Need help with a race - Arpon [Archive] - Wizards Community

Need help with a race - Arpon [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Papapeperoni
06-03-07, 03:52 PM I've been working on a new race called the Arpon in my campaign for a while now, and figured it definitely warrants a LA in its current state. I'd like the race to be LA +0, so I need help with which abilities to remove, since I can't choose 'em.

Currently, this is what I have:

Arpon
Medium Humanoid
+2 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Cha
Darkvision 60 ft.
Immunity To Cold (Ex)
Sand Swimming (Su) -- May treat desert sand as water for purposes of movement and sight
Endurance as a bonus feat
+2 racial bonus on Survival
Languages: Arpon. Bonus languages: Common, Undercommon
Favored Class: Ranger

Flavor wise they resemble gaunt, pale humans, with dark hair colours, and long, rock-hard nails. Personality-wise they tend to be reserved among people of the other races. Close friendship exists within their society.

They live in the midst of a planet controlled by undead, living in the only piece of nature the undead fail to enter due to some ancient enchantment. The piece of land is basically a forest with in the middle of it a great lake wherein lies one enormous sand dune which gives them acces to the other side of the (flat) planet. Because they have little to no access to metals or hard rock, they have primitive equipment and buildings, although this does not mean their society is primitive. On the contrary, due to frequent visits from people of the light world, some of them have even mastered wizardry.

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Due to the fact that they live in a place where no light nor heat exists, darkvision and a sort of protection from elements effect are essential.
The sand swimming may need some fleshing out rule-wise, but otherwise, I have no clue what to keep in or out.

If anyone could help, suggest, that would help me greatly :).

Thanks in advance,
--Papapeperoni
Rerecros
06-03-07, 04:11 PM Sand swimming is a little silly, mechanically just give them a burrow speed and tremorsense 60'.
They need an LA, or racial HD.

Now if they are vulrable to fire, have a movement speed of 5' and are clinically blind to compensate then maybe I'd consider them LA+0.

Physically I'd give them a head inside a head, like the sandworms on beatlejuice, so their eyes and mouthes are protected while they burrow. :D
kaionon
06-03-07, 10:56 PM I think there was a race in Sandstorm with the sand swimming ability. If you can look it up as i'm sure it would be a good base for your race, if not good as the race idea itself.

Edit. the race was called the "Asherati" I'm not sure if it's in the SRD, but if not I cannot help you further.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Papapeperoni 06-03-07, 03:52 PM	I've been working on a new race called the Arpon in my campaign for a while now, and figured it definitely warrants a LA in its current state. I'd like the race to be LA +0, so I need help with which abilities to remove, since I can't choose 'em. Currently, this is what I have: Arpon Medium Humanoid +2 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Cha Darkvision 60 ft. Immunity To Cold (Ex) Sand Swimming (Su) -- May treat desert sand as water for purposes of movement and sight Endurance as a bonus feat +2 racial bonus on Survival Languages: Arpon. Bonus languages: Common, Undercommon Favored Class: Ranger Flavor wise they resemble gaunt, pale humans, with dark hair colours, and long, rock-hard nails. Personality-wise they tend to be reserved among people of the other races. Close friendship exists within their society. They live in the midst of a planet controlled by undead, living in the only piece of nature the undead fail to enter due to some ancient enchantment. The piece of land is basically a forest with in the middle of it a great lake wherein lies one enormous sand dune which gives them acces to the other side of the (flat) planet. Because they have little to no access to metals or hard rock, they have primitive equipment and buildings, although this does not mean their society is primitive. On the contrary, due to frequent visits from people of the light world, some of them have even mastered wizardry. --- Due to the fact that they live in a place where no light nor heat exists, darkvision and a sort of protection from elements effect are essential. The sand swimming may need some fleshing out rule-wise, but otherwise, I have no clue what to keep in or out. If anyone could help, suggest, that would help me greatly :). Thanks in advance, --Papapeperoni
Rerecros 06-03-07, 04:11 PM	Sand swimming is a little silly, mechanically just give them a burrow speed and tremorsense 60'. They need an LA, or racial HD. Now if they are vulrable to fire, have a movement speed of 5' and are clinically blind to compensate then maybe I'd consider them LA+0. Physically I'd give them a head inside a head, like the sandworms on beatlejuice, so their eyes and mouthes are protected while they burrow. :D
kaionon 06-03-07, 10:56 PM	I think there was a race in Sandstorm with the sand swimming ability. If you can look it up as i'm sure it would be a good base for your race, if not good as the race idea itself. Edit. the race was called the "Asherati" I'm not sure if it's in the SRD, but if not I cannot help you further.