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<blockquote data-quote="marelion" data-source="post: 5680202" data-attributes="member: 6679828"><p>Last night after I had assembled my future players for an introduction to my homebrew campaign one of them completely took me by surprise by asking for my okay to play an arctic dwarf.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have no quarrel with exotic PC races, so I said yes and thought about a suitable mechanical expression. After a while I came up with the following and I`d like to hear your opinion about it:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Arctic Dwarf</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Racial Traits</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Average Height: 2`4" - 3`4"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Average Weight:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">40ibs - 200ibs</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Ability Scores:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Strenght +2, Constitution +2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Size:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Small</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Speed:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">5 squares</span> (icewalk)</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Vision:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Low-light</span> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Languages:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Common, Dwarven</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Skill Bonuses:</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Nature +2, Endurance +2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-size: 15px">Dwarfen Weapon Proficiency</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span><span style="font-size: 15px">Dwarfen Resilience</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Encumbered Speed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Limited Ressources: You gain a +5 racial bonus to Endurance checks to avoid the effects of starvation</span> => replaces Cast-Iron Stomach<span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Resist Cold: 5, increase to 10 at 11th level, increase to 15 at 21st level</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Stand Your Ground</span></p><p></p><p>I`ve made as little changes to the `original`PHB-dwarf as possible while still trying to make it clear you`re not just playing any ordinary dwarf. Most noticably is probably the size reduction, but I could not figure a way around it seeing that they are only 3" on average. I gave them resist 5 cold and icewalk to compensate for it. </p><p></p><p>Dungeoneering didn`t make sense to me regarding the fact that the race spends most of the time on the surface to forage and hunt, which is why I changed the racial bonus to Nature, stressing their boundary to their environment.</p><p></p><p>The one thing I`m not so sure about is the DWP. What would you say? Should I keep it or change into something else?</p><p></p><p>I´m not planning on cutting out any of the excellent feat support for dwarfes, as this would clearly throw this sub-race off-balance, for what good would a race be that does not have any feat support?!</p><p></p><p>What do you think? Is this more or less balanced in your opinion? Any other comments/ideas? Anything important you would miss on `my`arctic dwarf?</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to your feedback</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marelion, post: 5680202, member: 6679828"] Last night after I had assembled my future players for an introduction to my homebrew campaign one of them completely took me by surprise by asking for my okay to play an arctic dwarf. I have no quarrel with exotic PC races, so I said yes and thought about a suitable mechanical expression. After a while I came up with the following and I`d like to hear your opinion about it: [SIZE=5]Arctic Dwarf[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Racial Traits[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Average Height: 2`4" - 3`4" Average Weight:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]40ibs - 200ibs[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Ability Scores:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Strenght +2, Constitution +2[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Size:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Small[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Speed:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]5 squares[/SIZE] (icewalk) [SIZE=4]Vision:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Low-light[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Languages:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Common, Dwarven[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Skill Bonuses:[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nature +2, Endurance +2 [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Dwarfen Weapon Proficiency [/SIZE][SIZE=4]Dwarfen Resilience Encumbered Speed Limited Ressources: You gain a +5 racial bonus to Endurance checks to avoid the effects of starvation[/SIZE] => replaces Cast-Iron Stomach[SIZE=4] Resist Cold: 5, increase to 10 at 11th level, increase to 15 at 21st level Stand Your Ground[/SIZE] I`ve made as little changes to the `original`PHB-dwarf as possible while still trying to make it clear you`re not just playing any ordinary dwarf. Most noticably is probably the size reduction, but I could not figure a way around it seeing that they are only 3" on average. I gave them resist 5 cold and icewalk to compensate for it. Dungeoneering didn`t make sense to me regarding the fact that the race spends most of the time on the surface to forage and hunt, which is why I changed the racial bonus to Nature, stressing their boundary to their environment. The one thing I`m not so sure about is the DWP. What would you say? Should I keep it or change into something else? I´m not planning on cutting out any of the excellent feat support for dwarfes, as this would clearly throw this sub-race off-balance, for what good would a race be that does not have any feat support?! What do you think? Is this more or less balanced in your opinion? Any other comments/ideas? Anything important you would miss on `my`arctic dwarf? Looking forward to your feedback [/QUOTE]
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