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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 1555487" data-attributes="member: 13966">Well, here's one example of mine, for a homebrew setting where I modifiedthe core races. I won't bother posting my custom plant-folk race, theVerdalii, who have several racial benefits that are gradual and level-based,because their description is rather long. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /> Half-Orcs(To note, humans in my homebrew get another bonus feat at 11th-level,and most part-human hybrid races gain bonus feats like them. Also,humans and most part-human hybrids receive certain regional benefits.) +2 Strength, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma: Half-orcs possess some oftheir orcish parents' brawn, albeit lessened somewhat by the more mediocrestrength of their human parents. Half-orcs also suffer from the primitivementality and learning difficulties that their orcish brethren possess,although their human side lessens this to a degree and sharpens their witsslightly. However, in addition to the natural egotism and standoffish attitudewhich they inherit from their orcish parents, half-orcs also suffer fromprejudice and disdain by many other folk, due to their mixed blood and thevery noticeable physical features caused by it. Medium-Size: Half-orcs are Medium-sized, and thus have no specialbenefits or penalties related to size. Speed: Half-orc base speed is 30 feet. Darkvision: Half-orcs possess the keen nocturnal eyesight of their orcishbrethren, and have Darkvision to a range of 60 feet, allowing them to seefine in the dark, but not magical darkness. Darkvision is black and whiteonly, but otherwise just like normal vision, and a half-orc can functionjust fine with no light at all. Something To Prove: Because they are often downtrodden, disrespected,and subjected to prejudice and distrust, half-orcs become stubborn,fearless, and obsessed with proving themselves before their peers. Thus,half-orcs receive a +2 racial bonus on any saves and checks against fear,and they gain a +2 racial bonus on Charisma checks and Charisma-basedskill checks made to adjust the way others view and treat them. Note thatthis does not modify the initial reaction of others to the half-orc. Live By Your Wits: Half-orcs learn to survive on their wits alone, usingguile and empathy derived from their human heritage to influence othersand to get out of tricky situations. As a result, half-orcs receive a +1 racialbonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive skill checks forevery three character levels, and a +1 racial bonus on Will saves for everyfour character levels. Also, half-orcs have an uncanny sort of luck that aidsthem sometimes, allowing them to avoid otherwise nasty fates orrepercussions. Once per week, a half-orc may immediately re-roll anyattack roll, saving throw, or check that would otherwise fail, and thehalf-orc must take the result of the new roll. Use of this ability must bedeclared immediately when the success or failure of a roll is learned. Extra Feats: Just like their human parents, half-orcs each get a bonusfeat for free at 1st-level, in addition to the standard feat that allcharacters gain at 1st-level. The half-orc must still meet all the normalprerequisites for this bonus feat, however, but they can choose any featthat they qualify for. Also, at 11th-level, a half-orc gains another freefeat, chosen under the same guidelines. Regional Benefits: Half-orcs gain additional benefits determined by theregion in which they spent the majority of their youth, just like humansdo; each region has various skill bonuses, regional feats, heritage feats,and class skills associated with it. Half-orc regional benefits and regionallanguages are listed in the Human/Half-Breed Regional Benefits Table, below. Automatic Languages: Common and regional language. Bonus Languages: Half-orcs may choose their bonus languages fromamongst the following - Draconic, Giantkin, Gnoll, Infernal, Orcish, andRock Goblin. Favored Class: A half-orc's favored class is determined by region, andeach region has two favored classes to choose from, as noted on theHuman/Half-Breed Regional Benefits Table, below. (Below is a small part of the aforementioned table. Jovan and Zuradimare two human-dominated regions in the setting, where humans orhalfbreeds may originate.) Human/Half-Breed Regional Benefits Table Region---Language---Fav. Classes---Special Benefits----------------------------------------------------------------------Orc-------Orcish-------Barbarian-------Intimidate is always a class skill;(Half-orcs only)--------Rogue----------gains +1 on Intimidate checks per---------------------------------------two character levels; gains a free---------------------------------------Weapon Focus feat with any simple---------------------------------------or martial weapon, regardless of---------------------------------------prerequisites, and also gains free---------------------------------------proficiency with that weapon---------------------------------------if necessary----------------------------------------------------------------------Zuradim---Zuradi-------Bard------------Diplomacy and Sense Motive are-----------------------Rogue----------always class skills; +1 on all Craft---------------------------------------and Profession checks; +1 on---------------------------------------Appraise checks per two character---------------------------------------levels.----------------------------------------------------------------------Jovan-----Jovanik------Bard------------Free Jovanik regional feat; may-----------------------Fighter---------choose any single skill to always---------------------------------------be a class skill; +2 on checks with---------------------------------------that skill plus an additional +1 per---------------------------------------two character levels (treat all---------------------------------------Craft skills as a singular skill for---------------------------------------this, and do the same for---------------------------------------Knowledge and Profession).</blockquote>

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