celestialkin
2008-07-27, 07:04 PM
Hi. These are my first homebrewed races for my campaign world. Can the pros here please give me their opinions on them? To be honest, I have no idea if I did anything about them properly.
Tahl
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About the Tahl, or Blade Elves as they are known to other races. Vagabonds, wanderers, low lived scoundrel, philanderers, smokers, drinkers, revelers, who are nomadic independants, and can at times become quite hostile,...leastways, all of this is according to the perspective of most other Elves.
It is said that they are 'slutty' by other elves, placing not much value in relationships, as they are quite isolated, loners. It is also certain of the aforementioned that they revel excessively, smoke, drink and have no homes. It is also universally agreed that Tahl and their rare, Blade Dancers are essentially legends, both distrusted and respected, as they are thought to be the greatest swordsmen to have ever walked in life.
Tahl are a rare elf subrace, due largely to the lifestyle chosen by the majority of their race, and also due in part to their habit of regularly mating with other races, or even other elves to satisfy their "needs" which leads to few Tahl on Tahl couplings.
Tahl roughly translates into "Blade" in Common.
Alignment:
Tahl tend towards Chaotic and Neutral alignments.
Relations with other races:
Dwarves
Tahl are disliked by many dwarves, although in secret most dwarves actually respect these strange elves. These feelings are due to countless unexpecting dwarves being "disgraced" publicly by being drunk under the table by of all creatures, an elf. To a dwarf this is considered a dishonor, which is difficult to outlive.
Elves
Tahl rarely get along well with other elves. Their differing views with their kin causes the tahl to usually avoid elven lands. Some tahl might go their entire lives without ever stepping foot in elf territory. Instead they travel among the other races.
An exception to this are the Wild Elves. Tahl and wild elves often see many similarities between themselves, and this has lead to a strong and friendly understanding between the two groups. More than a few wild elf tribes tell oral stories of heroic tahl coming to their aid in times of great need. Some tahl have even found permanent homes among the wild elves.
Blade Dancers:
Tahl automatically meet all requirements for the Blade Dancer Prestige Class at 1st level. Tahl treat this Prestige Class as though it were a Class for all intent and purposes.
Tahl Traits (Ex)
Tahls possess the following racial traits. These replace the PHB High Elf racial traits.
* +2 Dex, +2 Con, -4 Wis.
* Medium size.
* A Tahl's base land speed is 30 feet.
* Immunity to sleep spells and effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus
against enchantment spells or effects. (Not reflected in the saving throw modifiers given here.)
* Low-light vision.
* Weapon Proficiency: Tahl are automatically proficient with any form of sword, even if they have never come across such a blade before.
* A Tahl receives a +1 to all attack rolls, and a +1 to all damage rolls when using a sword.
* +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
* Automatic Languages: Common, Elven. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Speak Language skill.
* Favored Class: Blade Dancer.
Orks
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/Celestialdragon100/Ork_Choppa_and_side_car_by_Jaganshy.jpg
"We thought they couldn't get any stupider. We were wrong. We were terribly wrong!"
-Erik Gazo, creator of the Orks
The story behind the orc subrace known as orks is an usual one. A few decades before the fall of the human city state Angelovis a high level geneticist named Erik Gazo wanted to create slave race of creatures which would be useful for helping with construction work, and with basic tinkering and repairs of mechanical devices, while at the same time possessing significant brute strength for manual labor. He decided to attempt this project with orcs as the base creatures to experiment on. Needless to say, this all failed miserably.
Somehow Erik manged to succeed at making these creatures amazing tinkerers and gadgeteers, yet at the same time even stupider than their regular orc cousins. Before Erik could terminate these embarrassments, a handful of them somehow escaped his research facility. These few "Orks" as they called themselves (probably a misinterpretation of their own name...) managed to survive and form a stable breeding population. These creatures have since begun to spread across the many planes of existence, to the misfortune of many races and civilizations.
Orks tend to live very short lives, even compared to their orc cousins. This is mostly due to their own actions. Orks love a good fight, and will go to great lengths to get one with anyone or anything. Also, many an Ork dies at the hands of their own constructions, and usally in a very violent and gruesome fashion. However, they breed much faster than normal orcs, and they reach sexual maturity much quicker as well.
To this day Erik Gazo and this incident are mentioned in and as jokes by many peoples and races, and he is looked down upon as one of the biggest fools to ever exist.
Ork Traits (Ex)
These traits are in addition to the Orc traits, except where noted.
• Orks receive an additional -2 Wisdom.
• Orks age up until sexual maturity twice as fast as their orc cousins.
• Orks breed four times faster than their orc cousins.
• Orks receive a +10 to all Craft skills.
• All Craft skills, except for artistic "girly" ones such as painting and pottery, are considered class skills for an Ork. This includes Craft (technological device) (see WoW D20).
• Orks receive 8 extra skill points at 1st level and 2 extra skill point at each additional level which they can place into any Craft skill, except for artistic "girly" ones such as painting and pottery.
• Favored Class: Tinker (see the World of Warcraft d20 Roleplaying game, or ask me to see my personal copy).
Tahl
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/Celestialdragon100/The_Last_Bladedancer_Contd_WIP_by_A.jpg
About the Tahl, or Blade Elves as they are known to other races. Vagabonds, wanderers, low lived scoundrel, philanderers, smokers, drinkers, revelers, who are nomadic independants, and can at times become quite hostile,...leastways, all of this is according to the perspective of most other Elves.
It is said that they are 'slutty' by other elves, placing not much value in relationships, as they are quite isolated, loners. It is also certain of the aforementioned that they revel excessively, smoke, drink and have no homes. It is also universally agreed that Tahl and their rare, Blade Dancers are essentially legends, both distrusted and respected, as they are thought to be the greatest swordsmen to have ever walked in life.
Tahl are a rare elf subrace, due largely to the lifestyle chosen by the majority of their race, and also due in part to their habit of regularly mating with other races, or even other elves to satisfy their "needs" which leads to few Tahl on Tahl couplings.
Tahl roughly translates into "Blade" in Common.
Alignment:
Tahl tend towards Chaotic and Neutral alignments.
Relations with other races:
Dwarves
Tahl are disliked by many dwarves, although in secret most dwarves actually respect these strange elves. These feelings are due to countless unexpecting dwarves being "disgraced" publicly by being drunk under the table by of all creatures, an elf. To a dwarf this is considered a dishonor, which is difficult to outlive.
Elves
Tahl rarely get along well with other elves. Their differing views with their kin causes the tahl to usually avoid elven lands. Some tahl might go their entire lives without ever stepping foot in elf territory. Instead they travel among the other races.
An exception to this are the Wild Elves. Tahl and wild elves often see many similarities between themselves, and this has lead to a strong and friendly understanding between the two groups. More than a few wild elf tribes tell oral stories of heroic tahl coming to their aid in times of great need. Some tahl have even found permanent homes among the wild elves.
Blade Dancers:
Tahl automatically meet all requirements for the Blade Dancer Prestige Class at 1st level. Tahl treat this Prestige Class as though it were a Class for all intent and purposes.
Tahl Traits (Ex)
Tahls possess the following racial traits. These replace the PHB High Elf racial traits.
* +2 Dex, +2 Con, -4 Wis.
* Medium size.
* A Tahl's base land speed is 30 feet.
* Immunity to sleep spells and effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus
against enchantment spells or effects. (Not reflected in the saving throw modifiers given here.)
* Low-light vision.
* Weapon Proficiency: Tahl are automatically proficient with any form of sword, even if they have never come across such a blade before.
* A Tahl receives a +1 to all attack rolls, and a +1 to all damage rolls when using a sword.
* +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
* Automatic Languages: Common, Elven. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Speak Language skill.
* Favored Class: Blade Dancer.
Orks
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/Celestialdragon100/Ork_Choppa_and_side_car_by_Jaganshy.jpg
"We thought they couldn't get any stupider. We were wrong. We were terribly wrong!"
-Erik Gazo, creator of the Orks
The story behind the orc subrace known as orks is an usual one. A few decades before the fall of the human city state Angelovis a high level geneticist named Erik Gazo wanted to create slave race of creatures which would be useful for helping with construction work, and with basic tinkering and repairs of mechanical devices, while at the same time possessing significant brute strength for manual labor. He decided to attempt this project with orcs as the base creatures to experiment on. Needless to say, this all failed miserably.
Somehow Erik manged to succeed at making these creatures amazing tinkerers and gadgeteers, yet at the same time even stupider than their regular orc cousins. Before Erik could terminate these embarrassments, a handful of them somehow escaped his research facility. These few "Orks" as they called themselves (probably a misinterpretation of their own name...) managed to survive and form a stable breeding population. These creatures have since begun to spread across the many planes of existence, to the misfortune of many races and civilizations.
Orks tend to live very short lives, even compared to their orc cousins. This is mostly due to their own actions. Orks love a good fight, and will go to great lengths to get one with anyone or anything. Also, many an Ork dies at the hands of their own constructions, and usally in a very violent and gruesome fashion. However, they breed much faster than normal orcs, and they reach sexual maturity much quicker as well.
To this day Erik Gazo and this incident are mentioned in and as jokes by many peoples and races, and he is looked down upon as one of the biggest fools to ever exist.
Ork Traits (Ex)
These traits are in addition to the Orc traits, except where noted.
• Orks receive an additional -2 Wisdom.
• Orks age up until sexual maturity twice as fast as their orc cousins.
• Orks breed four times faster than their orc cousins.
• Orks receive a +10 to all Craft skills.
• All Craft skills, except for artistic "girly" ones such as painting and pottery, are considered class skills for an Ork. This includes Craft (technological device) (see WoW D20).
• Orks receive 8 extra skill points at 1st level and 2 extra skill point at each additional level which they can place into any Craft skill, except for artistic "girly" ones such as painting and pottery.
• Favored Class: Tinker (see the World of Warcraft d20 Roleplaying game, or ask me to see my personal copy).