Talk:Namekian (5e Race)

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

Regarding the rewrite

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)