Steti: large, stout, and indefatigable [Archive] - Wizards Community

Steti: large, stout, and indefatigable [Archive] - Wizards Community

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AtsuiShoto
12-07-07, 10:10 AM I was just thinking about how the dwarves' movement freedom in armor is a very handy feature. I'd like to see that racial trait on some other races, too, so how about a race proportioned somewhat like a human little person, but about 8 feet tall and weighing 900lb? I'd say give them no reach (short arms) despite Large size, and I'm thinking a Dex penalty wouldn't be out of order. Is this starting to sound balanced?

Steti
+2 Str, +2 Con, -4 Dex
Steti are perhaps not as strong as they look, and are in fact unsteady with their significant bulk.
Large: As Large Humanoids, steti suffer a -1 size penalty to Armor Class and attack rolls, and a -4 size penalty to Hide checks, but they use Large sized weapons, and their lifting and carrying capacity is double those of a Medium character.
Space/Reach: 10ft/5ft
Though steti have quite an impressive presence in battle, their arms are proportionally fairly short.
Steti base land speed is 30ft. However, steti can move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
Steti have skin very much like a human's but at least 3 times as thick, providing a +1 Natural Armor bonus.
Built tough as they are, Steti are capable of great feats of stamina, gaining Endurance as a bonus feat.
Stability: Steti gain a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
Favored Class: Fighter
illikan88
12-07-07, 09:39 PM I like the idea its like a large sized dwarf:cool:. but you should shange the +2 STR to +4 since that's standard for lage sized creatures.
AtsuiShoto
12-09-07, 10:15 PM Illikan88, the lower-than-usual strength was done on purpose, because I didn't want to push this race up into LA +1 territory.

I'm rather surprised that I haven't gotten many opinions, given that this is a +0 LA race of Large size.
Bahumut
12-10-07, 12:14 AM honestly, i dont see this as a very powerful race at all. either bump the Str to +4 or the speed to 30 ft. and it would be balanced. they get all of the penalties of large size with almost none of the benefits (reach, increased speed, increased str).
AtsuiShoto
12-10-07, 08:23 PM honestly, i dont see this as a very powerful race at all. either bump the Str to +4 or the speed to 30 ft. and it would be balanced. they get all of the penalties of large size with almost none of the benefits (reach, increased speed, increased str).Interesting...

You're right, they get -2 Dex, -1 Atk, -1 AC (countered by +1 NA), but no reach and low speed. What they DO get from Large size is qualification for the various feats and things that work only for Large-sized creatures, larger weapons, and larger unarmed strikes... without suffering a LA. Also, I've added a somewhat useful bonus feat and the ability to move at the same speed as a Medium creature would when wearing heavy armor.

Perhaps 30 feet speed wouldn't hurt, after all?
Bahumut
12-11-07, 03:18 AM i like it. i wish i could take the reach away from a lot of large monsters and play them as PCs. my DMs disqualify a lot of my race choices due to reach.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
AtsuiShoto 12-07-07, 10:10 AM	I was just thinking about how the dwarves' movement freedom in armor is a very handy feature. I'd like to see that racial trait on some other races, too, so how about a race proportioned somewhat like a human little person, but about 8 feet tall and weighing 900lb? I'd say give them no reach (short arms) despite Large size, and I'm thinking a Dex penalty wouldn't be out of order. Is this starting to sound balanced? Steti +2 Str, +2 Con, -4 Dex Steti are perhaps not as strong as they look, and are in fact unsteady with their significant bulk. Large: As Large Humanoids, steti suffer a -1 size penalty to Armor Class and attack rolls, and a -4 size penalty to Hide checks, but they use Large sized weapons, and their lifting and carrying capacity is double those of a Medium character. Space/Reach: 10ft/5ft Though steti have quite an impressive presence in battle, their arms are proportionally fairly short. Steti base land speed is 30ft. However, steti can move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations). Steti have skin very much like a human's but at least 3 times as thick, providing a +1 Natural Armor bonus. Built tough as they are, Steti are capable of great feats of stamina, gaining Endurance as a bonus feat. Stability: Steti gain a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground). Favored Class: Fighter
illikan88 12-07-07, 09:39 PM	I like the idea its like a large sized dwarf:cool:. but you should shange the +2 STR to +4 since that's standard for lage sized creatures.
AtsuiShoto 12-09-07, 10:15 PM	Illikan88, the lower-than-usual strength was done on purpose, because I didn't want to push this race up into LA +1 territory. I'm rather surprised that I haven't gotten many opinions, given that this is a +0 LA race of Large size.
Bahumut 12-10-07, 12:14 AM	honestly, i dont see this as a very powerful race at all. either bump the Str to +4 or the speed to 30 ft. and it would be balanced. they get all of the penalties of large size with almost none of the benefits (reach, increased speed, increased str).
AtsuiShoto 12-10-07, 08:23 PM	honestly, i dont see this as a very powerful race at all. either bump the Str to +4 or the speed to 30 ft. and it would be balanced. they get all of the penalties of large size with almost none of the benefits (reach, increased speed, increased str).Interesting... You're right, they get -2 Dex, -1 Atk, -1 AC (countered by +1 NA), but no reach and low speed. What they DO get from Large size is qualification for the various feats and things that work only for Large-sized creatures, larger weapons, and larger unarmed strikes... without suffering a LA. Also, I've added a somewhat useful bonus feat and the ability to move at the same speed as a Medium creature would when wearing heavy armor. Perhaps 30 feet speed wouldn't hurt, after all?
Bahumut 12-11-07, 03:18 AM	i like it. i wish i could take the reach away from a lot of large monsters and play them as PCs. my DMs disqualify a lot of my race choices due to reach.