Talk:Half-Minotaur (3.5e Race)

Half-Minotaur...Minotaur?

Can you implement this template onto a Minotaur? I see no reason you could not, save for the silliness of your character claiming her strength is because she's "Half-Minotaur" when she's a full Minotaur...

I've been off for a couple of years and just checking my creation on this website and i have to say it seems people have powered it up a numerable amount times since i created. i can't speak for it now but originaly it was a "Half-Minotaur" and it was much weaker Loki the Trickster (talk) 22:16, 6 February 2014 (MST)

Mystery Author

To the author of this...I humbly hope you're not offended at my changes to your page. The spelling and grammar are off, so I'm adjusting it. As I see you're still editing, I'll refrain until you're done, but please don't revert any changes unless you'd rather change an actual detail. It would save me a lot of work. Thank you, --Harry Mason 11:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

im not offended by your changes i actualy appreciate it i know my grammer and spelling aren't good and i usaly don't add any punctuation so thank you ^.^ i am mostly done with it now though i need to think of something to put in for religion and possibly tweak some things here and there. and i should realy remember to log into my account so people don't have to talk to a nameless author >.< --Loki the Trickster

Help adjusting

i have a tendency to overpower things which gets in the way of me making things since the Half-Minotaur is sepose to be a La0 i would like to know if i overpowered it or not for its LA, and i would like input on it like if some things need to be more discriptive or if they dont seem to feet it's species personaly i feel some of them are to short but im not to sure what i should add in there, also i don't mind other people changing it but i would like to know what your changing, for what reason your changing it, and what your changing it into. --Loki the Trickster

The ability score adjustments are a little too big for a zero LA race. Aside from the Orc, I can't think of any race, in an official book, with a +4 to one score and no LA. Also, I really can't think of any with no LA that has a positive total ability score adjustment. — saint23thomas – 12:18, 11 March 2011 (MST)

In my opinion, this race isn´t as off as it could be. OK, it needs maybe a LA of +1, but it seems playable. And anyway, using percentages for decription may result in a memorable experience, or something terrible, it happens, u know.As for religion... well, here´s an idea:

Half-minotaurs tend to revere the gods of nature, since they feel a close relationship with all things natural, and a special respect for wildlife. However, their parent´s religion may influence their overall view of life. It is unusual, but not unheard of, for half-minotaurs to worship a racial deity, since they will often be but a half-breed in the eyes of proud minotaur gods, or an aberration in the eyes of other gods. This may cause a great hatred in half-minotaurs to certain excluding churches. A hatred neutral evil gods will not hesitate to use for their own dark purposes, manipulating this race.

So, what´dya think?--TYRWNTS2BUY

Well, let's see. First, you need to file your comments in the correct section. Second, indents are used on the talk pages to clearly separate replies. Third, use the signature button, or "~~~~", so that your signature will include a timestamp. — saint23thomas – 00:12, 12 March 2011 (MST)

Now, getting back on topic, you're right. This race seems much closer to a LA +1 race. The only way this should have no level adjustment would be if it had a few racial hit dice. Of course, HD tend pigeon-hole characters of a race far more that LA. So, that would be a bad idea.

To get this down to a ECL zero race, I'd say, first, only Str +2, and, second, either remove the Con bonus, or remove the natural armor and the Natural Cunning. The gore attack should probably be reduced, both for balance and flavor (smaller horns).

One last thing, I think the "Racial Bonus" should probably be switched to "+2 to Search, Spot, and Listen", not really for balance but to be more reflective of the Minotaur's skill bonuses. — saint23thomas – 00:13, 12 March 2011 (MST)

Thank for all the information and suggestion's it is much appreciated, sorry for not replying sooner I have been busy for a few years just remembered about this and hopefully i can get back to playing D&D unfortunatly thats probably not going to happen any time soon. though it seem's other people decided to take my creation into their own hands and vastly power it up, not sure if i should try fixing it or just let them keep destroying it. Loki the Trickster (talk) 22:15, 6 February 2014 (MST)

I've seen several templates with both low-power and high-power versions. This can be done via two different LAs for the two versions. Also, it can be made into the racial levels from Savage Species.

Clearly, there seems to be a desire for the high-power variant (though I myself shudder at taking on such high levels of ECL). reddir (talk) 22:21, 6 February 2014 (MST)

thank you for the Ideas, I'll see about working on one of those ideas later when I get a chance to get back into playing D&D. Loki the Trickster (talk) 14:59, 7 February 2014 (MST)

If you'd like, I can copy/paste from your original for the low-power version. I'd put it above the high-power version. (I don't recall if the fluff text has changed, but I can make it broader if needed.) reddir (talk) 15:59, 7 February 2014 (MST)

Endowment

...is that necessary information? --Harry Mason 11:27, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

I believe for most campains no but I have seen books and know about other campains where it would be necessary I tried to refrain from words people would find vulgar offensive and what younger people probably wouldn't know what it means i hope no one finds well endowed offensive >.< and i didn't add one thing in completly because i knew some people would find that very offensive --Loki the Trickster