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#1
chaosboye
Nov 18, 2009 17:45:30 Ok. One of my characters wants to be a minotaur. I told him that they wouldn't be available until PHB3 came out, but he wanted to make the character anyways. What kinds of bonuses or skills should minotaaurs have?

Personally, I thought they would have low intelligence but high strength and dexterity. I don't know if this would be right or not, however.
#2
slater1979
Nov 18, 2009 18:10:30 I run a DnD campaign with a Mino PC. I told him from the beginning. If you play a Monster Race, it will have consequences on the RP. He started level 2. He is now reaching level 10. From level 2 until level 8, he was a slave and had task to do without any reward (except of CP of course). He spent time to be ''accepted'' by others. In each city, he had to proove he was not dangerous. He slept many nights outside. He have been attacked on sight many times too. Let him play a Monster Race but at a price. Mine was just a suggestion. All race bonus are in the books or in the CB.
#3
Samrin
Nov 18, 2009 18:18:07 The minotaur had a full racial write-up in dragon magazine. Not sure if it's available free or not. Can't remember if they released it before they started charging.
#4
Crimson_Concerto
Nov 18, 2009 18:49:44 The official Minotaur is available in Dragon Magazine, but it's not very well designed. The Minotaur coming out in the PHB3 will most likely be much better designed than the Dragon Magazine version is, but in the mean time, you can check out THIS THREAD for ideas.
#5
Krusk
Nov 18, 2009 22:50:54
I can't tell if it is a free issue or not, it is one of the very oldest ones so that should help you some if you don't have DDI.

wizards.com/dnd/TOC.aspx?x=dnd/4new/drto...

I personally think the dragon minotaur works good enough for now. I don't think its any worse off than some of the other races out there.

If you do end up doing your own stats, take the one from the back of the book. Drop oversized, and give them some appropriate skill bonuses or something. Oversized is not balanced for PC's and really does wonky things with brutal. And a minotaur will almost always want brutal from how it seems.
#6
chaosboye
Nov 19, 2009 20:50:29 Gracias, Crimson. I'm going to print your thread out immediately.

Other people, gracias also. Unfortunately, I don't have dragon, but I'll try to get it.
#7
volin
Nov 19, 2009 21:45:33 And there is at least a lite sketch of mino in the back of the monster manual. It's not a full race, but a good starting point for your player. I'm pretty strict myself on the never telling a player "no, no one else has it available for me yet" bit.

Also, not to plug my own stuff, but linked in my sig is a big homebrew site. The Ogrun in the races section may serve as a decent stand-in.
#8
Crimson_Concerto
Nov 19, 2009 22:24:25
Also, not to plug my own stuff, but linked in my sig is a big homebrew site. The Ogrun in the races section may serve as a decent stand-in.

Wow, I hate to be a ****, but that race looks completely overpowered and terribly designed on a lot of levels. The currently official WotC Minotaur is better designed than that thing is, and that says a lot.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 chaosboye Nov 18, 2009 17:45:30	Ok. One of my characters wants to be a minotaur. I told him that they wouldn't be available until PHB3 came out, but he wanted to make the character anyways. What kinds of bonuses or skills should minotaaurs have? Personally, I thought they would have low intelligence but high strength and dexterity. I don't know if this would be right or not, however.
#2 slater1979 Nov 18, 2009 18:10:30	I run a DnD campaign with a Mino PC. I told him from the beginning. If you play a Monster Race, it will have consequences on the RP. He started level 2. He is now reaching level 10. From level 2 until level 8, he was a slave and had task to do without any reward (except of CP of course). He spent time to be ''accepted'' by others. In each city, he had to proove he was not dangerous. He slept many nights outside. He have been attacked on sight many times too. Let him play a Monster Race but at a price. Mine was just a suggestion. All race bonus are in the books or in the CB.
#3 Samrin Nov 18, 2009 18:18:07	The minotaur had a full racial write-up in dragon magazine. Not sure if it's available free or not. Can't remember if they released it before they started charging.
#4 Crimson_Concerto Nov 18, 2009 18:49:44	The official Minotaur is available in Dragon Magazine, but it's not very well designed. The Minotaur coming out in the PHB3 will most likely be much better designed than the Dragon Magazine version is, but in the mean time, you can check out THIS THREAD for ideas.
#5 Krusk Nov 18, 2009 22:50:54	I can't tell if it is a free issue or not, it is one of the very oldest ones so that should help you some if you don't have DDI. wizards.com/dnd/TOC.aspx?x=dnd/4new/drto... I personally think the dragon minotaur works good enough for now. I don't think its any worse off than some of the other races out there. If you do end up doing your own stats, take the one from the back of the book. Drop oversized, and give them some appropriate skill bonuses or something. Oversized is not balanced for PC's and really does wonky things with brutal. And a minotaur will almost always want brutal from how it seems.
#6 chaosboye Nov 19, 2009 20:50:29	Gracias, Crimson. I'm going to print your thread out immediately. Other people, gracias also. Unfortunately, I don't have dragon, but I'll try to get it.
#7 volin Nov 19, 2009 21:45:33	And there is at least a lite sketch of mino in the back of the monster manual. It's not a full race, but a good starting point for your player. I'm pretty strict myself on the never telling a player "no, no one else has it available for me yet" bit. Also, not to plug my own stuff, but linked in my sig is a big homebrew site. The Ogrun in the races section may serve as a decent stand-in.
#8 Crimson_Concerto Nov 19, 2009 22:24:25	Also, not to plug my own stuff, but linked in my sig is a big homebrew site. The Ogrun in the races section may serve as a decent stand-in. Wow, I hate to be a ****, but that race looks completely overpowered and terribly designed on a lot of levels. The currently official WotC Minotaur is better designed than that thing is, and that says a lot.