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<blockquote data-quote="BigCat" data-source="post: 4384909" data-attributes="member: 29695"><p><span style="color: white">Hi folks. Here's my first go at converting my homebrew races to 4e. The campaign has none of the Tolkien races, but it does have RAW humans. These four are elemental affinities (should be obvious which are which). Thanks for any help or comments!</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Zamini</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Yes…yes, I think I can break that.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">-Kner, Zamini leader</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">They are tall, broad, shouldered, with brown, rough skin. Dark, short hair, and often bald. Typically reticent and slow to emotion. Orderly and diligent.</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+2 Str , +2 Wis</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">10% discount on costs for any crafting ritual</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Can resist 1 square of forced movement</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You gain proficiency in the falchion.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+1 racial bonus to Fortitude defense.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">SHAPE STONE</span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"> Zamini Racial Power</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><em>You focus on the ground and in a blink it becomes putty for your mind to sculpt.</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Encounter * (Special), Zone</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Standard Action close burst 2</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Effect: You create a zone of difficult terrain where you stand. You can pass through the zone unhindered and can end the effect as a minor action.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Aatashi</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“I wonder how that works…”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">-Ravid, Aatashi philosopher</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">They are wiry and physically weak with bright red hair and shining gold eyes. Talkative and perceptive. Known for their curiosity, they sometimes will pursue a new investigation with the slightest of clues. </span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+2 Int, +2 Dex</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: wheat">Skill bonuses: +1 History, Arcana, Religion, and Nature </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: wheat"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: wheat">You have mastered and can cast the Comprehend Language Ritual Spell even if you don't have the Ritual Caster feat. If you have the Ritual Caster feat, you can cast the spell in half the time.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: wheat"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: wheat">May use light (as per wizard) at will</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: wheat"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· <span style="color: lemonchiffon"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Resist fire 5</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: wheat"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="color: white">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Y</span><span style="color: white">ou gain proficiency in the glaive.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: wheat"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: wheat">You gain +1 racial bonus to your Will defense.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="color: black"></span></p><p><span style="color: black"></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Sukuni</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Let’s all discuss this calmly.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">-Kesh, Aatashi Cleric of the Deep</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">They are powerfully built from lives at crushing depths, and often awkward on land. Dark skin ranging to black with long, thin hair. Their eyes are dark green-black, and are both unsettling and calming for surface dwellers to look upon. Most sentients find them to be genuinely relaxing to converse with.</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+2 Con, +2 Wis</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Low light vision </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Breathe underwater</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Swim speed 8 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Skill bonus: +4 to diplomacy</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You gain proficiency in the trident.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You gain +1 bonus to your Will defense.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Tuguyani</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">“What are we waiting for?”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Trazen, Tugayani spellthief</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Rail thin, with paper white skin and hair. They have trouble sitting still, fidgeting constantly, with slightly manic eyes. Impulsive and eager, they will try something new at the drop of a hat – and often abandon projects half-done.</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+2 Dex, +2 Cha</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Skill bonuses: +2 acrobatics, athletics</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You gain proficiency with flails.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You gain +1 bonus to your Reflex defense.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Take to the Air</span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"> Tugayani Racial Power</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><em>You commune with the air spirits, and the bear you aloft.</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Encounter * Personal</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Standard Action </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Effect: Fly 6 squares.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigCat, post: 4384909, member: 29695"] [COLOR=white]Hi folks. Here's my first go at converting my homebrew races to 4e. The campaign has none of the Tolkien races, but it does have RAW humans. These four are elemental affinities (should be obvious which are which). Thanks for any help or comments![/COLOR] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Zamini[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]“Yes…yes, I think I can break that.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]-Kner, Zamini leader[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]They are tall, broad, shouldered, with brown, rough skin. Dark, short hair, and often bald. Typically reticent and slow to emotion. Orderly and diligent.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]+2 Str , +2 Wis[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]10% discount on costs for any crafting ritual[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Symbol]· [FONT=Verdana]Can resist 1 square of forced movement[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Symbol][FONT=Symbol]· [FONT=Verdana]You gain proficiency in the falchion.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Symbol][FONT=Symbol][FONT=Symbol]· [FONT=Verdana]+1 racial bonus to Fortitude defense.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]SHAPE STONE[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] Zamini Racial Power[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white][I]You focus on the ground and in a blink it becomes putty for your mind to sculpt.[/I][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Encounter * (Special), Zone[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Standard Action close burst 2[/COLOR][/FONT] [/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Effect: You create a zone of difficult terrain where you stand. You can pass through the zone unhindered and can end the effect as a minor action.[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Aatashi[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]“I wonder how that works…”[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]-Ravid, Aatashi philosopher[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]They are wiry and physically weak with bright red hair and shining gold eyes. Talkative and perceptive. Known for their curiosity, they sometimes will pursue a new investigation with the slightest of clues. [/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]+2 Int, +2 Dex[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=wheat]Skill bonuses: +1 History, Arcana, Religion, and Nature [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=wheat][COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=wheat]You have mastered and can cast the Comprehend Language Ritual Spell even if you don't have the Ritual Caster feat. If you have the Ritual Caster feat, you can cast the spell in half the time.[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=wheat][COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=wheat]May use light (as per wizard) at will[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=wheat][FONT=Symbol]· [COLOR=lemonchiffon][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Resist fire 5[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=wheat][FONT=Symbol][COLOR=white]· [/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Y[/COLOR][COLOR=white]ou gain proficiency in the glaive.[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=wheat][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=wheat]You gain +1 racial bonus to your Will defense.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/COLOR] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Sukuni[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]“Let’s all discuss this calmly.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]-Kesh, Aatashi Cleric of the Deep[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]They are powerfully built from lives at crushing depths, and often awkward on land. Dark skin ranging to black with long, thin hair. Their eyes are dark green-black, and are both unsettling and calming for surface dwellers to look upon. Most sentients find them to be genuinely relaxing to converse with.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]+2 Con, +2 Wis[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Low light vision [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Breathe underwater[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Swim speed 8 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Skill bonus: +4 to diplomacy[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]You gain proficiency in the trident.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]You gain +1 bonus to your Will defense.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Tuguyani[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]“What are we waiting for?”[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Trazen, Tugayani spellthief[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Rail thin, with paper white skin and hair. They have trouble sitting still, fidgeting constantly, with slightly manic eyes. Impulsive and eager, they will try something new at the drop of a hat – and often abandon projects half-done.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]+2 Dex, +2 Cha[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Skill bonuses: +2 acrobatics, athletics[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]You gain proficiency with flails.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]You gain +1 bonus to your Reflex defense.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Take to the Air[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] Tugayani Racial Power[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white][I]You commune with the air spirits, and the bear you aloft.[/I][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Encounter * Personal[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Standard Action [/COLOR][/FONT] [/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Effect: Fly 6 squares.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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