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2015-11-09, 09:41 AM
The Pterran

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Pterran Minatures by Scubasteve.


I feel the Earth Mothers heart beat more and more slowly, and I see the scars across her grow longer and more profound every time the earth is more beat down, every time the land is desecrated one more time. Know that if Athas is to survive, we must explore the lands beyond and gain more insight to the question that must be answered – can we heal the Earth Mother?

Darkscale Pex, Elder Druid.

In the Hinterlands, beyond the Ringing Mountains, dwell the pterrans, a race that resemble the pterrax that soar above the seemingly endless wastes of Athas. Pterran weigh between 180 and 220 pounds and stand 5 to 6 ft 5 tall, with no distinction between male and female. The language of the terrans is a collection of vocal sounds, which are combined with clicks and taps made with claws. As a result, other races on Athas find it hard to speak this language, and pterrans speak the common language with a remarked accent.

Offspring of a wounded world - There is a deep reverence for the Earth Mother in Athasian Society, and the pterrans belive that they are the favoured children of her. The state of Athas at the current time causes great sorrow for the pterrans. The respect for the Earth Mother is a guiding theme for the pterran, and they will oppose those that desecrate or show disrespect to the land. A greater number have started to journey across Athas, and contact with Tyr has been established, as well as with the merchant houses. Recent upheavals have convinced more pterrans to travel beyond the hinterlands to help the Earth Mother.

The Path Travelled - Pterrans gather in tribes that range from 10 to 12 members to settlements of over 100 members. There are two major Pterran settlements, Lost Scale and Pterran Vale. In terms of society, druids play a huge role in the lives of Pterran communities, and run the ceremonies that life as a pterran settlement revolves around. At age 15, a pterran choses a Life Path. Though there are a number of lesser paths, most of them follow three major paths – the path of the druid, the path of the warrior or the path of the psion (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?398291-%28PEACH%29-5E-Psion-with-Complete-Power-List). The Triumvirate, the leaders of a pterran community, is comprised of the eldest member from each Life Path. Pterrans can live for around 50 years under the dark sun.

Many of those that have chosen the Path of the Warrior use the thanak – a sawed blade made with two strips of hardwood. Another weapon used is the slodak, a sword carved from a young hardwood tree and treated with a mixture of the blood of an Id fiend and sap.

As a Pterran, you have -

Ability Score Increase – Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your charisma score increases by 1
Size – Pterrans stand around 6ft tall and weigh between 180-220 pounds. Your size is medium
Speed – your base walking speed is 30 feet
Earth Mother Reverence – You are proficient in Nature.
Path of the Warrior – You are proficient in the Thanak, Oslak and Slodak, the signature weapons of the pterran.
Bite Attack – you can bite to inflict 1d4 piercing damage to an enemy as a second attack
Telepathic Way – You have latent potential in psionics. You know the missive talent. Charisma is your ability for the power.
Poison Mastery – You have resistance to Poison Damage and advantage on saving throws against poison, as you are well versed in the application of poison to weapons. You also know how to create the Poison that is used to coat the teeth of the Thanak and the blade of a slodak. When extracting poison from a creature, you cannot be subjected to the poison. You also do not need possession of a poisoner’s kit, and you can make 1 dose of the poison per long rest.

The pterran first appeared in the Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium - Terrors of the Desert, and became a playable race in the Dark Sun Campaign Setting - Expanded and Revised box set.

Thanak and Slodak appear in Dark Sun Players Handbook (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4jZ_-uYQxf8XzFpX2x6VVlicEk/view?pli=1), and the missive talent from 5e Psion (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?398291-%28PEACH%29-5E-Psion-with-Complete-Power-List).

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2015-11-10, 07:28 PM
Pterran Weapons

Oslak This weapon is designed to fit over the hand of a Pterran. It has blades made from the same material as the slodak - young hardwood tree pieces treated with a special mixture of id fiend blood and tree sap.

The Oslak is a favoured weapon for many under the dark sun, as opponents cannot disarm you.

Price - 5 Cp
Damage - 1d6 Slashing
Weight - 2 Ibs
Properties - Light.

Pterran Feats -

Coming Soon......

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2015-11-10, 07:36 PM
Edits - I forgot the telepathy, so I put that in with the missive talent from the 5e Psion (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrVZ0JZt6XVV-NHRNgk7HRyHNBs_C0EHIr0X-J1JSbg/edit?pli=1).

There was also the lore from the Terrors of the Desert about the Pterran and their use of poisons. I'm unsure if the Poison Mastery is overpowered.