Poll: What is your favorite "Standard Fantasy" Race?

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

PFt, he's got his finger on the trigger. If he was an Ultramarine, a real marine, he'd have proper trigger discipline.

Them's fighting words, UltraSmurf!

Spoiler: Trigger Finger

Spoiler: Gratuitous dead Ultramarines!

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Wow Elves are winning!

A nice example of looks beating personality. They're all smug wanker pretty boys/ girls. If they were people they'd be hipster model greenpeace activists... Dark Elves are alright though, they at least have a bit of an edge and moral complexity to them.

Meh.

All these people voting for these Up their own arse, fruity fagaloons.

ORCS IS BEST!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COMn7bFjcfA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUjtF0YYZ1c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzQOyS5TqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzhlsEFcVQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77EXGi5vpOQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgXPRxmHk6Q

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Since you didn't put Lizardmen on there, I've got to be boring and go with Humans (I probably would have picked Tieflings if they were available too).

Humans at least seem to have a wider variety of personalities and traits than other races, while so many of the standard fantasy races fall into the same tropes over and over again:
Elves: Lithe, beautiful, long-lived, arrogant. Some live in the woods and are hippies.
Dwarves: Surly, drunken, tough, live under the mountains and like to mine and smith stuff. Have beards and Scottish accents.
Orcs: Warlike, not too bright, usually green, hated by most of the other races.
Trolls: Dumb, strong, regenerate fast, stink.
Ogres: Gluttonous, warlike, foul-tempered.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Since you didn't put Lizardmen on there, I've got to be boring and go with Humans (I probably would have picked Tieflings if they were available too).

Humans at least seem to have a wider variety of personalities and traits than other races, while so many of the standard fantasy races fall into the same tropes over and over again:
Elves: Lithe, beautiful, long-lived, arrogant. Some live in the woods and are hippies.
Dwarves: Surly, drunken, tough, live under the mountains and like to mine and smith stuff. Have beards and Scottish accents.
Orcs: Warlike, not too bright, hated by most of the other races.
Trolls: Dumb, strong, regenerate fast, stink.
Ogres: Gluttonous, warlike, foul-tempered.

Halflings: Lazy and unimportant.
Goblins: Greedy and sniviling.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Since you didn't put Lizardmen on there, I've got to be boring and go with Humans (I probably would have picked Tieflings if they were available too).

Humans at least seem to have a wider variety of personalities and traits than other races, while so many of the standard fantasy races fall into the same tropes over and over again:
Elves: Lithe, beautiful, long-lived, arrogant. Some live in the woods and are hippies.
Dwarves: Surly, drunken, tough, live under the mountains and like to mine and smith stuff. Have beards and Scottish accents.
Orcs: Warlike, not too bright, hated by most of the other races.
Trolls: Dumb, strong, regenerate fast, stink.
Ogres: Gluttonous, warlike, foul-tempered.

Halflings: Lazy and unimportant.
Goblins: Greedy and sniviling.

Oh yeah! You also forgot: 'Halflings: no one wants to play them in D&D'

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Since you didn't put Lizardmen on there, I've got to be boring and go with Humans (I probably would have picked Tieflings if they were available too).

Humans at least seem to have a wider variety of personalities and traits than other races, while so many of the standard fantasy races fall into the same tropes over and over again:
Elves: Lithe, beautiful, long-lived, arrogant. Some live in the woods and are hippies.
Dwarves: Surly, drunken, tough, live under the mountains and like to mine and smith stuff. Have beards and Scottish accents.
Orcs: Warlike, not too bright, hated by most of the other races.
Trolls: Dumb, strong, regenerate fast, stink.
Ogres: Gluttonous, warlike, foul-tempered.

Halflings: Lazy and unimportant.
Goblins: Greedy and sniviling.

Oh yeah! You also forgot: 'Halflings: no one wants to play them in D&D'

But many people play as them in LOTRO

Heck I would play a Halfling Theif in a D&D game.

 

[Ishigami]

Dark Elf.

Though way less the Drow kind from Dungeon & Dragons and more the ones from the like of Record of Lodoss War or Lineage.

 

[Jute88]

I voted for Orc, but honestly it gets interesting when all these races get together and heads start to roll.

Also, I'd like to mention atleast one not stereotypical Orc race, the Orks. In Sovereign Stone trilogy they're a seafaring race, take omens and portents very seriously, hate ceremonies, and get along quite well with the dwarves. Also, both races plan want to take over the world. Overall I liked how non-stereotypical the races overall were. Though sadly the humans were kind of boring.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I would haveto go with Orc. Elf and Dwares are too boring for me.

 

[Savryc]

I'd have to say Orcs because the rest are boring. Except for elves. Who can ever get bored of elves? They're so fun to krump.

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

Dwarves, laddeh. Then there are probably Orcs- oh, didn't notice you have Goblins there... You know what, scratch that, Goblins FTW. Although Dwarves are still cool.

I also have a soft spot for Warcraft Trolls. The problem with Trolls in general though, is that their depiction might be the most inconsequential of all fantasy races. They just come in all shapes and sizes, and it's hard to decide which appearance should be the "standard" one.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Dwarves, laddeh. Then there are probably Orcs- oh, didn't notice you have Goblins there... You know what, scratch that, Goblins FTW. Although Dwarves are still cool.

I also have a soft spot for Warcraft Trolls. The problem with Trolls in general though, is that their depiction might be the most inconsequential of all fantasy races. They just come in all shapes and sizes, and it's hard to decide which appearance should be the "standard" one.

Elder Scrolls Trolls looks like Bigfoot.

Tolkien Trolls is basically how I think of Ogres.

Personally I think Warcraft Trolls are how I think of Trolls like Tall, lanky, slender humanoids with Goblin like faces:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5nZ1UjA10gM/VJJQJO74K5I/AAAAAAAACuc/wrem8JYq7PU/s1600/165troll.jpg

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/2/21/Shriek_Alpha.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121210132202

https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99060209197_StoneTrollGreatAxeNEW01.jpg

 

[Abomination]

Since only OrCs are an option and not OrKs I'll have to go with Dwarves.

I've always liked them for being stocky little buggers whose size is not a reflection of their power and prowess.

 

[Souplex]

I'm partial to dwarves. Screw those condescending twig-boy hippie elves.
Even space dwarves (Turians) are the best.

 

[Euryalus]

Also I feel sorry for the Ogres.

Appearently Shrek and his "fanfiction" ruined Ogres for alot of people.

Good, they deserve it for reading shrek fanfiction in the first place.

OT: All of them tend to suck becuase they're usually so generic, but the gnomes in runescape were alright, so I'll pick gnomes.

 

[Kyrian007]

Call me a (in this case with a totally different meaning) racist, I refuse to play anything except human. Mostly because in most settings humans don't come with any special advantages or weaknesses or restrictions. Meaning you have the widest role playing potential.

 

[aba1]

I tend to like halflings. I love to sneak and be the wind and meld with the night. I like a short batman with a cut throat hilarity really.

The crazyness of goblins makes me laugh sometimes too so they are fun!

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

The crazyness of goblins makes me laugh sometimes too so they are fun!

Then you will love this Goblin in World of Warcraft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfLn-OgR4g