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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3222488" data-attributes="member: 1164">I love dwarves, but they got plenty already! If I disliked dwarves, I'd insist they take the -2 to DEX rather than CON. The loss of goblin bonus is because my setting has no goblins, rather that Orcs contain gobliniods. There are both degenerate Night orcs [MM orcs] and disciplined Quick orcs [hobgoblins], and in many orc lairs, orc children join the fight [goblins]. There are Orc * ape crossbreeds [bugbear stats] along with orc ogre crossbreeds [bugbear stats, NPC non elite stat array favoring physical  stats & giant blood subtype]. The loss of the war axe was something I felt had to go, in return all dwarves benefit. All dwarves should be competent combatants, rather that just the warriors being super combatants. The -2 on swim is mostly flavor since I can not picture dwarves as buoyant{in my game their livers are quite large and have a density between wet clay & stone accounting for a good portion of their weight]. The -2 on ride checks makes sure they feel their speed hit.Speaking of dwarves[sblock=Prototype alchemic weapons]Flamejaeger (simple)    2d6    Fire    20 ft.    2 handed    50 lb.    1000 gp100gp                            Bomb (improvised thrown)    5d6*    Bludgeoning and fire    10 ft.    one handed 5 lb. 50 gp.                        FlamejaegerA flamejaeger consists of a metal backpack containing alchemist fire and mundane oil, connected to a two handed tube with a nozzle and a pumping mechanism. It shoots this concoction with a 20’ range increment.[max range 60’]. Due to the weapon precision, the victim takes 2d6 points of fire damage from initial contact, taking an additional 1d6 damage the next round as normal alchemist fire.Alternatively it can be used to coat a 20’ cone with alchemist fire (1d6 fire damage) and as a standard action using up four shots. Any creature caught in the cone of flame can make a Reflex save (DC half wielders BAB +Dex Bonus) to take half damage. The area also burns for 2 rounds and deals 1d3 points of fire damage to each creature in the area. The following round those who make their save only take ½ of the second 1d6 fire)A flamejaeger’s backpack has hardness 10 and 5 hit points and unlike most objects, it is vulnerable to critical hits. When worn, the backpack can be attacked as a worn object with the sunder action. Unlike most situations, the sunder attempt can be made with a ranged weapon provided the wearer has lost his dex bonus to the attacker. A backpack reduced to 0 hit points ruptures and explodes, dealing 1d6 points of fire damage per shots remaining in the weapon to the wearer (no save allowed) and half that amount as splash damage to creatures and objects in adjacent 5-foot squares (Reflex save, DC 15, for half damage). The area also burns for 2 rounds and deals 1d3 points of fire damage to each creature in the area.A flamejaeger’s firing tube has hardness 5 and 5 hit points and can be attacked with the sunder action. A tube reduced to 0 hit sprays a cone in a random direction each round. The wearer must make a DC 15 reflex save each round to avoid being included in that cone.The Backpack can be reloaded in two ways. Normally a specially crafted container of alchemist fire can be loaded in as a full round action once the backpack has been taken off as a move action. Otherwise a sealed alchemist fire can carefully be transferred into a used container as an action taking one minute and requiring a DC 20 Craft: alchemy check. Having 5 or more ranks in slight of hand adds a 2 point synergy bonus to the check. Failing this check by 5 or more results in the loss of all alchemist fire involved. Failure by 10 or more [and natural 1] results in an explosion similar to if the backpack was reduced to 0 HP. The oil reserve takes only a DC 10 Alchemy check to refill with mundane lantern oil.[/sblock][sblock=Turning this hi tech item into a spell...] Grenade, SingularityA singularity grenade generates a gravity field so powerful that it bends space into a miniature black hole. The black hole instantly devours all light and matter before collapsing and vanishing. Any character or object in the grenade’s 5-foot burst radius takes 15d6 points of damage. A successful Reflex save (DC 15) halves the damage. If the damage is enough to reduce a creature to –10 hit points, the grenade leaves no trace of the creature behind.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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