realbombchu
2010-01-22, 11:00 AM
Oh, this is for DnD v.4.0, but if you have a 3.5 suggestion, I'd love to see it, too. This is kind of a long post, so I hope you'll bear with me.
I've thought about these guys for a while, and even tried creating stats for them a couple times, but I'm not sure it can be done in any kind of balanced way. I would like some help and suggestions please.
Yes, I know the Shannara series is better than Landover, but I liked parts of the world of Landover, including its kobolds. For those of you who have never read the books, his kobolds are almost the antithesis of the DnD kobolds. They aren't very big (about the size of a monkey, so maybe Tiny). And they look like monkeys, too, if monkeys had row upon row of sharp teeth, long sharp claws, usable hands instead of feet, a prehensile tail (note: not all monkeys do, you know), large Dumbo-like ears, wore clothes, were fey creatures, were faster and had stronger lungs than a horse, and were a match for almost anything.
I don't know how I'm going to fit all that into a balanced race. The appearance isn't such a problem, except the Tiny size. The match for anything idea isn't the problem it seems to be, because I could just say they often have class levels. Being fey just means they have the fey origin trait. I guess the problem is in their speed and natural attacks. Also, there is a language barrier, because they refuse to speak another language, even if they understand it.
Finally, there's the fact that they choose haunts. It doesn't mean they're undead, it just means that sometimes they swear to serve something, and when they do, they can't escape, it's a forever thing for reasons unknown. The court runner in the novels, Bunion, may run as far away as he likes, but must always return to the king, for example. Anyway, I've rambled enough. Any help would be really great. Thanks!
I just realized that this is homebrewing. I'm sorry I put it in the wrong forum. If you're a moderator, please move this for me. I hope some of you will still reply. Thanks again.
I've thought about these guys for a while, and even tried creating stats for them a couple times, but I'm not sure it can be done in any kind of balanced way. I would like some help and suggestions please.
Yes, I know the Shannara series is better than Landover, but I liked parts of the world of Landover, including its kobolds. For those of you who have never read the books, his kobolds are almost the antithesis of the DnD kobolds. They aren't very big (about the size of a monkey, so maybe Tiny). And they look like monkeys, too, if monkeys had row upon row of sharp teeth, long sharp claws, usable hands instead of feet, a prehensile tail (note: not all monkeys do, you know), large Dumbo-like ears, wore clothes, were fey creatures, were faster and had stronger lungs than a horse, and were a match for almost anything.
I don't know how I'm going to fit all that into a balanced race. The appearance isn't such a problem, except the Tiny size. The match for anything idea isn't the problem it seems to be, because I could just say they often have class levels. Being fey just means they have the fey origin trait. I guess the problem is in their speed and natural attacks. Also, there is a language barrier, because they refuse to speak another language, even if they understand it.
Finally, there's the fact that they choose haunts. It doesn't mean they're undead, it just means that sometimes they swear to serve something, and when they do, they can't escape, it's a forever thing for reasons unknown. The court runner in the novels, Bunion, may run as far away as he likes, but must always return to the king, for example. Anyway, I've rambled enough. Any help would be really great. Thanks!
I just realized that this is homebrewing. I'm sorry I put it in the wrong forum. If you're a moderator, please move this for me. I hope some of you will still reply. Thanks again.