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Darth Sephiroth
05-10-07, 10:14 AM Note: Outlanders have been designed for my Canta (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?p=12355237) campaign setting. Their descritpion is based on that world though their abilities should work in any world.

Outlanders
In the deep deserts, there comes a secretive race of man, a nomadic people who travel from a handfull of fortress cities hidden deep in the desert where they gather a few times per year. They are masters of mounted combat and claim that they decend from a dragon of the desert, but those dragons are not of the Celestial (or fiendish) type that the dragon clans come from.
Stats
+4 to all Appraise, Ride, and Handle Animal Checks with Horses
Desert People: Outlanders take 1/2 damage from any attack that deals Dessication damage and are treated as one step better for dealing with heat damage due to exposure (See Sandstorm for information on Dessication damage)
Ride is always a class skill.
Outlanders are proficient with the Scimitar, Shortbow (Including Composite Shortbow), and the Longbow (Including the Composite Longbow). The Greatbow (And Composite Greatbow)(CWar) and Greatscimitar (Sand) are treated as Martial Weapons for Outlanders.
Push Mount: As a nomadic tribe of horsemen, the Outlanders gain the ability to push their mount to greater speeds for 1 round per HD per day. This boost is a +10 ft to the mounts speed.
Bonus Feat: Wild Cohort (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20031118a). The only animal choice is a Valenar Riding Horse (Ebberon). Unlike the normal use of this feat, an Outlander may select the feat again using it's normal choices if they so desire.
Human Blood: Outlanders are descendants from human stock, but harsh living has changed a lot about them. Even so they have several traits of their human ancestors in their blood and may take feats with Human or Half-Human as a prerequisite
Base Land Speed: 30 ft
Language: Common
Bonus Languages: Any
Favored Class: Ranger
Darth Sephiroth
05-10-07, 11:11 AM In the campaign setting they gain the Outlander Riding Horse which is identical to the Valenar Riding horse with the exception that it gains two additional feats (Heat Endurance and Sandskimmer)
Darth Sephiroth
05-11-07, 04:41 PM Added the languages section
Grizzled Gryphon
05-11-07, 09:58 PM These are pretty cool, as is your campaign world.

Make them all Psions, and have them ride giant worms, and you would expect them to be riding around on giant worms and interested in spice...

Speaking of Giant Worms, I am surprised that you didn't have them built as a race especially suited for the PrC in Sandstorm that rides those worms.

Well, maybe surprised is too much, there. It would have been an interesting tangent.
Darth Sephiroth
05-11-07, 11:13 PM I didn't really want them to be Fremen, a big chunk of the ideas for them come from the Madjai from the Mummy movies. They are primarily a race that lives in the saddle from as young as possible and keep on the move as much as they can with but a few short breaks in between.
Grizzled Gryphon
05-12-07, 11:06 AM Cool either way, man. They are interesting in there own right, yet identifiable for the average player. All good things.
Darth Sephiroth
05-14-07, 04:32 PM Added the base speed
Grizzled Gryphon
05-14-07, 04:52 PM Yeah, I guess that is a useful thing.

I suggest you give them the ability to train there mounts to hae the Sand Skimmer feat. This would explain there dependance on the Horses for travel over the shifting sand of there home.

Also, I was looking at the Dragon Compendium, and there are the "lost" Chromatic Dragons listed in there.

The Yellow Dragon is all about speed and mobility. This could be the basis for the Dragon they come from. In that book, the three dragons listed are the offspring of Tiamats sister, whom Tiamat killed. Her and the rest of the chromatic dragons tried to kill off the yellow, orange, and purple dragons, but there are still some out there.

Just something to think about.
Darth Sephiroth
05-16-07, 05:37 PM Feats
Mount Bond [Racial]
Your horse is far better than average.
Prerequisites: Outlander, Ride 4+ ranks, Handle Animal 4+ ranks
Benefit: Your Valenar Riding Horse gains the Mage Breed (Ebberon) template. Further you gain a +2 bonus to all Handle Animal and Ride checks with your Horse

Warrior Riding [General]
You ride as one
Prerequisites: Mount Bond, Mounted Combat, Coordinated Strike
Benefit: Your Valenar Riding Horse gains the Warbeast template (MM2). It also perminantly learns the Trained for War purpose without counting against your horses known tricks.

Desert Creature [Regional]
You are a child of the desert, one of the Outlanders finest.
Prerequisites: Outlander, Character level 1
Benefit: You gain immunity to Dessication and Fire Damage, but you take double damage from Cold effects. Further 1/day you may make a DC 15 Survival check when in the desert to find enough fresh water for yourself plus 1 other person per 3 points the check suceeds by.
Special: This is a Regional feat, it may only be taken at 1st level and a character may only possess 1 Regional feat
Darth Sephiroth
05-16-07, 05:38 PM Slightly modified the weapon proficiencies for the race as a couple of my players were wondering about why the Scimitar wasn't a proficiency as it fits the style of the Outlanders.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Darth Sephiroth 05-10-07, 10:14 AM	Note: Outlanders have been designed for my Canta (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?p=12355237) campaign setting. Their descritpion is based on that world though their abilities should work in any world. Outlanders In the deep deserts, there comes a secretive race of man, a nomadic people who travel from a handfull of fortress cities hidden deep in the desert where they gather a few times per year. They are masters of mounted combat and claim that they decend from a dragon of the desert, but those dragons are not of the Celestial (or fiendish) type that the dragon clans come from. Stats +4 to all Appraise, Ride, and Handle Animal Checks with Horses Desert People: Outlanders take 1/2 damage from any attack that deals Dessication damage and are treated as one step better for dealing with heat damage due to exposure (See Sandstorm for information on Dessication damage) Ride is always a class skill. Outlanders are proficient with the Scimitar, Shortbow (Including Composite Shortbow), and the Longbow (Including the Composite Longbow). The Greatbow (And Composite Greatbow)(CWar) and Greatscimitar (Sand) are treated as Martial Weapons for Outlanders. Push Mount: As a nomadic tribe of horsemen, the Outlanders gain the ability to push their mount to greater speeds for 1 round per HD per day. This boost is a +10 ft to the mounts speed. Bonus Feat: Wild Cohort (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20031118a). The only animal choice is a Valenar Riding Horse (Ebberon). Unlike the normal use of this feat, an Outlander may select the feat again using it's normal choices if they so desire. Human Blood: Outlanders are descendants from human stock, but harsh living has changed a lot about them. Even so they have several traits of their human ancestors in their blood and may take feats with Human or Half-Human as a prerequisite Base Land Speed: 30 ft Language: Common Bonus Languages: Any Favored Class: Ranger
Darth Sephiroth 05-10-07, 11:11 AM	In the campaign setting they gain the Outlander Riding Horse which is identical to the Valenar Riding horse with the exception that it gains two additional feats (Heat Endurance and Sandskimmer)
Darth Sephiroth 05-11-07, 04:41 PM	Added the languages section
Grizzled Gryphon 05-11-07, 09:58 PM	These are pretty cool, as is your campaign world. Make them all Psions, and have them ride giant worms, and you would expect them to be riding around on giant worms and interested in spice... Speaking of Giant Worms, I am surprised that you didn't have them built as a race especially suited for the PrC in Sandstorm that rides those worms. Well, maybe surprised is too much, there. It would have been an interesting tangent.
Darth Sephiroth 05-11-07, 11:13 PM	I didn't really want them to be Fremen, a big chunk of the ideas for them come from the Madjai from the Mummy movies. They are primarily a race that lives in the saddle from as young as possible and keep on the move as much as they can with but a few short breaks in between.
Grizzled Gryphon 05-12-07, 11:06 AM	Cool either way, man. They are interesting in there own right, yet identifiable for the average player. All good things.
Darth Sephiroth 05-14-07, 04:32 PM	Added the base speed
Grizzled Gryphon 05-14-07, 04:52 PM	Yeah, I guess that is a useful thing. I suggest you give them the ability to train there mounts to hae the Sand Skimmer feat. This would explain there dependance on the Horses for travel over the shifting sand of there home. Also, I was looking at the Dragon Compendium, and there are the "lost" Chromatic Dragons listed in there. The Yellow Dragon is all about speed and mobility. This could be the basis for the Dragon they come from. In that book, the three dragons listed are the offspring of Tiamats sister, whom Tiamat killed. Her and the rest of the chromatic dragons tried to kill off the yellow, orange, and purple dragons, but there are still some out there. Just something to think about.
Darth Sephiroth 05-16-07, 05:37 PM	Feats Mount Bond [Racial] Your horse is far better than average. Prerequisites: Outlander, Ride 4+ ranks, Handle Animal 4+ ranks Benefit: Your Valenar Riding Horse gains the Mage Breed (Ebberon) template. Further you gain a +2 bonus to all Handle Animal and Ride checks with your Horse Warrior Riding [General] You ride as one Prerequisites: Mount Bond, Mounted Combat, Coordinated Strike Benefit: Your Valenar Riding Horse gains the Warbeast template (MM2). It also perminantly learns the Trained for War purpose without counting against your horses known tricks. Desert Creature [Regional] You are a child of the desert, one of the Outlanders finest. Prerequisites: Outlander, Character level 1 Benefit: You gain immunity to Dessication and Fire Damage, but you take double damage from Cold effects. Further 1/day you may make a DC 15 Survival check when in the desert to find enough fresh water for yourself plus 1 other person per 3 points the check suceeds by. Special: This is a Regional feat, it may only be taken at 1st level and a character may only possess 1 Regional feat
Darth Sephiroth 05-16-07, 05:38 PM	Slightly modified the weapon proficiencies for the race as a couple of my players were wondering about why the Scimitar wasn't a proficiency as it fits the style of the Outlanders.