D&D 4E Trying to convert Homebrew races to 4E

[Soavifox]

Living Dead (used to be a template but there are no rules for templates so made it a race)
A person cursed to live beyond death.
RACIAL TRAITS


Average Height:
Average Weight:
Ability Scores: +2 Con
Size: Medium
Speed: 5 squares
Vision: Darkvision
Languages: Common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Endurance +2 Stealth
Undead origin: You are considered undead for things that relate to undead and creature origin
Living Dead: You are immune to poison and disease and don't need to eat sleep or breath

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Resistance of the Undead Undead Racial Power
At-Will
Immediate Reaction Personal
Trigger: You suffer necrotic damage but are still above 0 hp
Effect: You regain hit points equal to the damage just dealt and gain a +2 racial bonus to AC until the end of your next turn.

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Half Dryad
RACIAL TRAITS

Average Height:
Average Weight:
Ability Scores: +2 Con +2 Cha
Size: Medium
Speed: 5 squares
Vision: Darkvision
Languages: Common
Skill Bonuses: +2 insight +2 Bluff
Fey Origin: You are considered fey for things that relate to creature origin
Plant-like: You are considered a plant for things that relate to plants. Anyone may make an insight check opposed by your bluff check to notice that you are plantlike.

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Treestep (move; Encounter) ✦ Teleportation
The Half Dryad can teleport 8 squares if it begins and ends adjacent to
a tree, a treant, or a plant of Large size or bigger.
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Fairy
RACIAL TRAITS

Average Height:
Average Weight:
Ability Scores: +2 Dex +2 Cha
Size: Tiny
Speed: 4
Vision: Darkvision
Languages: Common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Stealth +2 Perception
Fey Origin: You are considered fey for things that relate to creature origin

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Glide (move; at-will)
You fly up to 8 squares but must end your turn on a solid surface.
You may spend a minor action to hover until the end of your next turn rather than landing. However, you must spend a move action to fly at least 4 squares at the start of your next turn.
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[generalhenry]

Darkvision

was fine in 3E, but shouldn't be used in 4E

Living Dead

over all, a bit awkward

Resistance of the Undead

way too specific.

Treestep

I like the flavor, but again too specific for a PC race

Tiny

not sure what all the implications are, but it's probably fine.

I'd give them overland flight. (aka no actions in the air) and then a power to give them hover flight for one turn per encounter.

 

[Soavifox]

Problem is granting immunities to poison and disease and breathing and sleeping and eating so I didn't want to give them too strong of an encounter power.

Treestep was the only thing the dryads had which looked possible to make into a racial power in the current edition and I figured they should do something dryad ish

I wasn't sure if overland flight on its own would be too powerful for a pc race so I was hesitant to give proper flight but your method would be easier.

 

[generalhenry]

I honestly can't think of anything a PC could pull of with Overland flight that they couldn't pull off with an Eladrin

 

[ziegander]

Overland flight is pretty limited honestly. And the whole, knocked prone = lots of pain thing is rough.

 

[generalhenry]

Problem is granting immunities to poison and disease and breathing and sleeping and eating so I didn't want to give them too strong of an encounter power.

with the speed, the single stat and the vulnerability to turn undead, I wouldn't worry.

though it's not the power level of it that's a problem, it's that it's not something you can use most encounters.

 

[Soavifox]

(changes in all three racial powers)

Living Dead (used to be a template but there are no rules for templates so made it a race)
A person cursed to live beyond death.
RACIAL TRAITS
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Resistance of the Undead (Daily; Immediate Reaction; Personal)
Trigger: You fall to 0 or lower HP
Effect: You may spend a healing surge and heal twice your healing surge value
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Half Dryad
RACIAL TRAITS
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Treestep (move; Encounter) ✦ Teleportation
The Half Dryad can teleport 8 squares if it begins and ends adjacent to
a tree, a treant, or a plant of Large size or bigger. Until the start of their next turn you are invisible while next to a tree, treant, or a plant of large size or bigger.
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Fairy
RACIAL TRAITS
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Hover (move; at-will)
The Fairy may hover until the end of their next turn.
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[Skyscraper]

Living Dead
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Resistance of the Undead Undead Racial Power
At-Will
Immediate Reaction Personal
Trigger: You suffer necrotic damage but are still above 0 hp
Effect: You regain hit points equal to the damage just dealt and gain a +2 racial bonus to AC until the end of your next turn.

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Undead usually have resistance to necrotic damage in 4E. Is it intentional that this race would in fact be superior to the other 4E undead?

Also, have you envisioned how this power might be coupled to damage-dealing powers? E.g. if an ally unleashes necrotic energy on enemies, will that ally heal the Living Dead creature also?

If you're serene with all of the above, i guess you don't need to change anything. Just pointing out where i see potential problems.

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Glide (move; at-will)
You fly up to 8 squares but must end your turn on a solid surface.
You may spend a minor action to hover until the end of your next turn rather than landing. However, you must spend a move action to fly at least 4 squares at the start of your next turn.
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I'm under the impression that this power is a bit ackward. For example, what happens if the creature doesn't spend the 4 squares flying at the start of its next turn? Or what if it can't?

I'd simplify this power as follows:

Glide (move; at-will)
You fly up to 8 squares but must land at the end of your flight.

Edit: you could also add a provision to the power that a double-move may be used to glide up to 16 squares.

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