An anthropomorphic race for my homebrew, please comment on the racial traits. The goal is a kobold-like race with a weak constitution (frail) that is offset by being hard to hit (swift).
It should be LA +0.
CANID RACIAL TRAITS
* -2 Constitution, +1 Wisdom, +1 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity.
* Small: As a Small creature, a Canid gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but she uses smaller weapons than humans use, and her lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.
* Canid base land speed is 40 feet.
* Canids are nocturnal by nature. They have low-light vision(1) and light sensitivity.(2)
* +2 natural armor bonus.
* +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.
* Automatic Languages: Common and Bestial. Bonus Languages:
* Favored Class: Sorcerer. A multiclass Canid’s sorcerer class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
1 Low-light vision: Characters with low-light vision have eyes that are so sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal in dim light. Low-light vision is color vision. A spellcaster with low-light vision can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle flame is next to her as a source of light. Characters with low-light vision can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as they can during the day.
2 Light Sensitivity (Ex): Canids are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell. Dazzled: The creature is unable to see well because of overstimulation of the eyes. A dazzled creature takes a –1 penalty on attack rolls, Search checks, and Spot checks.
Personality: Canids have difficulty adapting to living alone, they are truly lost without strong social ties. The most distinctive feature of Canid’s social life is how well they get along with each other. Canids live in packs comprising several related males and from one to several related females (females are unrelated to males). There are separate male and female dominance hierarchies, and in most cases only the highest-ranking male and female reproduce. Ritualized gestures of appeasement are used frequently, and usually prevent any serious fighting. Some of these gestures are whining and tail-wagging, but most appeasement behavior is ritualized food-begging. Canids have some tendencies other races might interpret as cowardly. Canids like to attack with overwhelming odds—at least three to one—or trickery; should the odds fall below this threshold, they frequently flee.
Physical Description: Canids stand between 2-1/2 and 3-1/2 feet tall. They weigh up to 80 pounds. There is no size variation between the sexes. Canids have large rounded ears, a black muzzle, long legs, and broad, bushy white-tipped tails about 12-16 inches long. Although their fur is sparse, the color and pattern is dramatic and unmistakable. Each Canid has a unique pattern of yellow, black, white and gray splotches covering its body. They have glowing red eyes. Canids wear ragged clothing, favoring red and orange.
Relations: Canids tend to get along with anyone. They have a tendency to hang in the shadow of larger races as a way of seeking protection.
Alignment: Canids tend to be neutral. While they are comfortable with change (a chaotic trait), they also tend to rely on intangible constants, such as pack ties (a lawful trait).
Lands: Canids are nomadic throughout most of the year, wandering in ranges that may cover 600 square miles or more. The exception is when the pack has very young pups.
Religion: Canids believe the moon is their racial protector. All their rituals center around the moon’s phases.
Language: Canids speak Bestial.
Culture Points:
* A typical litter size is seven to 10 pups. The pups are blind and almost naked at birth.
* A new pack is formed when a group of sisters from one originating pack meets a group of brothers from another. Females are more aggressive about fighting for dominance than males, and when one female establishes alpha status among the females, some or all of her sisters will sometimes leave the new pack to seek opportunities for alpha status elsewhere.
(Some of the text in this document was taken from zoo.org, also some text was taken from the 3.5 SRD and the 3.5 PH.)
It should be LA +0.
CANID RACIAL TRAITS
* -2 Constitution, +1 Wisdom, +1 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity.
* Small: As a Small creature, a Canid gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but she uses smaller weapons than humans use, and her lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.
* Canid base land speed is 40 feet.
* Canids are nocturnal by nature. They have low-light vision(1) and light sensitivity.(2)
* +2 natural armor bonus.
* +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.
* Automatic Languages: Common and Bestial. Bonus Languages:
* Favored Class: Sorcerer. A multiclass Canid’s sorcerer class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
1 Low-light vision: Characters with low-light vision have eyes that are so sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal in dim light. Low-light vision is color vision. A spellcaster with low-light vision can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle flame is next to her as a source of light. Characters with low-light vision can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as they can during the day.
2 Light Sensitivity (Ex): Canids are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell. Dazzled: The creature is unable to see well because of overstimulation of the eyes. A dazzled creature takes a –1 penalty on attack rolls, Search checks, and Spot checks.
Personality: Canids have difficulty adapting to living alone, they are truly lost without strong social ties. The most distinctive feature of Canid’s social life is how well they get along with each other. Canids live in packs comprising several related males and from one to several related females (females are unrelated to males). There are separate male and female dominance hierarchies, and in most cases only the highest-ranking male and female reproduce. Ritualized gestures of appeasement are used frequently, and usually prevent any serious fighting. Some of these gestures are whining and tail-wagging, but most appeasement behavior is ritualized food-begging. Canids have some tendencies other races might interpret as cowardly. Canids like to attack with overwhelming odds—at least three to one—or trickery; should the odds fall below this threshold, they frequently flee.
Physical Description: Canids stand between 2-1/2 and 3-1/2 feet tall. They weigh up to 80 pounds. There is no size variation between the sexes. Canids have large rounded ears, a black muzzle, long legs, and broad, bushy white-tipped tails about 12-16 inches long. Although their fur is sparse, the color and pattern is dramatic and unmistakable. Each Canid has a unique pattern of yellow, black, white and gray splotches covering its body. They have glowing red eyes. Canids wear ragged clothing, favoring red and orange.
Relations: Canids tend to get along with anyone. They have a tendency to hang in the shadow of larger races as a way of seeking protection.
Alignment: Canids tend to be neutral. While they are comfortable with change (a chaotic trait), they also tend to rely on intangible constants, such as pack ties (a lawful trait).
Lands: Canids are nomadic throughout most of the year, wandering in ranges that may cover 600 square miles or more. The exception is when the pack has very young pups.
Religion: Canids believe the moon is their racial protector. All their rituals center around the moon’s phases.
Language: Canids speak Bestial.
Culture Points:
* A typical litter size is seven to 10 pups. The pups are blind and almost naked at birth.
* A new pack is formed when a group of sisters from one originating pack meets a group of brothers from another. Females are more aggressive about fighting for dominance than males, and when one female establishes alpha status among the females, some or all of her sisters will sometimes leave the new pack to seek opportunities for alpha status elsewhere.
(Some of the text in this document was taken from zoo.org, also some text was taken from the 3.5 SRD and the 3.5 PH.)
