UB Pathfinder Society Character Creation

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Pathfinder Society
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder_Society

City of Absalom
pathfinder.fandom.com/wiki/Absalom

World of Golarion
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Golarion

Pathfinders
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder

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PREMISE

The players take on the role of Pathfinder Agents, who advance up the ranks of the Society. Along the way, they face off numerous threats to the Society, both without and within, to eventually be the leaders of the a new generation of Pathfinders.

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ADVENTURE PLAN

0) Character Creation

A) The campaign will involve playing through selected Pathfinder Scenarios, and experiencing the events culminating in showdowns with enemies of the Society and subsequent changes to the Society.

In between might be some "in enemy shoes" scenarios using Pregens.

B) After that, if interest is still there, the first set of characters should be senior Pathfinders or Venture Captains and train up a new set of proteges. The new characters will have a slightly different pool of races to choose from, following the later Seasons PFS guides.

C) The second set of characters should see to the end of the Pathfinder Society story and resolution, for better or worse, to most of the earlier events.

In between, there should be couple Scenarios where their mentors, ie the first batch, clear some adventures and possibly find their own closure.

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STARTING LEVEL : 1
STARTING GOLD : 200 gp

Each character starts with one armor he/she is proficient in (if any) and two weapons or implements. Either of the two weapons/implements may be replaced by a shield you are proficient with.
Further purchases cost 20 gp for a basic weapon, 40 gp for a military weapon, 80 gp for an exotic weapon. A shield is 40 gp.
Ranged Weapon and Thrown Weapon purchases are considered to have enough uses for combat, ie no need to track ammunition etc.
In the unlikely case you wish to buy a separate suit of armor, it costs 100 gp. A character that started with no armor gets 50% off, so 50 gp.

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ALIGNMENTS

Alignments of LG NG CG LN TN CN are in play, and characters may only choose from one of these six alignments.
There WILL BE various Detect (Alignment) abilities, and it can be a useful tool for the players.
NPCs will also have access to such abilities, so the players' alignment counts.
Virtually all the adventures involve good-aligned actions, though to varying degrees, and may not always be very lawful.

Alignments will change in accordance with actions, but GM will give notice accordingly, and are not intended to be restrictive. Typically if the player is following orders given by the Pathfinder Society, it is treated to be Lawful and Good unless otherwise stated, which the GM will make known when providing the mission briefing.

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SKILLS

Str : Athletics
Con : Endurance
Dex : Acrobatics, Stealth, Thievery
Int : Arcana, Engineering, History, Planes, Religion
Wis : Dungeoneering, Heal, Nature, Perception, Sense Motive
Cha : Bluff, Diplomacy, Handle Animal, Intimidate, Streetwise

Comparing Pathfinder Skills ("or" means player chooses)
Appraise : based on the related skill, otherwise raw intelligence.
Climb : Athletics
Craft : unused
Disable Device : Thievery
Escape Artist : Acrobatics or Athletics
Fly : unused
K Geography : History or Nature
K Local : Streetwise to gather info. When not used to gather info, History or Nature or Streetwise, user's choice.
Linguistics : half History or half Streetwise, user's choice. If a user has at least +4 in both, this is not halved.
Performance : unused. if need be, half Bluff or half Diplomacy. If a user has at least +4 in both, this is not halved.
Profession: unused
Ride: unused. if really need be, Acrobatics to dismount, Athletics to climb and control.
Sleight of Hand : generally unused. if need be, Thievery
Survival : Nature
Swim: Athletics
Use Magic Device : Thievery or Arcana

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RACE & CLASS

To better re-create the feel of Golarion, the following campaign rules will be in place
- there will be fairly specific Race attributes. The restrictions will be as per the various Seasons of Pathfinder Society.

- Players are strongly encouraged to take a Pathfinder class, and maybe a specific archetype that suits them, and fits the Pathfinder Society.
- Spellcaster classes are encouraged to specialise in an element, school, domain, etc.
- Various classes will have class specific mechanics customised to fit the UB mechanics.
- Players who fulfill the requirements can qualify for Prestige Class. For simplicity, this will be treated as a free Multiclass feat.

- Deities will be as per the Pathfinder Pantheon. The character MUST BE within one alignment step from the deity, eg if you worship an LG deity, you must either be LG, LN or NG. The deity must not be NE or CE (unless very good reason, can discuss), and ideally not LE. Further info will be provided later here. For quick reference, please see aonprd.com/DeitiesByGroup.aspx, and ideally only look at those from Core Deities Pantheon (can discuss if a non-core deity especially appeals to you)

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FACTIONS

- The Pathfinder Factions will be in play, details to follow. The first few adventures will cover an in-character introduction to the various factions, after which players may elect to join the factions they favour.
- In subsequent games, each Pathfinder Faction will assign missions to their representatives, most of which are expected to be kept confidential. Completion of these missions will result in a stipend from the Faction, which is expected to be 50% of the actual mission gold.

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CLASSES AVAILABLE

Each class is followed by brackets, showing its Armor Proficiencies and Weapon/Implement Proficiencies.
Armor Proficiencies are indicated as U for Unarmored Agility, L for Light Armor, H for Heavy Armor.
It is also indicated if it is an Imp(Implement) or Wpn (Weapon) proficient class.
Multiple entries indicate all the available options. A player is still restricted to choosing one Armor and either one Wpn or Imp proficiency.
You only choose the Proficiency for your first class, multiclassing does not grant proficiencies.

For spellcaster classes, unless otherwise stated, you may Multiclass back into your own class as many times as you wish. This does not take up a Feat slot, but does not confer extra training nor extra CA unless you pay a feat. For theming purposes, Spellcaster classes are encouraged to specialise in an element, school, domain, etc. Even if you do not do so, note that your Rank 4s will be tied to a prerequisite of having at least 6 ranks worth of spells of lower rank and of related school/domain.

Companions are not allowed to be in play unless there are 5 or less players at the table, but in any case the number of companions and player characters may not exceed 6.

I will separate the classes below based on the Pathfinder book it comes out, this is only for organisational purposes. Not all the classes are available, though effort has been done to do so.
For convenient reference aonprd.com/Classes.aspx

Each class has an "Iconic" Signature below, which is a Swift unless otherwise stated. Once it is purchased using UP, the Signature is usable as long as you expend an equal or higher Signature ability to regain it. The details will be on your class tree so no need to memorise this.
I may further modify the following list, and archetypes may also adjust it accordingly.
If a class has no specific benefit, you get a free Power Versatility feat.
You only get an "Iconic" for one of your classes. You may, when you multiclass, you can change your Iconic, but only if you really wish to, since it should indicate a change of focus for your character. For example, even if you have a lot of Signatures as a Wizard but you change your Iconic to a "Rogue", generally speaking your character should look, act and behave like a Rogue.

CORE
Barbarian (UL, Wpn): SM1) Rage, which grants +2 speed and Sec Trait ability bonus to melee weapon damage until ENT, and a creature you hit with a melee weapon attack is unguarded against you until ENT. If you have Oathsworn, you can use this when as a free action when you quarry.
Bard (UL, Wpn Imp) : SM1) Bardic Performance, Burst 5 (Sec Trait creatures) add Sec Trait ability bonus to weapon damage until ENT, or half Sec Trait ability bonus to weapon attack rolls until ENT.
Cleric (LH, Imp) : SM1) Positive Channel Energy, Std OR SA1) Negative Channel Divinity, Std (must be Neutral). Channel Divinity may be further modified by Domain.
Druid (UL, Imp): You have access to both Wildshape and Druid trees. Choose a rank 1 Signature from either to be your iconic.
Fighter (ULH, Wpn): You start with one extra Role feat, that must be Slayer or Tank. You may substitute your Fighter SA1 or SM1 for a feat, this substitution counts towards your Signature progression, and does not count as count towards your purchased feat limit. This is permanent until retrained. At level 11, and again at level 21, you may substitute another Rank 2 or lower SA or SM for a feat that doesnt count to your purchased feat limit, and that counts towards your Signature progression.
Monk (UL, Wpn): SA1) Quivering Palm, free. Target you hit with unarmed strike takes Sec Trait extra damage and is dazed until ENT.
Paladin (LH, Wpn): SM1) Divine Grace, which grants Sec Trait ability bonus to your FRW until ENT. Can be activated at start of combat on initiative, even if surprised.
Ranger (UL, Wpn): SA1) Rapid Shot, standard. Make two ranged attacks, if both hit deal Sec Trait extra damage.
Rogue (UL, Wpn): SA1) Sneak Attack, free. Sec Trait ability to attack and damage on an unguarded enemy.
Sorcerer (U, Imp): You gain Power Versatility as a free feat for a Sorcerer ability, and may take the Power Versatility feat any number of times, as long as it applies to your Sorcerer abilities, and it does not count to your feat limit.
Wizard (U, Imp): You may gain either Versatile Preparation or Contingent Ability as a free feat. You may take Contingent Ability any number of times as a free feat, if you may do so from other sources such as Race Option. The above two feats do not count to your feat limit, as long as they apply to Wizard abilities.

NOTE: A Paladin must be Lawful Good to use his tree.

APG
Alchemist (UL, Imp): SA1) Bomb Blast, free, amplified version of the Alchemist's CA Bomb.
Gunslinger (LH, Wpn): A gunslinger uses proficiency 2 ranged weapon (either Pistol 1H 1d6 or Musket 2H 1d12). He can target Reflex instead of AC (declare before attacking), but in so doing, his attack does not count as a ranged attack for purpose of feats, eg Deadly Slayer and Brutal Advantage. At Level 11, he can apply Deft Weapon to his firearms to remove this drawback.
Inquisitor (LH, Wpn Imp) : SM1) Bane. Until ENT, you gain +2 ability bonus to weapon attack and Sec Trait ability bonus to weapon damage rolls against a creature type. If you have Oathsworn, you can use this when as a free action when you quarry. You may use this ability repeatedly against the same creature type, but only the same creature type, which cannot be changed until the encounter ends.
Magus (UL, Wpn Imp): Choose either SA1) Spellstrike or SM1) Spell Combat, to be your Iconic ability.
Oracle (UL, Imp): Your chosen Revelation. Check with GM.
Witch (U, Imp): Your chosen Hex. Check with GM.

ACG
Bloodrager (UL, Wpn): Rage, same as Barbarian. An archetype may use this to boost defenses or ranged attacks.
Brawler (UL, Wpn): Either expend a Rank 1 Signature, or "lose" a feat, and until End of Encounter, you gain a feat that you qualify for. This does not allow you to exceed the feat cap, and the feat must be combat related.
Investigator (UL, Wpn): SM1) Study Target. Until ENT, you gain half Sec Trait ability bonus to melee weapon attacks and half Sec Trait ability bonus to melee weapon damage rolls against a target you can see. If you have Oathsworn, you can use this when as a free action when you quarry. You may use this ability repeatedly against the same target, but only the same target, which cannot be changed until the encounter ends.
Swashbuckler (UL, Wpn): SA2) Parry & Riposte. Interrupt when hit by a melee or ranged attack from an enemy within Sec Trait squares, and only with 1handed melee weapon. Shift adjacent to triggering enemy and make an attack vs AC, and must match the triggering attack roll. If it hits neither, this ability is not expended. If it hits either, the attack roll takes Sec Trait penalty. If it hits both, deal 2W damage + Pri Trait.
Warpriest (LH, Wpn Imp) : Depends on Domain. Check with GM

CLASS FAQ

Q: Do the above classes affect starting Armor and Weapon/Implement Proficiencies?
A: Yes, but mainly Armor. Listed next to Class. Can still be discussed as many archetypes change it.

Q: My favourite class isn't listed, how?
A: Check with the GM, arrangements can be made, depending on his familiarity with that Pathfinder class.

Q: Wow so many classes, I have no idea what to choose and where to start?
A: Visualise a concept and check with the GM, who will recommend based on what he knows.

Q: What about Prestige Class?
A: Check with the GM if you want one, and we will sort out the prerequisites. You need to be Level 6 before getting a Prestige Class.

Q: Can I multiclass to other classes?
A: Yes you can. Just pay a multiclass feat. If no other player has that class, check with the GM for the tree.

Q: What does Spell X do as a UB Ability?
A: List the spells you want, min 4, max 8. Then send it to GM. You may also include up to 4 CA equivalent abilities.

Q: With UB rules, does this mean I can be a Wizard with no Intelligence and high Strength or Charisma?
A: Yes.

Q: (refer to previous) Doesn't that make Wizard same as Sorcerer?
A: Pretty close, yes. Note Wizards have spells that Sorcerers do not. Sorcerers can have SA1 Arcane Empowerment (and some others), Wizards cannot.

Q: What if I like the class but I don't like its Iconic?
A: Can be discussed. In absolute worst case, get a Power Versatility feat for free.

Q: I think everyone should get Rapid Shot because it is a feat in Pathfinder?
A: Multiclass to Ranger and pick up the ability. Swap your Iconic accordingly if you wish to.

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AVAILABLE RACES

CORE : Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes*, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, Halflings*, Humans

First Gen (Non-Core) : Aasimar, Catfolk, Grippli* (frog folk), Ratfolk*, Tengu, Tiefling, Vanara (monkey folk)

Second Gen (Non-Core) : Goblin*, Ifrit, Kobold*, Kitsune, Nagaji, Oread, Sylph, Undine, Wayang*

* - small sized races

NOTES

The more common races will be detailed in the breakdown below, but if anyone is interested in any other race, can PM me. Generally speaking, background wise you probably have some pre-existing ties to a faction or benefactor who put you into the Society. If you really want a 2nd Gen race for your first character, please let me know, can be discussed.

The Second Gen Non-Core races are probably best accessed through your adventures, if you meet NPCs that you might recruit into Pathfinder Society and possibly play later. In such cases, the benefactor of your second character would reasonably be your first.

Any race that has climb speed in the aonprd profile may instead take-10 on Athletics checks to climb, and is not unguarded while climbing.

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STARTING LANGUAGES : Common, Racial Language (if non-human) or Regional Language (if human), plus languages equal to half your Streetwise or History (whichever higher)

List of Regions and Languages to follow

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GENERAL RACIAL RULES

After you have chosen your Race, pick one Racial and two Racial Traits from the chosen Race.
Racial Traits cannot be retrained. That said, tweaking during first two levels or so is fine. You may not choose the same Racial Trait more than once.

AFFINITY : Some races have affinity for certain types of abilities, and have a +1 attack and +1 damage with such abilities. These are usually defined by either Implement or Weapon keyword (usually Implement), followed by Weapon Type, a Domain (eg Light or Air), Element (eg Lightning), School (eg, Evocation/Evocation), or even some other keyword. Such a race may replace 1 Racial Trait and their Racial Ability (which must be chosen, ie start with 2 CA only) to start with Affinity, which counts as a Free Feat. Note that if the Affinity is element based, it must exist in the original element of the ability, and also when it is used, without being modified by items feats etc. Affinity does not stack with Talent.

EXTRA FEAT: Some races (notably humans) may indicate they allow an extra feat. Such a race may replace 1 Racial Trait and their Racial Ability (which must be chosen, ie start with 2 CA only) to start with an extra Feat. This extra feat option sometimes comes with restrictions. Note that any free feats count towards your purchased limit of Feats.

FRW Bonus : Up to one Racial Trait may be replaced with a +1 bonus to one chosen FRW.

LANGUAGE: The indicated language is their racial language.

SKILL BONUS: Skill bonuses from your race do not stack with each other. They only add up with your existing Skill Points to a max of +7 to the Skill (before adding Stat).

SMALL : Small sized characters are speed 5, and may replace 1 Racial Trait and their Racial Ability (which must be chosen, ie start with 2 CA only) with either Shielded Step or Talent. For avoidance of doubt, note that Speed 5 characters are further slowed 1 square by heavy armor, unless otherwise indicated.

TRAITS : As a member of the race, you may pick any two Traits from the list, unless otherwise stated.

VISION : Unless otherwise specified, a race has normal vision. This means suffering from concealment when fighting at night, and total concealment when in darkness.

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DWARF (Speed 5, no speed reduction due to heavy armor)
Languages : Dwarven

Racial) Swift Rally. Once per encounter, you can Rally as a swift action.
Racial) Toughness. Once per encounter, as a swift action, you either gain 5 THP, or Resist 5 to all damage until ENT. This value increases by 5 at levels 11 and 21.

Trait) Ample Reserves : You gain +4 bonus to your Reserve Value.
Trait) Darkvision: You have Darkvision 10.
Trait) Deep Warrior: You gain +1 attack against creatures that can be identified by Dungeoneering.
Trait) Dusksight: You have Low Light Vision and halve your melee attack penalties from any concealment.
Trait) Grudge: You gain +1 attack with weapons against your Mark or your Quarry. This Trait counts as two Trait options, or one Trait and one Racial. This bonus does not stack with Talent. Anything that does not stack with Talent does not stack with Grudge.
Trait) Hardy: You gain +1 Fortitude, and +5 to saving throws against poison effects. The bonus to Fortitude does not stack with the FRW bonus.
Trait) Hatred: You gain +1 attack against orcs, goblins, giants, ogres, trolls.
Trait) Lorekeeper : You gain +2 to any two of following - Engineering, History, Dungeoneering, Religion
Trait) Prepared for the Worst: You are not unguarded when surprised, and can make OAs even when surprised (but not Interrupts). When you roll initiative, you can draw one item (including weapon/implement) as a free action, or mark/quarry as a free action. You must worship Torag to take this Trait.
Trait) Resilience: You gain Resilience (+2 to all saving throws) as a free Feat.
Trait) Stand Fast: You can ignore 1 square of any forced movement (pull push slide). When an attack would knock you prone, you can make a saving throw to avoid falling prone.
Trait) Stone-faced : You gain +2 to any two of following - Sense Motive, Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate

Affinity: Weapon, Two Handed Non-Precise Mele Weapons.
Affinity: Implement, Earth Domain.
Affinity: Implement, Metal Domain

Extra Feat : Shielded Step or Talent, ie as if Dwarves were small.

Note that you may not choose any two from the following Trait groups
A) Darkvision, Dusksight
B) Lorekeeper, Stone-faced
C) Deep Warrior, Grudge, Hatred

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ELF
Languages : Elven

Racial) Peerless Aim. Once per encounter, as a free action you may reroll an attack roll.
Racial) Walk Beyond. Once per encounter, as a move action you may teleport 5 squares.

Trait) Breadth of Experience: You have done all sorts of jobs before. You gain a +4 bonus to all checks to appear and behave as a member of any particular general profession.
Trait) Elven Immunities: You gain +1 to Will, and are immune to sleep effects. This bonus does not stack with FRW Bonus.
Trait) Environmental Resistance: Choose from Acid, Cold, Fire, or Lightning. You gain Resist 5 to that type of damage. This increases by 5 at Levels 11, 21. You must have grown up in a region where this damage is common/likely to come by.
Trait) Envoy: The number of languages you know due to (half of) Streetwise or History is doubled.
Trait) Expert: You gain +2 in any two of the following skills - Acrobatics, Stealth, Nature, Perception, Sense Motive, Bluff, Diplomacy, Handle Animal, Intimidate.
Trait) Forestwalk: You ignore difficult terrain due to forests and have a +2 bonus to Nature.
Trait) Irrepressible: You gain +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
Trait) Keen Senses: You gain +2 bonus to Perception and Low Light Vision
Trait) Loremaster: You gain 8 skill points, which must be spent on Intelligence-based Skills.
Trait) Planar Guardian: You gain +1 to attack rolls against non-good outsiders.
Trait) Sense Thoughts: You gain Telepathy 5. Alternatively, you can gain Telepathy 2 and Sense Motive +2.
Trait) Weapon Familiarity: You are proficient with military ranged weapons and the longsword/rapier (both are 1H Prof3 1d8).
Trait) Warded: You gain +1 bonus to all saving throws.

Affinity: Implement, Enchantment
Affinity: Implement, Divination
Affinity: Weapon, Elven Weapons (weapons matching the Weapon Familiarity Trait above)

Note that you may not choose any two from the following Trait groups
A) Breadth of Experience, Envoy
B) Expert, Loremaster
C) Sense Thoughts, Warded

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HALF-ELF
Language: Elven

Racial) Heroism or Peerless Aim
Trait) Ancestral Weapon : You gain the feat Exotic Weapon Proficiency. This does not count towards your feat limit.
Trait) Irrepressible: +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
Trait) Keen Senses: You gain +2 bonus to Perception and Low Light Vision
Trait) Prowess: You gain prowess in a skill of your choice
Trait) Sociable: You gain +2 in any two of following - Bluff, Diplomacy, Sense Motive, Streetwise

Affinity: Implement Charm, Implement Lightning
Extra Feat: You can only choose Talent with the extra feat, and your last Racial Trait must be Ancestral Weapon.

Note that you may not choose Prowess and Sociable together.

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HALFLING (Small, ie Speed 5)
Language: Halfling

Racial) Charmed Life : Once per encounter, when you are hit by an attack, use an interrupt and the attacker rerolls the attack roll. If it still hits, this ability is not expended.
Racial) Vanish : Once per encounter, when you are hit by an attack, after it is resolved you become invisible until ENT or until you attack, and can move half Sec Trait squares. After the movement, you can make a Stealth check.

Trait) Fearless: You gain +1 Will, and when you are hit by a Fear effect you may immediately make a saving throw to ignore the effect, although you still take damage as usual. The bonus to Fortitude does not stack with the FRW bonus.
Trait) Irrepressible: +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
Trait) Keen Senses: You gain +2 bonus to Perception and Low Light Vision
Trait) Lucky: You gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws.
Trait) Quick Step: Your speed is 6 instead of 5.
Trait) Shadowy: You gain +2 bonus to Acrobatics and Stealth.
Trait) Small Quarters Combatant: You may shift into the space of a creature at least two size categories larger than you, even though it is normally considered difficult terrain. You may also enter the space of a creature one size larger than you, but treat the space as difficult terrain.
Trait) Sure Footed: You gain +2 to Athletics and Acrobatics.
Trait) Stealthy Stride: You gain the feat Stealthy Stride. This does not count towards your feat limit.

Affinity: Weapon, One-Handed Precise Melee
Affinity: Implement Curse/Hex. You cannot choose Lucky if you pick this option.

Note that you may not choose any two of the following together - Keen Senses, Quick Step, Sure Footed, Shadowy.

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HUMAN

Racial) Heroism : Once per encounter, as no action when you roll a d20, add your Sec Trait (max 6) to a d20 roll.
Trait) Combat Readiness : Half Sec Trait bonus (max 4) to Initiative
Trait) Draconic Heritage: Darkvision 2 and Low Light Vision
Trait) Skilled : +5 to starting skill points

Extra Feat: This cannot be taken with Draconic Heritage.

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( Gnome, Half-Orc on demand)

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FIRST GEN NON-CORE RACE OPTIONS

CATFOLK
Language: Catfolk

Racial) Charmed Life
Racial) Speed Burst, ie swift, you gain Sec Trait bonus (max 6) to speed until end of this turn

Trait) Catspaw: You gain Unarmed Combat as a free feat, but they are used with claws instead of fists.
Trait) Climber: You may take 10 on Athletics Checks to climb, and are not unguarded when climbing
Trait) Curious Cat: You gain +2 to any two of following - History, Sense Motive, Bluff, Diplomacy, Streetwise
Trait) Keen Senses: Low Light Vision and +2 Perception
Trait) Natural Hunter: You gain +2 to any two of following: Handle Animal, Nature, Perception, Stealth,
Trait) Nimble Faller: You take no damage for falling up to 3 squares / 15'. You take half damage from falling and land on your feet even after taking falling damage.
Trait) Sprinter: You gain a +2 bonus to speed when charging or running. Note this doesnt stack in case of a running charge.

Affinity: Weapon attacks with 1handed Precise Weapons
Affinity: Weapon attacks with natural weapons (ie claws, fists)
Affinity: Implement, Charm

Note that you may not choose any two from the following Trait groups
A) Climber, Sprinter
B) Natural Hunter, Curious Cat

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VANARA
Languages: Vanaran

Racial) Dabbler: Choose a CA from another character in your party. If you are a weapon using class, it must be a weapon CA. If you are an implement using class, it must be an implement ability with the same source (ie divine, arcane, etc) as your own. You may use this CA as if it were your own. If roll a natural 1 or 2 with an attack roll using the CA, you may not use it again until you rest. If you hit with the ability, at the end of that action you make a saving throw with a bonus equal to half Sec Trait, and if you fail, you may not use it again until you rest.
Racial) Shifty: When a melee attack misses you, you may shift 1 square as an opportunity action or interrupt.

Trait) Agile: You gain +2 to any two of the following skills - Athletics, Acrobatics, Stealth, Thievery
Trait) Climber: You may take 10 on Athletics Checks to climb, and are not unguarded when climbing
Trait) Jungle Dweller: You ignore difficult terrain due to forests and have +2 to Nature.
Trait) Keen Senses: Low Light Vision and +2 Perception
Trait) Nimble: You gain half Sec Trait bonus (min 2) against opportunity attacks.
Trait) Prehensile Tail: You are treated as having an extra hand. This "hand", ie your tail, may not attack or make related checks (such as Thievery), but may hold an object, weapon/implement, and use items such as feed a potion to an unconscious ally. Whenever you take a Swift action to draw or stow an object, your Prehensile Tail may do the same, including switching with one of your hands. Your tail cannot carry an object heavier than 22 lbs (ie 10 kg), nor carry a creature larger than Tiny.
Trait) Sure-footed Shift: You ignore difficult terrain when shifting.

OPTION : You may choose to be a Small-sized Vanara. Your speed reduces to 5, but you may use Small options, including the choice to get Talent or Shielded Step as a free feat.

Affinity: Implement, Transmutation and Primal
Affinity: Implement, Plant

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IFRIT (Special Exception for specific player concept)
Languages: Ignan

Racial) Backlash: Once per encounter, when you take damage from an attack, use an interrupt to cause the triggering enemy within 10 squares to take 1d6 + Sec Trait fire damage.
Racial) Fiery Blast: Once per encounter, as a swift action, Blast 3 (All), Sec Trait vs Reflex, Hit for 1d6 + Sec Trait fire damage. Reliable.

Trait) Darkvision: You gain Darkvision 10
Trait) Dazzling Display : You may take 10 on your Intimidate checks. You may replace your Racial ability with Dazzling Display ability (see below).
Dazzling Display : Swift Action (Burst 5, creatures that you have hit and damaged during this turn using a military/exotic weapon). You flourish the weapon used to hit the targets, and make an Intimidate check (DC varies based on target, and also varies if the target is bloodied). If you beat the DC, target takes -2 attack, and if you are a tank, you can mark it until ENT. This ability is usable every turn, until you fail to intimidate any creature. This ability has the Fear and Nonstack keywords.
Trait) Fire in the Blood: When you are hit by a fire keyword ability, you regain Sec Trait HP. This does not benefit you while you are unconscious, unless you lose a Reserve.
Trait) Fire Resistance: You have Resist 5 Fire. This increases by 5 at levels 11, 21.
Trait) Forceful Personality : You gain +2 bonus to any two of following skills - Endurance, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Streetwise
Trait) Pyromaniac: When you cause a creature to take ongoing fire damage, you gain +1 bonus to your attack rolls until ENT. This benefit only applies once per creature that is set alight.
Trait) Wildfire Heart: You gain Sec Trait bonus (max 6) to initiative.

Affinity: Implement, Fire
Affinity: Implement, Fear

Note you may not choose Wildfire Heart with Fire Resistance.

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STARTING LANGUAGES

Common, Racial Language (if non-human) or Regional Language (if human), plus languages equal to half your Streetwise or History (whichever higher). For clarity, do include your INT/CHA modifier.

HUMAN LANGUAGES
Real life proxies included

Common (Chelish* and Taldan) - English
Hallit (Kellid) - Non Viking Barbarians
Kelish (Kelishite**) - Arabia
Osiriani (Garundi) - Egypt
Polyglot (Mwangi) - Africa
Shoanti (Shoanti) - Native America
Skald (Ulfen) - Vikings
Tien (Tian) - East Asia
Varisian (Varisian) - Romani/Gypsy

* for clarity, Chelish refers to the nation of Cheliax which used to be under Taldor

** Kelishites are the ethnicity native to Qadira. Players (and GM if slip up) can refer to them as Qadirans also

RACIAL LANGUAGES
Mostly for reference.

As your bonus language, you are *Strongly* advised against choosing languages of non-Core races. For ref, non-Human Core races are Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, Halflings.

Aquan (Undine)
Auran (Sylph)
Catfolk
Draconic (Kobold, Nagaji)
Dwarven
Elven
Gnome
Goblin
Grippli
Halfling
Ignan (Ifrit)
Orc
*Sylvan (Kitsune, Nature)
Tengu
Terran (Oread)
Vanaran

* - Sylvan is close enough to Druidic to be functionally the same in the setting

OTHER LANGUAGES
You may only learn these dead/rare languages with bonus languages, via your History rating. If your Streetwise is higher than your History, your choice of these languages is capped at half your History.

Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal may only be learnt either due to race, or if you have exposure to such in your background, and if you know Celestial you cannot start with Abyssal nor Infernal.

Abyssal (Demons)
Ancient Osiriani
Aklo (Darklands language)
Azlanti
Celestial
Infernal (Devils)
Jistkan
Thassilonian

GAINING MORE LANGUAGES

You may gain more languages between scenarios, especially if your History/Streetwise improves.

Learning a new language costs 500 gp. Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal all cost double, ie 1000 gp.

[Zyraen]

Stat Damage
- Reduce a Stat by the damage taken, and also the corresponding skills and FRW defense.
- If it is your Pri Trait, reduce your attack and dmg accordingly also. If it affects your AC (whether Pri or Sec), reduce your AC. If it is your Sec, it only affects your Initiative.
- If your Physique is reduced from 3+ to below 3, you lose 1 Reserve.
- Note the reductions do not affect your role bonuses, feats and ability magnitudes.
- If you are reduced to -5 in a single stat, you become stunned until the damage is reduced (unless the ability that imposes the stat damage stipulates something worse, such as death)
- When you take the Stat damage, you can lose a Reserve or 1 WP to negate up to 2 Stat damage from a single application. So if a single application affects 5 Stat damage, you can only reduce it to 3 Stat damage. This decision must be made when you take the damage.

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Any character may expend a Rank 4 ability to regain 1 WP.

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Purchasing Scrolls / Potions
- Rank 1 Ability Consumable is 400 gp (L3 item)
- Rank 2 Ability Consumable is 2000 gp (L8 item).
- In addition to those under Ability Framework, note these include the following Rank 2 abilities : Daylight, Dispel Magic, Lesser Globe of Invulnerability (Rank 2 abilities take -5 against you, sustain move), Restoration

Other Potions
The following are available for purchase from a potion maker. They may also be found sometimes during adventuring.
Each consumable costs 20% the price of an item of its level, and can be resold at 25% of its cost price in places where it may be purchased.
L5 Healing Potion (120gp): Expend a Reserve and gain Reserve Value HP
L5 Resistance Potion (120gp, only Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison): Lose a Reserve. You gain Resist 5 to a specific damage type until end of encounter, or until you drink another Resistance Potion. The damage type is chosen when the potion is created.
L7 Invisibility Potion (300gp): You become invisible until ENT or until you attack.
L8 Waterbreathing Potion (400gp): You can breathe underwater for one hour.
L9 Recovery Potion (500gp): Expend a Reserve and either gain Reserve Value HP plus Pri Trait HP, or make a saving throw with a bonus equal to your Pri Trait

[Zyraen]

As usual, for each of below, you may pick one Racial ability and two Racial Traits from the chosen Race.
You may replace one Racial Trait for +1 to one FRW.

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NAGAJI
Language: Nagaji

Racial) Nagaji Resistance
Interrupt, Personal
Trigger: You are hit by an attack that targets Fort, Will, or has the poison keyword.
Effect: You gain Sec Trait ability bonus to the defense targeted by the triggering attack. If the defense is either Fort or Will, the defensive bonus remains until ENT.

Racial) Hypnotic Gaze (Nagaji)
Keyword: Charm, Fear
Swift, Ranged 5
Sec Trait vs Will
Hit: The target is dazed (SE).
Miss: The first time you miss with this ability, it is not expended.
Special: You can forgo making an attack roll to cause the creature to automatically take -2 to attack rolls and be unguarded against you until ENT.

Trait) Armored Scales : You have +1 AC when not in heavy armor. This does not stack with Improved Armor.
Trait) Keen Senses: You gain Low Light Vision and +2 Perception
Trait) Mental Resilience: You gain +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate

Affinity: Implement, that deal poison damage

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OREAD
Language: Terran

Racial) Magic Stones (Oread)
You gain the following CA instead of a Racial ability.
CA) Magic Stones (Oread)
Ranged 5 (3 attacks vs 3 creatures)
Pri Trait vs Reflex
Hit: 1d4 + Pri Trait damage and target is pushed 1 square.

Racial) Treacherous Earth (Oread)
Swift, Burst 1
Effect: Until ENT, the burst becomes a zone of difficult terrain. Creatures that end their turn in the zone are unguarded against you. You are not affected by the zone.

Racial) Unerring Strike (Oread)
Move, Personal
Effect: Until ENT, you gain Sec Trait ability bonus to your next weapon attack roll, and if the target is in contact with the ground, that attack ignores all penalties from concealment. Note that this does not help you discern where a hidden attacker is.

Trait) Acid Resistance: You have Resist 5 Acid. This increases by 5 at levels 11, 21.
Trait) Darkvision : You gain darkvision 10
Trait) Granite Skin : You have +1 AC when not in heavy armor. This does not stack with Improved Armor.
Trait) Keen Senses: You gain Low Light Vision and +2 Perception
Trait) Mental Resilience: You gain +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
Trait) Mountain Born: You gain +5 bonus to Athletics checks to climb and Acrobatics check to balance on narrow surfaces/high altitudes
Trait) Stand Fast: You can ignore 1 square of any forced movement (pull push slide). When an attack would knock you prone, you can make a saving throw to avoid falling prone.

Affinity: Implement, transmutation (earth or related to stones)
Affinity: Implement, plant

Note you may not choose Granite Skin with Acid Resistance.
If you choose any two of Darkvision, Granite Skin, Stand Fast, your speed becomes 5 but is not further reduced by heavy armor.

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SYLPH
Language: Auran

R) Breeze-Kissed
Interrupt, Personal
Trigger: You are hit by an area or ranged attack that targets AC or Reflex.
Effect: You gain Sec Trait ability bonus to the targeted defense against the triggering attack. If the targeted defense is Reflex, you gain the bonus until ENT.
Special: If you pick this Racial, you may not choose Like the Wind racial Trait.

R) Blurred Movement
Interrupt, Personal
Trigger: You are hit by an attack.
Effect: After the triggering attack is resolved, you become invisible until ENT or until you attack (whichever first), and shift half Sec Trait squares. You may make a Stealth check after the movement.

Trait) Darkvision : You gain darkvision 10
Trait) Featherstep: You take no damage for falling up to 3 squares / 15'. You take half damage from falling and land on your feet even after taking falling damage.
Trait) Lightning Resistance: You have Resist 5 Lightning. This increases by 5 at levels 11, 21.
Trait) Like the Wind : Your base speed is 7. Wearing heavy armor reduces it to 5.
Trait) Mental Resilience: You gain +2 to saving throws against effects that Daze, Stun or Dominate
Trait) Whispering Wind: You gain +2 bonus to Acrobatics and Stealth.

Affinity: Implement, transmutation (air or related to flight)

You may not choose any two from the following Trait groups
a) Lightning Resistance, Mental Resilience
b) Featherstep, Like the Wind, Whispering Wind