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-Whats your goal with the character, the more info you provide the more you will get in return.
Good Duergar class?
In 4e the answer is N/A. Be a dwarf or a mul and then go from there.
Good Duergar class?
In 4e the answer is N/A. Be a dwarf or a mul and then go from there.
Are Duergar not playable in 4e?
However they are in nearly every way worse than dwarf. Dwarves have awesome feat support, items built for them, and, in general, can do everything a duergar can do but better (no darkvision is about the only caveat).
. But I've always liked them. Despite your opinion on the Duergar what would you suggest for a class?You could just play a dwarf mechanically and reflavor it into a Duergar.
I could but it wouldn't be playing Duergar. I know they are not the greatest race but I really like the Duergar.tEver since I started playing fantasy games I've always liked dark dwarves idk why the race just has always appealed to me.
You can play a dwarf and say it is a dark dwarf. This way leads your character to be stronger, have more options, and in general be better.
It is very easy for you to look up the race and see what stats go with what class. Not doing it is just being lazy. It is very easy to reflavor a X dwarf to be a Y dwarf. Not doing it will make your character less interesting and mechanically worse.
I don't want to contribute to your laziness, or to making your character worse.
In that case fighter.
I will reiterate that you will get better answers if you provide more info on what you want to play.
My fault, assumed 3.5, because duegar don't have official as PC write ups in 4e.
In that case fighter.
I will reiterate that you will get better answers if you provide more info on what you want to play.
Fighter is actually a terrible plan. And they do have an official PC writeup in MM2.
Iirc Duergar in 4e are Con/Wis. Which means no +str for fighter. Basically look through the classes that are Con/Wis primary and pick one. Although, again, you will be worse off than a dwarf.
You could just play a dwarf mechanically and reflavor it into a Duergar.
I could but it wouldn't be playing Duergar. I know they are not the greatest race but I really like the Duergar.tEver since I started playing fantasy games I've always liked dark dwarves idk why the race just has always appealed to me.
Yes, you would. Everybody in the game-universe would react to you being a Duergar. Ergo, you're a Duergar.
Mechanically, you would be slightly better off with a Con or Wis primary class. What do you want your character to do? Have you decided on a role, a power source, whether you want to be ranged or melee, or anything in your character background?
In that case fighter.
I will reiterate that you will get better answers if you provide more info on what you want to play.
Fighter is actually a terrible plan. And they do have an official PC writeup in MM2.
Iirc Duergar in 4e are Con/Wis. Which means no +str for fighter. Basically look through the classes that are Con/Wis primary and pick one. Although, again, you will be worse off than a dwarf.
.... The main point of my post was "Here is a generic unhelpful bit of advice to go with your generic unhelpful request". It was intended to reiterate, that if the OP wants anything more helpful than a 1 word answer, they should provide more information.
MM write ups are specifically not for PCs (or at the DMs discretion).
In that case fighter.
I will reiterate that you will get better answers if you provide more info on what you want to play.
Fighter is actually a terrible plan. And they do have an official PC writeup in MM2.
Iirc Duergar in 4e are Con/Wis. Which means no +str for fighter. Basically look through the classes that are Con/Wis primary and pick one. Although, again, you will be worse off than a dwarf.
.... The main point of my post was "Here is a generic unhelpful bit of advice to go with your generic unhelpful request". It was intended to reiterate, that if the OP wants anything more helpful than a 1 word answer, they should provide more information.
MM write ups are specifically not for PCs (or at the DMs discretion).
MM writeups are perfectly allowable in games just as much as any other race? Sure a DM can say "no bugbear characters" but the DM can also so "No Deva characters" just as easily. There isn't anything that specifically prohibits you from being able to take MM PC writeups. The whole point of them is so that players can take them and use them as PCs.
Several of the monsters in the Monster Manual have racial
traits and powers, not unlike the races presented in the
Player’s Handbook. In general, these traits and powers are provided
to help Dungeon Masters create nonplayer characters
(NPCs). This information can also be used as guidelines for
creating player character (PC) versions of these creatures,
within reason. Note that these traits and powers are more in
line with monster powers than with player character powers.
A player should only use one of the following races to
create a character with the permission of the Dungeon
Master. The DM should carefully consider which monster
races, if any, to allow as PCs in his or her campaign.
Doesn't say they shouldn't be allowed. Just says to talk to your DM.
Considering almost all monster races are a severe step behind the power curve of normal races it is harder to sell playing one of them from a mechanical standpoint than anything else.
This isn't 3.X where monster races were so horribly implemented they might as well have shot themselves in the foot.
In general, these traits and powers are provided
to help Dungeon Masters create nonplayer characters
(NPCs).
says to me that you probably shouldn't use them. As in, "Here are some rules we included because if we didn't people would riot, but seriously don't use these".
You can read that to mean "Here are some other races for players to use" if you want, but I don't think that was the intent.
yeah, that bit.In general, these traits and powers are provided
to help Dungeon Masters create nonplayer characters
(NPCs).
says to me that you probably shouldn't use them. As in, "Here are some rules we included because if we didn't people would riot, but seriously don't use these".
You can read that to mean "Here are some other races for players to use" if you want, but I don't think that was the intent.
It doesn't say 'don't use them'. It very clearly, plainly, and obviously says 'use them carefully'.
It doesn't say 'don't use them'. It very clearly, plainly, and obviously says 'use them carefully'.
This.
Use with caution generally means "We can't stop you from using this, but that was not the intention".
Or... it means "use with caution". It didn't even have that in there. It said "within reason", which seems to imply "We don't think we made any of these characters overpowered, but if someone makes something overpowered don't let them use it."
Sometimes, things actually are EXACTLY what meets the eye.
Really the biggest reason to not use them is the lack of support for them. I can't think of any of those races that would be over powered and unbalancing.
Well, anything with Oversized is certainly questionable.
Lack of support may or may not be an issue. I certainly never cared; I was playing Shifters and Warforged long before the Eberron Campaign Setting or the PHB2.
Fortunately, I've never been a fan of scimitars so, /that/ at least should never be a problem.
I would recommend Warlock myself, a lot of racial fluff with that if you're interested. If you like a class concept but are less optimized for the pick, just pick something close and reskin it. A good DM adjusts to his players capabilities however, so don't worry over it much.
Fortunately, I've never been a fan of scimitars so, /that/ at least should never be a problem.
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can you imagine if Salvatorre would have put katanas in Drizzt's hands? /facepalm
That always seems to be the case with dark dwarves in fantasy games
Duegar are playable but do not have the options of the Dwarven race.
I suggest Battlemind if you insist on playing one if you want to go tank.
You can always use the Dwarf race and call it a Duegar or better yet make him a Dwarf/Duegar halfbreed.