Race Options

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The following list of race options is NOT exhaustive, and is intended to provide an idea of how races are 'constructed'.

For most stories and plots in various books, it is often realistic that an entire party comprises of characters which are all or mostly of the same race, but the rules in most RPGs don't support it as well.

Apart from the game not being stat-bound, the following provides a framework where it can work reasonably and yet still have some variance within members of a certain race.

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All races are speed 6 and have low light vision, unless otherwise indicated.

R is for Racial ability, that you can trade out a green CA for.

You may trade out one of your two racial traits for any other racial traits on the Generic Traits list (see next post), or for +1 to one Fort Reflex Will defense.

Some racial traits provide bonus to a group check, which refers to when the party is using the same skill towards a single goal, and thus that character is able to interact with the others and offer input in their combined efforts. Also note that racial traits never stack with themselves.

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DWARF
Speed 5, not slowed by heavy armor

R) Swift Rally
Personal, Swift
Effect: You take the Rally action.

Remarks: As per the UB Combat cheatsheet, the Rally action lets you spend a Reserve and regain Reserve Value HP, and you also gain the benefits of Total Defense, ie +2 to all defenses.

Trait) Darkvision: You have darkvision 10.

Trait) Stand Fast : You ignore 1 square of forced Movement (pull, push, slide). When an Attack would knock you prone, you can make a Saving Throw to avoid falling prone.

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HALFLING
Small*

R) Charmed Life
Personal, Interrupt
Trigger: You are hit by an attack.
Effect: The triggering attack roll is rerolled.
Special: The first time you use this ability and the outcome is not improved in your favour, you do not expend this ability. Whenever you roll a natural 1 on a d20 roll, you can expend this ability to reroll.

Trait) Fearless: You gain +5 to saving throws against fear effects.

Trait) Nimble: You gain +2 to all defenses against opportunity attacks (OAs)

* - up to four small creatures can occupy a square, and small creatures treat weapons as one size smaller

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HALF-ELF

Racial: A half-elf may choose a racial ability of either his human or elven heritage.

Trait) Diplomatic: You gain +1 to persuasion, and grant this bonus to your party when making a group check.

Trait) Survivor: You gain +2 to death saving throws.

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HALF-ORC

R) Smashing Blow
Personal, Free
Trigger: You hit with a melee attack that deals damage.
Effect: The damage increases by either your Sec, or by 1W (if it is a weapon attack), or by 1d8.

Trait) Charger: You gain +2 speed when charging, and do not take penalties from running during your charge.

Trait) Bloody Resilience: You gain 5 THP when Bloodied. This increases by 5 at Levels 11,21.

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HIGH ELF

R) Fey Jaunt
Personal, Move
Effect: You teleport 5 squares.

Trait) Darkvision: You have darkvision 10.

Trait) Resolute: You gain +2 to saving throws against effects that daze, dominate or stun.

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HUMAN

R) Heroic Focus
Personal, No action
Trigger: You make a d20 roll.
Effect: You gain Sec (max 6) bonus to the triggering roll. This uses up your interrupt action if you have one, or your next interrupt.

Trait) Adaptive: You gain +1 to all saving throws.

Trait) Combat Readiness: You gain +2 bonus to Initiative.

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SYLVAN ELF

R) Peerless Aim
Personal, Free
Trigger: You make an attack roll.
Effect: You gain +2 to the triggering roll, or reroll it.

Trait) Eagle-Eyed: You gain +1 to perception, and grant this bonus to your party when making a group check.

Trait) Surefooted Shift: You ignore difficult terrain when shifting.

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TIEFLING

R) Burning Backlash
Interrupt, Burst 10 (1 foe)
Trigger: You take damage from an attack that hits you.
Effect: The triggering enemy takes the same amount of damage.

Trait) Fire Resistance: You gain Resist 5 fire. This increases by 5 at Levels 11, 21.

Trait) Quick Recovery : You gain +2 to saving throws against ongoing damage.

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GENERIC TRAITS

You may also replace one of the two racial traits with the following generic racial traits.
Note that any racial trait that appears above among the races is also available, as well as possible derivatives, feel free to ask if you wish.

You can customise your racial trait so that it fits your character background, rather than being tied to your race.
However, GM can disallow certain racial traits, such as a halfling taking Oversized, etc.

Ample Reserves : You gain +4 HP to your Reserve value. This bonus does not stack with Feats.

Bloody Resilience : You gain 5 THP when Bloodied. This increases by 5 at Levels 11,21,31.

Combat Readiness: You gain +2 bonus to Initiative.

Darkvision: You have Darkvision 10.

Nimble: You gain +2 Racial bonus against Opportunity Attacks

Oversized : You can use Weapons that are one Dice-size larger. For avoidance of doubt, your Fist (as with Unarmed Combatant) counts as a weapon, but improvised weapons are not affected.

Resistance : Choose from Acid, Lightning, Fire, Cold, Psychic, Radiant, Necrotic, Poison. You gain Resist 5 to that type of damage. This increases by 5 at Levels 11, 21. You cannot choose a Resistance of the same type as your Vulnerability.

Saving Throws
Note these are against SE effects
a) +5 Save against Charm
b) +5 Save against Fear
c) +5 Save against Illusion
d) +5 Save against Poison
e) +2 Save when making Stabilise Saves
f) +2 Save when saving against Ongoing Damage
g) +2 Save against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
h) +2 Save against effects that Immobilise, Restrain, or Slow
i) +1 to All Saving Throws

*Situational Checks : You gain one of following
a) +5 to Athletics Checks to Climb or Jump
b) +5 to Performance Checks to appear as (a different Race of same size as you)
c) +2 to all Escape Checks (ie Acrobatics and Athletics)
d) You are always treated as having a Running Start when Jumping.

Stand Fast : You ignore 1 square of forced Movement (pull, push, slide). When an Attack would knock you prone, you can make a Saving Throw to avoid falling prone.

Surefooted Shift : You ignore Difficult Terrain when Shifting.

*Terrainwalk : You ignore Difficult Terrain that is due to
a) Forestwalk : forest, trees, underbrush, natural growth
b) Icewalk : ice, snow, tundra, slippery surfaces
c) Earthwalk : rubble, uneven stone, ruins, earth
d) Swampwalk : bog, mud, shallow water, wading