The episode of The Mandalorian where they go to Tatooine probaby has the best example of non verbal communication to steal for non-common speaking PC's. The ranger and the Thri-Kreen come back after ten minutes of nonsensical hand gesturing between them and two gnolls. The paladin: What did they say? Thri-Kreen: click clack SCREEEEEEEE!!!!!! The ranger: A whole lot of disparaging things about your mother and your god. Plus, Click-Clack here told them about that one time you failed to notice that you had walked into a gelatinous cube. That had them laughing for a good five minutes. Also we had to give them that plus one longsword you haven't used in eight levels. On the plus side, we have free access to come and go from their lands for the next month.
I played in a group for a one shot that included a decent homebrew Thri-kreen, a Lizardfolk, an Aarakocra, and a Tabaxi... so an insect, a reptile, a bird, and a mammal... we joked that we needed another player to make a fish.
There are human languages IRL that have clicks in them Just because their language are click-based in them doesn't necessarily mean that they have different vocal cordes/mouth shape
Telepathic Can't speak except their language which also uses the antenna & pheromones. Carnivores that don't tend to eat sentient creatures unless desperate .They have a name for that.
One of my favorite shitty magic items isn’t from DnD but from skyrim. It’s the racist battle axe. It’s a reward from a cult of furries after ransacking their holy sight. Afterwards you become the CEO of the furries. I am not making up a single word of this.
The rich people from my nation conquered a third of the planet, stole spices, and then sold them back to the people they stole them from. They kept the material resources and cultural artifacts. So french colonialism results in world-leading cookery and British colonialism results in J.R.R.Tolkin (stuffy academic with no personality past their research skills). Meanwhile, we working folk, stuck on this island, where similarly subjugated like the rest of the colonies. So sorry if British food is all salt, potatoes, oats, eggs, and flour. That's all we had to muck about with thanks to the climate and leadership. Then the blitz happened and we designed everything around rations. But then mass immigration from Pakistan and India happened in the 1970s and now curry is one of the three dishes Britain is known for. Along with the Sunday/Christmas roast and a fry up.
This was my favorite thing to make with snuggs. I'm glad you guys found this much interest in it!
The episode of The Mandalorian where they go to Tatooine probaby has the best example of non verbal communication to steal for non-common speaking PC's.
The ranger and the Thri-Kreen come back after ten minutes of nonsensical hand gesturing between them and two gnolls.
The paladin: What did they say?
Thri-Kreen: click clack SCREEEEEEEE!!!!!!
The ranger: A whole lot of disparaging things about your mother and your god. Plus, Click-Clack here told them about that one time you failed to notice that you had walked into a gelatinous cube. That had them laughing for a good five minutes. Also we had to give them that plus one longsword you haven't used in eight levels. On the plus side, we have free access to come and go from their lands for the next month.
I played in a group for a one shot that included a decent homebrew Thri-kreen, a Lizardfolk, an Aarakocra, and a Tabaxi... so an insect, a reptile, a bird, and a mammal... we joked that we needed another player to make a fish.
I love that the CC translates Thri-kreen into three cream lol
I Feel like an anti magic field is the fantasy version of a frictionless ramp “assuming this is all taking place in an anti magic field”
Seems like Wizards of the cost picked up this idea ^^
Kinda excited about this ngl!
I like it. There's a couple abilities that feel redundant, but overal I'd definitely play it and allow my players to use it. Balanced and flavorful.
There are human languages IRL that have clicks in them
Just because their language are click-based in them doesn't necessarily mean that they have different vocal cordes/mouth shape
The beekeeper in me is pleased some one corrected your misconception
You can speak to the elf because you can only speak Thri-Kreen and ... Food.
Thri-kreen is in Spelljammer as a player character.
The praying mantis is one of six subraces.
Telepathic
Can't speak except their language which also uses the antenna & pheromones.
Carnivores that don't tend to eat sentient creatures unless desperate .They have a name for that.
They have their own names
Cha'ka is one an ancient name meaning "knowledge seeker"
Their telepathic ability allows them to speak to anyone seen,unblocked,willing& knows ANY one language.
Also in Spelljammer the have 2 languages at the start.
All have the same abilities.
Chameleon carapace & telepathic
There's templates which give standing leap as well.
One of my favorite shitty magic items isn’t from DnD but from skyrim. It’s the racist battle axe. It’s a reward from a cult of furries after ransacking their holy sight. Afterwards you become the CEO of the furries. I am not making up a single word of this.
Lore wise psionics aren't magic, thus not inhibited by anti-magic fields
The rich people from my nation conquered a third of the planet, stole spices, and then sold them back to the people they stole them from. They kept the material resources and cultural artifacts. So french colonialism results in world-leading cookery and British colonialism results in J.R.R.Tolkin (stuffy academic with no personality past their research skills).
Meanwhile, we working folk, stuck on this island, where similarly subjugated like the rest of the colonies. So sorry if British food is all salt, potatoes, oats, eggs, and flour. That's all we had to muck about with thanks to the climate and leadership.
Then the blitz happened and we designed everything around rations. But then mass immigration from Pakistan and India happened in the 1970s and now curry is one of the three dishes Britain is known for. Along with the Sunday/Christmas roast and a fry up.