Three new playable races idea.

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

Just wanted to throw out this idea into the forum and see what happens.

Reachmen, allied with the Ebonheart Pact.
Increase poison and disease damage 9%.
Potions and poisons consumed last 20% longer.

Maormer, allied with the Daggerfall Covenant.
Increase shock damage 9%.
Increase swimming speed 35%.

Ayleid, allied with the Aldmeri Dominion.
Ayleid well health bonus lasts 30 minutes.
Enchantments on equipped weapons and armor are 10% stronger.

Kinnahz · November 2018

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Enchantments on equipped weapons and armor are 10% stronger.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh nahhhhhhhhhhh, that's a kinda bad idea

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO · November 2018

1st of all...why would maormer ally with DC? since they are pretty much against anyone... 2nd Ayleid are kinda extinct? and let me remind you about murkmire enchantment proc and infused/torug exploits...add 10% more potency to them and u can just remove pvp from the game...also reachment are kind of sworn enemies with the nords? and the passive just oh god...no...long story short your idea is not that bad but is very conflictual with the lore...besides I dont want more human/humanlike races

I want the current ones to be fixed!

Aliyavana · November 2018

you should be familiar with lore before suggesting races. Ayleids are extinct, reachmen hate everyone, and maomer are the only believable one but they hate the aldmeri dominion and would only make sense for other factions

Osteos · November 2018

First two could work the third not so much.

Speaking of the races only.

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

The Reachmen just fought a war with the Daggerfall Covenant and lost. The Ebonheart Pact only includes eastern Skyrim, western Skyrim has nothing to do with them.

The Maomer had some recent conflicts with the Aldmeri Dominion and took some loses their as well. Enemy of my enemy is my "friend" for a while at least.

As for the Ayleid here is a quote.

The Ayleids, also known as the Heartland High Elves[2] or Wild Elves, were the first race to establish an empire in Tamriel,[3] and had ruled modern-day Cyrodiil for countless years dating back to before recorded history.[4] Ayleidoon, their language,[5][6] is similar to Aldmeris, the ancient language of the Aldmer.[1][7] The Ayleids were the original founders of the Imperial City, which they called the "Temple of the Ancestors".[8] However, their empire collapsed in the early First Era.[4] While it's believed that the Ayleids remain in the wilds of every province on Tamriel, sightings have been few.[3] There have been no known sightings in the Third or Fourth Eras.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Ayleid

Froil · November 2018

Yeah no. New races are rarely ever a thing to Elder Scrolls with the only two ever being added were Imperials and Orcs in Morrowind (the game, not the DLC) and even before they already existed, just not playable.. Since Elder Scrolls is Bethesda's IP, it would take a lot for them to add new races to what is essentially a spin-off game. Not to mention, one basically hates everyone, one's extinct, and one hates the Altmer with a passion since creation.

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

Reachmen: The Reachmen don't have to be in love with the Ebonheart Pact to form a temporary alliance against the Daggerfall Covenant.

Maormer: Yes, they hate the Altmer. So why not fight with someone you kind of hate against someone you really hate.

Ayleid: Where is the proof they are extinct during the second era?

ezio45 · November 2018

the aylieds are dead...... like all of them.....

Rukia541 · November 2018

Dwemer

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

When and how did the Ayleids all die off? Where is the lore stating they all died?

OneForSorrow · November 2018

I would love to see more playable races. I don't see why they can't add them (no, I do not consider "There haven't been more races since Elder Scrolls III" a good argument against more races in a MMO).

That said, I don't think Ayleids are going to happen.

My vote would be Reachmen, Maormer and Lilmothiit (also not likely but more likely than Ayleid).

mb10 · November 2018

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Sylvermynx · November 2018

Eh, not into any of the proposed races. I don't even have any interest in the Imperial race, so not paying for it. Reachmen? ICK. Maormer? Ditto.

Ayleid - marginal. Outlier. Seriously. Only scholars have much info about them, and that's - marginal by magnitudes. Besides, they were the original slavers - I'm SO not into that in a playable race (or any other race really).

Strychnos · November 2018

Ayleids are dead, so we wouldn’t get them. Also, reachmen are not a distinct race; they are Bretons. It’s like saying Ashlanders are a separate race.
I’d like Maormer, though they’d likely ally with the Dominion.

I think a better choice would be:
Naga for the Ebonheart pact,
Maormer for the Aldmeri Dominion,
and
Minotaurs for the Daggerfall Covenant (displaced from Cyrodiil).

Getting new races at all is unlikely though.

GaunterODim · November 2018

Wasnt Laloriaran Dynar (hope I got that kinda right) in the main story the last ayleid and he died?

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

Just the last known surviving member of his race. I don't know if that means they are all gone or not.

RPGplayer13579 · November 2018

mb10 wrote: »

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Anything specific?

Claudman · November 2018

I think we have enough playable races, but those three races make no sense.

Maormer are difficult to explain working with any faction since they're really focused on themselves and the Dominion would NEVER make exceptions for even a good Maormer...Besides, that sounds pretty bad writing-wise.

Reachmen are vilified by the Daggerfall Covenant and Ebonheart Pact. Both of the factions they've caused trouble to in the past and their worship of Daedra leaves them at a very negative spotlight, even if they're not contending with any nearby territories.

Ayleids are all dead. Period. I cannot explain this further due to potential spoilers of the main story (or other stories), but they're all DEAD. Any Ayleids who are "alive" are either undead or liches.

We have a myriad of already playable races which are far more interesting than those three above. I don't mean to sound condescending, but you should learn about their cultures/lore. Maybe you'll find something you really like about them...And balancing any new racial passives is just difficult on the gameplay department.

EDIT
Don't use UESP Wiki for your sources (Unless you're citing the lorebook copied directly from the game). As for someone who's helped edit some pages on the site, it's highly unreliable. It claims that Giants are Betmer and Lamia are female. Both inaccurate facts.

Sheezabeast · November 2018

Heck yes to Reachmen.

Heck yes to the Maomer.

Heck NO to Aylied...would kind of make the death of the last Aylied King less meaningful.

joaaocaampos · November 2018

No new races. But skins.
No new classes. But skill lines and Spellcrafting.

END.

OrdoHermetica · November 2018

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Just the last known surviving member of his race. I don't know if that means they are all gone or not.

Yeah, so... when a race is so rare that a single dude may or may not be the last surviving member of his race, that's not really a strong endorsement for making them a fully playable race. It'd sort of be like suggesting that Snow Elves be allowed to be a playable race in Skyrim because two of them aren't devolved and eyeless yet.

As for the others: Reachmen are more or less Bretons, and it doesn't seem as though they're radically different from them lineage-wise. Some Nord blood mixed in, sure, but you can already make a "Reachman" by making a Nord or a Breton. There's not really much evidence to support them being a separate race.

Maormer are probably the only feasible race we could see, I think, though they'd likely need to be unaffiliated with any Alliance in the style of Imperials, with an Alliance chosen at character creation.

Rake · November 2018

Reachmen, allied with Maomer.

idk · November 2018

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO wrote: »

1st of all...why would maormer ally with DC? since they are pretty much against anyone...

It seems the whole idea was hastily tossed together in the name of wanting more playable races for the sake of having more playable races.

wenchmore420b14_ESO · November 2018

"The Last King of the Ayleids"
Author: Herminia Cinna

The Ayleids, or Heartland High Elves, ruled Cyrodiil in the long ages of Myth before the beginning of recorded history. One of the earliest recorded dates, in fact, is the Fall of White Gold Tower in 1E 243, which is commonly assumed to mark the end of the Ayleids.
Still, a remnant Ayleid population seems to have survived the rule of the Alessians, because we hear of "the last king of the Ayleids" joining the battle of Glenumbria Moors where the Dirennis decisively defeated the Alessians in 482. How this king's people survived the preceding century is unknown. We do not even know who they were, although recent research points to Nenalata as the possible resting place of this "last king." Unfortunately, in the current state of the Empire, funds are no longer available for proper scientific investigation of such extensive ruins, so the answer to these questions will have to be left to future generations.

Source: The Imperial Library.info

Ratzkifal · November 2018

Why do people keep saying "the first two are fine" or "all work except the last one"?
None of them work. The Maormer also raid the Iliac bay (not as much as the summerset isles but enough to matter). The Reachmen hate the Nords just as much as the Bretons. Just do the quest in Rift and Horns of the Reach. And the Ayleids are extinct. Even if, I doubt they would simply allow the Aldmer to be in charge over them. They share a similar relationship with them as the Dunmer do.

SaintSubwayy · November 2018

ezio45 wrote: »

the aylieds are dead...... like all of them.....

Depends if your character finished the mainstory...elde there eould be 1 ayleid alive...their king in coldharbor ^^

But yeah I dont like the idea of new races at all....brtter fix the existing ones, so they are balanced again.

Tommy_The_Gun · November 2018

I think that if.. if we will ever get new play-able races the first one we will get will be the "sup-races". Like different types of Khajiits and Argonians that will slightly differ in racial passives. With Murkmire we already see the Naga argonians and well.. skins, models, heads, hair types... those assets are ready so I would not be surprised if in the future we will have them as playable race.

Ratzkifal · November 2018

@Tommy_The_Gun Any idea what subrace the Daggerfall Covenant should get?

TheShadowScout · November 2018

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Just wanted to throw out this idea into the forum and see what happens...

...that's what I thought when I did: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/422285/new-player-race-possibilities/p1

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Reachmen...

Would make most sense for the Dominion, since they are enemies to both the covenant and pact.

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Maormer...

Would be more likely for the pact, since they are enemies with the altmer, and too haughty to join any "mere animals..." race of men, be it redguard or breton, or even worse, orcs... but allying with dunmer to gain an advantage over altmer might, -might- be possible.

...

Or, you know, do them like imperials, as "exiles" from their people thrown into one opf the alliance. Which is the most likely way, since it'd be the most profit for ZOS...

RPGplayer13579 wrote: »

Ayleid...

...are all long gone at this time in ESO, only their ruins remain (and should give you an idea of -how- long it has been since their day).

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

I think that if.. if we will ever get new play-able races the first one we will get will be the "sup-races"...

...which are more likely as a "appearance pack" option to give people more ways to make their basic race look.

Though I suppose they -could- also do sub-races... Naga for Argonians, Reachmen for Bretons, a different Khajiit lunar phase... maybe Ohmes? (smaller and more humanoid looking, think bosmer with cat-ears?)

Of course, some players would then get subrace-envy...

I still think it would be easier top sell those as appearance pack options with a bundled appearance change token... but... time will tell, right?

MooseKnuckles88 · November 2018

They can hardly balance the classes they already have. Wardens still haven't been figured out yet. I don't see how 3 more classes would be any different