Checkmate
2008-12-14, 01:08 PM
So I made this race for my homebrew setting, to replace the niche of the halfling. Hope you like it and I would like some critism and help etc.
First some cosmological information about my world so it all makes sense.
Cosmology: The earth, together with the sun, the moon and a few other planets resolve around a big central fire. This central fire is only viewable from the other side of the earth and many brave sailors have undergone voyages to the other side to see the great fire, yet not many have succeeded. (In this world the earth doesn't rotate.) Always at directly the other side of the great fire from the earth is the counter-earth, a world very unlike ours. The inhabitants of the counter-earth are barely human and are united in two large factions who are in a perpetual war since the creation of time for reasons unknown to us earthlings.
The countertouched: Amongst all humans some individuals are born with a strange psychological connection to individuals on the counter-earth. These individuals are called the “Countertouched” and share their soul with someone on the counter-earth, called the “counterself”. They dream of the counter-earth and of the life of their counterself, although all the images are vague they often know the names of certain counter-earthlings important to the counterself, including the counterself’s own name and sometimes even directly communicate with him or her.
Countertouched also sometimes experience sudden emotions such as hate, love or anger from the counterself and experienced countertouched often get to know the personality of their counterself quite well, sometimes trying to communicate with them in their dreams to ask for advice or guidance. Sometimes the counterself tries to communicate too, asking for advice in a way very similar to the countertouched. Other than this spiritual link the countertouched are just like regular human individuals, although they often look more charismatic and have quicker reflexes. Although they look human however they can’t not reproduce with them and are in fact a different race that sporadically seemingly randomly appear from human parents.
RACIAL TRAITS
Average Height: 5´ 7˝–6´ 2˝
Average Weight: 130–225 lb.
Ability Scores: +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma
Size: Medium
Speed: 6 squares
Vision: Normal
Languages: Common + Counter-common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Stealth, +2 History
Bold: +5 racial bonus on saving throws against fear
Group Deduction: You grant all, non-countertouched allies within 5 squares of you a +1 racial bonus on Insight checks.
Counterself’s intervention
The counterself manages to interact with this world in a favorable manner as you dodge the enemy’s attack.
Encounter
Immediate Interrupt Personal
Effect: When an attack hits you, force an enemy to roll the attack again. The enemy uses the second roll, even if it’s higher.
The countertouched are almost completely ignored by society and their existence is sometimes even denied. Human parents however are not ashamed of their countertouched children, merely confused and search in the direction of scientists and philosophers for help in raising these “special” children.
First some cosmological information about my world so it all makes sense.
Cosmology: The earth, together with the sun, the moon and a few other planets resolve around a big central fire. This central fire is only viewable from the other side of the earth and many brave sailors have undergone voyages to the other side to see the great fire, yet not many have succeeded. (In this world the earth doesn't rotate.) Always at directly the other side of the great fire from the earth is the counter-earth, a world very unlike ours. The inhabitants of the counter-earth are barely human and are united in two large factions who are in a perpetual war since the creation of time for reasons unknown to us earthlings.
The countertouched: Amongst all humans some individuals are born with a strange psychological connection to individuals on the counter-earth. These individuals are called the “Countertouched” and share their soul with someone on the counter-earth, called the “counterself”. They dream of the counter-earth and of the life of their counterself, although all the images are vague they often know the names of certain counter-earthlings important to the counterself, including the counterself’s own name and sometimes even directly communicate with him or her.
Countertouched also sometimes experience sudden emotions such as hate, love or anger from the counterself and experienced countertouched often get to know the personality of their counterself quite well, sometimes trying to communicate with them in their dreams to ask for advice or guidance. Sometimes the counterself tries to communicate too, asking for advice in a way very similar to the countertouched. Other than this spiritual link the countertouched are just like regular human individuals, although they often look more charismatic and have quicker reflexes. Although they look human however they can’t not reproduce with them and are in fact a different race that sporadically seemingly randomly appear from human parents.
RACIAL TRAITS
Average Height: 5´ 7˝–6´ 2˝
Average Weight: 130–225 lb.
Ability Scores: +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma
Size: Medium
Speed: 6 squares
Vision: Normal
Languages: Common + Counter-common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Stealth, +2 History
Bold: +5 racial bonus on saving throws against fear
Group Deduction: You grant all, non-countertouched allies within 5 squares of you a +1 racial bonus on Insight checks.
Counterself’s intervention
The counterself manages to interact with this world in a favorable manner as you dodge the enemy’s attack.
Encounter
Immediate Interrupt Personal
Effect: When an attack hits you, force an enemy to roll the attack again. The enemy uses the second roll, even if it’s higher.
The countertouched are almost completely ignored by society and their existence is sometimes even denied. Human parents however are not ashamed of their countertouched children, merely confused and search in the direction of scientists and philosophers for help in raising these “special” children.