Had a nice discussion about what to implement as a second STR-granting race in guild chat and we came to bugbears. So let's look why bugbears would be an interesting choice for a player race.
1.) Working narrative: Eberron does feature Goblinoids as playable characters in 5th edition and always mentioned how important they were and that you could use Monster Manual rules to play as one since 3e. We also have already Tangleroot and several other quests (from Tears of Dhakaan) that do tie in with Darguun and goblinoids in general.
Of course this could be also a great way to work on a quest line/expansion which would revolve around Darguun or the old Dhakaani Empire.
2.) We do have a model: Artwork would be not as extensive, as they already exist as monsters.
3.) Unique abilities: Bugbears are sneaky brutes, so something this game doesn't actually have. They would be different from Half-Orcs and Dragonborn by design and could enable a playstyle which would be unique to them. Here some thoughts:
1.) Working narrative: Eberron does feature Goblinoids as playable characters in 5th edition and always mentioned how important they were and that you could use Monster Manual rules to play as one since 3e. We also have already Tangleroot and several other quests (from Tears of Dhakaan) that do tie in with Darguun and goblinoids in general.
Of course this could be also a great way to work on a quest line/expansion which would revolve around Darguun or the old Dhakaani Empire.
2.) We do have a model: Artwork would be not as extensive, as they already exist as monsters.
3.) Unique abilities: Bugbears are sneaky brutes, so something this game doesn't actually have. They would be different from Half-Orcs and Dragonborn by design and could enable a playstyle which would be unique to them. Here some thoughts:
- They could have an enhancement that replaces Dex to Stealth-related checks or if not possible, add half their STR mod as insightful bonus
- Increased sneak speed in their tree to make barbarians sneak quickly!
- an attack from sneak, like a sucker punch, which would stun an enemy so they can bully it to submission
- as they are more brutish, support for clubs, maces, morningstars, greatclubs, and mauls to get the banditery feel
- they have long-limbed in 5e, which increases their melee range while attacking. We do have a similar ability already in shadowdancer, so having it as an active (maybe tied to a racial action boost) would be a good way to get that in
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