-Djinni
Aasimar
Lizard Folk

[Alteran]

Camelfolk, Genasi, Half-Elf.

[starwoof]

Lizardfolk
Genasi
Dwarf
Gnoll