Thursday, January 23, 2014

Gnomes and Half-Orcs [Race] [S&W]

Gnomes
Gnomes can see in the dark (darkvision) to a range of 60 feet.  They can also speak to burrowing animals without the use of magic, and have a +2 bonus on their saving throws versus illusions.  Gnomes may be Illusionists, Fighters/Illusionists, or Illusionist/Thieves.  Fighters are limited to 4th level in the Fighter class, 8th level (9th with 18 Intelligence) in the Illusionist class, and 10th level in the Thief class. Gnomes have a +5 to all Thief abilities except Climb Walls. Gnomes that are solely Illusionists may take advantage of any XP bonus due to a high Intelligence score to gain experience more quickly.

Gnomes that are not player -characters might have abilities and limitations completely different from those of an adventuring Gnome. The nature of the gnomish race as a whole is entirely the province of the Referee, and might include non-player characters of any class.

Half-Orcs
Half-Orcs can see in the dark (darkvision) to a range of 60 feet.  They have a +4 on saving throws against poison and disease (+2 versus magical diseases).  Half-Orcs may be Assassins, Fighters, Fighter/Assassin, or Fighter/Thief. Multi-classed Fighters are limited to 6th level as Fighters, and may not advance past this point. Half-Orcs are likewise limited to 8th level as Thieves.  Half-Orcs that are solely Fighters may advance to 7th level with a Strength of 17, and 8th level with a Strength of 18. In the Assassin class, Half-Orcs have no level limit. A Half-Orc that is solely an Assassin may take advantage of any XP bonus due to high attribute scores to gain experience more quickly.

Half-Orcs that are not player -characters might have abilities and limitations completely different from those of an adventuring Half-Orc. The nature of the half-orcs and their place in the world is entirely the province of the Referee, and might include non-player characters of any class. In particular, half-orc assassin/clerics of dark and vile gods are rumored to exist.

4 comments:

  1. Looks good to me. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this for your readers. Thanks!

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  2. So far this has been the only interpretation of half-orc for S&W that i have actually liked

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    1. Thanks! (Honestly, I thought I copied it from Tome of Horrors Complete, the S&W version, OR the Monster Book, but I just checked and I don't see it in either of those. And I usually try and note it when I reprint material, so...maybe I did write it? :)

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