Can anyone help me figure out what to use as a species replacements for some of the LOTR species.

Elf

Orc

Goblin

Hobbit

Dwarf

These are a few that I can think of, if you can think of any other just please let me know.

Thanks and May the force be with you!

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”Species are my speciaility”

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“never mind”

Orc - Gamorrean

Elf - Twi'lek

Dwarf - imo well they are the wookiees, but if you want to go with similar sizes - Jawa

Thanks,

More thoughts and ideas are always welcome.

That really is a weird question... Are you looking for species that look similar or an equivalent in terms of culture ?

Have you looked into Realms of Terrinoth ? It’s the fantasy supplement for Genesys . Or, if you prefer, 5e GCRB has some of the fantasy species in the example fantasy chapter. It’s just that RoT has three or so ‘sub-species’ for each species, so it gives you more options.

I haven't ever played D&D or any other role-playing games, so I don't know how the different species worked (in the sense of characteristics) in any other game, so I'm asking are there different characteristic stats for the different species in those games, and if so how do the compare to these games?

6 hours ago, Rimsen said:

Orc - Gamorrean

Elf - Twi'lek

Dwarf - imo well they are the wookiees, but if you want to go with similar sizes - Jawa

This is basically the type of info I looking for.

Thanks for the help and comments 🙂

8 hours ago, swordfishson said:

Can anyone help me figure out what to use as a species replacements for some of the LOTR species.

Elf

Orc

Goblin

Hobbit

Dwarf

These are a few that I can think of, if you can think of any other just please let me know.

Thanks and May the force be with you!

Elf - Arkanian, Mirialan, Pantoran, Ithorian

Orc - Gamorrean, Dowutin, Swokes Swokes, Tusken Raider, Trandoshan

Goblin - Jawa, Chadra-Fan, Ranat

Hobbit - Squib, Jawa, Ewok

Dwarf - Ugnaught, Iakaru, Gand

And in comes Yaccarus, to, based on what other people have already said, toss in an ultra-obscure species

Dwarf: Svivreni

Yeah, I was trying to avoid random EU species (although I did throw Arkanian and Squib in there without thinking about it). There are much closer matches if you're willing to scour the EU. Heck, Sephi look just like Elves.

I always thought Lannik's were Dwark-like.

It was mentioned before, but I'd suggest taking a look at Realms of Terrinoth, its a great book and since I have run my own The One Ring Genesys Conversion bases on that, its a much easier conversion (little to no effort necessary) to bring it into the LOTR Setting.

Funny, I was thinking Edge of the Empire would be a good system to run a Shadowrun type game in. To the point I started converting an adventure module I got hold of. Analogs for the various races was one of those things I was always scratching my head about, but wasn’t important to what I was doing.

Still would be curious to know the race equivalents to woo players to the Star Wars system. I know a few folks who like the Shadowrun setting but have issues with the rule set.

Thanks everyone, super helpful!

I agree with @kaosoe on this,

Dwarf=Lannik.

19 minutes ago, Tramp Graphics said:

I agree with @kaosoe on this,

Dwarf=Lannik.

Except for the fact that Lanniks stubbornly refuse to take advantage of the vast mineral wealth on their planet.

Svivreni are a far better fit.

Thanks everybody for the comments, they are super helpful helpful.

35 minutes ago, Yaccarus said:

Except for the fact that Lanniks stubbornly refuse to take advantage of the vast mineral wealth on their planet.

Svivreni are a far better fit.

I disagree. Besides, I'm focusing more on their personality.

3 hours ago, Yaccarus said:

Except for the fact that Lanniks stubbornly refuse to take advantage of the vast mineral wealth on their planet.

Svivreni are a far better fit.

Agreed

You're both wrong. Dwarves are Ugnaughts. Obviously.

Just now, SavageBob said:

You're both wrong. Dwarves are Ugnaughts. Obviously.

Naw those are goblins for sure!

4 hours ago, Yaccarus said:

Except for the fact that Lanniks stubbornly refuse to take advantage of the vast mineral wealth on their planet.

Svivreni are a far better fit.

39 minutes ago, Jawa4thewin said:

Agreed

It’s not not that Lannik’s refuse to exploit their planet’s natural resources. It’s that the never-ending strife which engulfs their society makes this impossible. It’s simply too difficult for any faction to establish safe sites in which to extract these resources without offending several other Lannik factions, be they legitimate or criminal. Lannik society is just too belligerent and chaotic.

7 minutes ago, Tramp Graphics said:

It’s not not that Lannik’s refuse to exploit their planet’s natural resources. It’s that the never-ending strife which engulfs their society makes this impossible. It’s simply too difficult for any faction to establish safe sites in which to extract these resources without offending several other Lannik factions, be they legitimate or criminal. Lannik society is just too belligerent and chaotic.

Chaotic... Not often used to describe dwarves

5 minutes ago, Jawa4thewin said:

Chaotic... Not often used to describe dwarves

The society, not the individuals. There planet is engulfed in near constant war among the various factions. Think Game of Thrones on steroids. That’s the type of chaos I’m talking about, not their personalities. Like dwarves, Lanniks are very militant and honorable. They have strong and ancient principles of honor along with a reputation for hot tempers and excellent combat skills, just like dwarves. They’re also short and stout, like dwarves, and thus fit them in appearance as well.

The Svivreni were known galaxywide for their obstinacy. ^[6] Once a Svivreni had reached a decision, he or she would very rarely reconsider. This gave them the willpower to resist shrewd merchants and even the mind-influencing powers of the Force . ^{[1] [3] [13]} As a species, the Svivreni disliked and strongly opposed efforts to convince them to do something of which they did not approve. They were also opposed to the mere idea of external forces conquering their home. ^{[6] [14]} Although stubbornness was not a universal trait, most Svivreni did share this feature to a great extent. Several Svivreni mineralogists working outside their native planet Svivren were headstrong enough to defend their ideas in a brawl if needed. When they grew older and more experienced, they fought less, but became even more adamant. ^[13]

Svivreni were skilled miners and mineralogists, ^[13] and they had a well-deserved reputation for this work. This penchant led some of them to become scouts . Important extraplanetary businesses often hired Svivreni professionals to manage and supervise mining projects on either planets or asteroids . ^[3] The species appeared to have a natural talent to appraise the value of any mined material, from gems to more mundane minerals , ^{[3] [13]} although this gift was honed by studying. The Svivren Xenomineralogy Institute was considered to be one of the best academic institutions studying this science due to the skill of its graduated students. The exploits of qualified Svivreni in mining and metallurgics, particularly in the private sector, were as renowned as their resolution. ^[1] As Svivreni miners commonly had to use many tools, they favored wearing trousers with copious pockets and pouches. To improve the mobility of their arms, they preferred sleeveless robes. ^{[1] [3]} For the Svivreni mineralogist, recognition from their peers was important, even though the species could not agree on who was the best mineralogist in history. ^[13] They nevertheless recognized Saqc'or as one of the toughest mineralogists, Svivreni or not, ever. ^[2]

Just trying to offer an alternate view, not get into an argument. Chill out man