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<blockquote data-quote="rfkannen" data-source="post: 6564991" data-attributes="member: 6782883"><p><span style="color: #333333">So I was makeing a campaign when I realized there were no +2 wisdom races. I also realized that my want to make a seprete selkie, anansi, and kitsune races would be a bit to much. So I decided to quickly wip up this race. I think it's pretty cool but at the moment it looks kinda weak. What do you think? it clearly isn't polished yet, so what do you think should be added?</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span>Flavor is supposed to encompass things like nekomata/kitsune as well as old fairy tales that have the big bad wolf, and native american and african tales with guys like anansi and ravem and coyote. Also selkies. Not sure where that fits but I like selkies. If anyone had any ideas of exanding that to fit more with d&d I would be very greatful. Not sure how to do the fluff.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Ability score increase; +2 wisdom</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">age. Depends, more natural ones like selkies live as long as a human, more magical ones like kitsune are immortal.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Alignment. Being fundamentally beings of nature shapeshifters typically go towards neutral alignments.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Size. Most shapechangers resemble humans in their base form, and as such are medium.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">speed. your base walking speed is 30 feet.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Darkvision. As an animal you need to see in the dark</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Trained by nature. You have training in perception.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Animal nature. You are one animal. You choose this at level one and can’t change it. This effects what you look like when you shapechange and what subrace you should take. Your animal form can be tiny small or medium</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">language. You can speak common and communicate with animals similar to the animal you are as if you both spoke the same language.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Shapechange. You posses an object which allows you to change forms between your human and animal forms. As long as you are in possession of the object you can change forms at will. What this does is determined by your subrace. You allows perfectly resemble the animal you resemble. </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><span style="color: #333333">Subraces. Pick one of the subraces.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Marine </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">When you shapechange the following happens to you</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">You are amphibious</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">you have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">You have a 1d4 finesse piercing bite attack you are proficient in.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Flying</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">you have a flying speed equal to your speed</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">you have a 1d4 finesse natural attack you are proficent in. This can be a stinger or claw or bite</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Spinner.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">You have a climbing speed equal to your speed</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">you can spend your bonus action to make a 5 foot by 5 foot area of web. This area counts as difficult terrain to everyone but you.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Land</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Your speed increases by 5 feet.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">You have a 1d8 finnese bite attack</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rfkannen, post: 6564991, member: 6782883"] [COLOR=#333333]So I was makeing a campaign when I realized there were no +2 wisdom races. I also realized that my want to make a seprete selkie, anansi, and kitsune races would be a bit to much. So I decided to quickly wip up this race. I think it's pretty cool but at the moment it looks kinda weak. What do you think? it clearly isn't polished yet, so what do you think should be added? [/COLOR]Flavor is supposed to encompass things like nekomata/kitsune as well as old fairy tales that have the big bad wolf, and native american and african tales with guys like anansi and ravem and coyote. Also selkies. Not sure where that fits but I like selkies. If anyone had any ideas of exanding that to fit more with d&d I would be very greatful. Not sure how to do the fluff. [COLOR=#333333]Ability score increase; +2 wisdom[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]age. Depends, more natural ones like selkies live as long as a human, more magical ones like kitsune are immortal.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Alignment. Being fundamentally beings of nature shapeshifters typically go towards neutral alignments.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Size. Most shapechangers resemble humans in their base form, and as such are medium.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]speed. your base walking speed is 30 feet.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Darkvision. As an animal you need to see in the dark[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Trained by nature. You have training in perception.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Animal nature. You are one animal. You choose this at level one and can’t change it. This effects what you look like when you shapechange and what subrace you should take. Your animal form can be tiny small or medium[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]language. You can speak common and communicate with animals similar to the animal you are as if you both spoke the same language.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Shapechange. You posses an object which allows you to change forms between your human and animal forms. As long as you are in possession of the object you can change forms at will. What this does is determined by your subrace. You allows perfectly resemble the animal you resemble. [/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]Subraces. Pick one of the subraces.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Marine [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]When you shapechange the following happens to you[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]You are amphibious[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]you have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]You have a 1d4 finesse piercing bite attack you are proficient in.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Flying[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]you have a flying speed equal to your speed[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]you have a 1d4 finesse natural attack you are proficent in. This can be a stinger or claw or bite[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Spinner.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]You have a climbing speed equal to your speed[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]you can spend your bonus action to make a 5 foot by 5 foot area of web. This area counts as difficult terrain to everyone but you.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Land[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Your speed increases by 5 feet.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]You have a 1d8 finnese bite attack[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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