Subject: Racial bonuses 297 views

[Shiv]

This thread is very much up for discussion. When I played this setting in Japan, I skipped out on racial bonuses for simplicity (inexperienced group). The things listen beneath are more or less simplifications of the rulebook as well. Input is appreciated.

Here I have some suggestions for racial traits/bonuses that apply to each race.


Valecian humans:
As humans in the basic rules.
Unless special conditions apply, all Valecians have knowledge "heraldry" as a class skill. Regardless of class.

Qua'hib:
As humans in the basic rules.
All Qua hib gain +2 skill points that may only be spent on survivial upon creation. Meaning that a Qua'hib will always have at least 1 rank in survival.

Dwarves:
+2 constitution
-2 dexterity
Stability (see rulebook)
Low light vision
+1 racial attack bonus against orcs and goblinoids.
Damage reduction (fire) 2
Movement is 20ft. not modified by armour (as per rules)
The dwarven handaxe and urgosh are martial weapons for all dwarves.

Sylvans:
+1 STR
+1 CON
+1 DEX
-2 INT
-1 CHA
Any knowledge skills apart from "spirit world" cannot be class skills for sylvans.
Survival is always considered a class skill for sylvans regardless of class.
Low light vision

Salmaradim:
-1STR
-1CON
+1WIS
Low light vision
All Salmaradim can choose between Weapon focus:(Quarterstaff, darts or longsword) at creation.

[Racer Xonclar]

Two questions:

1) The elven races: do they still have the immunity to sleep, bonus against enchantments, Reviere, bonuses to spot and listen, etc? Most of that stuff is associated with the base D&D elf's fey-ish bloodline, so not sure if that applies here (because of lore or simplicity).

2) Dark elves/Salmaradim: By favored weapon, do you mean they racially have the profiecency of the weapon or does it go as far as a +1 on attack for them? Cause if it is just proficiency, all classes have daggers, and I don't see any distinction between daggers and throwing daggers.

Edit: Just thought of something.
Base D&D always did bonuses or penalties in steps of + or -2...instead of 1. Not that I'm complaining; I always wondered why they never did minor adjustments...but from a scale perspective, thought I'd point that out.

[mayhem]

That Quahib bonus - is it on top of skill points spent (meaning they could start with rank 6 survival if they bought 4) or is it, effectively, 2 free skill points that must be spent on survival, limiting them to 4 ranks at level 1 the same as everyone else?

If they don't spend any extra on it, do they still count as proficient due to the 2 freebie ranks?

[Shiv]

Racer: No, the elves are not "fey" in that respect and need to sleep, brush their hair and have bio breaks like any other biological creature. Something often forgotten in most settings

The Salmaradim gain the feat "weapon focus: nnn" upon creation. Also, throwing daggers should be replaced with throwing darts.

Also, I prefer smaller increments, hence only +1. I'm guessing that WotC wanted the races to have +1 ability bonus as a base, but I find it enough that a race upon creation has an aptitute to get the same modifier. Hence "only" +1.

HAI THERE Mayhem! : The Qua'hib are still capped at 4 as lvl 1. It is in essence two extra skill points in survival that can only be spent there. So any Qua'hib created gets at least 1 rank (or 2 if it's a class skill) on survival. Basic survival techniques are taught to them from an early age so these modifiers apply for all (except adopted I guess) Qua'hib.

Thank you both for pointing things out. Editing the descriptions.

[mayhem]

The +2 modifiers exist (as opposed to +1) purely because if you are starting with an even number, a positive +1 will do nothing in actual game effects, and if you are starting with an odd number, a negative -1 will likewise do nothing.

A Salmaridim player who rolls, by chance, all positive scores, is SOoL. He would gain no wisdom modifer and lose both STR and CON.

[Shiv]

Nov 16, 2010 14:04:33 GMT -5 mayhem said:

The +2 modifiers exist (as opposed to +2) purely because if you are starting with an even number, a positive +1 will do nothing in actual game effects, and if you are starting with an odd number, a negative -1 will likewise do nothing.

A Salmaridim player who rolls, by chance, all positive scores, is SOoL. He would gain no wisdom modifer and lose both STR and CON.

True. That would be a problem. I'm not sure if I should do anything about it though. For now the stats stay. I'll consider this...

[Weasel]

Now I have a couple concerning dwarves...

1) I assume speed is still 20ft, correct?

2) Is dwarven waraxe still one handed and martial for dwarves?

[Shiv]

Nov 22, 2010 21:46:13 GMT -5 Weasel said:

Now I have a couple concerning dwarves...

1) I assume speed is still 20ft, correct?

2) Is dwarven waraxe still one handed and martial for dwarves?

Yes, and yes.