Machiavelli
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GreatLemur saw some merit to the Fimblywhatsit I made up to demonstrate a balanced Powerful Build at LA+0 in another thread. Because attention and approval are my sole goals in posting to these boards, I expanded the race as an excuse to start my own thread. Lemur also drew my attention to the fact that Powerful Build made only a little conceptual sense for the creature I envisioned, so I ditched it in the expansion. C'est la vie.
[sblock]Fimblywhatsit
The reclusive fimblywhatsits live in the densest woods, where little can be learned of them by outsiders. Some say they were once not so different from elves, but over the centuries they used strange magic to distort their bodies into gaunt and unnatural forms. They dart through the forest's many shadows and patches of thick cover, preferring to be constantly on the move.
Size: Medium Humanoid
Speed: 30ft movement
-2 Con, -2 Cha
Elven Senses: Lending some credance to rumors about their origins, fimblywhatsits share the elven +2 racial bonus on Spot, Search, and Listen checks. They also have Low-Light Vision, seeing twice as far as humans in conditions of poor illumination.
Quadrupedal: When wearing light or no armor, carrying nothing in its hands, and using its hands for nothing else, a fimblywhatsit may move on all four limbs to gain +20' base movement.
Distend: When fighting unarmed or wielding a light weapon, and wearing light or no armor, a fimblywhatsit may extend its attacks. This ability grants a +5' bonus to reach on any attack, but this attack then suffers a -2 penalty on the attack roll.
Shifty: A fimblywhatsit's lithe, constantly fidgeting and moving posture grants a +2 dodge bonus to armor class.
Even Shiftier: Fimblywhatsits find it easy to escape from sticky situations, gaining a +4 racial bonus to Tumble and Escape Artist checks.
Automatic Language: Elven. Bonus Languages: Any.
Favored Class: Scout. The few fimblywhatsists who take up a dedicated adventuring profession find that of the scout ideally suited to their race.
LA: +0[/sblock]
I edited this somewhat, dropping the Dex penalty (with its anti-synergy wierdness), changing the Distend ability from a single attack at no penalty to the less conditional reach at a small penalty, and adding a bit more fluff text.
[sblock]Fimblywhatsit
The reclusive fimblywhatsits live in the densest woods, where little can be learned of them by outsiders. Some say they were once not so different from elves, but over the centuries they used strange magic to distort their bodies into gaunt and unnatural forms. They dart through the forest's many shadows and patches of thick cover, preferring to be constantly on the move.
Size: Medium Humanoid
Speed: 30ft movement
-2 Con, -2 Cha
Elven Senses: Lending some credance to rumors about their origins, fimblywhatsits share the elven +2 racial bonus on Spot, Search, and Listen checks. They also have Low-Light Vision, seeing twice as far as humans in conditions of poor illumination.
Quadrupedal: When wearing light or no armor, carrying nothing in its hands, and using its hands for nothing else, a fimblywhatsit may move on all four limbs to gain +20' base movement.
Distend: When fighting unarmed or wielding a light weapon, and wearing light or no armor, a fimblywhatsit may extend its attacks. This ability grants a +5' bonus to reach on any attack, but this attack then suffers a -2 penalty on the attack roll.
Shifty: A fimblywhatsit's lithe, constantly fidgeting and moving posture grants a +2 dodge bonus to armor class.
Even Shiftier: Fimblywhatsits find it easy to escape from sticky situations, gaining a +4 racial bonus to Tumble and Escape Artist checks.
Automatic Language: Elven. Bonus Languages: Any.
Favored Class: Scout. The few fimblywhatsists who take up a dedicated adventuring profession find that of the scout ideally suited to their race.
LA: +0[/sblock]
I edited this somewhat, dropping the Dex penalty (with its anti-synergy wierdness), changing the Distend ability from a single attack at no penalty to the less conditional reach at a small penalty, and adding a bit more fluff text.
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