WoTC has hired John Hight, formerly of Blizzard, as President of Wizards of the Coast. Professor DM analyzes the potential impact on D&D. (Ep. 404)PROFESSOR ...
There’s only 2! Even “living soul sealed in a constructed body” gets 3. There’s like 10 “humans but short/shorter/skinny/underwater/etc” ancestries. Mammals and Lizards get like 5 each. Plant ancestries (Plantcestries) and Mineral ancestries are grossly underrepresented in general.
Also, I’ve found the easy way to convert players is start playing the different game and if they question anything tell them it’s homebrew.
There’s only 2! Even “living soul sealed in a constructed body” gets 3. There’s like 10 “humans but short/shorter/skinny/underwater/etc” ancestries. Mammals and Lizards get like 5 each. Plant ancestries (Plantcestries) and Mineral ancestries are grossly underrepresented in general.
Also, I’ve found the easy way to convert players is start playing the different game and if they question anything tell them it’s homebrew.