Xuldarinar
2013-08-06, 03:33 AM
SILHOUETTES
Silhouettes are said to be shadows made corporeal, reflections of the humanoid creatures that live in the material plane. While their exact origins are a mystery, there is no denying their origins lie within the plane of shadow itself.
Personality: Silhouettes very widely in personalities, but what they do share an innate dislike for light and living creatures not of the plane of shadow. In terms of light, silhouettes find the presence of light uncomfortable and will try to remove themselves from it or get rid of the source. While they are certainly capable of overcoming this, especially when dealing with intelligent humanoids, they are constantly plagued with discomfort or even disgust.
Physical Description: Silhouettes possess skin and eyes that range from pale gray to pitch black and often are translucent. Their blood is the color of ink, and their flesh shares their drained complexion. Their hair is typically dark grey or black, though highlights are known to appear. Many of the finer details most races possess are absent from silhouettes, leaving them to look much like the silhouettes of humanoids of the material plane, hence their name. Their heights are comparable to humans, but their builds are lithe, comparable to elves or fey.
Alignment: Due to their natural disposition against both light and life, silhouettes tend towards evil. Often not only willing but delighting in extinguishing light and life alike. While silhouettes are usually neutral evil, any alignment is possible.
Religion: While deity worship does occur among silhouettes, it is relatively uncommon. The most common beings worshiped are Graz'zt, Orcus, Tenebrous, and Vechna. Any deity associated with darkness or shadow have worshippers among silhouettes, though ones associated with particular races, like Lolith, are almost unheard of. On occasion there are worshippers of other beings, more benign deities even. Curiously, other than perhaps good aligned deities associated with shadow, the most common good aligned deity worshipped by silhouettes is Pelor.
Language: Curiously, silhouettes seem to lack any sort of language of their own. Like shadow elementals, which they are believed to be related to, they seem to communicate with one another just fine without it. While they are capable of learning other race's languages, and indeed are capable of speaking, most prefer to remain silent.
SILHOUETTE RACIAL TRAITS
+4 Dexterity, -4 Strength. -2 Constitution: Silhouettes are incredibly graceful, however their bodies are weak compared to most races.
Elemental: Silhouettes are elementals native to the Plane of Shadow, and thus have the elemental type. They gain the extraplanar subtype when not on the Plane of Shadow. They are not subject to spells or effects that affect only humans, such as charm person and dominate person.
Medium: As Medium creatures, silhouettes have no special bonuses or penalties due to size.
A silhouette's base land speed is 40 feet.
Silhouettes have blindsight out to 60 feet.
Dusk and Dawn (Sp): A silhouette can use dusk and dawn, as the mystery, once per day. His caster level is equal to his character level.
Shadow Mastery (Ex): A silhouette gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both it and it's foe are in an area of darkness or shadowy illumination. While in an area of bright light, silhouette take a -4 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls.
Automatic Languages: None. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic).
Favored Class: Shadowcaster.
Level Adjustment: +2
Table 1-1: Random Starting Ages
{table=head]Race|Adulthood|Simple Classes|Moderate Classes|Complex Classes
Silhouette|50 years|+4d4|+4d6|+6d6[/table]
Table 1-2: Aging Effects
{table=head]Race|Middle Age|Old|Vulnerable|Maximum Age
Silhouette|
-*|
-*|
-*|
Unlimited* [/table]
*As elementals, silhouettes do not age. Unlike most elementals however, they do not grow stronger as they age.
Table 1-3: Random Height and Weight
{table=head]Race|Base Height|Height Modifier|Base Weight|Weight Modifier
Silhouette, male|4' 10"|+2d10|90 lb.|x (1d6) lb.
Silhouette, female|4' 5"|+2d10|85 lb.|x (1d6) lb. [/table]
SILHOUETTES AND SOULS
Silhouettes lack a dual nature. Their bodies and souls are innately intwined, and having bodies made of shadow made flesh, their souls are also of shadow. This manifests in a number of ways.
Meldshapers: A silhouette's soulmelds, along with all other manifestations of incarnum, appear to be made of darkness.
Soulknives: A silhouette's mindblade typically manifests as a blade made of darkness or shadow. Silhouette soulknives and silhouette shadowsmiths are often confused with one another over this.
Warlocks: A silhouette's eldritch blast and invocations all appear to be made of shadow.
SILHOUETTE FEATS
Table 2-1: New Feats
{table=head]General Feats|Prerequisites|Benefit
Light Adaptation|Silhouette|Shadow mastery's penalty for being in bright light is reduced by 2 [/table]
LIGHT ADAPTATIONS
Through continued exposure to light, some silhouette gain a greater tolerance to light.
Prerequisite: Silhouette
Benefit: The penalty for being in bright light from shadow mastery is reduced by 2.
Silhouettes are said to be shadows made corporeal, reflections of the humanoid creatures that live in the material plane. While their exact origins are a mystery, there is no denying their origins lie within the plane of shadow itself.
Personality: Silhouettes very widely in personalities, but what they do share an innate dislike for light and living creatures not of the plane of shadow. In terms of light, silhouettes find the presence of light uncomfortable and will try to remove themselves from it or get rid of the source. While they are certainly capable of overcoming this, especially when dealing with intelligent humanoids, they are constantly plagued with discomfort or even disgust.
Physical Description: Silhouettes possess skin and eyes that range from pale gray to pitch black and often are translucent. Their blood is the color of ink, and their flesh shares their drained complexion. Their hair is typically dark grey or black, though highlights are known to appear. Many of the finer details most races possess are absent from silhouettes, leaving them to look much like the silhouettes of humanoids of the material plane, hence their name. Their heights are comparable to humans, but their builds are lithe, comparable to elves or fey.
Alignment: Due to their natural disposition against both light and life, silhouettes tend towards evil. Often not only willing but delighting in extinguishing light and life alike. While silhouettes are usually neutral evil, any alignment is possible.
Religion: While deity worship does occur among silhouettes, it is relatively uncommon. The most common beings worshiped are Graz'zt, Orcus, Tenebrous, and Vechna. Any deity associated with darkness or shadow have worshippers among silhouettes, though ones associated with particular races, like Lolith, are almost unheard of. On occasion there are worshippers of other beings, more benign deities even. Curiously, other than perhaps good aligned deities associated with shadow, the most common good aligned deity worshipped by silhouettes is Pelor.
Language: Curiously, silhouettes seem to lack any sort of language of their own. Like shadow elementals, which they are believed to be related to, they seem to communicate with one another just fine without it. While they are capable of learning other race's languages, and indeed are capable of speaking, most prefer to remain silent.
SILHOUETTE RACIAL TRAITS
+4 Dexterity, -4 Strength. -2 Constitution: Silhouettes are incredibly graceful, however their bodies are weak compared to most races.
Elemental: Silhouettes are elementals native to the Plane of Shadow, and thus have the elemental type. They gain the extraplanar subtype when not on the Plane of Shadow. They are not subject to spells or effects that affect only humans, such as charm person and dominate person.
Medium: As Medium creatures, silhouettes have no special bonuses or penalties due to size.
A silhouette's base land speed is 40 feet.
Silhouettes have blindsight out to 60 feet.
Dusk and Dawn (Sp): A silhouette can use dusk and dawn, as the mystery, once per day. His caster level is equal to his character level.
Shadow Mastery (Ex): A silhouette gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both it and it's foe are in an area of darkness or shadowy illumination. While in an area of bright light, silhouette take a -4 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls.
Automatic Languages: None. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic).
Favored Class: Shadowcaster.
Level Adjustment: +2
Table 1-1: Random Starting Ages
{table=head]Race|Adulthood|Simple Classes|Moderate Classes|Complex Classes
Silhouette|50 years|+4d4|+4d6|+6d6[/table]
Table 1-2: Aging Effects
{table=head]Race|Middle Age|Old|Vulnerable|Maximum Age
Silhouette|
-*|
-*|
-*|
Unlimited* [/table]
*As elementals, silhouettes do not age. Unlike most elementals however, they do not grow stronger as they age.
Table 1-3: Random Height and Weight
{table=head]Race|Base Height|Height Modifier|Base Weight|Weight Modifier
Silhouette, male|4' 10"|+2d10|90 lb.|x (1d6) lb.
Silhouette, female|4' 5"|+2d10|85 lb.|x (1d6) lb. [/table]
SILHOUETTES AND SOULS
Silhouettes lack a dual nature. Their bodies and souls are innately intwined, and having bodies made of shadow made flesh, their souls are also of shadow. This manifests in a number of ways.
Meldshapers: A silhouette's soulmelds, along with all other manifestations of incarnum, appear to be made of darkness.
Soulknives: A silhouette's mindblade typically manifests as a blade made of darkness or shadow. Silhouette soulknives and silhouette shadowsmiths are often confused with one another over this.
Warlocks: A silhouette's eldritch blast and invocations all appear to be made of shadow.
SILHOUETTE FEATS
Table 2-1: New Feats
{table=head]General Feats|Prerequisites|Benefit
Light Adaptation|Silhouette|Shadow mastery's penalty for being in bright light is reduced by 2 [/table]
LIGHT ADAPTATIONS
Through continued exposure to light, some silhouette gain a greater tolerance to light.
Prerequisite: Silhouette
Benefit: The penalty for being in bright light from shadow mastery is reduced by 2.