I bought these Japanese alien figurines about four years ago. Looking at them yesterday, I though they might make good new skins for for D&D races.
They're both fan favorites with all the mystique.
Magical little pranksters.
Their both child-like and cutesy, I guess. Not so sure about this one. (I actually don't know what alien this is supposed the represent. It looks like a Neonate, but the name "Apache" is odd.)
Giants!
Let's break the Dwarf/Beard connection once and for all. I suppose the Roswell Alien as pictured would be an alternate. Though I and other have statted up frogling races for 5e.
He's demonic looking!
my goblins are pretty much tau ceti alien goblins based on 70s kids ufo books
ReplyDeletetraveller 2300 kinda has them with goblin like castes like bugbears
Which species from Traveller 2300 were you thinking of?
ReplyDeleteThe sci fi TV series Defiant kind if did something like this, I thought it worked quite well.
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You could also use Star Wars aliens...
Kaminoans are elves
Ugnaughts are dwarves
Yodas are gnomes
Ewoks are halflings
Trandoshans are dragonborn
Zabraks are tieflings
Jawas are goblins
Tusken Raiders are hobgoblins
Gammoreans are orcs
FWIW, the "Apache" thing may be a reference to beliefs that the Native American tribes of the same name had contact with aliens in pre-Colonial days. It's a recurring "thing" in UFO-believer circles, or at least it was in the 70s when I was last paying close attention to that subculture. Might look like some of the cave art images that seem to be the main source of the idea, although I'm not really seeing it myself.
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