I've discovered something recently which has surprised me, and that something is that quite a lot of players around here have never played their favourite race and favourite class together. In fact, among the people I asked, it was the majority that had never done so, 66% to be exact!
So I went out and did a little survey among my groups, friends' groups, and a few people from the local FLGS whom I've known to play Pathfinder. 36 people were asked, and of them, only 12 had played their favourite race and favourite class together.
Of course this could just be coincidence, or something to do with local gaming habits around here, so I'm expanding my survey into the internet. Have you played your favourite race and favourite class together? Let me know! If you can, ask other players and let me know of their answers too. I'm finding this all very interesting, but I've exhausted my supply of people to ask.
Results of the 36 players I surveyed offline:
Played:
1 Human Fighter
2 Human Barbarian
3 Human Barbarian
4 Human Barbarian
5 Human Wizard
6 Human Cleric
7 Half Elf Sorcerer
8 Half Orc Ranger
9 Halfling Monk
10 Halfling Rogue
11 Gnome Alchemist
12 Tiefling WitchNot Played:
1 Dwarf Wizard
2 Dwarf Rogue
3 Dwarf Paladin
4 Human Ninja
5 Gnome Ranger
6 Gnome Fighter
7 Gnome Paladin
8 Halfling Barbarian
9 Half Elf Barbarian
10 Half Elf Summoner
11 Half Orc Druid
12 Aasimar Wizard
13 Goblin Wizard
14 Goblin Wizard
15 Goblin Cleric
16 Kobold Bard
17 Kobold Gunslinger
18 Kitsune Ninja
19 Sylph Oracle
20 Oread Druid
21 Oread Rogue
22 Tiefling Wizard
23 Merfolk Druid
24 Changeling Summoner
Biggest trend I noticed is that the majority of the ones that have been played are CRB races and classes (only 2 APG classes, and 1 Tiefling stand out) whereas about half of my not-played number prefered a non-core race (about 25% like non-CRB classes). This leads me to think that some of these people not having played their favourite race/class together is potentially due to GM restriction (and I do have word from a lot of the local FLGS crowd that all of the GMs there will ban all non-CRB material on-sight, with no exceptions), but of course that's just my assumption based on what the trend appears to be.
I asked our group. 1/2 people in my group play their favorite race w/ favorite class.
They had the choice to play anything they wanted as long as they used the FOUR core books. Crb, Apg, UM, UC
Fav race w/ fav class.
- human cleric
- elven wizard
Non Fav race w/ non fav class.
- elven monk
- dwarven gunslinger
I think this has to do with people not wanting to fall into a rut. People expanding their playing choices, trying new things so to speak.
Yeah, I can play a human cleric, but you know you have a single way you really love to play him/her.
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I'm not sure. I've done and not done this before. I like Ratfolk and Half-Elves out of the class choices (with Kitsune when i get bored), and my favorite class is either the summoner (if allowed) or the sorcerer (if not). I have played a ratfofolk sorcerer and a half-elf summoner, but never played a kitsune anything.
My ideal class combo, which I've never done, would be a ratfolk summoner. Never attempted.