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<blockquote data-quote="Andion Isurand" data-source="post: 5267359" data-attributes="member: 10062"><p>VARIENT: <u>Avariels exist not as a subrace, but manifest seemingly at random among normal elves.</u></p><p></p><p><em>Much in the same way that dwarven thunder twins, a four-armed sahugain or a blue goblin is periodically born, there is a small chance an elf will develop avian traits during puberty, becoming an avariel at adulthood. Elves that become avariels aquire the winged template. One in a hundred elves, never including sea elves or drow, develop these traits by the time they reach maturity.</em></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"> <strong><em><span style="color: DarkOrange">MODIFIED</span></em> WINGED TEMPLATE</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Winged" template is an inheritated template that can be added to any corporeal creature (except elementals, oozes and plants) that doesn't already have a fly speed. A winged creature has all the base creature's characteristics except as noted here.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Size and Type:</strong> Animals become magical beasts.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Speed:</strong> A winged creature gains a fly speed equal to twice its base land speed with Good manuverability.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> A winged creature gains the special quality described below.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Improved low-light vision. If the base creature already has a form of low-light vision, that ability improves by two steps instead (to a maximum of Superior low-light vision).</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Abilities:</strong> +4 Dex, +2 Wis</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Skills:</strong> A winged creature gains a +4 racial bonus on Balance, Jump and Spot checks.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Feats:</strong> A winged creature gains Altitude Adaptation and Cold Endurance (Frostburn, pg. 45) as bonus feats.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> Base creature's CR +1</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> +2</p><p></p><p><u>Sight distances among those creatures with low-light vision:</u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low-light vision (x2 distance)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved low-light vision (x3)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Greater low-light vision (x4)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Superior low-light vision (x5)</li> </ul><p></p><p>"The feats help with high altitude flight... I wanted the template to outfly similar LA templates that grant flight, but don't focus primarily on it."</p><p></p><p><u>Having avariels emerge in this manner has a few benefits</u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gives you more choices for your avariel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">removes it from the "menu" of the Alter Self spell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">these Avariels will live longer due to having a different age chart</li> </ul><p></p><p>////////////////////////////////</p><p></p><p>Thoughts? Suggestions? Criticisms?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andion Isurand, post: 5267359, member: 10062"] VARIENT: [U]Avariels exist not as a subrace, but manifest seemingly at random among normal elves.[/U] [I]Much in the same way that dwarven thunder twins, a four-armed sahugain or a blue goblin is periodically born, there is a small chance an elf will develop avian traits during puberty, becoming an avariel at adulthood. Elves that become avariels aquire the winged template. One in a hundred elves, never including sea elves or drow, develop these traits by the time they reach maturity.[/i] [INDENT] [B][I][COLOR="DarkOrange"]MODIFIED[/COLOR][/I] WINGED TEMPLATE[/B] "Winged" template is an inheritated template that can be added to any corporeal creature (except elementals, oozes and plants) that doesn't already have a fly speed. A winged creature has all the base creature's characteristics except as noted here. [B]Size and Type:[/B] Animals become magical beasts. [B]Speed:[/B] A winged creature gains a fly speed equal to twice its base land speed with Good manuverability. [B]Special Qualities:[/B] A winged creature gains the special quality described below. Improved low-light vision. If the base creature already has a form of low-light vision, that ability improves by two steps instead (to a maximum of Superior low-light vision). [B]Abilities:[/B] +4 Dex, +2 Wis [B]Skills:[/B] A winged creature gains a +4 racial bonus on Balance, Jump and Spot checks. [B]Feats:[/B] A winged creature gains Altitude Adaptation and Cold Endurance (Frostburn, pg. 45) as bonus feats. [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] Base creature's CR +1 [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] +2[/INDENT] [U]Sight distances among those creatures with low-light vision:[/U] [LIST] [*]Low-light vision (x2 distance) [*]Improved low-light vision (x3) [*]Greater low-light vision (x4) [*]Superior low-light vision (x5) [/LIST] "The feats help with high altitude flight... I wanted the template to outfly similar LA templates that grant flight, but don't focus primarily on it." [U]Having avariels emerge in this manner has a few benefits[/U] [LIST] [*]gives you more choices for your avariel [*]removes it from the "menu" of the Alter Self spell [*]these Avariels will live longer due to having a different age chart [/LIST] //////////////////////////////// Thoughts? Suggestions? Criticisms? [/QUOTE]
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