Talk:Namekian (5e Race)

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Great job rebalancing! Why not try and balance the Super Namekian boon and Namekian Fusion feat?

Regarding the rewrite[edit]

It seemed like the race wasn't really being improved too much since it was flagged, and the original IP seemed to have disinterest in making further edits. I had a few ideas about how to address and balance it according to what others had pointed out, so I took the liberty of doing so. Most of the changes should be self-explanatory, and I made them with good intentions. Here's a few justifications for some of the changes that may seem less obvious:

  • Age: Dende was the only non-demon Namekian shown maturing in canon, and he matured at a rate compatable to humans.
  • Dragon Clan subrace: While in canon Namekians from canon can make Dragon Balls, being able to cast wish in any form is simply too powerful for a racial trait in 5e. Sometimes a compromise like this needs to be made.
  • In canon, Warrior types fight with ki blasts and unarmed strikes. Why would they be proficient in battleaxes? Furthermore, all player-characters in 5e are proficient in unarmed strikes anyway.
  • Heightened Senses was removed as it is not inherent to the race design, and the race had excessive power and traits otherwise. Consequently, I removed it.
  • Clothes Beam is either extremely situational—or exploitable, as you could in D&D sell an effectively limitless amount of clothing with no drawback. Consequently, I removed it.

I fear the race might still be overpowered, almost entirely because of Ki Flight. I thought the OP might have specifically wanted a race capable of flight, though, so I left in the ability to fly—albeit one that is hopefully more balanced and not specific to one subrace. - Guy (talk) 21:49, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

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