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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 6900652" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>[h=1]<span style="color: #434343"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Bariaur</span></span>[/h]</p><p>The forgotten scion of Planescape, the Bariaur was one of the original three PC races introduced in that setting alongside the more-successful Githzerai and the vastly popular Tiefling. Celestial bighorn sheep/goat (they never could seem to make their minds up which it was) centaurs, perhaps the most notable aspect of them was that you had different stats and racial powers depending on whether you were male (who had horns) or female (who lacked them). Because that's a little bit sexist, and because I do remember a "Book of Bariaur" fansplat stating that at least 5% of both genders had the opposite, my definite plan is to have Horned and Hornless subraces, and note in the fluff that even if there is usually a common tendency towards them being of one gender, you do encounter plenty of the opposite gender, so hornless males and horned females are a minority, but still very present.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ability Score Modifiers:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> +2 Constitution</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Size:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Medium</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Speed:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">40 feet</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Vision:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Darkvision</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Quadruped:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A bariaur’s unusual body means that it is treated as being Large for purposes of its Carrying Capacity, but it suffers Disadvantage to Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks and is also treated as being Large for determining its Space.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Subrace:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Choose between the Horned or Hornless Bariaur subraces for the rest of your racial abilities.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Horned Bariaur</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ability Score Increase:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> +1 Strength</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Horns: </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You are never unarmed. You are proficient with your horns, which are a melee weapon that deals 1d8 bludgeoning damage. Your horns grant you advantage on all checks made to shove a creature, but not to avoid being shoved yourself.</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Goring Rush: </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When you use the Dash action during your turn, you can make a melee attack with your horns as a bonus action.</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hammering Horns: </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When you use the Attack action during your turn to make a melee attack, you can attempt to shove a creature with your horns as a bonus action. You cannot use this shove attempt to knock a creature prone.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hornless Baria</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ability Score Increase:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> +1 Intelligence, +1 Wisdom</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Heightened Senses:</span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A Hornless Bariaur has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Comforts of the Flock:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A Hornless Bariaur can, at will, create a tiny, harmless sensory effect to predict what the weather will be at their location for the next 24 hours. Additionally, it can instantly light or snuff out a candle, torch, or small campfire.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Strength Through Will:</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> A Hornless Bariaur adds double its Proficiency bonus to Intelligence or Wisdom saving throws made against spells and other magical effects.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 6900652, member: 6855057"] [h=1][COLOR=#434343][FONT=Arial]Bariaur[/FONT][/COLOR][/h] The forgotten scion of Planescape, the Bariaur was one of the original three PC races introduced in that setting alongside the more-successful Githzerai and the vastly popular Tiefling. Celestial bighorn sheep/goat (they never could seem to make their minds up which it was) centaurs, perhaps the most notable aspect of them was that you had different stats and racial powers depending on whether you were male (who had horns) or female (who lacked them). Because that's a little bit sexist, and because I do remember a "Book of Bariaur" fansplat stating that at least 5% of both genders had the opposite, my definite plan is to have Horned and Hornless subraces, and note in the fluff that even if there is usually a common tendency towards them being of one gender, you do encounter plenty of the opposite gender, so hornless males and horned females are a minority, but still very present. [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Ability Score Modifiers:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] +2 Constitution[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Size:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Medium[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Speed:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]40 feet[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Vision:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Darkvision[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Quadruped:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A bariaur’s unusual body means that it is treated as being Large for purposes of its Carrying Capacity, but it suffers Disadvantage to Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks and is also treated as being Large for determining its Space.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Subrace:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] Choose between the Horned or Hornless Bariaur subraces for the rest of your racial abilities.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#666666][FONT=Arial]Horned Bariaur[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Ability Score Increase:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] +1 Strength[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Horns: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]You are never unarmed. You are proficient with your horns, which are a melee weapon that deals 1d8 bludgeoning damage. Your horns grant you advantage on all checks made to shove a creature, but not to avoid being shoved yourself.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Goring Rush: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]When you use the Dash action during your turn, you can make a melee attack with your horns as a bonus action.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Hammering Horns: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]When you use the Attack action during your turn to make a melee attack, you can attempt to shove a creature with your horns as a bonus action. You cannot use this shove attempt to knock a creature prone.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#666666][FONT=Arial]Hornless Baria[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Ability Score Increase:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] +1 Intelligence, +1 Wisdom[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Heightened Senses:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A Hornless Bariaur has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Comforts of the Flock:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A Hornless Bariaur can, at will, create a tiny, harmless sensory effect to predict what the weather will be at their location for the next 24 hours. Additionally, it can instantly light or snuff out a candle, torch, or small campfire.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Strength Through Will:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] A Hornless Bariaur adds double its Proficiency bonus to Intelligence or Wisdom saving throws made against spells and other magical effects.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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