Adamantrue
2020-08-13, 12:31 AM
Long story short: I require a method of having ape-like Warforged, of Medium-size (not a Warforged Charger) or smaller. I need a concept very close to this to work, and be a balanced choice.
Warforged Simian Racial Traits:
• Living Construct Subtype (Ex): Warforged simians are constructs with the living construct subtype. Refer to the standard Warforged entry for additional details.
• +2 Strength, +4 Constitution, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma. Warforged simians are stronger and tougher than standard warforged, but have similar mental attributes due to similar experience.
• Medium-size.
• Warforged simian base land speed is 40 feet.
• Simian Shape: Warforged simains are naturally quadrupeds. As a quadruped, your load capacity is increased, and gain appropriate bonuses such as against bull rush or trip attempts.
You cannot perform actions that would require both hands simultaneously, hold an item in each hand, or hold an object larger than a light weapon.
As a swift action, you can rear onto your legs, and act as a biped. While reared, you can use both hands simultaneously, or wield two-handed weapons, but your base land speed is halved (rounding up). You may return to a quadrupedal stance as a free action.
• Powerful Build: The physical stature of a warforged simian lets it function in many ways as if it were one size category larger. Refer to the Goliath entry for additional details.
• Composite Plating: The plating used to build a warforged simian provides a +2 armor bonus, a 5% arcane spell failure chance, and is treated as light armor. Refer to the standard Warforged entry for additional details.
• Light Fortification (Ex): When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on a warforged simian, there is a 25% chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally.
• Natural Attack: A warforged simian has a natural weapon in the form of a slam attack that deals 1d6 points of damage.
• Gifted Climber: A warforged simian's body style grants a +4 racial bonus to Climb checks.
• Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: None.
• Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass warforged simian's fighter class does not count when determining whether it takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
• Level Adjustment: +1.
Simian Shape [Warforged]
This warforged is more ape-like than humanoid in its construction. Your arms are noticeably longer and sturdier, and your legs are shorter.
Prerequisites: Warforged, 1st level only.
Benefit: You become a quadruped, and your base land speed is increased by 10 ft. As a quadruped, your load capacity is increased, and gain appropriate bonuses such as against bull rush or trip attempts.
You cannot perform actions that would require both hands simultaneously, hold an item in each hand, or hold an object larger than a light weapon.
As a swift action, you can rear onto your legs, and act as a biped. While reared, you can use both hands simultaneously, or wield two-handed weapons, but your base land speed is halved (rounding up). You may return to a quadrupedal stance as a free action.
In addition, you gain a +2 racial bonus to Climb checks.
Special: Unlike most feats, this feat must be taken at 1st level, during character creation.
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So, as a single Feat, you gain +10 to base speed (which improved Jump checks), improved Encumbrance, better defense against things like Bull Rush or Trip, and a +4 to Climb.
But you can only use 1 hand. Unless you want to stand up.
How do I reign this in, while keeping the essence of this? Or is this underpowered, and need to punch it up by adding an AC bonus or something?
Help?[/S]
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Prefer the Race approach.
Warforged Simian Racial Traits:
• Living Construct Subtype (Ex): Warforged simians are constructs with the living construct subtype. Refer to the standard Warforged entry for additional details.
• +2 Strength, +4 Constitution, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma. Warforged simians are stronger and tougher than standard warforged, but have similar mental attributes due to similar experience.
• Medium-size.
• Warforged simian base land speed is 40 feet.
• Simian Shape: Warforged simains are naturally quadrupeds. As a quadruped, your load capacity is increased, and gain appropriate bonuses such as against bull rush or trip attempts.
You cannot perform actions that would require both hands simultaneously, hold an item in each hand, or hold an object larger than a light weapon.
As a swift action, you can rear onto your legs, and act as a biped. While reared, you can use both hands simultaneously, or wield two-handed weapons, but your base land speed is halved (rounding up). You may return to a quadrupedal stance as a free action.
• Powerful Build: The physical stature of a warforged simian lets it function in many ways as if it were one size category larger. Refer to the Goliath entry for additional details.
• Composite Plating: The plating used to build a warforged simian provides a +2 armor bonus, a 5% arcane spell failure chance, and is treated as light armor. Refer to the standard Warforged entry for additional details.
• Light Fortification (Ex): When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on a warforged simian, there is a 25% chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally.
• Natural Attack: A warforged simian has a natural weapon in the form of a slam attack that deals 1d6 points of damage.
• Gifted Climber: A warforged simian's body style grants a +4 racial bonus to Climb checks.
• Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: None.
• Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass warforged simian's fighter class does not count when determining whether it takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
• Level Adjustment: +1.
Simian Shape [Warforged]
This warforged is more ape-like than humanoid in its construction. Your arms are noticeably longer and sturdier, and your legs are shorter.
Prerequisites: Warforged, 1st level only.
Benefit: You become a quadruped, and your base land speed is increased by 10 ft. As a quadruped, your load capacity is increased, and gain appropriate bonuses such as against bull rush or trip attempts.
You cannot perform actions that would require both hands simultaneously, hold an item in each hand, or hold an object larger than a light weapon.
As a swift action, you can rear onto your legs, and act as a biped. While reared, you can use both hands simultaneously, or wield two-handed weapons, but your base land speed is halved (rounding up). You may return to a quadrupedal stance as a free action.
In addition, you gain a +2 racial bonus to Climb checks.
Special: Unlike most feats, this feat must be taken at 1st level, during character creation.
*
So, as a single Feat, you gain +10 to base speed (which improved Jump checks), improved Encumbrance, better defense against things like Bull Rush or Trip, and a +4 to Climb.
But you can only use 1 hand. Unless you want to stand up.
How do I reign this in, while keeping the essence of this? Or is this underpowered, and need to punch it up by adding an AC bonus or something?
Help?[/S]
[edit]
Prefer the Race approach.