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Message: <blockquote data-quote="malcolm_n" data-source="post: 5288725" data-attributes="member: 63154">September is the month for the release of the Pnumadesi Player's Companion!  I'll zoom in some more on an exact date as we wrap things up with art.  Speaking of which, we're adding updated photos to our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1530&id=100424413348122&saved#!/pages/Northwinter-Press/100424413348122" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.  In addition, here's a preview of that before we get to book information for this week.[sblock=Ursaren]<img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs159.ash2/41287_107490922641471_100424413348122_64388_6520318_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]This is the style we decided to use for the art in the Pnumadesi Player's Companion because it helps to envision the world while remaining distinct in its style.  To tie in with this picture, I'll be previewing the Ursaren race today.[sblock=Ursaren Racial Traits]  Average Height:  6’ 10” – 7’2”  Average Weight:  250 – 300 lb.   Ability Scores:  +2 Strength, +2 Wisdom or +2 Constitution  Size:  Medium  Speed:  6 squares  Vision:  Low-light   Languages:  Common, Giant  Skill Bonuses:  +2 Athletics, +2 Perception  Surprisingly Agile:  You get a +1 bonus to your Reflex defense.  Exceptionally Strong:  You can wield a two-handed melee weapon, but not a double weapon, in your main hand.  A two-handed melee weapon wielded in your main hand gains the one-handed and versatile keywords.   Giant Heritage:  You have the giant keyword and are considered a giant creature for the purpose of effects which relate to creature origin.  Mystical Ties:  Choose one implement type.  You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls made with any normal implement of the type chosen.  Keen-Eyed Warrior:  You can use keen-eyed warrior as an encounter power.Keen-Eyed Warrior   Ursaren Racial PowerYou strike at your foe when the time is just right.EncounterFree Action                        PersonalTarget:  One creature under an effect you have created, such as marked, quarried, cursed, or anything a save can end.Effect:  Until the effect ends, you deal 1d6 extra damage to the target when you hit it with an attack.  Level 21:  Increase the extra damage to 2d6Play an Ursaren if you want…*  To be a just soldier who fights for a cause.*  To fight strong with big weapons at your disposal.*  To be a member of a race that favors the barbarian, fighter, and ranger classes. [/sblock]  The ursaren originally started as an alternative to bugbears from the D&D Monster Manual.  After working with the race for a while based on that, it was changed so that they would be bear-headed men, and eventually, the ursaren you will see in the player's companion is the final iteration of this warrior race.  Although they were originally one-dimensional as warriors, an ursaren totemist we had in playtest gave us reason to add the mystical ties racial trait so that the race could also play well as a spellcaster.So, what're your thoughts and opinions on this week's previews?  Please feel free to comment here, or on Facebook.  Also, Malcolm Northwinter on facebook offers adventure hooks and acts as a somewhat frequently updated gazeteer, in case you want some ideas to work with while you adventure in the world of Pnumadesi.  See you next week.</blockquote>

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