Post by gatalis on Jul 8, 2012 13:35:10 GMT -5
Source: Oriental Adventures
This is an application race, and thus requires an application to play. This is the entry for 7/8
NOTE: Before we begin, let me state that this race is from the Oriental Adventures source. This source can be implemented side-by-side with regular DnD because its lands are considered "far east" of the mainlands, but you'd need an excuse for how they got to Siranda, whether it be portals, years of travel, etc.
Korobokurus are dwarflike humanoids that live in barren wilderness areas where they seldom come into contact with humans. They live in simple villages tending small farms in secluded areas. They typically avoid any contact or involvement in the affairs of the world outside their farms but occasional individuals, driven by wanderlust or inspired by some contact with human civilization, find their way into human lands. Korobokurus are not found in Rokugan.
Personality:
Humans look down on Korobokurus in more ways than one, and stereotype them as being rude, belligerent, boastful, and somewhat comical. Korobokurus resent this reputation, but generally do little to disprove it. That aside, they have simple tastes, enjoying community life in their small villages, telling wildly fanciful stories around a fire, simple arts, and collecting treasure. They consider it poor taste to display their wealth, and usually carry only a few coins on their person if they can help it.
Physical Description
Korobokurus stand about 4 feet tall. Their arms and legs are slightly longer in proportion to their bodies when compared to a human. They are leaner than dwarves, averaging 120 to 140 pounds. Most bowlegged. They have big bright eyes, usually blue, green, or brown. Their ears are small and somewhat pointed. Their noses are round with flaring nostrils, and their lips are wide and full. Thick hair, usually light brown or blond, covers their arms and legs and grows in wild tangles from their heads. Most adult males have sparse bears, and even a few women have short whiskers sprouting beneath their chins.
Korobokurus look wild and unkempt. They favor simple clothing, such as cotton shirts and trousers, or a kimono tied at the waist with a rope sash. Their clothing is often loose or oversized. winkled but clean. They shun bright colors in favor of earth tones. They avoid faudy jewelry, but often wear colorful stones on leather straps around their necks and sometimes decorate their hair with flowers.
Relations
Most other races find korobokurus primitive and inferior, and rarely embrace them as equals. In return, they have become insular and don't seek interaction from outsiders. They particularly despise goblinoid creatures and initially react to other races with suspicion. Members of other races need to earn their trust.
In the total world perspective, those from the main lands would likely regard Korobokurus as some sort of cross between dwarf and halfling, appearing to be dwarves, but having many notable differences.
Alignment
Korobokurus resist hierarchy and authority, leaning strongly toward chaotic alignments. Most of them hate evil creatures and value life and good.
Korobokuru Lands
Korobokurus dwell in remote sites of great natural beauty, such as lush mountain valleys, sprawling tropical forests, snowy wooded mountainsides, and crater lakes in ancient volcanoes. They live in simple villages or camps, erecting crude buildings with thatched roofs and walls formed of mud, sticks, and rocks. A typical korobokuru village consists of a single extended family.
Korobokurus who venture into human lands may support themselves with their simple arts (paintings, woodcuttings, or carved statuettes) or through an adventuring life. Such individuals are quite rare.
Religion
Korobokurus usually venerate the nature spirits that reside near their communities-spirits of the forest, the rivers, and the mountains. Often, they adopt the greatest spirit of the region as something like a patron deity, naming their clan after that spirit and making offerings to it above all others.
Language
Korobokurus speak a dialect of dwarven, but they do not have script. Literate korobokurus (who are rare) use the common script to read and write.
Names
Like other dwarves, Korobokurus bear names that are bestowed by the clan elder. Their names are simple and usually denote natural features such as plants, small animals, brooks, or stones.
Example Male Names: Bun, Bod, Dath, Fek, Mog, Tod, and Vun
Example Female Names:Bin, Dim, Fain, Gim, Mem, Mon, Tas, and Wan
Example Clan Names: Kuo-ban, Gia-mun, Hua-kag, Jun-tua, Ten-min, and Yak-rui
Adventurers
A Korobokuru adventurer is usually motivated by the needs of his people. If a korobokuru community faces a problem it does not know how to handle, it typically falls to a single hero-whether a volunteer or a canidate chosen by the elders-to venture into the outside world to find a solution.
As always, I'm accepting requests for races to do, so long as it is A. Not a Homebrew race (I.E. Allurin or Ogre Wolves), B. Not ridiculous (no undead races or races that get ridiculous bonuses like centaurs), and C. has a template (I can work with it if it's in a monster manual, but it has to have some sort of basic template for me to attempt it.)
This is an application race, and thus requires an application to play. This is the entry for 7/8
NOTE: Before we begin, let me state that this race is from the Oriental Adventures source. This source can be implemented side-by-side with regular DnD because its lands are considered "far east" of the mainlands, but you'd need an excuse for how they got to Siranda, whether it be portals, years of travel, etc.
Korobokuru
Korobokurus are dwarflike humanoids that live in barren wilderness areas where they seldom come into contact with humans. They live in simple villages tending small farms in secluded areas. They typically avoid any contact or involvement in the affairs of the world outside their farms but occasional individuals, driven by wanderlust or inspired by some contact with human civilization, find their way into human lands. Korobokurus are not found in Rokugan.
Personality:
Humans look down on Korobokurus in more ways than one, and stereotype them as being rude, belligerent, boastful, and somewhat comical. Korobokurus resent this reputation, but generally do little to disprove it. That aside, they have simple tastes, enjoying community life in their small villages, telling wildly fanciful stories around a fire, simple arts, and collecting treasure. They consider it poor taste to display their wealth, and usually carry only a few coins on their person if they can help it.
Physical Description
Korobokurus stand about 4 feet tall. Their arms and legs are slightly longer in proportion to their bodies when compared to a human. They are leaner than dwarves, averaging 120 to 140 pounds. Most bowlegged. They have big bright eyes, usually blue, green, or brown. Their ears are small and somewhat pointed. Their noses are round with flaring nostrils, and their lips are wide and full. Thick hair, usually light brown or blond, covers their arms and legs and grows in wild tangles from their heads. Most adult males have sparse bears, and even a few women have short whiskers sprouting beneath their chins.
Korobokurus look wild and unkempt. They favor simple clothing, such as cotton shirts and trousers, or a kimono tied at the waist with a rope sash. Their clothing is often loose or oversized. winkled but clean. They shun bright colors in favor of earth tones. They avoid faudy jewelry, but often wear colorful stones on leather straps around their necks and sometimes decorate their hair with flowers.
Relations
Most other races find korobokurus primitive and inferior, and rarely embrace them as equals. In return, they have become insular and don't seek interaction from outsiders. They particularly despise goblinoid creatures and initially react to other races with suspicion. Members of other races need to earn their trust.
In the total world perspective, those from the main lands would likely regard Korobokurus as some sort of cross between dwarf and halfling, appearing to be dwarves, but having many notable differences.
Alignment
Korobokurus resist hierarchy and authority, leaning strongly toward chaotic alignments. Most of them hate evil creatures and value life and good.
Korobokuru Lands
Korobokurus dwell in remote sites of great natural beauty, such as lush mountain valleys, sprawling tropical forests, snowy wooded mountainsides, and crater lakes in ancient volcanoes. They live in simple villages or camps, erecting crude buildings with thatched roofs and walls formed of mud, sticks, and rocks. A typical korobokuru village consists of a single extended family.
Korobokurus who venture into human lands may support themselves with their simple arts (paintings, woodcuttings, or carved statuettes) or through an adventuring life. Such individuals are quite rare.
Religion
Korobokurus usually venerate the nature spirits that reside near their communities-spirits of the forest, the rivers, and the mountains. Often, they adopt the greatest spirit of the region as something like a patron deity, naming their clan after that spirit and making offerings to it above all others.
Language
Korobokurus speak a dialect of dwarven, but they do not have script. Literate korobokurus (who are rare) use the common script to read and write.
Names
Like other dwarves, Korobokurus bear names that are bestowed by the clan elder. Their names are simple and usually denote natural features such as plants, small animals, brooks, or stones.
Example Male Names: Bun, Bod, Dath, Fek, Mog, Tod, and Vun
Example Female Names:Bin, Dim, Fain, Gim, Mem, Mon, Tas, and Wan
Example Clan Names: Kuo-ban, Gia-mun, Hua-kag, Jun-tua, Ten-min, and Yak-rui
Adventurers
A Korobokuru adventurer is usually motivated by the needs of his people. If a korobokuru community faces a problem it does not know how to handle, it typically falls to a single hero-whether a volunteer or a canidate chosen by the elders-to venture into the outside world to find a solution.
Korobokuru Racial Traits
[/size]- +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence. Korobokurus are extremely hardy, but not exceptionally bright.
- Small: As small creatures, Korobokurus gain a +1 size bonus to AC, a +1 size bonus to AB, and a +4 size bonus on hide checks, but they must use smaller weapons than humans use, and their lifting/carrying limits are three-quarters of those of medium-size characters.
- Korobokuru base speed is 20 feet
- Darkvision: Korobokurus can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, Korobokurus can function just fine with no light at all.
- +2 Racial bonus on saving throws vs. poison: Korobokurus are hardy and resistant to toxins.
- +2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against goblinoids (goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, bakemono, and goblin rats): Korobokurus are trained in the special combat techniques that allow them to fight their common enemies more effectively.
- +4 dodge bonus against giants : This bonus represents special training that korobokurus undergo, during which they learn tricks that previous generations developed in their battles with ogres. Note that any time a character loses his positive Dexterity bonus to Armor Class, such as when he's caught flat-footed, he loses his dodge bonus, too.
- +2 racial bonus on Wilderness Lore checks: Korobokurus are familiar with the wild lands in which they dwell.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Dwarven. Bonus Languages: Giant, Goblin, Hengeyokai, and Sylvan.
- Favored Class: Barbarian. A multiclass korobokuru's barbarian class does not count when determining whether he suffers an XP penalty for multiclassing. Korobokurus are naturally wild and fierce in battle.
As always, I'm accepting requests for races to do, so long as it is A. Not a Homebrew race (I.E. Allurin or Ogre Wolves), B. Not ridiculous (no undead races or races that get ridiculous bonuses like centaurs), and C. has a template (I can work with it if it's in a monster manual, but it has to have some sort of basic template for me to attempt it.)
