Talk:Brachyura (3.5e Race)

Ratings

Ganteka Future is neutral on this article and rated it 2 of 4.

This is a good quality race. Well developed flavor and good mechanics. Conceptually well designed and executed. Why am I not rating it Excellent higher? Well, a few quibbles that keep it coming up just short. Description of Lands is rather sparse, with no mention of community structure, settlements, organization, and the like which would really help with such an alien creature. Granted, without that information, I assume the default is "like humans", but I'd prefer it, being alien, if that were not the case. I am also left wondering if they leave their shells when underwater. All in all, very nice work (and I bet they taste good boiled with butter). Update: It would garner greater approval if LA was replaced with Racial HD and those previous omissions updated.

Comments

Are the “two powerful claws and four smaller pincer arms” in addition to a pair of legs?

Says pincher arms are “weaker than a normal human hand”; but then later says “can only hold weapons designed for a medium sized character.” Do you mean as weak as a human hand?

Mayahuel seems too cheap for its benefit. --Franken Kesey (talk) 14:57, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes.

It is as weak as a human hand. The point here is that, in spite of being large, it can only use medium weapons.

Hmm, I see what you mean. I'll figure something out. -- Eiji-kun (talk) 15:06, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Can you express both in the article: the legs and “weak as” (meaning medium), instead of “weaker” (meaning small)?

Also says that eyes are shielded with a mask, does it reduce spot checks? Would imagine that the gills give water breathing, a statement of this would be nice racial traits. Do the tentacles do anything (other than look cool), increase grapple, shock creatures (as a jellyfish), deal bludgeoning damage. Tentacles do not naturally occur on creatures with exoskeletons, thus I am looking forward to how you incorporate them.

Mention them being “bull-headed” in relation fluff. Perhaps a minor bluff or trait would help carry this along.--Franken Kesey (talk) 15:24, 12 November 2012 (UTC)