Umm, yes, it was specific. The OP already mentioned some details, no need to list them again. Why bother with an alien race, when it doesn't feel different from playing all the normal Faerun races.
Nothing stops you list another one tho.
I understand what you mean, i remember how disapointed i was when i finded out that my Drow ... obviously one of most hated races in Faerun, was welcomed in Druid Grove, and everyone was willing to share their life stories with her, and entrust their fears and quests ... i mean, come on ... what parents would ask a FUCKING DROW to save their child from Kagha? :-/
I just dont think that Gith are so bad ... maybe my standards lowered in past year ... but anyway, i would say that Githyanki are more "unknown" then "concidered hostile" in Faerun.
Also personaly i disagree with most what he listed ...
I mean lets look at it:
- Asking Us if you are talking with brain, or the man ...
You can do that only if you willingly ignore [GITHYANKI] option, that is right there for you to roleplay your alien ... i dare to presume if your Gith will be asking this question, s/he either never meet Intellect Devourer, or actualy really dont remember/know what it is.
Yes the option is right there for us to surpass the Acrana Check ... but that is how it should work, some races need to remember, some other races should be so fammiliar with the concept, so its almost impossible for them to forget ... but still just "almost".
- Asking Lae'zel about Transforming when first meeting her ...
What is wrong about that?
Why you should be unable to play Gith that is either too shocked to realize whole truth, or unaware of all details of ceremorphosis?
Also, if you want to play Gith that is fully aware of all that is happening aroung here ... what is stoping you to simply dont ask this question?
- her response should be who she is, rather than "Your only chance of survival" ...
I allready comented this abowe.
This reaction seem perfectly fitting to Lae'zel personality, and the situation ... in my country we say: "Stupid answer to a stupid question."
- If the created character is a Cleric of Vlaakith, she still treats you as an underling, when she really should be deferring to you on everything.
This one is problematic ... i mean, it totally makes sence that Clerics will have high rank in their society, but we have to remember few things here:
1) Our character is level 1 ... so, we are probably some kind of Novice at best > therefore no respect granted.
2) Lae'zel is so proud it hurts ... she basicaly allready see herself as Kith'rak.
3) Githyanki are lawfull evil race ... i know they have strict millitary order, and even tho im not quite sure in this claim ... i would say that in most millitary evil societies i know from various settings, it usualy works as "until you reach the rank, you are nothing".
- When questioning Zorru, it should be your character automatically asking about where he saw other Githyanki.
Here i would agree that option should be presented ... i cannot quite imagine Lae'zel keep behind and watch you silently.
Zorru was her finding, asking him was her idea, she is the one who should start this conversation ... after all, as said abowe, she concider herself superiour to your character in most ways ... in this particular situation, it works exactly as it should in my eyes, bcs here you follow her to her goal and not other way around.
- When meeting up with the Githyanki Patrol, Lae'zel should not just take off and run to the patrol
Why not tho? O_o
I mean, she finaly reached finish line of her search ... why exactly should she ignore the fact that right before her is group of her people that she is looking for, and have Kith'rak (high rank member of their society, as i understand it) with them, so they are clearly tied to some Creche nearby ... just bcs she allready travels with one of her kind, who had allready proven that s/he is no help with her curent problem (and potentialy repeately prooved incompetence in this matter) ?
- and your character shouldn't ask about the dragon
Cannot coment this ... i dont really remember what our character actualy asks.
But if that is just conversation options ... same coment as with Us ...
- Nor should she snatch the disk out of your hands, but ask you to see it.
This i comented abowe ... Lae'zel asking is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heared.
- And she shouldn't have to explain what it is.
Honestly the scene seemed to me more like if she was comenting that for herself, more than explaining anyone else ... mostly bcs she usualy dont care about others.
//Edit:
I just wish our companions had stronger opinions about our background, race, and class.
Except class i agree ... and not just our companions, but whole world should.
But "at least companions" would be acceptable. :P
Just please dont go the route with classes. :-/
It just seduce people to generalize too much ... also some names of our class, or sub-classes could be quite misleading. :-/
Take for example:
Tief - Does that we picked this class sudently mean that our character is stealing more than if we would pick Arcane Trickster? (Or pickpocket with any other party member?
)
Assassin - Does that we picked this class sudently mean that our hands are anyhow bloodier than our Fighter?
Knight (to use different class) - Did we become any more noble by picking this subclass?
Necromancer - Do we sudently feel the urge of consume every living soul around us?
etc. etc.
I just feel that our companions should react to what WE DO instead what our class is named. :-/
