Ilgivan
2007-10-17, 04:34 PM
I looked for a good canid race earlier and found only some supposedly good killers and eaters of innocent sentients and some quadrupeds.
So... I made my own.
Hounen
Hounen are bipedal humanoid canids with fur which covers their entire body. Commonly their fur resembles that of one of the shepherd breeds of dogs.
+2 Charisma, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence. Hounen project a minor psychic aura which makes them more likeable and enjoy activities such as running, but they don't have quite the same mental faculties of other humanoids
Medium size
Hounen base land speed is 30 feet plus another five for every third character level which has a BAB progression of 3/4 or 1 while wearing light or no armor. This stacks with other base speed bonuses, such as that of a monk. Class levels with only a 1/2 BAB progression do not count towards this total.
Scent: A hounen's nose is very powerful
+2 racial bonus on Listen checks: Hounen have keen ears.
+2 racial bonus on survival checks: A hounen’s sensitive nose grants him many benefits in the wild.
-2 racial penalty on all sense motive checks not augmented with empathy. Hounen are naturally kind and assume others to be so as well.
-2 racial penalty on all bluff checks. Hounen have a hard time wrapping their heads around the concept of lying.
Hounen gain the run feat as a racial feature.
Speak Language is a class skill for the first class a hounen takes levels in. Despite not being smart in most matters, their all-around good demeanor and desire to get along with all they meet makes learning new languages easy for them.
Automatic Languages: Sylvan and Hounen. Bonus Languages: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Gnomic.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will: Empathy, as the psionic power. A hounen with a Charisma score of at least 12 also gains the following spell-like abilities a number of times per day equal to her charisma modifier: empathic transfer, telempathic projection, detect psionics. Caster level 1st+Cha mod; save DC 10 + hounen’s Cha modifier + spell level.
Favored Class: Paladin. A multiclass hounen’s paladin class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty. The pack mentality of the hounen makes them perfect candidates for a class which exemplifies protecting the weak.
Alignment: Usually LGF. Due to their pack mentality, hounen are naturally lawful, and their urge to make sure that everyone has an enjoyable time makes them perfect candidates for being both good and funky.
LA: +1
So... I made my own.
Hounen
Hounen are bipedal humanoid canids with fur which covers their entire body. Commonly their fur resembles that of one of the shepherd breeds of dogs.
+2 Charisma, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence. Hounen project a minor psychic aura which makes them more likeable and enjoy activities such as running, but they don't have quite the same mental faculties of other humanoids
Medium size
Hounen base land speed is 30 feet plus another five for every third character level which has a BAB progression of 3/4 or 1 while wearing light or no armor. This stacks with other base speed bonuses, such as that of a monk. Class levels with only a 1/2 BAB progression do not count towards this total.
Scent: A hounen's nose is very powerful
+2 racial bonus on Listen checks: Hounen have keen ears.
+2 racial bonus on survival checks: A hounen’s sensitive nose grants him many benefits in the wild.
-2 racial penalty on all sense motive checks not augmented with empathy. Hounen are naturally kind and assume others to be so as well.
-2 racial penalty on all bluff checks. Hounen have a hard time wrapping their heads around the concept of lying.
Hounen gain the run feat as a racial feature.
Speak Language is a class skill for the first class a hounen takes levels in. Despite not being smart in most matters, their all-around good demeanor and desire to get along with all they meet makes learning new languages easy for them.
Automatic Languages: Sylvan and Hounen. Bonus Languages: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Gnomic.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will: Empathy, as the psionic power. A hounen with a Charisma score of at least 12 also gains the following spell-like abilities a number of times per day equal to her charisma modifier: empathic transfer, telempathic projection, detect psionics. Caster level 1st+Cha mod; save DC 10 + hounen’s Cha modifier + spell level.
Favored Class: Paladin. A multiclass hounen’s paladin class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty. The pack mentality of the hounen makes them perfect candidates for a class which exemplifies protecting the weak.
Alignment: Usually LGF. Due to their pack mentality, hounen are naturally lawful, and their urge to make sure that everyone has an enjoyable time makes them perfect candidates for being both good and funky.
LA: +1