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Vito del Valle 08-11-07, 10:34 AM	Rhaton Racial Traits Str –4, Dex +2, Wis +4, Cha –4 Small-Size Monstrous Humanoid (+1 size modifier) Speed 15 ft., climb 15 ft., swim 15 ft. Bite Attack: 1d4 + Dex Racial Bonus Feat: Weapon Finesse (bite) Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., Low-light vision, Scent Racial Skill Bonuses: +4 on Hide and Move Silently, +8 on Balance, Climb, and Swim checks. Can take 10 on Climb checks even when rushed or threatened. Can always can take 10 on swim checks. Uses Dex modifier instead of Str modifier for Climb and Swim checks. Favored Class: Rogue LA +1 Rhatons are a black-furred rodent race from Subterranea. They are small, curious, and feverish creatures that have a natural inclination for stealth and thievery. In Subterranea they live in large compact villages of 400 or 500 located near swamps, bogs or along riverbanks. Outside Subterranea, Rhatons rogues can be found in packs of four or five with the most cunning of the group being leader. These rogue packs make their secret lairs in city sewers, in caves, or in deep thickets of forests. They are always intent on possessing gold, precious gems, or magical items. The Silver Tooth Rogues Guild is an organization that many Rhaton rogues aspire to join. The most elite of the Rhaton rogues advance to The Gold Tooth Assassins Guild, which are legendary for having assisted in all the major coups and political upheavals in the realm. Although Rhatons are social creatures that thrive with others of their kind, many lone Rhatons have left their village homes in search of adventure and fortune on their own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a rodent race I statted using Savage Species. I think he looks pretty good, I like the climb and swim speed. I want to play him in a new group I'm joining if the DM approves. How does he look to you all? Oh yeah, Subterranea is my version of the Underdark.
IdleAltruism 08-11-07, 01:35 PM	Flavor wise the rat people have been done before, but you can never have to many rogue races. I don't understand the swim or climb, rats themselves get it because of their body structure, these are humanoid. The bite attack doesn't need to add+dex the game mechanics don't really work this way. I would give their bite attack a weak disease for flavor. The stats look very strange, I understand the -4cha somewhat. But the +4 wis -4 str? This makes no sense to me, a rogue race with +wis :confused: . They look very unbalanced at the moment, to weak to really be played(except for maybe a druid, but you would have an LA). I would either make them a LA+0 drop the +4 wis and the swim/climb, essentially make them goblins called rat men. Or keep them at a LA+1 change to something like the following. +2con +2dex -4cha,bite attack, 30 foot base land speed, +4 move silently, low light(or darkvision either or), scent(this is just a possibility add or remove for flavor), Tiny build(count them as one size smaller whenever its beneficial to them). Maybe add disease bite, it seems pretty decent like that. I'm not sure if it is good enough for an LA+1 might want to add +2 Nat AC to that.