With a 1/4 CR and humanoid bent, the Aarakocra is the lowest rung on the alternative Goblin-Orc-Hobgoblin ladder. I do love that it is perched on the stat-block, though. The spear is also one of those silly fantasy spears that with a bizarre shape that would be less functional that a normal spear. The art is a bloke with some wings glued on - whereas I think the art should evoke more of an alien, avian, feel. This image doesn't feel kinetic, or birdlike, or evoke the speed and maneuverability that its combat tactics bear out. I feel there's a real lack of movement, though.
The Aarakocra is strident, standoff-ish, which I like - very much a Neutral good creature working out your intents. It doesn't have a brand - which opens it up to any tinkering you want to do with it. It does have a good mouth-feel though - the word 'Aarakocra' has an innate birdiness that is hard to deny.īut it's cool! The Aarakocra, despite being a staple of the game for many editions, isn't immediately recognisable. It's not a name with the immediate resonance of an Orc. One of those names sufficiently bereft of English inspiration that I have a kind of selective dyslexia about, and will called Aarakcockra or Arkarockra without ever holding the name properly in the brain. You can find a Leaderboard in post #27 ().įirstly, it took me about three tries to get that spelling correctly, and it's one of those strange names where pronunciation for your players will be all over the place. UPDATE: Third thread () started after second thread locked. UPDATE: Second thread () started after first thread hit 50 page limit. An attempt to collect the formal monster reviews posted in this wonderful, now year-long thread (!) started by MrConsideration ().
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