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Psionic Races
Dromites
- +2 Charisma, -2 Strength, -2 Wisdom
- Monstrous Humanoid: Dromites are not subject to spells or effects
that affect humanoids only, such as charm person or dominate
person.
- Small: As a Small creature, a dromite gains a +1 size bonus to
Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on
Hide checks, but it uses smaller weapons than humans use, and its
lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium
character.
- Dromite base land speed is 20 feet.
- Chitin: A dromite's skin is hardened, almost like an
exoskeleton, and grants the character a +3 natural armor bonus to AC
and one of the following kinds of resistance to energy: cold 5,
electricity 5, fire 5, or sonic 5. The player chooses what type of
energy resistance is gained when the character is created. (This choice
also dictates which caste the dromite belongs to.) This natural energy
resistance stacks with any future energy resistance gained through
other effects.
- Naturally Psionic: Dromites gain 1 bonus power point at 1st level.
This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless
they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a
psionic class.
- Psi-Like Ability: 1/day-energy ray. A dromite always
deals the kind of energy damage that its chitin has resistance to (for
example, a dromite who has cold resistance 5 deals cold damage with its
energy ray). Manifester level is equal to 1/2 Hit Dice
(minimum 1st). The save DC is Charisma-based.
- Scent: Its antennae give a dromite the scent ability. A dromite
can detect opponents by scent within 30 feet. If the opponent is
upwind, the range increases to 60 feet; if downwind, it drops to 15
feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected
at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk
musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at triple normal range. When
a dromite detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not re
vealed-only its presence somewhere within range. The dromite can take a
move action to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the dromite
comes within 5 feet of the source, the dromite pinpoints the source's
location.
- Blind-Fight: Its antennae also give a dromite Blind-Fight as a
bonus feat.
- Compound Eyes: This feature of its anatomy gives a dromite a +2
racial bonus on Spot checks.
- Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Gnome,
Goblin, Terran.
- Favored Class: Wilder.
- Level Adjustment: +1.
Duergar
- +2 Constitution, -4 Charisma
- Medium: As Medium creatures, duergar have no special bonuses or
penalties due to their size.
- Duergar base land speed is 20 feet. However, gray dwarves can
move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when
carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is
reduced in such situations).
- Darkvision out to 120 feet.
- Immunity to paralysis, phantasms, and poison.
- +2 racial bonus on saves against spells and spell-like effects.
- Stability: Duergar are exceptionally stable on their feet. A
duergar receives a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull
rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing,
flying, riding or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
- Stonecunning: This ability grants a duergar a +2 racial bonus on
Search checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls,
stonework, traps, new construction (even when built to match the old),
unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something
that isn't stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual
stonework.
A gray dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework
can make a Search check as if he were actively searching, and a duergar
can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A
duergar can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground
as naturally as a human can sense which way is up. Duergar have a sixth
sense about stonework, an innate ability that they get plenty of
opportunity to practice and hone in their underground homes.
- Psi-Like Abilities: 1/day-expansion, invisibility.
These abilities affect only the duergar and whatever he carries.
Manifester level is equal to Hit Dice (minimum 3rd).
- Naturally Psionic: Duergar gain 3 bonus power points at 1st level.
This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless
they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a
psionic class.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs (including half-orcs)
and goblinoids (including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears).
- +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against creatures of the giant type
(such as ogres, trolls, and hill giants).
- Light Sensitivity (Ex): Duergar are dazzled in sunlight or
within the radius of a daylight spell.
- Duergar have a +4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks and a +1
racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks. They have a +2 racial bonus on
Appraise and Craft checks that are related to stone or metal.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Dwarven, Undercommon. Bonus
Languages: Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter.
- Level Adjustment: +1.
Elans
- -2 Charisma
- Aberration: Elans are not subject to spells or effects that
affect humanoids only, such as charm person or dominate
person.
- Medium: As Medium creatures, elans have no special bonuses or
penalties due to their size.
- Elan base land speed is 30 feet.
- Elans (unlike most aberrations) do not have darkvision.
- Naturally Psionic: Elans gain 2 bonus power points at 1st level.
This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless
they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a
psionic class.
- Resistance (Su): Elans can use psionic energy to increase their
resistance to various forms of attack. As an immediate action, an elan
can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws
until the beginning of her next action.
- Resilience (Su): When an elan takes damage, she can spend power
points to reduce its severity. As an immediate action, she can reduce
the damage she is about to take by 2 hit points for every 1 power point
she spends.
- Repletion (Su): An elan can sustain her body without need of
food or water. If she spends 1 power point, an elan does not need to
eat or drink for 24 hours.
- Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than
secret languages, such as Druidic). Elans' past lives expose them to
wide ranges of language.
- Favored Class: Psion.
- Level Adjustment: +0.
Half-Giants
- +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Dexterity: Half-giants are
tough and strong, but not too nimble.
- Giant: Half-giants are not subject to spells or effects that
affect humanoids only, such as charm person or dominate
person.
- Medium: As Medium creatures, half-giants have no special bonuses
or penalties due to their size.
- Half-giant base land speed is 30 feet.
- Low-Light Vision: A half-giant can see twice as far as a human
in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor
illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail
under these conditions.
- Fire Acclimated: Half-giants have a +2 racial bonus on saving
throws against all fire spells and effects. Half-giants are accustomed
to enduring high temperatures.
- Powerful Build: The physical stature of half-giants lets them
function in many ways as if they were one size category larger.
Whenever a half-giant is subject to a size modifier or special size
modifier for an opposed check (such as during grapple checks, bull rush
attempts, and trip attempts), the half-giant is treated as one size
larger if doing so is advantageous to him.
A half-giant is also considered to be one size larger when
determining whether a creature's special attacks based on size (such as
improved grab or swallow whole) can affect him. A half-giant can use
weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty.
However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual
size. The benefits of this racial trait stack with the effects of
powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject's size category.
- Naturally Psionic: Half-giants gain 2 bonus power points at 1st
level. This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers
unless they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in
a psionic class.
- Psi-Like Ability: 1/day-stomp. Manifester level is equal
to 1/2 Hit Dice (minimum 1st). The save DC is Charisma-based.
- Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Giant,
Gnoll, Ignan.
- Favored Class: Psychic warrior.
- Level Adjustment: +1.
Maenads
- Medium: As Medium creatures, maenads have no special bonuses or
penalties due to their size.
- Maenad base land speed is 30 feet.
- Naturally Psionic: Maenads gain 2 bonus power points at 1st level.
This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless
they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a
psionic class.
- Psi-Like Ability: 1/day-energy ray. A maenad can deal
only sonic damage with this ability. It is accompanied by a tremendous
scream of rage. Manifester level is equal to 1/2 Hit Dice (minimum
1st). The save DC is Charisma-based.
- Outburst (Ex): Once per day, for up to 4 rounds, a maenad can
subjugate her mentality to gain a boost of raw physical power. When she
does so, she takes a -2 penalty to Intelligence and Wisdom but gains a
+2 bonus to Strength.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Maenad. Bonus Languages: Aquan,
Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin. Maenads commonly know the languages
of their enemies and of their friends, as well as Draconic, the
language commonly found in ancient tomes of secret knowledge.
- Favored Class: Wilder.
- Level Adjustment: +0
Xephs
- +2 Dexterity, -2 Strength
- Medium: As Medium creatures, xephs have no special bonuses or
penalties due to their size.
- Xeph base land speed is 30 feet.
- Darkvision out to 60 feet.
- +1 racial bonus on saving throws against powers, spells, and
spell-like effects. Xephs have an innate resistance to psionics and
magic.
- Naturally Psionic: Xephs gain 1 bonus power point at 1st level.
This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless
they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a
psionic class.
- Burst (Su): Three times per day, a xeph can put on a burst of
speed to increase her speed by 10 feet, plus 10 feet per four character
levels beyond 1st, to a maximum increase of 30 feet at 9th character
level and higher. These bursts of speed are considered a competence
bonus to the xeph's base speed. A burst of speed lasts 3 rounds.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Xeph. Bonus Languages: Draconic,
Elven, Gnoll, Goblin, Halfling, Sylvan.
- Favored Class: Soulknife.
Age, Height, and Weight
Table: Random Starting Ages
|
Race
|
Adulthood
|
Barbarian Rogue Sorcerer Soulknife Wilder
|
Bard Fighter Paladin Ranger Psychic Warrior
|
Cleric Druid Monk Psion Wizard
|
Dromite
|
13 years
|
+1d4
|
+1d6
|
+2d6
|
Duergar
|
40 years
|
+3d6
|
+5d6
|
+7d6
|
Elan
|
20 years
|
+2d4
|
+2d6
|
+3d6
|
Half-giant
|
30 years
|
+3d6
|
+2d6
|
+4d6
|
Maenad
|
40 years
|
+1d6
|
+4d6
|
+6d6
|
Xeph
|
18 years
|
+1d4
|
+2d4
|
+2d6
|
Table: Aging Effects
|
Race
|
Middle Age
1
|
Old
2
|
Venerable
3
|
Maximum Age
|
Dromite
|
30 years
|
55 years
|
75 years
|
+2d20 years
|
Duergar
|
125 years
|
188 years
|
250 years
|
+2d% years
|
Elan
|
200 years
|
400 years
|
1,000 years
|
-
|
Half-giant
|
60 years
|
80 years
|
120 years
|
+4d% years
|
Maenad
|
90 years
|
150 years
|
220 years
|
+2d% years
|
Xeph
|
45 years
|
85 years
|
120 years
|
+2d20 years
|
1 -1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and
Cha.
|
2 -2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and
Cha.
|
3 -3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and
Cha.
|
Table: Random Height and Weight
|
Race
|
Base Height
|
Height Modifier
|
Base Weight
|
Weight Modifier
|
Dromite
|
2'8"
|
2d4
|
30 lb.
|
x1 lb.
|
Duergar, male
|
3'9"
|
2d4
|
110 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Duergar, female
|
3'7"
|
2d4
|
80 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Elan, male
|
4'10"
|
2d10
|
120 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Elan, female
|
4'5"
|
2d10
|
85 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Half-giant, male
|
6'4"
|
2d12
|
220 lb.
|
x(2d6) lb.
|
Half-giant, female
|
6'1"
|
2d12
|
180 lb.
|
x(2d6) lb.
|
Maenad, male
|
5'4"
|
2d10
|
150 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Maenad, female
|
5'3"
|
2d10
|
120 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Xeph, male
|
4'8"
|
2d10
|
100 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|
Xeph, female
|
4'4"
|
2d10
|
75 lb.
|
x(2d4) lb.
|