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Shaping the Self

A Guide to Racial Advancement

byNevinFlanagan

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Contents

Chapter1—Introduction

WhyRacialAdvancement? ....................................................................................3

Maturity.................................................................................................................3

AndamarianaLeafwhisper ...............................................................................................3

Self-creation ..........................................................................................................4

GarvedianoftheLightlessDepths ...................................................................................4

Latency..................................................................................................................4

MethwinCooper .............................................................................................................5

Transformation.......................................................................................................5

Cruargh“theAflicted” ....................................................................................................5

Usingthisinacampaign .......................................................................................6

Chapter2—Maturity

Bestial..................................................................................................................15

Harmonious.........................................................................................................16

Marine.................................................................................................................17

Chapter4—Legacies&Destinies

Ascended.............................................................................................................19

Forsaken..............................................................................................................20

Elder....................................................................................................................20

Chapter5—Aflictions&Accidents

Poisons................................................................................................................22

BrinecapMushrooms.....................................................................................................22

HellslinkerVenom.........................................................................................................22

Grendeljuice .................................................................................................................23

Mermaid’sFlesh ............................................................................................................24

Diseases ..............................................................................................................24

TheShadowPlagueofMarrimar....................................................................................24

TheStonebonesCurse ...................................................................................................26

Rituals&Procedures............................................................................................27

MechanizingKey...........................................................................................................27

OpeningtheInnerEye...................................................................................................27

TheAwakenedTemplate................................................................................................28

Epilogue—BringingThingsTogether

GainingRacialLevels ............................................................................................7

LevelAdjustments..................................................................................................7

0-levelBeneits......................................................................................................7

0-HDcreatures................................................................................................................7

ConventionalRaces...............................................................................................7

Dwarves..........................................................................................................................7

Elves................................................................................................................................9

Gnomes.........................................................................................................................10

Half-Elves......................................................................................................................11

Half-Orcs ......................................................................................................................11

Hallings........................................................................................................................12

Humans.........................................................................................................................13

Templates ............................................................................................................13

DeepCreatures..............................................................................................................13

Chapter3—Self-Creation

RacialIdeasforCharacters...................................................................................29

Maturity.........................................................................................................................29

Self-creation..................................................................................................................29

Legacies ........................................................................................................................29

Aflictions......................................................................................................................29

RacialIdeasforCampaigns..................................................................................30

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Feat:FormofInnerTruth................................................................................................15

Avian...................................................................................................................15

Chapter 1 — Introduction

ThelatesteditionsoftheDungeons&Dragons®

gamehavecertainlysparkedtheimaginationsoffansin

awayeventhepreviouseditionsnevermanaged.The

classlexibilityinparticularhasledtoaphenomenal

riseinbothhome-brewedandprofessionalcoreand

prestigeclasses.Withalltheseoptionstolearnand

study,playersmayfeelthattheircharactersaregetting

ashortshriftinonedepartment;theirrace.Thisbook

beginstoremedythatbyofferingraciallevels,tem-

platesandotheroptionsandsuggestionsformaking

changestoacreature’sinnatecharacteristics.

becreatedinthisway,bylimitingthecharactertoa

fractionofhishitdiceandabilitiesandallowinghim

toinvestlevelsintopersonaldevelopment(otherbooks

fromavarietyofpublishersoffermoreinformation

ontrulymonstrouscharacters).Withalittlework,this

techniquecanalsobeappliedtoconventionalraces,

allowingacharacterinapplylevelstowardbecoming

a“dwarf’sdwarf”oraparagonofhaling-kind.

aboutherappearanceanddelightsincastinghergla-

meredelvenchainintheappearanceofsumptuously

fancyclothing.

Background

Andamarianacomesfromagoodelvenfamily,but

iscurrentlylockedinthethroesofaseriouswander-

lust.Shewantsgoeverywhereanddoeverything,and

especiallyimpresseveryonewithherelvenperfection

ofvoice,graceandlooks.Shelovessocialevents,but

ispronetomakinginopportunecomparisonstoelven

culture.

Andamariana Leafwhisper

Femaleelf(3HD),Brd6: CR9;Mediumhumanoid

(elf);HD9d6+9;hp44;Init+4;Spd30ft.;AC21(+7

armor,+4Dex),touch14,lat-footed17;BaseAtk/

Grapple+5/+6;Atkrapier+9melee(1d6+1piercing,

18-20) or thunderingshortbow+9ranged(1d6+1pierc-

ing,x3+2d8sonic);FullAtkrapier+9melee(1d6+1

piercing,18-20) or thunderingshortbow+9ranged

(1d6+1piercing,x3+2d8sonic);SAbardicmusic,

bardicknowledge+9,spell-likeabilities;SQElftraits

(3rdlevel);ALCG;SVFort+3,Ref+11,Will+8;Str

12,Dex18,Con12,Int16,Wis13,Cha18.Height

5ft.2in.

Skills: Balance+13,Bluff+10,Concentration+11,

DecipherScript+9,Diplomacy+9,Listen+11,Perform

[song]+14,Search+7,SpeakLanguage(Common,El-

ven,Sylvan,Halling,Draconic,Auran),Spellcraft+11,

Spot+11,Tumble+10,UseMagicDevice+9.

Feats: CombatCasting,CombatExpertise,Im-

provedFeint,WeaponFinesse,WeaponSpecializa-

tion[shortbow]*.

BardSpells (3/4/3,casterlevel6):0– dancinglights,

daze,lullaby,magehand,mending,readmagic ;1st

– animaterope,charmperson,summonmonsterI,

unseenservant ;2nd– curemoderatewounds,enthrall,

mirrorimage .

Possessions: +2glameredelvenchain,+2thunder-

ingcomposite(+1)shortbow ,masterworkrapier, cloak

ofelvenknd,bootsofelvenkind ,4doses silversheen .

Why Racial Advancement?

Thereareseveralreasonswhycharactersmayad-

vanceraciallyratherthanthroughclass.Raciallevels

giveallmembersofaparticularraceaccesstocertain

abilities,regardlessoftheirclasschoice.Systemsforac-

quiringtemplatesallowcharacterstogainabilitiesthat

cannotnormallybelearned,suchasdarkvisionorspell-

likeabilities,andmajorphysicaltransformationssuch

aswingsorgills.Racialadvancementcanalsoprovide

optionsforincreasingabilityscores,althoughoftenatthe

expenseofhitdice,skills,feats,andotherlearning.

Moregenerally,raciallevelsandtemplatesprovide

waystosetcharactersapart.Adwarfsoinlovewith

theskythatheawakenedthepotentialforwingswithin

himselforanelfdrivenslightlymadbymagicalsurgery

meanttoawakenhisinnerpowersaredistinctive,ste-

reotype-breakingcharacters.Acharactercanbewoven

moretightlyintothestoryofacampaignbymaking

himthescionofanancientrace,whomustunlockhis

innerabilitiestodefeattheenemyofhispeople.

WithalittlecooperationbetweentheGMand

oneormoreplayers,thereareseveralwaysforracial

advancementtoaddinteresttoacharacteraswellas

varietytoacampaign.

Combat

Andamarianaiswillingtodiveintoaight,espe-

ciallyonethatallowshertoshowoffherarcheryskills

orwheretheopponentsarenastyevil-lookingthings.

BardicMusic(Su): Andamarianahas10ranksof

Perform[song],givingheraccesstothecountersong,

fascinate,inspirecompetence,inspirecourage+1,and

suggestionabilities.

Elftraits: Andmarianahasalltheabilitiesand

qualitiesofa3-HDelf.

— Elusive(Ex): Andamarianacanchooseasingle

opponentduringherturneachroundandgaina+1

dodgebonustoACagainstattacksbythatopponent

forthenextround.

— WeaponSpecialization*: Andamarianahasa+1

bonustodamagewithhershortbow(relectedinthe

statsabove).IfshegainstheWeaponFocus(shortbow)

feat,thisbonuswillincreaseto+2.

— KeenSenses(Ex): Andamariana’sracialbonus

toListen,Search,andSpotchecksis+4,andshegets

achecktonoticeanysecretorhiddendoorwithin10

ft.,evenifsheisnotactivelysearching.

— Spell-likeAbilities: cureminorwounds 1/day,

detectmagic 1/day, light 1/day.

— Low-lightVision: Andamarianaseesthreetimesas

farasahumanunderconditionsofpoorlighting.

—Free-willed: Andamarianahasa+2racialbonus

onsavesvs.enchantmenteffects.

—Unsleeping: Andamarianaisimmunetosleep

effects.

Maturity

Theeasiestformofracialadvancementstartswitha

characterwhoisnotafullydevelopedmemberofher

species.Thecharacter’sbodystillcontainsuntapped

potential,whichcanberealizedthroughexercise,

practice,andendurance.Manymonstercharacterscan

Appearance

Awarmlyroundedelvenwomanofmiddleheight

withhoney-blondhairandvibrantblueeyes.An-

damariana(Mariantohumanfriends)isslightlyvain

Self-creation

Especiallyinhigh-fantasysettings,acharacter’swill

andself-imagemaybepowerfulenoughtoovercome

theinertiaofwhatsheisandmakeherintowhatshe

shouldbe,grantingheratemplatethatwouldnormally

onlybeinherited.

Thiscaneasilybecomeastoryhookinitself,send-

ingacharacteronavisionquesttodiscoverthetruth

ofhisinmostdesiresorrequiringapartytoprotecta

characterwhoisdeepinatransformingmeditation.

Generally,acharactershouldnotacquiremore

thanonetemplateinthisway.Itmaybepermitted

insomecircumstancesifversatilityisthecharacter’s

coreconcept,butpartoftheprincipleofacquiringa

templateisthatthecharacter’sself-imageispower-

fulenoughtotransformhisbody.Takingonmultiple

templateswouldtypicallyrequireacharactertohave

adeeplydistortedorfracturedimageofhimself,and

itwouldbeverydificultforacharactertohaveaself-

imagewhichisatoncebothfracturedandtransform-

inglypowerful.

tance,detectmagic ;1st– bless,divinefavor,sanctuary,

shieldoffaith,detectsecretdoors +;2nd– calmemo-

tions,darkness,holdperson,lesserrestoration,detect

thoughts +;3rd– dispelmagic,meldintostone,sum-

monmonsterIII,clairaudience/clarivoyance +.

WizardSpells (4/3/2,casterlevel3):0– lare,

magehand,rayoffrost,touchoffatigue ;1st– shield,

comprehendlanguages,truestrike ;2nd– summon

swarm,dazemonster .

Possessions: +2shockingburstadamantinepunch-

ingdagger,bracersofarmor+3,gauntletofrust,glove

ofstoring (typicallycontainspunchingdagger).

whiteupto60ft.withnolightatall.

—Hardy(Ex): Garvedianhasa+2racialbonuson

savingthrowsvs.poison.

—Prosaic(Ex): Garvedianhasa+2racialbonuson

savingthrowsvs.spellsandspell-likeeffects.

—Stability(Ex): Garvedianhasa+4racialbonus

oncheckstoresistbeingtripped,movedorknocked

offhisfeet.

—Stonecunning(Ex): Garvedianhasa+2bonuson

checkstonoticeorunderstandunusualstonework.

—Unlagging(Ex): Garvedian’sspeedcannotbe

reducedbelow20ft.byarmororequipment.

—Traditionalenemy(Ex): Garvedianhasa+1racial

bonusonattackrollsagaisntorcsandgoblinoids.

Lore:(Ex) Garvediancanchecktoseeifheknows

variousbitsofgeneralknowledgeandtriviawitha

d20+5check.

Low-lightVision(Ex): Garvedianseestwiceasfar

asahumanindimlight.

VoiceoftheDepths(Ex): Garvediancanvocalize

freelyunderwater,includingcompletingtheverbal

coponentsofspells.

Garvedian’sFamiliar: Garvedianisaccompanied

byamorayeelfamiliarwiththefollowingstats:Small

animal(aquatic),HD9*(29hp);Init+3,Speed10

ft.,swim40ft.;AC17(+1size,+3Dex,+3natural),

Attackbite+8melee(1d4-2piercingplusdisease);

Space/Reach5ft./5ft.SAdisease;SQscent,improved

evasion,sharespells,empathiclink;SavesFort+4,Ref

+5,Will+11;AbilitiesStr6,Dex17,Con11,Int6,Wis

12,Cha2;SkillsHide+11,Listen+7,Spot+7,Swim

+14;FeatsWeaponFinesse.

GarvedianreceivesthebeneitsoftheAlertness

featwhenhisfamiliariswithinarm’sreach,andhis

familiargiveshima+2insightbonustoRelexsaves.

Hisfamiliar’sbitealsocarriestheredache(DC14,

incubates1d3days,1d6Strdamage).

Appearance

Whilebasicallystillshowingthebodytypeofa

dwarf,Garvedian’sskinhasbecomeslickandtough,

insgrowdownthelengthofhiscalvesandtheedges

ofhisfeet,andhishairandbeardhavebecomethickets

ofspinessimilartothoseofalionish.

Background

Garvedian of the Lightless Depths

Garvedianhasbeenahistoriansincebeforeheen-

teredorders,catalogingandorganzingchroniclesand

myths.Oneday,heaccompaniedafellowresearcher

onavisittodiscusscomparativehistorieswithagroup

oftritonsusingthehelpofmagic,andspentfourdays

underthewaves.

Thatwasallittook.Fallingsoundlyinlovewiththe

depthsoftheocean,Garvedianspentmoreandmore

timeunderthewater,tradinginformation,researching

naturalhistory,andseekingoutundersearuinsandlost

recordsthatsankwithships,untiltheseaworkedits

wayrightintohisblood.

Malemarine(+2)dwarf,Clr5/Wiz2/Loremaster2:

CR10;Mediummonstroushumanoid(aquatic,aug-

mentedhumanoid,dwarf);HD5d8+4d4+18;hp58;

Init-1;Spd20ft.,swim20ft.;AC12(-1Dex,+3armor),

touch9,lat-footed12;BaseAtk/Grp+5/+6;Atk+2

punchingdagger+8melee(1d4+3magicadamantine

piercing+1d6electricity,x3+2d10electricity);FullAtk

+2punchingdagger+8melee(1d4+3magicadaman-

tinepiercing+1d6electricity,x3+2d10electricity);SA

turnundead&irecreatures,rebukewatercreatures;

SQamphibious,dwarftraits,lowsense,lore+5,low-

lightvision,voiceofthedepths;ALLG;SVFort+6,

Ref+0,Will+13;Str13,Dex8,Con14,Int16,Wis

16,Cha16.Height4ft.2in.

Skills: Appraise+5*,Concentration+14,Craft

[alchemy]+7,Craft[stonework]+13,DecipherScript

+5,GatherInformation+5,Knowledge[nature]+15,

Knowledge[religion]+16,Spellcraft+15.

Feats: SkillFocus[Knowledge(religion)],Extend

Spell,CraftWondrousItem,ScribeScroll*,Formof

InnerTruth.

ClericSpells (5/4+/4+/3+,casterlevel6,Knowl-

edgeandWater):0– guidance,light,mending,resis-

Combat

Latency

Acharactermaygainlevelsinaraceortemplatefor

whichshepossessedthepotentialallalong,possibly

withoutknowingit.Thecharactermaypossessabirth-

rightofpower,perhapsbybeingthelastdescendantof

anancientsorcerouspeople.Thismethodofshapinga

characterisusuallyinitiatedbytheGMorworkedout

betweentheGMandtheplayer,sothatthecharacter’s

storylineissupportedbythegame’sandviceversa.

Garvedianisnotmuchofaighter,preferringto

avoidthelargerdenizensofthedeepandthemore

hazardouscreaturessuchassahuaginandmorkoth.

FlowSense(Ex): Garvedianhasblindsenseina

10-ft.radius.Thisincreasesto30ft.underwater.

DwarfTraits: Garvedianhasallthestandardabili-

tiesandqualitiesofadwarfwithoutraciallevels.

—AvoidHazard(Ex): Garvedianreceivesa+4

dodgebonusagainstattacksbygiants.

—Darkvision(Ex): Garvediancanseeinblackand

Methwin Cooper

Cruargh “the Afl icted”

doquiteabitofitinrecentmonths.Hetypicallystarts

outaightwithdistanceanddaggerwork,andpullsout

hismagicifthingsgetrougher.

SneakAttack(Ex): Methwindealsanadditional

2d6damagewhenstrikingatargetthathelanksor

thatisdenieditsDexteritybonustoAC.Thisadditional

damageisnotincreasedbycriticalhits,andcreatures

immunetocriticalhitsarealsoimmunetothisextra

damage.

Evasion(Ex): IfMethwinsucceedsataRelexsave

againstaneffectthatnormallydealshalfdamageona

successfulsave,heinsteadtakesnodamage.

UncannyDodge(Ex): Beinglat-footeddoesnot

denyMethwinhisDexterityordodgebonusesto

AC.

TrapSense(Ex): Methwinhasa+1dodgebonus

toRelexsavesagainsttrapsandtoACagainstattacks

madebytraps.

Spell-likeAbilities: readmagic (atwill).

AdvancedMetamagic(Su): Methwincanempower

aspellatthetimeofcastingbygivingupaprepared

spellorfreeslotof2ndlevelorhigher.

SlipperyMind(Ex): IfMethwinfailshissaveagainst

acharmorcompulsion,hemayattemptasecondsave

oneroundlater.

SpellDuelist(Su): Methwincanattempttocoun-

terspellanyspellbyusingafreespellslot(onewith

nospellpreparedinorcastfromit)ofequalorgreater

level.Hemustcorrectlyidentifythespellbeingcast

inordertodothis.

TalentedCounterspelling(Su): IfMethwinsuc-

cessfulycounterspellsanotherspellcasterandbeats

thatcasterinanopposedcasterlevelcheck,hedoes

notlosethespellslotorpreparedspellthatheusedto

attemptthecounterspell.

MaleElder(+2)Human,Rog4: CR6;Medium-size

humanoid(human);HD4d6+8(27hp);Init+2;Spd30

ft.;AC14(+2Dex,+2delection)touch14,latfooted

14;BaseAttack/Grapple+3/+2;Atk+2dagger+2me-

lee or +5ranged(1d4+1magicpiercing,10ft.);Full

Atk+2dagger+2melee or +5ranged(1d4+1magic

piercing,10ft.);SAbonusspells,sneakattack+2d6,

readmagic,spellduelist,magicalfacility(advanced

metamagic);SQhereditarylore,talentedcounterspell-

ing,slipperymind,evasion,uncannydodge,trapsense

+1;ALNG;SVFort+3,Ref+6,Will+6;Str8,Dex14,

Con14,Int16,Wis16,Cha8.Height6ft.5in.

Skills: Balance+8,Bluff+3,Climb+5,Hide+8,

Jump+5,Knowledge[arcana]+5,Listen+7,Sleight

ofHand+7,Spellcraft+6,Spot+7,Tumble+8,Use

MagicDevice+2,UseRope+6.

Feats: Dodge,EmpowerSpell,IronWill.

Spells (–/1/1/1,casterlevel5):Methwintypically

preparesa magicmissle spellinhis1st-levelbonusslot,

andkeepshis2ndand3rd-levelslotsfreeforcounter-

spellingotherwizards,empoweringhis magicmissiles ,

orpreparingadhocspellstocopewithunexpected

emergenciesorobstacles.

Possessions: +2dagger ,masterworkdagger,two

normaldaggers, +2ringofprotection,hatofdisguise ,

traveler’soutit.

Malehalf-orc,Rgr8/Gargoyle5: CR10;Mediumhu-

manoid(earth,human,orc);HD10d8+10;hp59;Init

+4;Spd30ft.;AC22(+4Dex,+5armor,+3natural),

touch14,lat-footed18;BaseAtk/Grp+10/+13;Atk

doubleaxe+16melee(1d8+6magicslashing+1Con-

stitution,x3)orcompositelongbow+14ranged(1d6+3

piercing,x3)orclaw+13melee(1d4+3slashing);Full

Atkdoubleaxe+13/+13/+8melee(1d8+4magiccold

ironslashing,x3)anddoubleaxe+13/+8(1d8+3magic

slashing+1Constitution,x3) or compositelongbow

+14/+9ranged(1d6+3piercing,x3) or 2claws+13

melee(1d4+3slashing),bite+8melee(1d6+1piercing)

andgore+8melee(1d6+1piercing);SQdarkvision,

DR4/magic,favoredenemy(animal+2,humanoid(elf)

+4),swifttracker,wildempathy,woodlandstride;AL

N;SVFort+7,Ref+15,Will+8;Str16,Dex18,Con

13,Int6,Wis17,Cha8.Height5ft.11in.

Skills: Climb+10,Hide+15*,Listen+13,Move

Silently+8,Survival+13,Swim+6,Spot+11.Cruargh

hasa+4racialbonustoHidecheckswheninstony

surroundings.

Feats: Track*,Endurance*,Two-WeaponFighting*,

ImprovedTwo-WeaponFighting*,ExoticWeaponProi-

ciency(doubleaxe),WeaponFocus(doubleaxe),Point

BlankShot,FarShot.

RangerSpells (2/1,casterlevel4):1st– delaypoi-

son,magicfang ;2nd– protectionfromenergy .

Possessions: Orcishdoubleaxe(+2wounding/+1

coldironspeed),+2studdedleatherofmoderate

fortiication ,composite(+3)longbow,40masterwork

arrows,10masterworkcoldironarrows,5masterwork

alchemicalsilverarrows, ringofchameleonpower .

Appearance

Ayoung,livelymanof18years,almostawkardly

tall,butcoordinatedifnotgraceful.Methwin’shairis

blue-blackandcurly,hiseyesarebrownandmerry,but

heturnssomberquicklyinunexpectedsituations.

Appearance

Transformation

Magicandmysterycanforcefullytransforma

character,remakinghimintoanothercreature,or

eithergrantingorremovingspecialfeatures.Thiscan

bedeliberate,suchasacharacterwhoundergoesa

ceremonytoattaingreaterkinshipwiththeforcesof

nature;inadvertent,suchaswhenacharactercontracts

amysteriousdiseasethatgiveshimaquaticcharacter-

istics;orinvoluntary,suchaswhenavillainperforms

arcanesurgeriesuponahelplessherowhichmakehim

partclockwork.

Background

Anightmarishcreature,evenmorebestialthanthe

typicalhalf-orc,withcrusty,stonyskin,atwistedhorn

curvingpasthisrightear,andahookedspinegrowing

upfromhisleftshoulder.

Methwinwasacountryboy,broughtupbyhis

motherandhersecondhusband.Heandhischildhood

friendArvenwerestolenfromthetowninagoblinraid

threemonthsagoandsweptthroughaportalsomedis-

tanceacrosstheworld.Now,he’stryingtoindaway

backhome,aswellasunderstandthepowergrowing

withinhimandwhyhewaskidnapped.

Background

Gottenonanorcfemalebyahumanbandit,

Cruarghfounditeasiertoremainonthefringesof

hismother’stribethantoseekcompleteacceptance.

Hunterandscoutwereoccupationsthatcamenatu-

rally,allowinghimtokeephisdistancebutstillbe

Combat

Methwindoesn’tcareforighting,buthashadto

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