Proposal: Valhyr and Surtyr

[ryryguy]

I've added two new regions to the wiki:

Valhyr (as described by Don Incognito in the Manual of the Planes proposal thread)

Surtyr (the northlands of Ea)

I don't think I need a proposal for these - you can add stuff to the setting more or less freely, no?

But I assume I need a proposal for regional benefits associated with these new places. I added the proposed benefits to the character creation page... and here they are:

Originally Posted by Valhyr: Regional Benefit

+1 to Endurance: Valhyr's harsh climate breeds hardy folk. The skalds of the Frozen Continent bring brave deeds to life through song and story; Valhyri also receive a +1 bonus to saving throws against fear effects.

Originally Posted by The Seaborn: Regional Benefit

+1 to Endurance: life on a refugee ship is very tough. The Seaborn also receive +4 to any Athletics checks when on a ship, sailboat or other seafaring vessel when it's in the water.

Originally Posted by Surtyr: Regional Benefit

+1 to Nature: Most folk of Surtyr make their living off the land; even those that do not must learn the ways of the rugged terrain or perish. They also gain a +4 to Endurance checks made to endure extreme weather conditions.

PS -
I also added some recommended PHB2 backgrounds to the regional entries on the page, since these are now allowed. I wonder if the existing regional benefits are a bit weak compared to the PHB2 backgrounds. They seem that way to me. If people end up neglecting the regional backgrounds in favor of the general one, that'd be a bit of a shame. Maybe we should consider beefing up the regional benefits a bit? Like, picking one skill where you can choose either a +2 or gaining it as a class skill, plus one more weak but flavorful benefit? Instead of the flat +1 and weak benefit that is currently there. Well, I guess that's a subject for another proposal.

[ukingsken]

Did we allow the PHB2 regions? I thought we were still running with the L4W regions only?

That caveat aside I think those regions are quite mechanically in line with existing one, and falvorfully they make sense as well.

[TwoHeadsBarking]

We did allow the PHB2 backgrounds. People now can choose between the two types during character creation.

[JoeNotCharles]

These don't seem out of line with the others. YES.

[Lord Sessadore]

Yeah, these seem on the same level as the others. I like them, too YES

[ryryguy]

bump... any other judge care to vote?

[garyh]

The background bonuses are in-line with existing L4W backgrounds. Yes from me.

[JoeNotCharles]

These have no passed. The Character Creation page is no longer lying about them.

EDIT: oh, I guess it wasn't. I've removed the "proposed - not approved" tags.

[ryryguy]

Cool.

Thanks, Joe!