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Yagura:Lizardfolk

2015-05-12T16:48:14Z

Bihlbo: Created page with "youtube link: m7JyqAPTAd8 Also check this for aarakocra Maybe aarakocra and [https://that70sgame.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/dd-5e-tengu/ tengu] are subraces of Birdfolk. ==..."

youtube link: m7JyqAPTAd8 Also check this for aarakocra
 Maybe aarakocra and [https://that70sgame.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/dd-5e-tengu/ tengu] are subraces of Birdfolk.

==Lizardfolk==

Lizardfolk are humanoid lizard people. They lay eggs, have tails and scaly skin, and have a very primitive culture. Lizardfolk are very capable swimmers, though they do not always live near bodies of water. Their diet includes many plants and animals which would be poisonous to other creatures, including some rocks besides salt. This results in their skin producing a reactive coating which slowly corrodes metals and makes contact with most metals very uncomfortable. Therefore lizardfolk have little reason to mine, and avoid using bare metals when possible. Lizardfolk settlements are usually made of wood, with little stone, and designed to integrate with the natural surroundings. Lizardfolk, especially the Ishin, are more attuned to nature than other creatures. Humans often call lizardfolk “the beast that talks.” However, they do have culture and a civilization of sorts, and they hold territory, enforce a type of justice, and make art. There are two subraces of lizardfolk: the Ishin and Vonaylu.

====Ishin====
The Ishin are short (option to be small) and telepathic. When speed is important they prefer to run on all fours, but this precludes them from carrying things in their hands. They are an enigma to all other races, but the Ishin who wish to deal with outsiders can learn to behave in a less mysterious, creepy fashion. The Ishin are driven to serve their tribes, recognizing no familial distinction, only tribal identity. Ishin are fractured, however, into many tribes that sometimes war with each other. Ishin often form bonds so close as to function as nearly identical copies of one another, two bodies with the same mind. Ishin are fast and capable climbers, with some tribes living high in jungle canopies and rarely visiting the soil below.

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====Vonaylu====
The Vonaylu are much larger than the Ishin, strong and tough. They lack the telepathic abilities of their cousins, but make up for it with keen senses, fast reflexes, and a bite attack. They see individuality as a great evil, and see the act of subsuming their will to those in power as the test of civilization. Even the leaders among the Vonaylu make all their decisions based off sets of arbitrary laws or religious teachings. Vonaylu do one thing their entire lives, determined when they are still in the egg. To outsiders it seems as though Vonaylu have no free will other than what it takes to react to one’s surroundings. Vonaylu are incapable of appreciating or making music of any kind. Rhythm itself seems a concept they cannot grasp, and they dislike the sound of singing that humans and other races make. They do however greatly appreciate poetry, especially that which is carefully constructed to follow recognizable rules. Vonaylu build out of stone more often than do Ishin, and their décor nearly always includes realistic representations of Vonaylu and other living creatures. Plants are not thought by Vonaylu to be living things, but rather physical expressions of the will of the natural world, like artwork.

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====Lizardfolk Traits====
* Dex +1
* Medium size, speed 30
* Some social penalty when dealing with non-lizardfolk
* Max Dex modifier in metal armor is 1 less.
* Something about healing faster
* Darkvision 10 ft. ??

=====Ishin Traits=====
* Wis +2
* At character creation can choose to be Small size, speed 25
* Climb speed 20, swim speed 30
* Telepathic to a range of 120 ft. but only with other Ishin. Telepathic to a range of 10 ft. with other creatures.
* If you carry nothing in your hands and take the dash action, you can run on all fours and gain an extra 20 ft. of movement.
* You can make the Disengage action as an Immediate action ??

=====Vonaylu Traits=====
* Str +1, Con +1
* Swim speed 20
* You have a bite attack with which you are proficient. It deals 1d4 + Str modifier damage.
* Proficiency in one of the following: Perception, History of Vonaylu society, Stealth, Survival, Reflex saves
* Disadvantage vs. charm, Adv. vs. fear
* Your AC is 12 + Dex modifier unless your armor is better.

Yagura:Bill

2015-05-12T16:07:25Z

Bihlbo: /* Races: */

Incorporating the [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/System_Reference_Document SRD] into this [[Yagura:SRD|SRD]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Mediawiki Cheatsheet]

=Incorporation notes=
==Races:==

[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Lizardfolk_Variant_%283.5e_Race%29 Lizardfolk]
Or, [[Yagura:Lizardfolk|this version]] from 5th ed.

==NPC classes:==
* Adept [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Adept_(3.5e_NPC_Class)]
* Warrior [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warrior_%283.5e_NPC_Class%29]
* "ninja" [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja_%283.5e_Class%29] (there are only ever 2 of these, the master and his apprentice. They lead the cult of the Mistress of Shadows.)

==Classes==
30 Classes: [Balance Point noted if necessary]
* ''Assassin'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Assassin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* ''Barbarian [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Barbarian,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Berzerker)''
* Bard [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Bard,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (don't use, just reference it for the actual bard)
* ''Cleric''
* Druid
* Dread Necromancer [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=49161]
* Elementalist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Elementalist_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fighter [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fighter,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fire mage [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fire_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Jester [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Jester_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Agent of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Knight [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Knight,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* ''Monk'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Monk,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (rename needed)
* Ninja [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Rogue of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Paladin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Paladin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (strip it of the religious aspects, make it a palace guard)
* Priest [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Priest_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Priest of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, all domains available)
* Puppeteer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Puppeteer_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change) [BP-1]
* Ranger [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ranger,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Rogue [BP-1]
* Ronin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ronin_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Warrior of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, very weak but maybe fitting for NPC guards) [BP-1]
* Samurai [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Samurai,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Knight of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Shadowcaster[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Shadowcaster_%283.5e_Class%29] (of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Sorcerer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Sorcerer,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (consider whether or not it fits at all, it might not)
* Soulborn [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Soulborn_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadowborn of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Spirit Shaman [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Spirit_Shaman_%283.5e_Class%29] / or the shaman here [http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=52667#top], more like a necro
* Summoner [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Summoner_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Templar [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Templar_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Thief Acrobat[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Thief_Acrobat_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Totemist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Totemist_%283.5e_Class%29] (the Behir totem's range needs to be a cone, not line)
* Warlock [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warlock_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Wintersmith [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Wintersmith_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Witch [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Witch_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change, I can't get past it)
* Wizard

==Skills==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_of_Prowess_%283.5e_Sourcebook%29] (This will require quite a bit of rewriting to strip it of its "change from" verbage. Also, the Dowsing skill is stupid and the class lists will have to be reworked.)

==Equipment==
* Armor [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Armor_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53563 here]
* Magic items [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Magic_Items_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53704 here]

==Other Rules==
* [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Big_Fat_Squares] (changes ranges for bows and spells)
* Multi-weapon [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Revised_Multi-Weapon_Combat] (something like this anyway)
* Creature scaling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/Rants/Revised_Creature_Scaling]
* hit points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Hit_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* saves [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/More_Stable_Saves_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* full attacks [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Full_Attacks_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (If you full attack all secondary attacks are at -5, otherwise as a standard action all secondary attacks are at -5,-10,-15 etc. Maybe rework this too.)
* initiative [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Initiative_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* level-based benefits [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/New_Level-Dependent_Benefits_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (consider it)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Static_Spell_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (this would require a rather large amount of work to impliment but it is pretty awesome and removes my desire to rewrite the entire spells list)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (another to consider)
* turning [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/CR-Based_Turning_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* poisons [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Poisons_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* counterspelling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Counterspelling_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (Rewrite it to "dispel" is a magical action any spellcaster can attempt, not a spell. You set the level and expend a spell of that level. Otherwise this is great.)
* Armor gives you Damage Conversion which changes hp damage to "non-lethal" damage, making both healing & armor better.
* Does havign the edge prevent opponents from making a 5' step w/o provoking? It should.
* "Immediate Action" is a reaction. Why is it not called a Reaction? An opportunity attack is a reaction. Small, fast weapons allow you to make an OA 1/round without spending your Reaction.
* All "magic" is a focus of the innate ability latent in all living beings. Some focus this into totally awesome fighting moves, some into reality-bending magic. Making it big and flashy means building up a pool of mana and spending it down, whereas others just tap into it a little at a time and cannot pool it up. All classes are magical; a mundane class is an NPC (the majority of the world). Sword masters grow up into super heroes.
* Every other being uses Pathfinder build information with Tome combat rules. Magic is very rare among those using Pathfinder, and those who practice it do so like a newb.
* Magic item bonuses should be quite varied (so I can have +1 Cha bracers and a +1 Cha tiara for a total of +2, each item having other things on it as well). But there should be limits as to how much of a boost you can get from the total of all bonus types. It hampers the game to have players try to get any many bonus types as possible to go well outside the range of the RNG, so stick with the RNG-friendly limits and relax on the bonus type limitations. This applies to ability score bonuses, damage, to-hit, hp, saves, etc.
* Something needs to be done about chargen. Making a really strong human with a 16 Str should seem less stupid when compared to a dwarf with 20 Str. That 4 Str equates to the same to-hit bonuses gained from 2 levels or 2 feats. What's the human getting for making a more realistic character?

==Errata==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Surgo/Possible_Tome_Errata possibly]

=Setting=
The world is a dark place, but not just because it is dangerous, vast, and largely unknown. Men are dark beings of evil intent, greed, dishonor, and violence. There are no knights of royal bearing and chivalrous discipline. There are no paladins or clerics of gods of honor, valor, grace, or mercy. What gods there once were are forgotten, their priests hunted and killed, their temples desecrated. Gods were made again, from the people who shone brightest or who saught the glory. Mankind cannot help but worship. The leaders of old were simply followed, then reveared, later worshipped. The deaths of these new gods became religeous, their tombs the new temples. Tales were told far and wide of the world before. The hermit emperor who could not die, nor rule his empire from his palace; the betreyal of the sun when she turned life into unlife and how the ancients abandoned her and each night hoped she would never return; the flying auroch heffer who suckled the beasts of the wild, giving them new form and culture like man; the giants who once ruled the world and created orcs and goblins; the tyrants and despots who wielded godmagic to control the lives of men, and how the new gods rose up against them to create a new world.

The undead hordes succeeded in killing almost everything that was, leaving the world bereft and harsh. Fires consumed much, from those undead who caught fire and became walking bonfires. Ghosts and those who drained warmth created frozen lakes that held back water from the plains below, encasing towns in ice that crushed ill-prepared roofs - then left, leaving dams to thaw into floods and towns to suddenly turn to swamps rotting in the mists. Only that which was crafted in magic could withstand the centuries. Magic having no where to go, inhabited the beings of life. The more intelligent and imbued with magic a creature was, the more drawn it was to objects containing magic, so in even a bear's den one might find some trinket from ancient times that the bear cared for as if it were a cub.

Language, customs, cultures, and craft all lost, the world is fragmented again. "Combine" is a misunderstood word that means simply "old" to some, "unity" to others, "the land of the gods" in some circles, or a legendary place that exists only in tales, for surely the world was never united by one people. Life is cheap, morals are few and oft ignored, and where two men are gathered one will achieve power over another.

==The Moon==
You are the remnant of the Empire's small outpost on Luclin (Tongar), only a few centuries after the Sundering. However, that's not really what the people know.

The leadership has determined that since they don't know how to get back, the important thing is to establish their own empire in their new home. To that end they have obscured the truth from the people to ensure no one tries to get to the planet, which isn't possible anyway because reasons.

You are members of the last bastion of civilization, trying to expand your territories to ensure the future of your nation, the XXXXXXXX. The kingdom has a mixture of the standard fantasy races.

===Other people of the world===
* The enigmatic people of the Warring States of the Third Mystic Hegemony of the Serpent Emperor (based loosely on ancient China's warring states period - they are oriental in culture and closest to Xiongnu. The "serpent emperor" was once a Shissar but the hegemonics killed their slavemasters and took over the government so "serpent emperor" is no longer a serpent at all, but once was). Matriarchal and spiritual, but largely uncivilized. They sometimes keep beastmen as pets, being very careful to raise them with the animals of their tribes and never to speak to them (to avoid the beastmen learning how to be like them). Their language and religion is much like Tengri, and they call the world Tongar Akaidusella (just Tongar outside of ceremony) which means "God's birthing basket". Most of their people go around unclothed, they dance but do not sing, they do not hold land but instead respect only strength where rights are concerned, and they are prone to violence based on little more than whimsy. I'm not sure what race this is.
* Primitive bands of "beastmen" or "ferals". These are groups of humanoids who were once raised by animals, lived their lives in the wild, lost civilization and culture and humanity, and are very slowly finding ways to react to each other in less animalistic fashions (decendants of feral children). They are very strong and agile, very capable humanoid animals, but cannot speak, have no craft whatsoever (always naked, don't build homes, etc), and HUNT other humanoids. Very dangerous, very prolific. They have tribes that stay with herds of animals, learning to be like the animals and each other, and rarely mix at all with those of other tribes. They tend to act just like their animals, except that they will aggressively attack anyone who attempts to take their land or endanger their tribe.
* Natives of the world are largely classified as Outsiders. The only humanoids are the civilized races that moved there from the world above. Other race ides can be found [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=54924&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here]

===Plot===
The players are a part of the Combine remnant on the moon, which they call Tongar after the hegemonic term. But, they don't know that. Instead they are told they are the last civilization on a world once controlled by their kind. The goal is not just to keep civilization alive, but to expand into new territory and slaughter their enemies.

Yagura:SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance

2015-05-08T19:39:51Z

Bihlbo:

==Movement, Position, and Distance==

Miniatures are on the 30mm scale—a miniature figure of a six-foot-tall human is approximately 30mm tall. A square on the battle grid is 1 inch across, representing a 5-foot-by-5-foot area.

===Tactical Movement===

====How Far Can Your Character Move?====

Your speed is determined by your race and your encumbrance. Your speed while unarmored is your base land speed.

=====Encumbrance=====

A character encumbered by carrying a large amount of gear, treasure, or fallen comrades may move slower than normal.

=====Hampered Movement=====

Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement.

=====Movement in Combat=====

Generally, you can move your speed in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] and still do something (take a [[Yagura:SRD:Move Actions|move action]] and a [[Yagura:SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]).

If you do nothing but move (that is, if you use both of your actions in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] to move your speed), you can move double your speed.

If you spend the entire [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] running, you can move quadruple your speed. If you do something that requires a full [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] you can only take a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]].

=====Bonuses to Speed=====

Some class abilities, many spells, and many magic items can affect a character’s speed. Always apply any modifiers to a character’s speed before adjusting the character’s speed based on encumbrance, and remember that multiple bonuses of the same type to a character’s speed don’t stack.

====Measuring Distance====

=====Diagonals=====

When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square (5 ft.), the second counts as 2 squares (10 ft.), the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.

You can’t move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.

You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

=====Closest Creature=====

When it’s important to determine the closest square or creature to a location, if two squares or creatures are equally close, randomly determine which one counts as closest by rolling a die.

====Moving through a Square====

=====Friend=====

You can move through a square occupied by a friendly character, unless you are charging. When you move through a square occupied by a friendly character, that character doesn’t provide you with [[Yagura:SRD:Cover|cover]].

=====Opponent=====

You can’t move through a square occupied by an opponent, unless the opponent is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. You can move through a square occupied by a [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] opponent without penalty. (Some creatures, particularly very large ones, may present an obstacle even when [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. In such cases, each square you move through counts as 2 squares.)

=====Ending Your Movement=====

You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] or you and the other creature are vastly different in size.

=====Tumbling=====

A trained character can attempt to tumble through a square occupied by an opponent (see the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill).

=====Square Occupied by Creature Three Sizes Larger or Smaller=====

Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] larger than it is.

A big creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] smaller than it is.

=====Designated Exceptions=====

Some creatures break the above rules. A creature that completely fills the squares it occupies cannot be moved past, even with the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill or similar special abilities.

====Terrain and Obstacles====

=====Difficult Terrain=====

Difficult terrain hampers movement. Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement. (Each diagonal move into a difficult terrain square counts as 3 squares.) You can’t [[Yagura:SRD:Run|run]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] across difficult terrain.

If you occupy squares with different kinds of terrain, you can move only as fast as the most difficult terrain you occupy will allow.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures are not hampered by difficult terrain.

=====Obstacles=====

Like difficult terrain, obstacles can hamper movement. If an obstacle hampers movement but doesn’t completely block it each obstructed square or obstacle between squares counts as 2 squares of movement. You must pay this cost to cross the barrier, in addition to the cost to move into the square on the other side. If you don’t have sufficient movement to cross the barrier and move into the square on the other side, you can’t cross the barrier. Some obstacles may also require a [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Check|skill check]] to cross.

On the other hand, some obstacles block movement entirely. A character can’t move through a blocking obstacle.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures can avoid most obstacles

=====Squeezing=====

In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn’t as wide as the space you take up. You can squeeze through or into a space that is at least half as wide as your normal space. Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space you take a –4 penalty on [[Yagura:SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] and a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

When a Large creature (which normally takes up four squares) squeezes into a space that’s one square wide, the creature’s miniature figure occupies two squares, centered on the line between the two squares. For a bigger creature, center the creature likewise in the area it squeezes into.

A creature can squeeze past an opponent while moving but it can’t end its movement in an occupied square.

To squeeze through or into a space less than half your space’s width, you must use the [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] skill. You can’t attack while using [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] to squeeze through or into a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]], and you lose any [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

====Special Movement Rules====

These rules cover special movement situations.

=====Accidentally Ending Movement in an Illegal Space=====

Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it’s not allowed to stop. When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there’s a legal position that’s closer.

=====Double Movement Cost=====

When your movement is hampered in some way, your movement usually costs double. For example, each square of movement through difficult terrain counts as 2 squares, and each diagonal move through such terrain counts as 3 squares (just as two diagonal moves normally do).

If movement cost is doubled twice, then each square counts as 4 squares (or as 6 squares if moving diagonally). If movement cost is doubled three times, then each square counts as 8 squares (12 if diagonal) and so on. This is an exception to the general rule that two doublings are equivalent to a tripling.

=====Minimum Movement=====

Despite penalties to movement, you can take a [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to move 5 feet (1 square) in any direction, even diagonally. (This rule doesn’t allow you to move through impassable terrain or to move when all movement is prohibited.) Such movement provokes [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] as normal (despite the distance covered, this move isn’t a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]).

====Movement Modes====

Creatures may have modes of movement other than walking and running. These are natural, not magical, unless specifically noted.

=====Burrow=====

A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]]=====

A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all [[Climb]] checks. The creature must make a [[Climb]] check to climb any wall or slope with a [[Yagura:SRD:DC|DC]] of more than 0, but it always can choose to take 10 even if rushed or threatened while climbing. The creature climbs at the given speed while climbing. If it chooses an accelerated climb it moves at double the given climb speed (or its base land speed, whichever is lower) and makes a single [[Climb]] check at a –5 penalty. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while climbing. A creature retains its [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus on their attacks against a climbing creature.

=====Fly=====

:''see also'' [[Yagura:SRD:Fly]]

A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows:

* Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground.
* Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability.
* Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird.
* Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird.
* Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.

A creature that flies can make dive attacks. A dive attack works just like a [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]], but the diving creature must move a minimum of 30 feet and descend at least 10 feet. It can make only claw or talon attacks, but these deal double damage. A creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while flying, provided it flies in a straight line.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]]=====

A creature with a swim speed can move through water at its swim speed without making [[Swim]] checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on any [[Swim]] check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. The creature can always can choose to take 10 on a [[Swim]] check, even if distracted or endangered. The creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

===Big and Little Creatures in Combat=== 

Creatures smaller or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position.

====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures====

Creatures smaller than Medium take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 1-1/4 feet across, so sixteen can fit into a single square. Fifty-six Diminutive creatures or 225 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning Tiny or smaller creatures can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy.

====Small Creatures====

Though Small creatures take up one quarter of a square (2-1/2 feet) and 4 Small creatures can fit within a square, Small creatures treat reach somewhat differently than Tiny and smaller creatures. A Small creature's reach being 2-1/2 feet is just enough to function virtually the same as a 5 foot reach as long as the Small creature occupies a square alone. If more than one Small creature occupies a square it forces the Small creatures to occupy a set quadrant of the square, pushing each other to the edges. A Small creature does not have adequate reach to strike an opponent in an adjacent square unless the quadrant of the square they occupy is adjacent. Therefore two halflings could occupy a single square and do battle with a human in an adjacent square, but if a third halfling were to occupy the square with the other two, that third halfling could not strike the human without using a reach weapon. Reach weapons in the hands of Small creatures grant 5 foot reach. A warband of kobolds are likely to carry spears, allowing 4 of them to attack a larger foe from the same square.

====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures====

Very large creatures take up more than 1 square.

Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning that creatures that take up more than one square typically have a reach equal to the breadth of the space they occupy.

A creature with greater than normal natural reach usually gets an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against you if you approach it, because you must enter and move within the range of its reach before you can attack it.

Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach.

=====Size Table=====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: Creature Size and Scale}}
|-
! class="left" rowspan="2" | Size Category
! rowspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Stealth Skill|Stealth]] Modifier
! rowspan="2" | Height or Length2
! rowspan="2" | Weight3
! rowspan="2" | Space4
! colspan="2" | Natural Reach4
! colspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Carrying Capacity|Carrying Capacity]] Mulitplier
|-
! Tall
! Long
! Biped
! Quadruped
|-
|class="left" | Fine || +16 || 6 in. or less || 1/8 lb. or less || 4 in. || 4 in. || 2 in. || ×1/16 || ×1/8
|-
|class="left" | Diminutive || +12 || 6 in.–1 ft. || 1/8 lb.–1 lb. || 8 in. || 8 in. || 4 in. || ×1/8 || ×3/16
|-
|class="left" | Tiny || +8 || 1 ft.–2 ft. || 1 lb.–8 lb. || 1-1/4 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || 8 in. || ×1/4 || ×3/8
|-
|class="left" | Small || +4 || 2 ft.–4 ft. || 8 lb.–60 lb. || 2-1/2 ft. || 2-1/2 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || ×1/2 || ×3/4
|-
|class="left" | Medium || +0 || 4 ft.–8 ft. || 60 lb.–500 lb. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || ×1 || ×1-1/2
|-
|class="left" | Large || −4 || 8 ft.–16 ft. || 500 lb.–2 tons || 10 ft. || 10 ft. || 5 ft. || ×2 || ×3
|-
|class="left" | Huge || −8 || 16 ft.–32 ft. || 2 tons–16 tons || 15 ft. || 15 ft. || 10 ft. || ×4 || ×6
|-
|class="left" | Gargantuan || −12 || 32 ft.–64 ft. || 16 tons–125 tons || 20 ft. || 20 ft. || 15 ft. || ×8 || ×12
|-
|class="left" | Colossal || −16 || 64 ft. or more || 125 tons or more || 30 ft. || 30 ft. || 20 ft. || ×16 || ×24
|-
| colspan="11" class="foot" |
# This modifier applies to the [[Yagura:SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]], [[Yagura:SRD:Grapple|grapple]], [[Yagura:SRD:Overrun|overrun]], and [[Yagura:SRD:Trip|trip]] special attacks.
# Biped's height, quadruped's body length (nose to base of tail)
# Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less.
# These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.
|}

====Scaling Modifiers====
Whether a human attacks a gnoll or a giant attacks a wyvern, fights without a size discrepancy are generally the same. Combat between foes of different sizes introduces new modifiers depending on the difference in size.

=====Being Smaller=====
Being smaller doesn't just affect your reach. If the difference in size is two or more sizes, the smaller creature's reach does not effectively threaten the larger foe (meaning no attacks can be made even if the larger creature is within the smaller creature's natural reach). A reach weapon does allow a creature to threaten a foe two sizes larger, but not three sizes larger. If a creature is too small to threaten an adjacent foe, the creature has to move into the foe's space to make melee attacks.

Being much smaller than a foe also prevents a creature from attacking enough of the foe's body to incapacitate the larger creature merely by dealing hit point damage. If a creature is three sizes smaller than an opponent, attacks are limited to limb damage only.

======Limb Damage======
Limb damage taken by the larger creature is nonlethal damage that does not contribute toward the total lethal or nonlethal damage a creature takes. Every creature has 6 Limb Locations, regardless of the structure of the creature (though it may be easier to conceive of the limb locations as coordinating to the head, torso, arms, and legs for humanoid-shaped creatures, feel free to describe it however you like). A single attack made by a smaller foe deals full and equal damage to three limb locations if the attacker is three sizes smaller, 2 limb locations if the attacker is four sizes smaller, or 1 limb location if the attacker is five sizes smaller.

A creature's total lethal and nonlethal damage are added to the limb damage at each limb location. If this total exceeds the creature's total hit points, the limb location is disabled, imposing a -1 penalty to all d20 rolls made by the creature. If all 6 limb locations are disabled, further damage is no longer limb damage.

A smaller attacker can deal normal damage by targeting vital areas, but this is generally difficult. Attackers three or more sizes smaller than their foe can attempt to grapple the larger foe and move to a vital area with an appropriate movement (be it swim, climb, flight, etc). Attacking a vital area is done as though the attacker were two sizes larger when calculating the attack modifier, the damage modifier, and the way limb damage is dealt.

For example, a Diminutive bat attacks a Medium human commoner. The bat is 3 sizes smaller than the commoner, so the bat moves into the commoner's space, provoking an opportunity attack. The bat then bites, getting +4 to hit and -4 damage, dealing a total of 1 damage. Because the bat is 3 sizes smaller, this deals 1 limb damage to 3 of the commoner's 6 limb locations. If the bat successfully deals another 9 limb damage, 3 of the commoner's limb locations become disabled, imposing a -3 penalty to most rolls. If the bat somehow manages to keep attacking the commoner until all limb locations are disabled, the bat's next attacks deal lethal damage to the commoner.

=====Being Larger=====

Creatures 3 or more sizes larger than their foes gain special abilities when attacking the smaller creatures. When attacking a creature three or more sizes smaller, the attacker is treated as having the Improved Grab feat, and can throw a grabbed creature as an improvised range weapon with a range increment equal to the thrower's natural reach. When attacking a creature four or more sizes smaller, the attacker is treated as also having the Improved Trample feat, and the range increment for thrown creatures is two times the thrower's natural reach. When attacking a creature five or more sizes smaller, the attacker is treated as also having the Swallow Whole feat, and the range increment for thrown creatures is four times the thrower's natural reach.

Also, all melee and ranged attacks made against creatures four sizes smaller are considered touch attacks.

=====Scaling Combat Bonuses Table=====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|+
|-
! Attacker Is !! Attack Modifier !! Damage Modifier1, 2 !! Special Attack Modifier3 !! Move Into Space? !! Limb Damage Only? !! Attacks Are Touch? !! Throw Range Inc. !! Special Abilities
|-
| Five sizes smaller || +16 || -16 4 || -64 || Yes || Yes (1/6) || || ||
|-
| Four sizes smaller || +8 || -8 4 || -32 || Yes || Yes (2/6) || || ||
|-
| Three sizes smaller || +4 || -4 4 || -16 || Yes || Yes (3/6) || || ||
|-
| Two sizes smaller || +2 || -2 || -8 || Yes7 || || || ||
|-
| One size smaller || +1 || -1 || -4 || || || || ||
|-
| Same size || – || – || – || || || || ||
|-
| One size larger || -1 || +1d6 (+2) || +4 || || || || ||
|-
| Two sizes larger || -2 || +2d6 (+4) || +8 || || || || ||
|-
| Three sizes larger || -4 6 || +4d6 (+8) || +16 || || || || reach x1 || Grab
|-
| Four sizes larger || -8 6 || +8d6 (+16) || +32 || || || Yes || reach x2 || Grab, Trample
|-
| Five sizes larger || -16 6 || +16d6 (+32) || +64 || || || Yes || reach x4 || Grab, Trample, Swallow Whole
|-
| colspan="9" class="foot" |
# Damage modifier is applied once for the attack, and is not affected by multipliers or bonus damage.
# Two-handed weapons add the damage bonus listed in parenthesis in addition to the base damage. One-handed weapons wielded with two hands do not receive this benefit.
# This modifier applies to the [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]], [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]], [[SRD:Overrun|overrun]], and [[SRD:Trip|trip]] special attacks.
# Unlike normal damage rolls, the minimum damage for these rolls is 0.
# If you deal damage to the vital area of a much larger creature with a melee attack (because you climbed, flew, swam, or otherwise reached the vital area) you are considered two sizes larger for the purposes of your attack.
# Unlike normal attack rolls, a roll of 20 is not an automatic hit.
# A reach weapon that doubles an attacker's natural reach effectively allows the attacker to avoid needing to move into the foe's space.
|}

Yagura:SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance

2015-05-08T16:10:13Z

Bihlbo: /* Big and Little Creatures in Combat */

==Movement, Position, and Distance==

Miniatures are on the 30mm scale—a miniature figure of a six-foot-tall human is approximately 30mm tall. A square on the battle grid is 1 inch across, representing a 5-foot-by-5-foot area.

===Tactical Movement===

====How Far Can Your Character Move?====

Your speed is determined by your race and your encumbrance. Your speed while unarmored is your base land speed.

=====Encumbrance=====

A character encumbered by carrying a large amount of gear, treasure, or fallen comrades may move slower than normal.

=====Hampered Movement=====

Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement.

=====Movement in Combat=====

Generally, you can move your speed in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] and still do something (take a [[Yagura:SRD:Move Actions|move action]] and a [[Yagura:SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]).

If you do nothing but move (that is, if you use both of your actions in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] to move your speed), you can move double your speed.

If you spend the entire [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] running, you can move quadruple your speed. If you do something that requires a full [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] you can only take a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]].

=====Bonuses to Speed=====

Some class abilities, many spells, and many magic items can affect a character’s speed. Always apply any modifiers to a character’s speed before adjusting the character’s speed based on encumbrance, and remember that multiple bonuses of the same type to a character’s speed don’t stack.

====Measuring Distance====

=====Diagonals=====

When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square (5 ft.), the second counts as 2 squares (10 ft.), the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.

You can’t move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.

You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

=====Closest Creature=====

When it’s important to determine the closest square or creature to a location, if two squares or creatures are equally close, randomly determine which one counts as closest by rolling a die.

====Moving through a Square====

=====Friend=====

You can move through a square occupied by a friendly character, unless you are charging. When you move through a square occupied by a friendly character, that character doesn’t provide you with [[Yagura:SRD:Cover|cover]].

=====Opponent=====

You can’t move through a square occupied by an opponent, unless the opponent is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. You can move through a square occupied by a [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] opponent without penalty. (Some creatures, particularly very large ones, may present an obstacle even when [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. In such cases, each square you move through counts as 2 squares.)

=====Ending Your Movement=====

You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] or you and the other creature are vastly different in size.

=====Tumbling=====

A trained character can attempt to tumble through a square occupied by an opponent (see the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill).

=====Square Occupied by Creature Three Sizes Larger or Smaller=====

Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] larger than it is.

A big creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] smaller than it is.

=====Designated Exceptions=====

Some creatures break the above rules. A creature that completely fills the squares it occupies cannot be moved past, even with the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill or similar special abilities.

====Terrain and Obstacles====

=====Difficult Terrain=====

Difficult terrain hampers movement. Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement. (Each diagonal move into a difficult terrain square counts as 3 squares.) You can’t [[Yagura:SRD:Run|run]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] across difficult terrain.

If you occupy squares with different kinds of terrain, you can move only as fast as the most difficult terrain you occupy will allow.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures are not hampered by difficult terrain.

=====Obstacles=====

Like difficult terrain, obstacles can hamper movement. If an obstacle hampers movement but doesn’t completely block it each obstructed square or obstacle between squares counts as 2 squares of movement. You must pay this cost to cross the barrier, in addition to the cost to move into the square on the other side. If you don’t have sufficient movement to cross the barrier and move into the square on the other side, you can’t cross the barrier. Some obstacles may also require a [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Check|skill check]] to cross.

On the other hand, some obstacles block movement entirely. A character can’t move through a blocking obstacle.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures can avoid most obstacles

=====Squeezing=====

In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn’t as wide as the space you take up. You can squeeze through or into a space that is at least half as wide as your normal space. Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space you take a –4 penalty on [[Yagura:SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] and a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

When a Large creature (which normally takes up four squares) squeezes into a space that’s one square wide, the creature’s miniature figure occupies two squares, centered on the line between the two squares. For a bigger creature, center the creature likewise in the area it squeezes into.

A creature can squeeze past an opponent while moving but it can’t end its movement in an occupied square.

To squeeze through or into a space less than half your space’s width, you must use the [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] skill. You can’t attack while using [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] to squeeze through or into a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]], and you lose any [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

====Special Movement Rules====

These rules cover special movement situations.

=====Accidentally Ending Movement in an Illegal Space=====

Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it’s not allowed to stop. When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there’s a legal position that’s closer.

=====Double Movement Cost=====

When your movement is hampered in some way, your movement usually costs double. For example, each square of movement through difficult terrain counts as 2 squares, and each diagonal move through such terrain counts as 3 squares (just as two diagonal moves normally do).

If movement cost is doubled twice, then each square counts as 4 squares (or as 6 squares if moving diagonally). If movement cost is doubled three times, then each square counts as 8 squares (12 if diagonal) and so on. This is an exception to the general rule that two doublings are equivalent to a tripling.

=====Minimum Movement=====

Despite penalties to movement, you can take a [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to move 5 feet (1 square) in any direction, even diagonally. (This rule doesn’t allow you to move through impassable terrain or to move when all movement is prohibited.) Such movement provokes [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] as normal (despite the distance covered, this move isn’t a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]).

====Movement Modes====

Creatures may have modes of movement other than walking and running. These are natural, not magical, unless specifically noted.

=====Burrow=====

A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]]=====

A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all [[Climb]] checks. The creature must make a [[Climb]] check to climb any wall or slope with a [[Yagura:SRD:DC|DC]] of more than 0, but it always can choose to take 10 even if rushed or threatened while climbing. The creature climbs at the given speed while climbing. If it chooses an accelerated climb it moves at double the given climb speed (or its base land speed, whichever is lower) and makes a single [[Climb]] check at a –5 penalty. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while climbing. A creature retains its [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus on their attacks against a climbing creature.

=====Fly=====

:''see also'' [[Yagura:SRD:Fly]]

A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows:

* Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground.
* Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability.
* Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird.
* Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird.
* Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.

A creature that flies can make dive attacks. A dive attack works just like a [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]], but the diving creature must move a minimum of 30 feet and descend at least 10 feet. It can make only claw or talon attacks, but these deal double damage. A creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while flying, provided it flies in a straight line.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]]=====

A creature with a swim speed can move through water at its swim speed without making [[Swim]] checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on any [[Swim]] check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. The creature can always can choose to take 10 on a [[Swim]] check, even if distracted or endangered. The creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

===Big and Little Creatures in Combat=== 

Creatures smaller or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position.

=====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures=====

Creatures smaller than Medium take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 1-1/4 feet across, so sixteen can fit into a single square. Fifty-six Diminutive creatures or 225 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning Tiny or smaller creatures can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy.

=====Small Creatures=====

Though Small creatures take up one quarter of a square (2-1/2 feet) and 4 Small creatures can fit within a square, Small creatures treat reach somewhat differently than Tiny and smaller creatures. A Small creature's reach being 2-1/2 feet is just enough to function virtually the same as a 5 foot reach as long as the Small creature occupies a square alone. If more than one Small creature occupies a square it forces the Small creatures to occupy a set quadrant of the square, pushing each other to the edges. A Small creature does not have adequate reach to strike an opponent in an adjacent square unless the quadrant of the square they occupy is adjacent. Therefore two halflings could occupy a single square and do battle with a human in an adjacent square, but if a third halfling were to occupy the square with the other two, that third halfling could not strike the human without using a reach weapon. Reach weapons in the hands of Small creatures grant 5 foot reach. A warband of kobolds are likely to carry spears, allowing 4 of them to attack a larger foe from the same square.

=====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures=====

Very large creatures take up more than 1 square.

Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning that creatures that take up more than one square typically have a reach equal to the breadth of the space they occupy.

A creature with greater than normal natural reach usually gets an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against you if you approach it, because you must enter and move within the range of its reach before you can attack it.

Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: Creature Size and Scale}}
|-
! class="left" rowspan="2" | Size Category
! rowspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Stealth Skill|Stealth]] Modifier
! rowspan="2" | Height or Length2
! rowspan="2" | Weight3
! rowspan="2" | Space4
! colspan="2" | Natural Reach4
! colspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Carrying Capacity|Carrying Capacity]] Mulitplier
|-
! Tall
! Long
! Biped
! Quadruped
|-
|class="left" | Fine || +16 || 6 in. or less || 1/8 lb. or less || 4 in. || 4 in. || 2 in. || ×1/16 || ×1/8
|-
|class="left" | Diminutive || +12 || 6 in.–1 ft. || 1/8 lb.–1 lb. || 8 in. || 8 in. || 4 in. || ×1/8 || ×3/16
|-
|class="left" | Tiny || +8 || 1 ft.–2 ft. || 1 lb.–8 lb. || 1-1/4 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || 8 in. || ×1/4 || ×3/8
|-
|class="left" | Small || +4 || 2 ft.–4 ft. || 8 lb.–60 lb. || 2-1/2 ft. || 2-1/2 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || ×1/2 || ×3/4
|-
|class="left" | Medium || +0 || 4 ft.–8 ft. || 60 lb.–500 lb. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || ×1 || ×1-1/2
|-
|class="left" | Large || −4 || 8 ft.–16 ft. || 500 lb.–2 tons || 10 ft. || 10 ft. || 5 ft. || ×2 || ×3
|-
|class="left" | Huge || −8 || 16 ft.–32 ft. || 2 tons–16 tons || 15 ft. || 15 ft. || 10 ft. || ×4 || ×6
|-
|class="left" | Gargantuan || −12 || 32 ft.–64 ft. || 16 tons–125 tons || 20 ft. || 20 ft. || 15 ft. || ×8 || ×12
|-
|class="left" | Colossal || −16 || 64 ft. or more || 125 tons or more || 30 ft. || 30 ft. || 20 ft. || ×16 || ×24
|-
| colspan="11" class="foot" |
# This modifier applies to the [[Yagura:SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]], [[Yagura:SRD:Grapple|grapple]], [[Yagura:SRD:Overrun|overrun]], and [[Yagura:SRD:Trip|trip]] special attacks.
# Biped's height, quadruped's body length (nose to base of tail)
# Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less.
# These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.
|}

Yagura:SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance

2015-05-08T16:02:34Z

Bihlbo: /* Big and Little Creatures in Combat */

==Movement, Position, and Distance==

Miniatures are on the 30mm scale—a miniature figure of a six-foot-tall human is approximately 30mm tall. A square on the battle grid is 1 inch across, representing a 5-foot-by-5-foot area.

===Tactical Movement===

====How Far Can Your Character Move?====

Your speed is determined by your race and your encumbrance. Your speed while unarmored is your base land speed.

=====Encumbrance=====

A character encumbered by carrying a large amount of gear, treasure, or fallen comrades may move slower than normal.

=====Hampered Movement=====

Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement.

=====Movement in Combat=====

Generally, you can move your speed in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] and still do something (take a [[Yagura:SRD:Move Actions|move action]] and a [[Yagura:SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]).

If you do nothing but move (that is, if you use both of your actions in a [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] to move your speed), you can move double your speed.

If you spend the entire [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] running, you can move quadruple your speed. If you do something that requires a full [[Yagura:SRD:Round|round]] you can only take a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]].

=====Bonuses to Speed=====

Some class abilities, many spells, and many magic items can affect a character’s speed. Always apply any modifiers to a character’s speed before adjusting the character’s speed based on encumbrance, and remember that multiple bonuses of the same type to a character’s speed don’t stack.

====Measuring Distance====

=====Diagonals=====

When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square (5 ft.), the second counts as 2 squares (10 ft.), the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.

You can’t move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.

You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

=====Closest Creature=====

When it’s important to determine the closest square or creature to a location, if two squares or creatures are equally close, randomly determine which one counts as closest by rolling a die.

====Moving through a Square====

=====Friend=====

You can move through a square occupied by a friendly character, unless you are charging. When you move through a square occupied by a friendly character, that character doesn’t provide you with [[Yagura:SRD:Cover|cover]].

=====Opponent=====

You can’t move through a square occupied by an opponent, unless the opponent is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. You can move through a square occupied by a [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] opponent without penalty. (Some creatures, particularly very large ones, may present an obstacle even when [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. In such cases, each square you move through counts as 2 squares.)

=====Ending Your Movement=====

You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|helpless]] or you and the other creature are vastly different in size.

=====Tumbling=====

A trained character can attempt to tumble through a square occupied by an opponent (see the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill).

=====Square Occupied by Creature Three Sizes Larger or Smaller=====

Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] larger than it is.

A big creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[Yagura:SRD:Size Category|size categories]] smaller than it is.

=====Designated Exceptions=====

Some creatures break the above rules. A creature that completely fills the squares it occupies cannot be moved past, even with the [[Yagura:SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill or similar special abilities.

====Terrain and Obstacles====

=====Difficult Terrain=====

Difficult terrain hampers movement. Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement. (Each diagonal move into a difficult terrain square counts as 3 squares.) You can’t [[Yagura:SRD:Run|run]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] across difficult terrain.

If you occupy squares with different kinds of terrain, you can move only as fast as the most difficult terrain you occupy will allow.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures are not hampered by difficult terrain.

=====Obstacles=====

Like difficult terrain, obstacles can hamper movement. If an obstacle hampers movement but doesn’t completely block it each obstructed square or obstacle between squares counts as 2 squares of movement. You must pay this cost to cross the barrier, in addition to the cost to move into the square on the other side. If you don’t have sufficient movement to cross the barrier and move into the square on the other side, you can’t cross the barrier. Some obstacles may also require a [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Check|skill check]] to cross.

On the other hand, some obstacles block movement entirely. A character can’t move through a blocking obstacle.

Flying and [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures can avoid most obstacles

=====Squeezing=====

In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn’t as wide as the space you take up. You can squeeze through or into a space that is at least half as wide as your normal space. Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space you take a –4 penalty on [[Yagura:SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] and a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

When a Large creature (which normally takes up four squares) squeezes into a space that’s one square wide, the creature’s miniature figure occupies two squares, centered on the line between the two squares. For a bigger creature, center the creature likewise in the area it squeezes into.

A creature can squeeze past an opponent while moving but it can’t end its movement in an occupied square.

To squeeze through or into a space less than half your space’s width, you must use the [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] skill. You can’t attack while using [[Yagura:SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] to squeeze through or into a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]], and you lose any [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:AC|AC]].

====Special Movement Rules====

These rules cover special movement situations.

=====Accidentally Ending Movement in an Illegal Space=====

Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it’s not allowed to stop. When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there’s a legal position that’s closer.

=====Double Movement Cost=====

When your movement is hampered in some way, your movement usually costs double. For example, each square of movement through difficult terrain counts as 2 squares, and each diagonal move through such terrain counts as 3 squares (just as two diagonal moves normally do).

If movement cost is doubled twice, then each square counts as 4 squares (or as 6 squares if moving diagonally). If movement cost is doubled three times, then each square counts as 8 squares (12 if diagonal) and so on. This is an exception to the general rule that two doublings are equivalent to a tripling.

=====Minimum Movement=====

Despite penalties to movement, you can take a [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to move 5 feet (1 square) in any direction, even diagonally. (This rule doesn’t allow you to move through impassable terrain or to move when all movement is prohibited.) Such movement provokes [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] as normal (despite the distance covered, this move isn’t a [[Yagura:SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]).

====Movement Modes====

Creatures may have modes of movement other than walking and running. These are natural, not magical, unless specifically noted.

=====Burrow=====

A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]]=====

A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all [[Climb]] checks. The creature must make a [[Climb]] check to climb any wall or slope with a [[Yagura:SRD:DC|DC]] of more than 0, but it always can choose to take 10 even if rushed or threatened while climbing. The creature climbs at the given speed while climbing. If it chooses an accelerated climb it moves at double the given climb speed (or its base land speed, whichever is lower) and makes a single [[Climb]] check at a –5 penalty. Creatures cannot [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while climbing. A creature retains its [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[Yagura:SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus on their attacks against a climbing creature.

=====Fly=====

:''see also'' [[Yagura:SRD:Fly]]

A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows:

* Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground.
* Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability.
* Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird.
* Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird.
* Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.

A creature that flies can make dive attacks. A dive attack works just like a [[Yagura:SRD:Charge|charge]], but the diving creature must move a minimum of 30 feet and descend at least 10 feet. It can make only claw or talon attacks, but these deal double damage. A creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while flying, provided it flies in a straight line.

=====[[Yagura:SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]]=====

A creature with a swim speed can move through water at its swim speed without making [[Swim]] checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on any [[Swim]] check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. The creature can always can choose to take 10 on a [[Swim]] check, even if distracted or endangered. The creature can use the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

===Big and Little Creatures in Combat===

Creatures smaller or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position.

=====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures=====

Creatures smaller than Medium take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 1-1/4 feet across, so sixteen can fit into a single square. Fifty-six Diminutive creatures or 225 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning Tiny or smaller creatures can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy.

=====Small Creatures=====

Though Small creatures take up one quarter of a square (2-1/2 feet) and 4 Small creatures can fit within a square, Small creatures treat reach somewhat differently than Tiny and smaller creatures. A Small creature's reach being 2-1/2 feet is just enough to function virtually the same as a 5 foot reach as long as the Small creature occupies a square alone. If more than one Small creature occupies a square it forces the Small creatures to occupy a set quadrant of the square, pushing each other to the edges. A Small creature does not have adequate reach to strike an opponent in an adjacent square unless the quadrant of the square they occupy is adjacent. Therefore two halflings could occupy a single square and do battle with a human in an adjacent square, but if a third halfling were to occupy the square with the other two, that third halfling could not strike the human without using a reach weapon. Reach weapons in the hands of Small creatures grant 5 foot reach. A warband of kobolds are likely to carry spears, allowing 4 of them to attack a larger foe from the same square.

=====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures=====

Very large creatures take up more than 1 square.

Creatures typically have a reach equal to the space they occupy, meaning that creatures that take up more than one square typically have a reach equal to the breadth of the space they occupy.

A creature with greater than normal natural reach usually gets an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against you if you approach it, because you must enter and move within the range of its reach before you can attack it.

Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: Creature Size and Scale}}
|-
! class="left" rowspan="2" | Size Category
! rowspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Stealth Skill|Stealth]] Modifier
! rowspan="2" | Height or Length2
! rowspan="2" | Weight3
! rowspan="2" | Space4
! colspan="2" | Natural Reach4
! colspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:Carrying Capacity|Carrying Capacity]] Mulitplier
|-
! Tall
! Long
! Biped
! Quadruped
|-
|class="left" | Fine || +16 || 6 in. or less || 1/8 lb. or less || 4 in. || 4 in. || 2 in. || ×1/16 || ×1/8
|-
|class="left" | Diminutive || +12 || 6 in.–1 ft. || 1/8 lb.–1 lb. || 8 in. || 8 in. || 4 in. || ×1/8 || ×3/16
|-
|class="left" | Tiny || +8 || 1 ft.–2 ft. || 1 lb.–8 lb. || 1-1/4 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || 8 in. || ×1/4 || ×3/8
|-
|class="left" | Small || +4 || 2 ft.–4 ft. || 8 lb.–60 lb. || 2-1/2 ft. || 2-1/2 ft. || 1-1/4 ft. || ×1/2 || ×3/4
|-
|class="left" | Medium || +0 || 4 ft.–8 ft. || 60 lb.–500 lb. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || ×1 || ×1-1/2
|-
|class="left" | Large || −4 || 8 ft.–16 ft. || 500 lb.–2 tons || 10 ft. || 10 ft. || 5 ft. || ×2 || ×3
|-
|class="left" | Huge || −8 || 16 ft.–32 ft. || 2 tons–16 tons || 15 ft. || 15 ft. || 10 ft. || ×4 || ×6
|-
|class="left" | Gargantuan || −12 || 32 ft.–64 ft. || 16 tons–125 tons || 20 ft. || 20 ft. || 15 ft. || ×8 || ×12
|-
|class="left" | Colossal || −16 || 64 ft. or more || 125 tons or more || 30 ft. || 30 ft. || 20 ft. || ×16 || ×24
|-
| colspan="11" class="foot" |
# This modifier applies to the [[Yagura:SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]], [[Yagura:SRD:Grapple|grapple]], [[Yagura:SRD:Overrun|overrun]], and [[Yagura:SRD:Trip|trip]] special attacks.
# Biped's height, quadruped's body length (nose to base of tail)
# Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less.
# These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.
|}

Yagura:SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance

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==Movement, Position, and Distance==

Miniatures are on the 30mm scale—a miniature figure of a six-foot-tall human is approximately 30mm tall. A square on the battle grid is 1 inch across, representing a 5-foot-by-5-foot area.

===Tactical Movement===

====How Far Can Your Character Move?====

Your speed is determined by your race and your armor (see Table: Tactical Speed). Your speed while unarmored is your base land speed.

=====Encumbrance=====

A character encumbered by carrying a large amount of gear, treasure, or fallen comrades may move slower than normal.

=====Hampered Movement=====

Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement.

=====Movement in Combat=====

Generally, you can move your speed in a [[SRD:Round|round]] and still do something (take a [[SRD:Move Actions|move action]] and a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]).

If you do nothing but move (that is, if you use both of your actions in a [[SRD:Round|round]] to move your speed), you can move double your speed.

If you spend the entire [[SRD:Round|round]] running, you can move quadruple your speed. If you do something that requires a full [[SRD:Round|round]] you can only take a [[SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]].

=====Bonuses to Speed=====

A [[SRD:Barbarian|barbarian]] has a +10 foot bonus to his speed (unless he’s wearing heavy armor). Experienced [[SRD:Monk|monk]]s also have higher speed (unless they’re wearing armor of any sort). In addition, many spells and magic items can affect a character’s speed. Always apply any modifiers to a character’s speed before adjusting the character’s speed based on armor or encumbrance, and remember that multiple bonuses of the same type to a character’s speed don’t stack.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
{{Anchor|Table: Tactical Speed}}
|-
! align="left" | Race !! No Armor or Light Armor !! Medium or Heavy Armor
|-
|align="left" | [[SRD:Humans (Race)|Human]], [[SRD:Elves (Race)|elf]], [[SRD:Half-Elves (Race)|half-elf]], [[SRD:Half-Orcs (Race)|half-orc]] ||30 ft.(6 squares) ||20 ft.(4 squares)
|-
|align="left" | [[SRD:Dwarves (Race)|Dwarf]] ||20 ft.(4 squares) ||20 ft.(4 squares)
|-
|align="left" | [[SRD:Halflings (Race)|Halfling]], [[SRD:Gnomes (Race)|gnome]] ||20 ft.(4 squares) ||15 ft.(3 squares)
|}

====Measuring Distance====

=====Diagonals=====

When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square, the second counts as 2 squares, the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.

You can’t move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a [[SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.

You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

=====Closest Creature=====

When it’s important to determine the closest square or creature to a location, if two squares or creatures are equally close, randomly determine which one counts as closest by rolling a die.

====Moving through a Square====

=====Friend=====

You can move through a square occupied by a friendly character, unless you are charging. When you move through a square occupied by a friendly character, that character doesn’t provide you with [[SRD:Cover|cover]].

=====Opponent=====

You can’t move through a square occupied by an opponent, unless the opponent is [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. You can move through a square occupied by a [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]] opponent without penalty. (Some creatures, particularly very large ones, may present an obstacle even when [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]]. In such cases, each square you move through counts as 2 squares.)

=====Ending Your Movement=====

You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]].

=====Overrun=====

During your movement you can attempt to move through a square occupied by an opponent.

=====Tumbling=====

A trained character can attempt to tumble through a square occupied by an opponent (see the [[SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill).

=====Very Small Creature=====

A Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creature can move into or through an occupied square. The creature provokes [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] when doing so.

=====Square Occupied by Creature Three Sizes Larger or Smaller=====

Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[SRD:Size Category|size categories]] larger than it is.

A big creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three [[SRD:Size Category|size categories]] smaller than it is.

=====Designated Exceptions=====

Some creatures break the above rules. A creature that completely fills the squares it occupies cannot be moved past, even with the [[SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] skill or similar special abilities.

====Terrain and Obstacles====

=====Difficult Terrain=====

Difficult terrain hampers movement. Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement. (Each diagonal move into a difficult terrain square counts as 3 squares.) You can’t [[SRD:Run|run]] or [[SRD:Charge|charge]] across difficult terrain.

If you occupy squares with different kinds of terrain, you can move only as fast as the most difficult terrain you occupy will allow.

Flying and [[SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures are not hampered by difficult terrain.

=====Obstacles=====

Like difficult terrain, obstacles can hamper movement. If an obstacle hampers movement but doesn’t completely block it each obstructed square or obstacle between squares counts as 2 squares of movement. You must pay this cost to cross the barrier, in addition to the cost to move into the square on the other side. If you don’t have sufficient movement to cross the barrier and move into the square on the other side, you can’t cross the barrier. Some obstacles may also require a [[SRD:Skill Check|skill check]] to cross.

On the other hand, some obstacles block movement entirely. A character can’t move through a blocking obstacle.

Flying and [[SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] creatures can avoid most obstacles

=====Squeezing=====

In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn’t as wide as the space you take up. You can squeeze through or into a space that is at least half as wide as your normal space. Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space you take a –4 penalty on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]] and a –4 penalty to [[SRD:AC|AC]].

When a Large creature (which normally takes up four squares) squeezes into a space that’s one square wide, the creature’s miniature figure occupies two squares, centered on the line between the two squares. For a bigger creature, center the creature likewise in the area it squeezes into.

A creature can squeeze past an opponent while moving but it can’t end its movement in an occupied square.

To squeeze through or into a space less than half your space’s width, you must use the [[SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] skill. You can’t attack while using [[SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] to squeeze through or into a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty to [[SRD:AC|AC]], and you lose any [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[SRD:AC|AC]].

====Special Movement Rules====

These rules [[SRD:Cover|cover]] special movement situations.

=====Accidentally Ending Movement in an Illegal Space=====

Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it’s not allowed to stop. When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there’s a legal position that’s closer.

=====Double Movement Cost=====

When your movement is hampered in some way, your movement usually costs double. For example, each square of movement through difficult terrain counts as 2 squares, and each diagonal move through such terrain counts as 3 squares (just as two diagonal moves normally do).

If movement cost is doubled twice, then each square counts as 4 squares (or as 6 squares if moving diagonally). If movement cost is doubled three times, then each square counts as 8 squares (12 if diagonal) and so on. This is an exception to the general rule that two doublings are equivalent to a tripling.

=====Minimum Movement=====

Despite penalties to movement, you can take a [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to move 5 feet (1 square) in any direction, even diagonally. (This rule doesn’t allow you to move through impassable terrain or to move when all movement is prohibited.) Such movement provokes [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] as normal (despite the distance covered, this move isn’t a [[SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]]).

====Movement Modes====

Creatures may have modes of movement other than walking and running. These are natural, not magical, unless specifically noted.

=====Burrow=====

A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot [[SRD:Charge|charge]] or [[SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

=====[[SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]]=====

A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all [[Climb]] checks. The creature must make a [[Climb]] check to climb any wall or slope with a [[SRD:DC|DC]] of more than 0, but it always can choose to take 10 even if rushed or threatened while climbing. The creature climbs at the given speed while climbing. If it chooses an accelerated climb it moves at double the given climb speed (or its base land speed, whichever is lower) and makes a single [[Climb]] check at a –5 penalty. Creatures cannot [[SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] while climbing. A creature retains its [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus on their attacks against a climbing creature.

=====Fly=====

:''see also'' [[SRD:Fly]]

A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows:

* Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground.
* Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability.
* Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird.
* Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird.
* Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.

A creature that flies can make dive attacks. A dive attack works just like a [[SRD:Charge|charge]], but the diving creature must move a minimum of 30 feet and descend at least 10 feet. It can make only claw or talon attacks, but these deal double damage. A creature can use the [[SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while flying, provided it flies in a straight line.

=====[[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]]=====

A creature with a swim speed can move through water at its swim speed without making [[Swim]] checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on any [[Swim]] check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. The creature can always can choose to take 10 on a [[Swim]] check, even if distracted or endangered. The creature can use the [[SRD:Full-Round Actions#Run|run]] action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

===Big and Little Creatures in Combat===

Creatures smaller than Small or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position.

=====Tiny, Diminutive, and Fine Creatures=====

Very small creatures take up less than 1 square of space. This means that more than one such creature can fit into a single square. A Tiny creature typically occupies a space only 2-1/2 feet across, so four can fit into a single square. Twenty-five Diminutive creatures or 100 Fine creatures can fit into a single square. Creatures that take up less than 1 square of space typically have a natural reach of 0 feet, meaning they can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. They also can’t flank an enemy.

=====Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal Creatures=====

Very large creatures take up more than 1 square.

Creatures that take up more than 1 square typically have a natural reach of 10 feet or more, meaning that they can reach targets even if they aren’t in adjacent squares.

Unlike when someone uses a reach weapon, a creature with greater than normal natural reach (more than 5 feet) still threatens squares adjacent to it. A creature with greater than normal natural reach usually gets an [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against you if you approach it, because you must enter and move within the range of its reach before you can attack it. (This [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] is not provoked if you take a [[SRD:5-Foot Step|5-foot step]].)

Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach but can’t strike at their natural reach or less.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: Creature Size and Scale}}
|-
! class="left" rowspan="2" | Size Category
! rowspan="2" | Attack and AC Modifier
! rowspan="2" | Special Attacks Modifier1
! rowspan="2" | [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] Modifier
! rowspan="2" | Height or Length2
! rowspan="2" | Weight3
! rowspan="2" | Space4
! colspan="2" | Natural Reach4
! colspan="2" | [[SRD:Carrying Capacity|Carrying Capacity]] Mulitplier
|-
! Tall
! Long
! Biped
! Quadruped
|-
|class="left" | Fine || +8 || −16 || +16 || 6 in. or less || 1/8 lb. or less || 1/2 ft. || 0 ft. || 0 ft. || ×1/8 || ×1/4
|-
|class="left" | Diminutive || +4 || −12 || +12 || 6 in.–1 ft. || 1/8 lb.–1 lb. || 1 ft. || 0 ft. || 0 ft. || ×1/4 || ×1/2
|-
|class="left" | Tiny || +2 || −8 || +8 || 1 ft.–2 ft. || 1 lb.–8 lb. || 2-1/2 ft. || 0 ft. || 0 ft. || ×1/2 || ×3/4
|-
|class="left" | Small || +1 || −4 || +4 || 2 ft.–4 ft. || 8 lb.–60 lb. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || ×3/4 || ×1
|-
|class="left" | Medium || +0 || +0 || +0 || 4 ft.–8 ft. || 60 lb.–500 lb. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || 5 ft. || ×1 || ×1-1/2
|-
|class="left" | Large || −1 || +4 || −4 || 8 ft.–16 ft. || 500 lb.–2 tons || 10 ft. || 10 ft. || 5 ft. || ×2 || ×3
|-
|class="left" | Huge || −2 || +8 || −8 || 16 ft.–32 ft. || 2 tons–16 tons || 15 ft. || 15 ft. || 10 ft. || ×4 || ×6
|-
|class="left" | Gargantuan || −4 || +12 || −12 || 32 ft.–64 ft. || 16 tons–125 tons || 20 ft. || 20 ft. || 15 ft. || ×8 || ×12
|-
|class="left" | Colossal || −8 || +16 || −16 || 64 ft. or more || 125 tons or more || 30 ft. || 30 ft. || 20 ft. || ×16 || ×24
|-
| colspan="11" class="foot" |
# This modifier applies to the [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]], [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]], [[SRD:Overrun|overrun]], and [[SRD:Trip|trip]] special attacks.
# Biped's height, quadruped's body length (nose to base of tail)
# Assumes that the creature is roughly as dense as a regular animal. A creature made of stone will weigh considerably more. A gaseous creature will weigh much less.
# These values are typical for creatures of the indicated size. Some exceptions exist.
|}

Yagura:SRD:Combat

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=Combat=

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;<BIG>About Combat</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:How Combat Works|How Combat Works]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Initiative|Initiative]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|Attacks of Opportunity]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Movement, Position, and Distance|Movement, Position, and Distance]]

;<BIG>Statistics</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:Attack Roll|Attack Roll]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Attack Damage|Attack Damage]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Loss of Hit Points|Hit Points]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Movement Speed|Speed]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]

;<BIG>Combat Modifiers</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions|Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Cover|Cover]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Concealment|Concealment]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Flanking|Flanking]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Helpless Defenders|Helpless Defenders]]

;<BIG>Injury and Death</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:Loss of Hit Points|Loss of Hit Points]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Healing|Healing]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Temporary Hit Points|Temporary Hit Points]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Nonlethal Damage|Nonlethal Damage]]

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;<BIG>Actions</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:Action Types|Action Types]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Standard Actions|Standard Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Move Actions|Move Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions|Full-Round Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Free Actions|Free Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Swift Actions|Swift Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Immediate Actions|Immediate Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Special Attacks|Special Attacks]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Special Initiative Actions|Special Initiative Actions]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Miscellaneous Actions|Miscellaneous Actions]]

;<BIG>Special Attacks</BIG>
*[[Yagura:SRD:Aid Another|Aid Another]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Bull Rush|Bull Rush]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Charge|Charge]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Disarm|Disarm]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Feint|Feint]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Grapple|Grapple]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Manufactured and Natural Weapon Fighting|Manufactured and Natural Weapon Fighting]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Mounted Combat|Mounted Combat]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Natural Weapons|Natural Weapons]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Overrun|Overrun]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Sunder|Sunder]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Throw Splash Weapon|Throw Splash Weapon]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Trip|Trip]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Turn or Rebuke Undead|Turn (or Rebuke) Undead]]
*[[Yagura:SRD:Two-Weapon Fighting|Two-Weapon Fighting]]

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;<BIG>Conditions</BIG>

* [[Yagura:SRD:Ability Burn|Ability Burn]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Ability Damaged|Ability Damaged]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Ability Drained|Ability Drained]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Blinded|Blinded]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Blown Away|Blown Away]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Checked|Checked]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Confused|Confused]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Cowering|Cowering]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Dazed|Dazed]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Dazzled|Dazzled]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Dead|Dead]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Deafened|Deafened]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Disabled|Disabled]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Dying|Dying]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Energy Drained|Energy Drained]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Entangled|Entangled]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Exhausted|Exhausted]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Fascinated|Fascinated]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Fatigued|Fatigued]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Flat-Footed|Flat-Footed]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Frightened|Frightened]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Grappling|Grappling]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Helpless|Helpless]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Incorporeal|Incorporeal]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Invisible|Invisible]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Knocked Down|Knocked Down]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Nauseated|Nauseated]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Panicked|Panicked]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Paralyzed|Paralyzed]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Petrified|Petrified]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Pinned|Pinned]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Prone|Prone]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Shaken|Shaken]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Sickened|Sickened]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Stable|Stable]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Staggered|Staggered]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Stunned|Stunned]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Turned|Turned]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Unconscious|Unconscious]]

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;<BIG>Effects</BIG>

* [[Yagura:SRD:Acid Effect|Acid]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Air Effect|Air]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Chaotic Effect|Chaotic]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Darkness Effect|Darkness]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Death Effect|Death]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Earth Effect|Earth]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Electricity Effect|Electricity]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Evil Effect|Evil]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Fear Effect|Fear]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Fire Effect|Fire]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Force Effect|Force]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Good Effect|Good]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Language-Dependent Effect|Language-Dependent]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Lawful Effect|Lawful]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Light Effect|Light Effect]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Mind-Affecting Effect|Mind-Affecting]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Sonic Effect|Sonic]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Water Effect|Water]]
|}

Yagura:SRD:Basics

2015-05-07T15:28:27Z

Bihlbo: /* Rounding Fractions */

=The Basics=

=====The Core Mechanic=====

Whenever you attempt an action that has some chance of failure, you roll a twenty-sided die (d20). To determine if your character succeeds at a task you do this:

* Roll a d20.

* Add any relevant [[Yagura:SRD:Modifiers|modifiers]].

* Compare the result to a target number.

If the result equals or exceeds the target number, your character succeeds. If the result is lower than the target number, you fail.

===Dice===

Dice rolls are described with expressions such as “3d4+3,” which means “roll three four-sided dice and add 3” (resulting in a number between 6 and 15). The first number tells you how many dice to roll (adding the results together). The number immediately after the “d” tells you the type of die to use. Any number after that indicates a quantity that is added or subtracted from the result.

=====d%=====

Percentile dice work a little differently. You generate a number between 1 and 100 by rolling two different ten-sided dice. One (designated before you roll) is the tens digit. The other is the ones digit. Two 0s represent 100.

===Rounding Fractions===

In general, if you wind up with a fraction, round down, even if the fraction is one-half or larger.

''Exception:'' Certain rolls, have a minimum of 1.

===Multiplying===

Sometimes a rule makes you multiply a number or a die roll. As long as you’re applying a single multiplier, multiply the number normally. When two or more multipliers apply to any abstract value (such as a modifier or a die roll), however, combine them into a single multiple, with each extra multiple adding 1 less than its value to the first multiple. Thus, a double (×2) and a double (×2) applied to the same number results in a triple (×3, because 2 + 1=3).

When applying multipliers to real-world values (such as weight or distance), normal rules of math apply instead. A [[Yagura:SRD:Creatures|creature]] whose [[Yagura:SRD:Size|size]] doubles (thus multiplying its weight by 8) and then is [[Yagura:SRD:Petrified|turned to stone]] (which would multiply its weight by a factor of roughly 3) now weighs about 24 times normal, not 10 times normal. Similarly, a [[Yagura:SRD:Blinded|blinded]] creature attempting to negotiate [[Yagura:SRD:Difficult Terrain|difficult terrain]] would count each square as 4 squares (doubling the cost twice, for a total multiplier of ×4), rather than as 3 squares (adding 100% twice).

[[Yagura:SRD|SRD home]]

Yagura:Bill

2015-05-06T19:13:28Z

Bihlbo: /* Equipment */

Incorporating the [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/System_Reference_Document SRD] into this [[Yagura:SRD|SRD]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Mediawiki Cheatsheet]

=Incorporation notes=
==Races:==

[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Lizardfolk_Variant_%283.5e_Race%29] (Renamed, but not Iksar - the lizardy inhabitants of "Kunark" are related but separated by centuries and have a different name and stats.)

==NPC classes:==
* Adept [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Adept_(3.5e_NPC_Class)]
* Warrior [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warrior_%283.5e_NPC_Class%29]
* "ninja" [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja_%283.5e_Class%29] (there are only ever 2 of these, the master and his apprentice. They lead the cult of the Mistress of Shadows.)

==Classes==
30 Classes: [Balance Point noted if necessary]
* ''Assassin'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Assassin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* ''Barbarian [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Barbarian,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Berzerker)''
* Bard [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Bard,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (don't use, just reference it for the actual bard)
* ''Cleric''
* Druid
* Dread Necromancer [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=49161]
* Elementalist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Elementalist_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fighter [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fighter,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fire mage [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fire_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Jester [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Jester_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Agent of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Knight [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Knight,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* ''Monk'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Monk,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (rename needed)
* Ninja [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Rogue of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Paladin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Paladin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (strip it of the religious aspects, make it a palace guard)
* Priest [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Priest_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Priest of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, all domains available)
* Puppeteer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Puppeteer_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change) [BP-1]
* Ranger [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ranger,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Rogue [BP-1]
* Ronin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ronin_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Warrior of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, very weak but maybe fitting for NPC guards) [BP-1]
* Samurai [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Samurai,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Knight of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Shadowcaster[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Shadowcaster_%283.5e_Class%29] (of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Sorcerer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Sorcerer,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (consider whether or not it fits at all, it might not)
* Soulborn [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Soulborn_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadowborn of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Spirit Shaman [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Spirit_Shaman_%283.5e_Class%29] / or the shaman here [http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=52667#top], more like a necro
* Summoner [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Summoner_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Templar [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Templar_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Thief Acrobat[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Thief_Acrobat_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Totemist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Totemist_%283.5e_Class%29] (the Behir totem's range needs to be a cone, not line)
* Warlock [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warlock_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Wintersmith [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Wintersmith_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Witch [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Witch_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change, I can't get past it)
* Wizard

==Skills==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_of_Prowess_%283.5e_Sourcebook%29] (This will require quite a bit of rewriting to strip it of its "change from" verbage. Also, the Dowsing skill is stupid and the class lists will have to be reworked.)

==Equipment==
* Armor [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Armor_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53563 here]
* Magic items [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Magic_Items_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53704 here]

==Other Rules==
* [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Big_Fat_Squares] (changes ranges for bows and spells)
* Multi-weapon [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Revised_Multi-Weapon_Combat] (something like this anyway)
* Creature scaling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/Rants/Revised_Creature_Scaling]
* hit points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Hit_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* saves [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/More_Stable_Saves_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* full attacks [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Full_Attacks_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (If you full attack all secondary attacks are at -5, otherwise as a standard action all secondary attacks are at -5,-10,-15 etc. Maybe rework this too.)
* initiative [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Initiative_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* level-based benefits [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/New_Level-Dependent_Benefits_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (consider it)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Static_Spell_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (this would require a rather large amount of work to impliment but it is pretty awesome and removes my desire to rewrite the entire spells list)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (another to consider)
* turning [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/CR-Based_Turning_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* poisons [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Poisons_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* counterspelling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Counterspelling_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (Rewrite it to "dispel" is a magical action any spellcaster can attempt, not a spell. You set the level and expend a spell of that level. Otherwise this is great.)
* Armor gives you Damage Conversion which changes hp damage to "non-lethal" damage, making both healing & armor better.
* Does havign the edge prevent opponents from making a 5' step w/o provoking? It should.
* "Immediate Action" is a reaction. Why is it not called a Reaction? An opportunity attack is a reaction. Small, fast weapons allow you to make an OA 1/round without spending your Reaction.
* All "magic" is a focus of the innate ability latent in all living beings. Some focus this into totally awesome fighting moves, some into reality-bending magic. Making it big and flashy means building up a pool of mana and spending it down, whereas others just tap into it a little at a time and cannot pool it up. All classes are magical; a mundane class is an NPC (the majority of the world). Sword masters grow up into super heroes.
* Every other being uses Pathfinder build information with Tome combat rules. Magic is very rare among those using Pathfinder, and those who practice it do so like a newb.
* Magic item bonuses should be quite varied (so I can have +1 Cha bracers and a +1 Cha tiara for a total of +2, each item having other things on it as well). But there should be limits as to how much of a boost you can get from the total of all bonus types. It hampers the game to have players try to get any many bonus types as possible to go well outside the range of the RNG, so stick with the RNG-friendly limits and relax on the bonus type limitations. This applies to ability score bonuses, damage, to-hit, hp, saves, etc.
* Something needs to be done about chargen. Making a really strong human with a 16 Str should seem less stupid when compared to a dwarf with 20 Str. That 4 Str equates to the same to-hit bonuses gained from 2 levels or 2 feats. What's the human getting for making a more realistic character?

==Errata==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Surgo/Possible_Tome_Errata possibly]

=Setting=
The world is a dark place, but not just because it is dangerous, vast, and largely unknown. Men are dark beings of evil intent, greed, dishonor, and violence. There are no knights of royal bearing and chivalrous discipline. There are no paladins or clerics of gods of honor, valor, grace, or mercy. What gods there once were are forgotten, their priests hunted and killed, their temples desecrated. Gods were made again, from the people who shone brightest or who saught the glory. Mankind cannot help but worship. The leaders of old were simply followed, then reveared, later worshipped. The deaths of these new gods became religeous, their tombs the new temples. Tales were told far and wide of the world before. The hermit emperor who could not die, nor rule his empire from his palace; the betreyal of the sun when she turned life into unlife and how the ancients abandoned her and each night hoped she would never return; the flying auroch heffer who suckled the beasts of the wild, giving them new form and culture like man; the giants who once ruled the world and created orcs and goblins; the tyrants and despots who wielded godmagic to control the lives of men, and how the new gods rose up against them to create a new world.

The undead hordes succeeded in killing almost everything that was, leaving the world bereft and harsh. Fires consumed much, from those undead who caught fire and became walking bonfires. Ghosts and those who drained warmth created frozen lakes that held back water from the plains below, encasing towns in ice that crushed ill-prepared roofs - then left, leaving dams to thaw into floods and towns to suddenly turn to swamps rotting in the mists. Only that which was crafted in magic could withstand the centuries. Magic having no where to go, inhabited the beings of life. The more intelligent and imbued with magic a creature was, the more drawn it was to objects containing magic, so in even a bear's den one might find some trinket from ancient times that the bear cared for as if it were a cub.

Language, customs, cultures, and craft all lost, the world is fragmented again. "Combine" is a misunderstood word that means simply "old" to some, "unity" to others, "the land of the gods" in some circles, or a legendary place that exists only in tales, for surely the world was never united by one people. Life is cheap, morals are few and oft ignored, and where two men are gathered one will achieve power over another.

==The Moon==
You are the remnant of the Empire's small outpost on Luclin (Tongar), only a few centuries after the Sundering. However, that's not really what the people know.

The leadership has determined that since they don't know how to get back, the important thing is to establish their own empire in their new home. To that end they have obscured the truth from the people to ensure no one tries to get to the planet, which isn't possible anyway because reasons.

You are members of the last bastion of civilization, trying to expand your territories to ensure the future of your nation, the XXXXXXXX. The kingdom has a mixture of the standard fantasy races.

===Other people of the world===
* The enigmatic people of the Warring States of the Third Mystic Hegemony of the Serpent Emperor (based loosely on ancient China's warring states period - they are oriental in culture and closest to Xiongnu. The "serpent emperor" was once a Shissar but the hegemonics killed their slavemasters and took over the government so "serpent emperor" is no longer a serpent at all, but once was). Matriarchal and spiritual, but largely uncivilized. They sometimes keep beastmen as pets, being very careful to raise them with the animals of their tribes and never to speak to them (to avoid the beastmen learning how to be like them). Their language and religion is much like Tengri, and they call the world Tongar Akaidusella (just Tongar outside of ceremony) which means "God's birthing basket". Most of their people go around unclothed, they dance but do not sing, they do not hold land but instead respect only strength where rights are concerned, and they are prone to violence based on little more than whimsy. I'm not sure what race this is.
* Primitive bands of "beastmen" or "ferals". These are groups of humanoids who were once raised by animals, lived their lives in the wild, lost civilization and culture and humanity, and are very slowly finding ways to react to each other in less animalistic fashions (decendants of feral children). They are very strong and agile, very capable humanoid animals, but cannot speak, have no craft whatsoever (always naked, don't build homes, etc), and HUNT other humanoids. Very dangerous, very prolific. They have tribes that stay with herds of animals, learning to be like the animals and each other, and rarely mix at all with those of other tribes. They tend to act just like their animals, except that they will aggressively attack anyone who attempts to take their land or endanger their tribe.
* Natives of the world are largely classified as Outsiders. The only humanoids are the civilized races that moved there from the world above. Other race ides can be found [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=54924&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here]

===Plot===
The players are a part of the Combine remnant on the moon, which they call Tongar after the hegemonic term. But, they don't know that. Instead they are told they are the last civilization on a world once controlled by their kind. The goal is not just to keep civilization alive, but to expand into new territory and slaughter their enemies.

Yagura:Bill

2015-05-06T19:12:59Z

Bihlbo: /* Equipment */

Incorporating the [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/System_Reference_Document SRD] into this [[Yagura:SRD|SRD]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Mediawiki Cheatsheet]

=Incorporation notes=
==Races:==

[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Lizardfolk_Variant_%283.5e_Race%29] (Renamed, but not Iksar - the lizardy inhabitants of "Kunark" are related but separated by centuries and have a different name and stats.)

==NPC classes:==
* Adept [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Adept_(3.5e_NPC_Class)]
* Warrior [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warrior_%283.5e_NPC_Class%29]
* "ninja" [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja_%283.5e_Class%29] (there are only ever 2 of these, the master and his apprentice. They lead the cult of the Mistress of Shadows.)

==Classes==
30 Classes: [Balance Point noted if necessary]
* ''Assassin'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Assassin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* ''Barbarian [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Barbarian,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Berzerker)''
* Bard [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Bard,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (don't use, just reference it for the actual bard)
* ''Cleric''
* Druid
* Dread Necromancer [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=49161]
* Elementalist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Elementalist_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fighter [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fighter,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fire mage [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fire_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Jester [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Jester_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Agent of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Knight [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Knight,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* ''Monk'' [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Monk,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (rename needed)
* Ninja [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Rogue of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Paladin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Paladin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (strip it of the religious aspects, make it a palace guard)
* Priest [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Priest_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Priest of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, all domains available)
* Puppeteer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Puppeteer_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change) [BP-1]
* Ranger [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ranger,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Rogue [BP-1]
* Ronin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ronin_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Warrior of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, very weak but maybe fitting for NPC guards) [BP-1]
* Samurai [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Samurai,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Knight of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Shadowcaster[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Shadowcaster_%283.5e_Class%29] (of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Sorcerer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Sorcerer,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (consider whether or not it fits at all, it might not)
* Soulborn [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Soulborn_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadowborn of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Spirit Shaman [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Spirit_Shaman_%283.5e_Class%29] / or the shaman here [http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=52667#top], more like a necro
* Summoner [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Summoner_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Templar [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Templar_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Thief Acrobat[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Thief_Acrobat_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Totemist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Totemist_%283.5e_Class%29] (the Behir totem's range needs to be a cone, not line)
* Warlock [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warlock_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Wintersmith [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Wintersmith_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Witch [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Witch_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change, I can't get past it)
* Wizard

==Skills==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_of_Prowess_%283.5e_Sourcebook%29] (This will require quite a bit of rewriting to strip it of its "change from" verbage. Also, the Dowsing skill is stupid and the class lists will have to be reworked.)

==Equipment==
* Armor [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Armor_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53563|here]
* Magic items [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Magic_Items_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29], also look [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=53704|here]

==Other Rules==
* [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Big_Fat_Squares] (changes ranges for bows and spells)
* Multi-weapon [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Revised_Multi-Weapon_Combat] (something like this anyway)
* Creature scaling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/Rants/Revised_Creature_Scaling]
* hit points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Hit_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* saves [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/More_Stable_Saves_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* full attacks [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Full_Attacks_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (If you full attack all secondary attacks are at -5, otherwise as a standard action all secondary attacks are at -5,-10,-15 etc. Maybe rework this too.)
* initiative [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Initiative_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* level-based benefits [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/New_Level-Dependent_Benefits_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (consider it)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Static_Spell_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (this would require a rather large amount of work to impliment but it is pretty awesome and removes my desire to rewrite the entire spells list)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (another to consider)
* turning [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/CR-Based_Turning_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* poisons [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Poisons_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* counterspelling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Counterspelling_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (Rewrite it to "dispel" is a magical action any spellcaster can attempt, not a spell. You set the level and expend a spell of that level. Otherwise this is great.)
* Armor gives you Damage Conversion which changes hp damage to "non-lethal" damage, making both healing & armor better.
* Does havign the edge prevent opponents from making a 5' step w/o provoking? It should.
* "Immediate Action" is a reaction. Why is it not called a Reaction? An opportunity attack is a reaction. Small, fast weapons allow you to make an OA 1/round without spending your Reaction.
* All "magic" is a focus of the innate ability latent in all living beings. Some focus this into totally awesome fighting moves, some into reality-bending magic. Making it big and flashy means building up a pool of mana and spending it down, whereas others just tap into it a little at a time and cannot pool it up. All classes are magical; a mundane class is an NPC (the majority of the world). Sword masters grow up into super heroes.
* Every other being uses Pathfinder build information with Tome combat rules. Magic is very rare among those using Pathfinder, and those who practice it do so like a newb.
* Magic item bonuses should be quite varied (so I can have +1 Cha bracers and a +1 Cha tiara for a total of +2, each item having other things on it as well). But there should be limits as to how much of a boost you can get from the total of all bonus types. It hampers the game to have players try to get any many bonus types as possible to go well outside the range of the RNG, so stick with the RNG-friendly limits and relax on the bonus type limitations. This applies to ability score bonuses, damage, to-hit, hp, saves, etc.
* Something needs to be done about chargen. Making a really strong human with a 16 Str should seem less stupid when compared to a dwarf with 20 Str. That 4 Str equates to the same to-hit bonuses gained from 2 levels or 2 feats. What's the human getting for making a more realistic character?

==Errata==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Surgo/Possible_Tome_Errata possibly]

=Setting=
The world is a dark place, but not just because it is dangerous, vast, and largely unknown. Men are dark beings of evil intent, greed, dishonor, and violence. There are no knights of royal bearing and chivalrous discipline. There are no paladins or clerics of gods of honor, valor, grace, or mercy. What gods there once were are forgotten, their priests hunted and killed, their temples desecrated. Gods were made again, from the people who shone brightest or who saught the glory. Mankind cannot help but worship. The leaders of old were simply followed, then reveared, later worshipped. The deaths of these new gods became religeous, their tombs the new temples. Tales were told far and wide of the world before. The hermit emperor who could not die, nor rule his empire from his palace; the betreyal of the sun when she turned life into unlife and how the ancients abandoned her and each night hoped she would never return; the flying auroch heffer who suckled the beasts of the wild, giving them new form and culture like man; the giants who once ruled the world and created orcs and goblins; the tyrants and despots who wielded godmagic to control the lives of men, and how the new gods rose up against them to create a new world.

The undead hordes succeeded in killing almost everything that was, leaving the world bereft and harsh. Fires consumed much, from those undead who caught fire and became walking bonfires. Ghosts and those who drained warmth created frozen lakes that held back water from the plains below, encasing towns in ice that crushed ill-prepared roofs - then left, leaving dams to thaw into floods and towns to suddenly turn to swamps rotting in the mists. Only that which was crafted in magic could withstand the centuries. Magic having no where to go, inhabited the beings of life. The more intelligent and imbued with magic a creature was, the more drawn it was to objects containing magic, so in even a bear's den one might find some trinket from ancient times that the bear cared for as if it were a cub.

Language, customs, cultures, and craft all lost, the world is fragmented again. "Combine" is a misunderstood word that means simply "old" to some, "unity" to others, "the land of the gods" in some circles, or a legendary place that exists only in tales, for surely the world was never united by one people. Life is cheap, morals are few and oft ignored, and where two men are gathered one will achieve power over another.

==The Moon==
You are the remnant of the Empire's small outpost on Luclin (Tongar), only a few centuries after the Sundering. However, that's not really what the people know.

The leadership has determined that since they don't know how to get back, the important thing is to establish their own empire in their new home. To that end they have obscured the truth from the people to ensure no one tries to get to the planet, which isn't possible anyway because reasons.

You are members of the last bastion of civilization, trying to expand your territories to ensure the future of your nation, the XXXXXXXX. The kingdom has a mixture of the standard fantasy races.

===Other people of the world===
* The enigmatic people of the Warring States of the Third Mystic Hegemony of the Serpent Emperor (based loosely on ancient China's warring states period - they are oriental in culture and closest to Xiongnu. The "serpent emperor" was once a Shissar but the hegemonics killed their slavemasters and took over the government so "serpent emperor" is no longer a serpent at all, but once was). Matriarchal and spiritual, but largely uncivilized. They sometimes keep beastmen as pets, being very careful to raise them with the animals of their tribes and never to speak to them (to avoid the beastmen learning how to be like them). Their language and religion is much like Tengri, and they call the world Tongar Akaidusella (just Tongar outside of ceremony) which means "God's birthing basket". Most of their people go around unclothed, they dance but do not sing, they do not hold land but instead respect only strength where rights are concerned, and they are prone to violence based on little more than whimsy. I'm not sure what race this is.
* Primitive bands of "beastmen" or "ferals". These are groups of humanoids who were once raised by animals, lived their lives in the wild, lost civilization and culture and humanity, and are very slowly finding ways to react to each other in less animalistic fashions (decendants of feral children). They are very strong and agile, very capable humanoid animals, but cannot speak, have no craft whatsoever (always naked, don't build homes, etc), and HUNT other humanoids. Very dangerous, very prolific. They have tribes that stay with herds of animals, learning to be like the animals and each other, and rarely mix at all with those of other tribes. They tend to act just like their animals, except that they will aggressively attack anyone who attempts to take their land or endanger their tribe.
* Natives of the world are largely classified as Outsiders. The only humanoids are the civilized races that moved there from the world above. Other race ides can be found [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=54924&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here]

===Plot===
The players are a part of the Combine remnant on the moon, which they call Tongar after the hegemonic term. But, they don't know that. Instead they are told they are the last civilization on a world once controlled by their kind. The goal is not just to keep civilization alive, but to expand into new territory and slaughter their enemies.

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* [[Yagura:SRD:Skills Summary|Skills Summary]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Descriptions|Skill Descriptions]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Table of Skill Synergies|Table of Skill Synergies]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Using Skills|Using Skills]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Using Skills#Skill Checks|Skill Checks]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Using Skills#Combining Skill Attempts|Combining Skill Attempts]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Using Skills#Ability Checks|Ability Checks]]
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</includeonly>* [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type|Skill List by Type]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Key Ability|Key Ability]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Strength|Str]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Dexterity|Dex]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Constitution|Con]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Intelligence|Int]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Wisdom|Wis]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Charisma|Cha]], [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#None|None]])
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Trained Only|Trained Only]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Armor Check Penalty|Armor Check Penalty]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Special|Special]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Magic|Magic]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Skills by Type#Psionic|Psionic]]
|}

Yagura:SRD:Dwarves (Race)

2015-05-01T16:59:55Z

Bihlbo: /* Dwarven Traits */

=Dwarven Background=
Stubbornly territorial, advanced architecture of grandeur and stability carved into mountainsides and extending below, labor and artistry working hand-in-hand, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a common history respected by all - these common threads unite all dwarves.

==Short and Stout==
Bold and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk.

Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male dwarves value their facial hair, which is often worn long.

==Unchanging Legacy==
Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, a secret well-kept from the other races. Their traditions allow them to exist for centuries without any noticeable change, so other races recognizing the difference between an elderly dwarf and one 200 years younger is rare. The oldest living dwarves often remember a very different world, granting them a perspective on the world that shorter-lived races such as humans and halflings lack.

Dwarves are solid and enduring like the mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most ancient strongholds in the youth of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the clan.

Individual dwarves are determined and loyal, true to their word and decisive in action, sometimes to the point of stubbornness. Many dwarves have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud. A clan that loses the respect of other clans is a clan that loses property, wealth, and territory. While clan infighting is avoided at high costs, a dwarf's loyalty is not to his or her race, but to the clan alone.

==All Work, All Fight, All for the Clan==
Dwarven cities are amalgamations of territory held by individual clans, usually with no common governance, save what can be agreed upon by the clans. These settlements exist both above ground and cut deeply underground, often in mountains where the dwarves mine gems and precious metals and forge items of wonder. They love the beauty and artistry of metalwork and stonecarving, and prefer that which is made to be enduring, rugged, and well-designed. Whatever wealth they can’t find in their mountains, they gain through trade. They dislike travel, so enterprising humans and other races frequently handle trade in dwarven goods along extended routes. Trustworthy members of other races are welcome in dwarf settlements, though some areas are off limits even to them.

The chief unit of dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves respect clan structure and hierarchy. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and invoke their ancestors’ names or clan name in oaths and curses. Indeed, the primary way a dwarf gains an identity and a sense of righteousness is through the familial bond of the clan. Clanless dwarves form into "bands" which, though structured much like a clan and sometimes as powerful and influential, are not as well-respected. Outcast dwarves, accepted in neither clan nor band, have short lives of misery and shame, usually as slaves.

Dwarves make their way in the world by serving the clan, usually as artisans or laborers. Even clan leaders learn a trade, for dwarves who do not work together are not seen as being loyal to the clan. All dwarves are expected to know how to fight, and to be willing at any time to defend their clan. Some with aptitude make a living through warfare, especially when other races are willing to pay a premium for the courage and loyalty of a dwarven mercenary.

Clans keep slaves, of a sort. Those unskilled in work or battle, non-dwarves who have not proven themselves to be tremendously exceptional, outcast dwarves, and children of the clan occupy the lowest caste of the clan membership. The term for this caste varies, but usually means "babies" or "helpless". They must obey actual clan members, are not allowed to own anything, are not allowed to represent the clan in any way, and are sometimes traded as possessions between clans. However, most children are cherished by their parents enough that they do not live as slaves of other races live, and grow up to be full and fiercely loyal members of the clan. While many of the single women of the clan are of this caste, most remain so out of a desire to be caretakers of the clan's children. The dwarven sense of justice is such that even these lowly clan members regarded as property are not often treated with cruelty.

Dwarven clans send out lone adventurers or adventuring groups for numerous reasons. Some are simply scouts, attempting to learn as much as they can about a place rarely visited by the clan. Other adventuring dwarves are on a mission to amass wealth, knowledge, power, and allies for themselves, and by extension their clan. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan's lost honor, avenge an ancient wrong the clan suffered, or earn a new place within the clan after having lost position. Other dwarves are driven by the command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods or clans. Or a dwarf might search for the spear wielded by a mighty ancestor, lost on the field of battle centuries ago.

==All Are Outsiders==
Dwarves get along passably well with most other races. "The difference between an acquaintance and a friend is about a hundred years," is a dwarf saying that might be hyperbole, but certainly points to how difficult it can be for a member of a short-lived race like humans to earn a dwarf's trust. Relations within a clan are always the strongest, as the clan is family, and few who are not members of the clan ever know the full loyalty and love of a dwarf.

:'''''Elves'''. "It's not wise to depend on the elves. No telling what an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc’s head, they’re as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They’re flighty and frivolous. Two things to be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf’s good to have at your back. Not as good as a dwarf, maybe, but no doubt they hate the orcs as much as we do."''

:'''''Gnomes'''. "Barely tolerable as a group, but if you get one alone they start making sense. Not even a human can be as unpredictable and flighty as a gnome. The mischief they get into is the least that they deserve. But you have to give them credit, they are clever. And crafty, and shifty, and usually crazy. Just when you think they gone running from the slightest danger, they'll appear with double the numbers in a flanking position. You never know what a gnome's going to do, but at least the worst they cause they bring on themselves.''

:'''''Halflings'''. "Sure, they're pleasant folk. But show me a halfling hero. An empire, a triumphant army. Even a treasure for the ages made by halfling hands. Nothing. How can you take them seriously?"''

:'''''Humans'''. "You take the time to get to know a human, and by then the human’s on her deathbed. If you’re lucky, she’s got kin—a daughter or granddaughter, maybe—who’s got hands and heart as good as hers. That’s when you can make a human friend. And watch them go! They set their hearts on something, they’ll get it, whether it’s a dragon’s hoard or an empire’s throne. You have to admire that kind of dedication, even if it gets them in trouble more often than not."''

==Dwarven Names==
A dwarf’s name is granted by a clan elder, in accordance with tradition. Every proper dwarven name has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwarf’s name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and forbidden by law to use any dwarven name in its place.

:Male Names:
::Adrik, Alberich, Baern, Barendd, Brottor, Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Delg, Eberk, Einkil, Fargrim, Flint, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik, Oskar, Rangrim, Rurik, Taklinn, Thoradin, Thorin, Tordek, Traubon, Travok, Ulfgar, Veit, Vondal

:Female Names:
::Amber, Artin, Audhild, Bardryn, Dagnal, Diesa, Eldeth, Falkrunn, Finellen, Gunnloda, Gurdis, Helja, Hlin, Kathra, Kristryd, Ilde, Liftrasa, Mardred, Riswynn, Sannl, Torbera, Torgga, Vistra

:Clan Names:
::Balderk, Battlehammer, Brawnanvil, Dankil, Fireforge, Frostbeard, Gorunn, Holderhek, Ironfist, Loderr, Lutgehr, Rumnaheim, Strakeln, Torunn, Ungart

=Dwarven Traits=

* [[Yagura:SRD:Constitution|+2 Constitution]], [[Yagura:SRD:Charisma|–2 Charisma]].
* Humanoid (Dwarf)
* size Medium
* Dwarf [[Yagura:SRD:Base Land Speed|base land speed]] is 20 feet. However, dwarves can move at this speed even when wearing [[Yagura:SRD:Armor|medium or heavy armor]] or when carrying a [[Yagura:SRD:Carrying Capacity|medium or heavy load]] (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
* [[Yagura:SRD:Darkvision|Darkvision]] A dwarf can see in the dark up to 30 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and a dwarf can function just fine with no light at all. From 31-60 feet total darkness appears as low light.
* Stonecunning: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn’t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A hill dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] check as if he were actively searching, and a hill dwarf can use the [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] skill to find stonework traps as a [[SRD:Rogue|rogue]] can. A hill dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a [[SRD:Humans (Race)|human]] can sense which way is up.
* Armor Familiarity: All dwarves are proficient with the use of shields, and while not unclothed increase their armor bonus to AC by +1.
* Stability: A hill dwarf gains a +4 bonus on [[SRD:Ability Check|ability checks]] made to resist being [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rushed]] or [[SRD:Trip|tripped]] when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Poisons|poison]].
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Spells|spells]] and [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like effects]].

* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Appraise Skill|Appraise]] checks that are related to stone or metal items.
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] checks that are related to stone or metal.
* [[SRD:Automatic Language|Automatic Languages]]: Common and Dwarven.
* [[SRD:Bonus Language|Bonus Languages]]: Elven, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Terran, and Undercommon.

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Bihlbo: /* Dwarven Traits */

=Dwarven Background=
Stubbornly territorial, advanced architecture of grandeur and stability carved into mountainsides and extending below, labor and artistry working hand-in-hand, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a common history respected by all - these common threads unite all dwarves.

==Short and Stout==
Bold and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk.

Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male dwarves value their facial hair, which is often worn long.

==Unchanging Legacy==
Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, a secret well-kept from the other races. Their traditions allow them to exist for centuries without any noticeable change, so other races recognizing the difference between an elderly dwarf and one 200 years younger is rare. The oldest living dwarves often remember a very different world, granting them a perspective on the world that shorter-lived races such as humans and halflings lack.

Dwarves are solid and enduring like the mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most ancient strongholds in the youth of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the clan.

Individual dwarves are determined and loyal, true to their word and decisive in action, sometimes to the point of stubbornness. Many dwarves have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud. A clan that loses the respect of other clans is a clan that loses property, wealth, and territory. While clan infighting is avoided at high costs, a dwarf's loyalty is not to his or her race, but to the clan alone.

==All Work, All Fight, All for the Clan==
Dwarven cities are amalgamations of territory held by individual clans, usually with no common governance, save what can be agreed upon by the clans. These settlements exist both above ground and cut deeply underground, often in mountains where the dwarves mine gems and precious metals and forge items of wonder. They love the beauty and artistry of metalwork and stonecarving, and prefer that which is made to be enduring, rugged, and well-designed. Whatever wealth they can’t find in their mountains, they gain through trade. They dislike travel, so enterprising humans and other races frequently handle trade in dwarven goods along extended routes. Trustworthy members of other races are welcome in dwarf settlements, though some areas are off limits even to them.

The chief unit of dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves respect clan structure and hierarchy. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and invoke their ancestors’ names or clan name in oaths and curses. Indeed, the primary way a dwarf gains an identity and a sense of righteousness is through the familial bond of the clan. Clanless dwarves form into "bands" which, though structured much like a clan and sometimes as powerful and influential, are not as well-respected. Outcast dwarves, accepted in neither clan nor band, have short lives of misery and shame, usually as slaves.

Dwarves make their way in the world by serving the clan, usually as artisans or laborers. Even clan leaders learn a trade, for dwarves who do not work together are not seen as being loyal to the clan. All dwarves are expected to know how to fight, and to be willing at any time to defend their clan. Some with aptitude make a living through warfare, especially when other races are willing to pay a premium for the courage and loyalty of a dwarven mercenary.

Clans keep slaves, of a sort. Those unskilled in work or battle, non-dwarves who have not proven themselves to be tremendously exceptional, outcast dwarves, and children of the clan occupy the lowest caste of the clan membership. The term for this caste varies, but usually means "babies" or "helpless". They must obey actual clan members, are not allowed to own anything, are not allowed to represent the clan in any way, and are sometimes traded as possessions between clans. However, most children are cherished by their parents enough that they do not live as slaves of other races live, and grow up to be full and fiercely loyal members of the clan. While many of the single women of the clan are of this caste, most remain so out of a desire to be caretakers of the clan's children. The dwarven sense of justice is such that even these lowly clan members regarded as property are not often treated with cruelty.

Dwarven clans send out lone adventurers or adventuring groups for numerous reasons. Some are simply scouts, attempting to learn as much as they can about a place rarely visited by the clan. Other adventuring dwarves are on a mission to amass wealth, knowledge, power, and allies for themselves, and by extension their clan. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan's lost honor, avenge an ancient wrong the clan suffered, or earn a new place within the clan after having lost position. Other dwarves are driven by the command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods or clans. Or a dwarf might search for the spear wielded by a mighty ancestor, lost on the field of battle centuries ago.

==All Are Outsiders==
Dwarves get along passably well with most other races. "The difference between an acquaintance and a friend is about a hundred years," is a dwarf saying that might be hyperbole, but certainly points to how difficult it can be for a member of a short-lived race like humans to earn a dwarf's trust. Relations within a clan are always the strongest, as the clan is family, and few who are not members of the clan ever know the full loyalty and love of a dwarf.

:'''''Elves'''. "It's not wise to depend on the elves. No telling what an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc’s head, they’re as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They’re flighty and frivolous. Two things to be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf’s good to have at your back. Not as good as a dwarf, maybe, but no doubt they hate the orcs as much as we do."''

:'''''Gnomes'''. "Barely tolerable as a group, but if you get one alone they start making sense. Not even a human can be as unpredictable and flighty as a gnome. The mischief they get into is the least that they deserve. But you have to give them credit, they are clever. And crafty, and shifty, and usually crazy. Just when you think they gone running from the slightest danger, they'll appear with double the numbers in a flanking position. You never know what a gnome's going to do, but at least the worst they cause they bring on themselves.''

:'''''Halflings'''. "Sure, they're pleasant folk. But show me a halfling hero. An empire, a triumphant army. Even a treasure for the ages made by halfling hands. Nothing. How can you take them seriously?"''

:'''''Humans'''. "You take the time to get to know a human, and by then the human’s on her deathbed. If you’re lucky, she’s got kin—a daughter or granddaughter, maybe—who’s got hands and heart as good as hers. That’s when you can make a human friend. And watch them go! They set their hearts on something, they’ll get it, whether it’s a dragon’s hoard or an empire’s throne. You have to admire that kind of dedication, even if it gets them in trouble more often than not."''

==Dwarven Names==
A dwarf’s name is granted by a clan elder, in accordance with tradition. Every proper dwarven name has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwarf’s name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and forbidden by law to use any dwarven name in its place.

:Male Names:
::Adrik, Alberich, Baern, Barendd, Brottor, Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Delg, Eberk, Einkil, Fargrim, Flint, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik, Oskar, Rangrim, Rurik, Taklinn, Thoradin, Thorin, Tordek, Traubon, Travok, Ulfgar, Veit, Vondal

:Female Names:
::Amber, Artin, Audhild, Bardryn, Dagnal, Diesa, Eldeth, Falkrunn, Finellen, Gunnloda, Gurdis, Helja, Hlin, Kathra, Kristryd, Ilde, Liftrasa, Mardred, Riswynn, Sannl, Torbera, Torgga, Vistra

:Clan Names:
::Balderk, Battlehammer, Brawnanvil, Dankil, Fireforge, Frostbeard, Gorunn, Holderhek, Ironfist, Loderr, Lutgehr, Rumnaheim, Strakeln, Torunn, Ungart

=Dwarven Traits=

* [[Yagura:SRD:Constitution|+2 Constitution]], [[Yagura:SRD:Charisma|–2 Charisma]].
* Humanoid (Dwarf)
* size Medium
* Dwarf [[Yagura:SRD:Base Land Speed|base land speed]] is 20 feet. However, dwarves can move at this speed even when wearing [[Yagura:SRD:Armor|medium or heavy armor]] or when carrying a [[Yagura:SRD:Carrying Capacity|medium or heavy load]] (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
* [[Yagura:SRD:Darkvision]] A dwarf can see in the dark up to 30 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and a dwarf can function just fine with no light at all.
* Stonecunning: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn’t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A hill dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] check as if he were actively searching, and a hill dwarf can use the [[SRD:Search Skill|Search]] skill to find stonework traps as a [[SRD:Rogue|rogue]] can. A hill dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a [[SRD:Humans (Race)|human]] can sense which way is up.
* Armor Familiarity: All dwarves are proficient with the use of shields, and while not unclothed increase their armor bonus to AC by +1.
* Stability: A hill dwarf gains a +4 bonus on [[SRD:Ability Check|ability checks]] made to resist being [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rushed]] or [[SRD:Trip|tripped]] when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Poisons|poison]].
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against [[SRD:Spells|spells]] and [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like effects]].

* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Appraise Skill|Appraise]] checks that are related to stone or metal items.
* +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] checks that are related to stone or metal.
* [[SRD:Automatic Language|Automatic Languages]]: Common and Dwarven.
* [[SRD:Bonus Language|Bonus Languages]]: Elven, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Terran, and Undercommon.

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|mid=50
|old=290
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{{Yagura Random Heights and Weights
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|mbasein=9
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|mbaselb=130
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Yagura:SRD:Deep Ones (Race)

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Bihlbo: /* Origins */

=Deep Ones=
The [[Yagura:SRD:Dwarves_(Race)|dwarves]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Gnomes_(Race)|gnomes]], while originating from the same people long ago, are rarely referred to as a collective group. When they are, human scholars usually use the term ''Deep Ones'', simply because they came from deep under the surface of the earth. Dwarves call their ancient ancestors the Dwerrow while gnomes call them the Noldwer. Even so, there is rarely any call for even dwarves and gnomes to refer to their common ancestors.

Though neither dwarves nor gnomes are fond of the fact, most people understand that the two peoples are related somehow. Some think of dwarves and gnomes as cousin races, others think of them as different ethnicities of the same race, and most often gnomes are thought to have branched off from the dwarves.

== Origins ==
The common story of the origins of the dwarves is usually given thus:

''Long ago, the god of the deep world created a people to serve him, the dwerrow. This was before any living being existed in the world, so there was no food for the dwerrow. They ate the stone itself until they found veins of gold, which filled them with life and awoken the first thoughts. Their creator saw that they were no longer just animals, and told them to not eat of the stone and earth any longer, but to eat of the other animals he would create for them. As the dwerrow traveled through the caverns and cracks between the stone, they desired to create as their god had done, and so some began working the stone and metals to make anything they could imagine. Others began to lead and take power, each claiming a people for himself - these were the first clans. One clan, the Gnome clan, devoted itself to finding new lands and ensuring the dwerrow could safely migrate there. They separated themselves from the wisdom of the dwerrow and were held in contempt. When the dwerrow first discovered the Feet of the Sky, they called themselves "dwarf" to celebrate their mastery of two worlds.''

The common story of the origins of the gnomes is usually given thus:

''When the noldwer, the people of the stone, traveled deep in the world that belonged only to them, they became saddened by their struggles. The noldwer had little to eat and fought for food. One great leader took the brightest minds with the keenest eyes to rule over the noldwer. They would seek out new caves rich with food, carving new tunnels, constructing bridges and supports, refining the first metals, recording our first histories, creating a new way for the noldwer to think and believe. He called this ruling caste the Gnomes. Their subjects grew lazy under the leadership of the gnomes, and often rebelled. For their grumbling and dissatisfaction with every brilliant solution, new discovery, and new location rich with resources, the gnomes called the lesser noldwer Dwarves, "the grumblers". When the gnomes discovered the Feet of the Sky they left the dwarves there to fend for themselves, knowing that deep below lie boundless resources for the best and brightest of the noldwer if they no longer had to provide for the dwarves.''

The actual truth of the matter is lost to the mists of time.

Yagura:SRD:Deep Ones (Race)

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=Deep Ones=
The [[Yagura:SRD:Dwarves_(Race)|dwarves]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Gnomes_(Race)|gnomes]], while originating from the same people long ago, are rarely referred to as a collective group. When they are, human scholars usually use the term ''Deep Ones'', simply because they came from deep under the surface of the earth. Dwarves call their ancient ancestors the Dwerrow while gnomes call them the Noldwer. Even so, there is rarely any call for even dwarves and gnomes to refer to their common ancestors.

Though neither dwarves nor gnomes are fond of the fact, most people understand that the two peoples are related somehow. Some think of dwarves and gnomes as cousin races, others think of them as different ethnicities of the same race, and most often gnomes are thought to have branched off from the dwarves.

== Origins ==
The common story of the origins of the dwarves is usually given thus:

''Long ago, the god of the deep world created a people to serve him, the dwerrow. This was before any living being existed in the world, so there was no food for the dwerrow. They ate the stone itself until they found veins of gold, which filled them with life and awoken the first thoughts. Their creator saw that they were no longer just animals, and told them to not eat of the stone and earth any longer, but to eat of the other animals he would create for them. As the dwerrow traveled through the caverns and cracks between the stone, they desired to create as their god had done, and so some began working the stone and metals to make anything they could imagine. Others began to lead and take power, each claiming a people for himself - these were the first clans. One clan, the Gnome clan, devoted itself to finding new lands and ensuring the dwerrow could safely migrate there. They separated themselves from the wisdom of the dwerrow and were held in contempt. When the dwerrow first discovered the Feet of the Sky, they called themselves "dwarf" to celebrate their mastery of two worlds.''

The common story of the origins of the gnomes is usually given thus:

''When the noldwer, the people of the stone, traveled deep in the dark places, they became saddened by their struggles. The noldwer had little to eat and fought for food. One great leader took the brightest minds with the keenest eyes to rule over the noldwer. They would seek out new caves rich with food, carving new tunnels, constructing bridges and supports, refining the first metals, recording our first histories, creating a new way for the noldwer to think and believe. He called this ruling caste the Gnomes. Their subjects grew lazy under the leadership of the gnomes, and often rebelled. For their grumbling and dissatisfaction with every brilliant solution, new discovery, and new location rich with resources, the gnomes called the lesser noldwer Dwarves, "the grumblers". When the gnomes discovered the Feet of the Sky they left the dwarves there to fend for themselves, knowing that deep below lie boundless resources for the best and brightest of the noldwer if they no longer had to provide for the dwarves.''

The actual truth of the matter is lost to the mists of time.

Yagura:SRD:Races

2015-05-01T16:03:36Z

Bihlbo: /* Races */

=About Races=

* [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions|Character Descriptions]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Character Size|Character Size]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Race and Languages|Race and Languages]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Vital Statistics|Vital Statistics]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Creatures as Races|Creatures as Races]]<noinclude>
* [[Yagura:SRD:Templates|Templates]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL|Races by HD and ECL]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL#Races by Hit Dice|Hit Dice]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL#Races by Effective Character Level|Effective Character Level]]

=Races=

{| class="column"
|
'''<big>Standard Races   </big>'''

* [[Yagura:SRD:Deep Ones (Race)|Deep Ones]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Dwarves (Race)|Dwarves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Gnomes (Race)|Gnomes]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Elves (Race)|Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Storm Elves (Race)|Storm Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Dark Elves (Race)|Dark Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Wood Elves (Race)|Wood Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Sea Elves (Race)|Sea Elves]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Humans (Race)|Humans]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Barbarians (Race)|Barbarians]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Halflings (Race)|Halflings]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Imperials (Race)|Imperials]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Odites (Race)|Odites]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Trolls (Race)|Trolls]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Monstrous Races|Monstrous Races]] (not playable as PCs)
|}



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Yagura:SRD:Races

2015-05-01T15:00:16Z

Bihlbo: /* Races */

=About Races=

* [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions|Character Descriptions]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Character Size|Character Size]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Race and Languages|Race and Languages]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Character Descriptions#Vital Statistics|Vital Statistics]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Creatures as Races|Creatures as Races]]<noinclude>
* [[Yagura:SRD:Templates|Templates]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL|Races by HD and ECL]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL#Races by Hit Dice|Hit Dice]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Races by HD and ECL#Races by Effective Character Level|Effective Character Level]]

=Races=

{| class="column"
|
'''<big>Standard Races   </big>'''

* [[Yagura:SRD:XXXXX (Race)|XXXXX]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Dwarves (Race)|Dwarves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Gnomes (Race)|Gnomes]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Elves (Race)|Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Storm Elves (Race)|Storm Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Dark Elves (Race)|Dark Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Wood Elves (Race)|Wood Elves]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Sea Elves (Race)|Sea Elves]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Humans (Race)|Humans]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Barbarians (Race)|Barbarians]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Halflings (Race)|Halflings]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Imperials (Race)|Imperials]]
** [[Yagura:SRD:Odites (Race)|Odites]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Lizardfolk (Race)|Lizardfolk]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Trolls (Race)|Trolls]]
* [[Yagura:SRD:Monstrous Races|Monstrous Races]] (not playable as PCs)
|}



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Yagura:SRD:Druid

2015-04-22T16:48:07Z

Bihlbo:

=Druid=

===Making a Druid===

'''[[Yagura:SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' Complex.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table: The Druid
Hit Die: d8
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[Yagura:SRD:BAB|Base Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! colspan="10" | [[#Spells|Spells per Day]]1
|-
! [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
! 0 || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th || 8th || 9th
|-
|1st|| class="left" | +0 || +2 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Animal Companion|Animal Companion]], [[#Nature Sense|Nature Sense]], [[#Wild Empathy|Wild Empathy]]
|3||1||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd|| class="left" | +1 || +3 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Woodland Stride|Woodland Stride]]
|4||2||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|3rd|| class="left" | +2 || +3 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Trackless Step|Trackless Step]]
|4||2||1||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Resist Nature’s Lure|Resist Nature’s Lure]]
|5||3||2||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|5th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (1/day)
|5||3||2||1||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|6th||class="left" | +4 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (2/day)
|5||3||3||2||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|7th||class="left" | +5 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (3/day)
|6||4||3||2||1||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|8th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +2 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Large|Large]])
|6||4||3||3||2||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|9th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Venom Immunity|Venom Immunity]]
|6||4||4||3||2||1||—||—||—||—
|-
|10th||class="left" | +7/+2 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (4/day)
|6||4||4||3||3||2||—||—||—||—
|-
|11th||class="left" | +8/+3 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Tiny|Tiny]])
|6||5||4||4||3||2||1||—||—||—
|-
|12th||class="left" | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Plant Type|plant]])
|6||5||4||4||3||3||2||—||—||—
|-
|13th||class="left" | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8
| class="left" | [[#A Thousand Faces|A Thousand Faces]]
|6||5||5||4||4||3||2||1||—||—
|-
|14th||class="left" | +10/+5 || +9 || +4 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (5/day)
|6||5||5||4||4||3||3||2||—||—
|-
|15th||class="left" | +11/+6/+1 || +9 || +5 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Timeless Body|Timeless Body]], [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Huge|Huge]])
|6||5||5||5||4||4||3||2||1||—
|-
|16th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Elemental|elemental]] 1/day)
|6||5||5||5||4||4||3||3||2||—
|-
|17th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" |
|6||5||5||5||5||4||4||3||2||1
|-
|18th||class="left" | +13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] (6/day, [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental|elemental]] 2/day)
|6||5||5||5||5||4||4||3||3||2
|-
|19th||class="left" | +14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" |
|6||5||5||5||5||5||4||4||3||3
|-
|20th||class="left" | +15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +12
| class="left" | [[#Wild Shape|Wild Shape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Elemental|elemental]] 3/day, [[Yagura:SRD:Huge|Huge]] [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]])
|6||5||5||5||5||5||4||4||4||4
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills .
|}

====Class Features====

As a druid, all of the following are class features.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' You are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear. You are also proficient with all natural attacks (claw, bite, and so forth) of any form you assume with wild shape (see below).

You are proficient with [[Yagura:SRD:Armor Proficiency (Light)|light]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Armor Proficiency (Medium)|medium]] [[Yagura:SRD:Armor|armor]] but are prohibited from wearing metal armor; thus, you may wear only padded, leather, or hide armor. (A druid may also wear wooden armor that has been altered by the ''[[Yagura:SRD:Ironwood|ironwood]]'' spell so that it functions as though it were steel. See the ''[[Yagura:SRD:Ironwood|ironwood]]'' spell description) Druids are proficient with [[Yagura:SRD:Shield Proficiency|shields]] (except [[Yagura:SRD:Tower Shield Proficiency|tower shields]]) but must use only wooden ones.

A druid who wears prohibited armor or carries a prohibited shield is unable to cast druid spells or use any of her supernatural or spell-like [[Yagura:SRD:Class|class]] abilities while doing so and for 24 hours thereafter.

'''Spells:''' You cast divine spells, which are drawn from the [[Yagura:SRD:Druid Spell List|druid spell list]]. You must choose and prepare your spells in advance (see below).

To prepare or cast a spell, you must have a [[Yagura:SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against your spell is 10 + ½ your caster level + your [[Yagura:SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] modifier.

Like other spellcasters, you can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Your base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Druid. In addition, you receive bonus spells per day if you have a high [[Yagura:SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] score.

You meditate or pray for your spells. You must choose a time at which you must spend 1 hour each day in quiet contemplation or supplication to regain your daily allotment of spells. Time spent resting has no effect on whether you can prepare spells. You may prepare and cast any spell on the druid spell list, provided that you can cast spells of that level, but you must choose which spells to prepare during your daily meditation.

'''Spontaneous Casting:''' You can channel stored spell energy into summoning spells that you haven’t prepared ahead of time. You can “lose” a prepared spell in order to cast any ''summon nature’s ally'' spell of the same level or lower.


'''Bonus Languages:''' Your bonus language options include Sylvan, the language of woodland creatures. This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available because of race.

You also know Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which you learn upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, you know it in addition to your regular allotment of languages and it doesn’t take up a language slot. Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids. Druidic has its own alphabet.

'''Animal Companion ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' You may begin play with an [[#The Druid's Animal Companion|animal companion]] selected from the following list: [[Yagura:SRD:Badger|badger]], [[Yagura:SRD:Camel|camel]], [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Rat|dire rat]], [[Yagura:SRD:Dog|dog]], [[Yagura:SRD:Riding Dog|riding dog]], [[Yagura:SRD:Eagle|eagle]], [[Yagura:SRD:Hawk|hawk]], horse ([[Yagura:SRD:Light Horse|light]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Heavy Horse|heavy]]), [[Yagura:SRD:Owl|owl]], [[Yagura:SRD:Pony|pony]], snake ([[Yagura:SRD:Small Viper|Small]] or [[Yagura:SRD:Medium Viper|Medium viper]]), or [[Yagura:SRD:Wolf|wolf]]. If the campaign takes place wholly or partly in an aquatic environment, the following creatures are also available: [[Yagura:SRD:Crocodile|crocodile]], [[Yagura:SRD:Porpoise|porpoise]], [[Yagura:SRD:Medium Shark|Medium shark]], and [[Yagura:SRD:Squid|squid]]. This [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] is a loyal companion that accompanies you on your adventures as appropriate for its kind.

A 1st-level druid’s companion is completely typical for its kind except as noted below. As you advance in druid levels, the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]’s power increases as shown on the table. If you release your companion from service, you may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer. This ceremony can also replace an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion that has perished.

At 4th level or higher you may select from the [[#The Druid's Animal Companion|alternative lists of animals]] (see below). Should you select an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion from one of these alternative lists, the creature gains abilities as if your druid level were lower than it actually is. Subtract the value indicated in the appropriate list header from your druid level and compare the result with the druid level entry on the table to determine the animal companion’s [[Yagura:SRD:Powers|powers]]. (If this adjustment would reduce your effective level to 0 or lower, you can’t have that [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] as a companion.)

'''Nature Sense ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' You gain a +2 bonus on [[Yagura:SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]] (nature) and [[Yagura:SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]] checks.

'''Wild Empathy ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' You can improve the attitude of an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]. This ability functions just like a [[Yagura:SRD:Diplomacy Skill|Diplomacy]] check made to improve the attitude of a person. You roll 1d20 and add your druid level and your [[Yagura:SRD:Charisma|Charisma]] modifier to determine the wild empathy check result.

The typical domestic [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] has a starting attitude of indifferent, while wild [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animals]] are usually unfriendly.

To use wild empathy, you and the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] must be able to study each other, which means that you must be within 30 feet of one another under normal conditions. Generally, influencing an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] in this way takes 1 minute but, as with influencing people, it might take more or less time.

You can also use this ability to influence a [[Yagura:SRD:Magical Beast Type|magical beast]] with an [[Yagura:SRD:Intelligence|Intelligence]] score of 1 or 2, but you take a –4 penalty on the check.

'''Woodland Stride ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Starting at 2nd level, you may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar terrain) at your normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. However, thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that have been magically manipulated to impede motion still affect you.

'''Trackless Step ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Starting at 3rd level, you leave no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. You may choose to leave a trail if so desired.

'''Resist Nature’s Lure ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Starting at 4th level, you gain a +4 bonus on [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against the [[Yagura:SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like abilities]] of [[Yagura:SRD:Fey Type|fey]].

'''Wild Shape ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 5th level, you gain the ability to turn yourself into any Small or Medium [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] and back again once per day. Your options for new forms include all creatures with the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] type. This ability functions like the [[Yagura:SRD:Alternate Form|alternate form]] special ability, except as noted here. The effect lasts for 1 hour per druid level, or until you change back. Changing form (to [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] or back) is a [[Yagura:SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]] and doesn’t provoke an [[Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]]. Each time you use wild shape, you regain lost [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] as if you had rested for a night.

Any gear worn or carried by you melds into the new form and becomes nonfunctional. When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body that they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items worn in the assumed form fall off and land at your feet.

The form chosen must be that of an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] with which you are familiar.

You lose your ability to speak while in [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] form because you are limited to the sounds that a normal, untrained [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] can make, but you can communicate normally with other [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animals]] of the same general grouping as your new form. (The normal sound a wild parrot makes is a squawk, so changing to this form does not permit speech.)

You can use this ability more times per day at 6th, 7th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level, as noted on Table: The Druid''.'' In addition, you gain the ability to take the shape of a Large [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] at 8th level, a Tiny [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] at 11th level, and a Huge [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] at 15th level.

The new form’s [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]] can’t exceed your druid level.

At 12th level, you become able to use wild shape to change into a [[Yagura:SRD:Plant Type|plant creature]] with the same size restrictions as for [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] forms. (You can’t use this ability to take the form of a [[Yagura:SRD:Plant Type|plant]] that isn’t a creature.)

At 16th level, you become able to use wild shape to change into a Small, Medium, or Large [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental|elemental]] (air, earth, fire, or water) once per day. These [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]] forms are in addition to your normal wild shape usage. In addition to the normal effects of wild shape, you gain all the [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]]’s extraordinary, supernatural, and [[Yagura:SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like abilities]]. You also gain the [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]]’s [[Yagura:SRD:Feats|feats]] for as long as you maintain the wild shape, but you retain your own creature type.

At 18th level, you become able to assume [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]] form twice per day, and at 20th level you can do so three times per day. At 20th level, you may use this wild shape ability to change into a Huge [[Yagura:SRD:Elemental Type|elemental]].

'''Venom Immunity ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' At 9th level, you gain immunity to all poisons.

'''A Thousand Faces ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 13th level, you gain the ability to change your appearance at will, as if using the ''[[Yagura:SRD:Disguise Self|disguise self]]'' spell, but only while in your normal form. This affects your body but not your possessions. It is not an illusory effect, but a minor physical alteration of your appearance, within the limits described for the spell.

'''Timeless Body ([[Yagura:SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' After attaining 15th level, you no longer take [[Yagura:SRD:Ability Scores|ability score]] penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged. Any penalties she may have already incurred, however, remain in place.

Bonuses still accrue, and you still die of old age when your time is up.

====Ex-Druids====

A druid who ceases to revere nature or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including his animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). He cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until he atones (see the [[SRD:Atonement|atonement]] spell description).

====The Druid's Animal Companion====

A [[Yagura:SRD:Druid|druid]]’s [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion is different from a [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|normal animal]] of its kind in many ways. A [[Yagura:SRD:Druid|druid]]’s [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion is superior to a normal [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] of its kind and has special [[Yagura:SRD:Powers|powers]], as described below.

{| class="wikitable" {{#vardefine: odd|0}}
|-
! [[#Class Level|Class Level]] || [[#Bonus HD|Bonus HD]] || [[#Natural Armor Adj.|Natural Armor Adj.]] || [[#Str/Dex Adj.|Str/Dex Adj.]] || [[#Bonus Tricks|Bonus Tricks]] || Special
|-
| class="left" | 1st–2nd ||+0||+0||+0||1|| class="left" | [[#Link|Link]], [[#Share Spells|Share Spells]]
|-
| class="left" | 3rd–5th ||+2||+2||+1||2|| class="left" | [[#Evasion|Evasion]]
|-
| class="left" | 6th–8th ||+4||+4||+2||3|| class="left" | [[#Devotion|Devotion]]
|-
| class="left" | 9th–11th ||+6||+6||+3||4|| class="left" | [[#Multiattack|Multiattack]]
|-
| class="left" | 12th–14th ||+8||+8||+4||5|| class="left" |
|-
| class="left" | 15th–17th ||+10||+10||+5||6|| class="left" | [[#Improved Evasion|Improved Evasion]]
|-
| class="left" | 18th–20th ||+12||+12||+6||7|| class="left" |
|}

'''Animal Companion Basics:''' Use the base statistics for a creature of the companion’s kind, but make the following changes.

''Class Level:'' Your [[Yagura:SRD:Druid|druid]] level. Your class levels stack with levels of any other [[Yagura:SRD:Classes|classes]] that are entitled to an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion for the purpose of determining the companion’s abilities and the alternative lists available.

''Bonus HD:'' Extra eight-sided (d8) [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]], each of which gains a [[Yagura:SRD:Constitution|Consitution]] modifier, as normal. Remember that extra [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]] improve the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion’s base attack and base save bonuses. An [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion’s [[Yagura:SRD:Base Attack Bonus|base attack bonus]] is the same as that of a [[Yagura:SRD:Druid|druid]] of a level equal to the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]’s [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]. An [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion has good [[Yagura:SRD:Fortitude Save|Fortitude]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Reflex Save|Reflex saves]] (treat it as a character whose level equals the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]’s [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]). An [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion gains additional [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Points|skill points]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Feats|feats]] for bonus [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] as normal for advancing a monster’s [[Yagura:SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]].

''Natural Armor Adj.:'' The number noted here is an improvement to the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion’s existing [[Yagura:SRD:Natural Armor Bonus|natural armor bonus]].

''Str/Dex Adj.:'' Add this value to the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion’s [[Yagura:SRD:Strength|Strength]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] scores.

''Bonus Tricks:'' The value given in this column is the total number of “bonus” tricks that the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] knows in addition to any that you might choose to teach it (see the [[Yagura:SRD:Handle Animal Skill|Handle Animal]] skill). These bonus tricks don’t require any training time or [[Yagura:SRD:Handle Animal Skill|Handle Animal]] checks, and they don’t count against the normal limit of tricks known by the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]. You select these bonus tricks, and once selected, they can’t be changed.

''Link ([[Yagura:SRD:Ex#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'' You can handle your [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion as a [[Yagura:SRD:Free Actions|free action]], or push it as a [[Yagura:SRD:Move Actions|move action]], even if you don't have any ranks in the [[Yagura:SRD:Handle Animal Skill|Handle Animal]] skill. You gain a +4 circumstance bonus on all wild empathy checks and [[Yagura:SRD:Handle Animal Skill|Handle Animal]] checks made regarding an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion.

''Share Spells ([[Yagura:SRD:Ex#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'' At your option, you may have any spell (but not any [[Yagura:SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like ability]]) you cast upon yourself also affect your [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion. The [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion must be within 5 feet of you at the time of casting to receive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion if the companion moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] again, even if it returns to you before the duration expires.

Additionally, you may cast a spell with a target of “You” on your [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion (as a touch range spell) instead of on yourself. You and your [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the companion’s type ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]]).

''Evasion ([[Yagura:SRD:Ex#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'' If an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion is subjected to an attack that normally allows a [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|Reflex]] [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] for half damage, it takes no damage if it makes a successful [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]].

''Devotion ([[Yagura:SRD:Ex#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'' An [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion gains a +4 morale bonus on [[Yagura:SRD:Will Save|Will saves]] against enchantment spells and effects.

''Multiattack:'' An [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion gains [[Yagura:SRD:Multiattack|Multiattack]] as a bonus [[Yagura:SRD:Feats|feat]] if it has three or more natural attacks and does not already have that [[Yagura:SRD:Feats|feat]]. If it does not have the requisite three or more natural attacks, the [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion instead gains a second attack with its primary [[Yagura:SRD:Natural Weapon|natural weapon]], albeit at a –5 penalty.

''[[Yagura:SRD:Evasion and Improved Evasion#Improved Evasion|Improved Evasion]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Ex#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'' When subjected to an attack that normally allows a [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|Reflex]] [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] for half damage, an [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion takes no damage if it makes a successful [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] and only half damage if the [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] fails.

'''Alternative Animal Companions:''' If high enough level you can select your [[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]] companion from one of the following lists, applying the indicated adjustment to your druid level (in parentheses) for purposes of determining the companion’s characteristics and special abilities.

{| class="column"
|-
|
;4th Level or Higher (Level –3):
: [[Yagura:SRD:Ape|Ape]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Black Bear|Bear, black]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Bison|Bison]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Boar|Boar]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Cheetah|Cheetah]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Crocodile|Crocodile]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])1
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Badger|Dire badger]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Bat|Dire bat]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Weasel|Dire weasel]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Leopard|Leopard]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Monitor Lizard|Lizard, monitor]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Large Shark|Shark, Large]]1 ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Constrictor Snake|Snake, constrictor]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Large Viper|Snake, Large viper]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Wolverine|Wolverine]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
|
;7th Level or Higher (Level –6):
: [[Yagura:SRD:Brown Bear|Bear, brown]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Wolverine|Dire wolverine]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Giant Crocodile|Crocodile, giant]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Deinonychus|Deinonychus]] (dinosaur)
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Ape|Dire ape]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Boar|Dire boar]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Wolf|Dire wolf]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Elasmosaurus|Elasmosaurus]] (dinosaur)1
: [[Yagura:SRD:Lion|Lion]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Rhinoceros|Rhinoceros]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Huge Viper|Snake, Huge viper]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Tiger|Tiger]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
|
;10th Level or Higher (Level –9):
: [[Yagura:SRD:Polar Bear|Bear, polar]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Lion|Dire lion]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Megaraptor|Megaraptor]] (dinosaur)
: [[Yagura:SRD:Huge Shark|Shark, Huge]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])1
: [[Yagura:SRD:Giant Constrictor Snake|Snake, giant constrictor]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Orca|Whale, orca]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])1

;13th Level or Higher (Level –12):
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Bear|Dire bear]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Elephant|Elephant]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])
: [[Yagura:SRD:Giant Octopus|Octopus, giant]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])1

;16th Level or Higher (Level –15):
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Shark|Dire shark]]1
: [[Yagura:SRD:Dire Tiger|Dire tiger]]
: [[Yagura:SRD:Giant Squid|Squid, giant]] ([[Yagura:SRD:Animal Type|animal]])1
: [[Yagura:SRD:Triceratops|Triceratops]] (dinosaur)
: [[Yagura:SRD:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]] (dinosaur)
|-
| colspan="3" class="foot" |
# Available only in an aquatic environment.
|}</onlyinclude>>

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=Spellcasting Strain=

Every character with magical ability suffers some level of strain when casting spells. Training and experience allow a character to withstand this strain without any negative effects, to a point. Therefore this strain threshold is a measure of the spellcasting ability available to a character.mana-based casting a real and balanced option.

==== Strain Tolerance ====

Your strain tolerance is a number representing the total amount of strain you can accumulate before suffering negative effects. Your strain tolerance is determined by your class, but not by your level or ability scores.

== Casting a Spell ==

First you must [[Yagura:SRD:Casting_Spells#Choosing_a_Spell|select a spell]] to cast, as normal. If you prepare your spells you may only cast spells which you have prepared. Casting a prepared spell does not make the spell unprepared. If you cast spontaneously you may cast any spell that you know.

When you cast a spell, you have to channel a portion of the magic through your own body. This is taxing both physically and mentally, and is the basic limiting factor that determines how many spells you can cast without resting. Every spell has a strain cost, which depends on the level of the spell and your caster level, as shown on the tables below. At high class levels, some spells have no strain cost, which one would expect - a powerful spellcaster can cast basic spells all day long.

Whenever you cast a spell, you suffer strain equal to the spell's strain cost. As you cast more spells, the strain accumulates. As long your total accumulated strain is lower than your strain tolerance, you suffer no ill effect. Continuing to cast spells once your strain is over your tolerance, however, is extremely taxing on your body and mind.

As soon as your total strain exceeds your tolerance, you become [[Yagura:SRD:Fatigued|fatigued]] (even if you are normally immune to this condition; this is fatigue of the mind, not the body). If while fatigued you wish to cast another spell, you must first make a [[Yagura:SRD:Fortitude|Fortitude]] save with a DC equal to (20 + the spell's level + the amount of strain you have over your tolerance). If the save is successful, you cast the spell as normal. If the save is failed, the spell fizzles with no effect and you become [[Yagura:SRD:Exhausted|exhausted]] (even if you are normally immune to this condition). While exhausted you may not cast any spells. You cease to be exhausted after an hour of complete rest.

== Recovering Strain ==

Strain is lost at a rate of 1 strain every 15 minutes, regardless of your activity level. Fatigued due to excess strain goes away as soon as your total strain is no longer over your tolerance. However, you do not lose strain while exhausted.

Meditative rest or sleep allows you to lose strain at double the rate.

== Strain Costs ==

The amount of strain it costs to cast a spell depends on your level and the type of caster you are, as defined by your spellcasting class.

=== Alpha Casters ===

{| class="column"
|-
| width="33%" style="vertical-align:top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table: Strain Costs for Alpha Casters
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level || colspan="10" | Strain Points
|-
! 0 || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th || 8th || 9th
|-
|1st||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|3rd||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|5th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|6th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|7th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|8th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|9th||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—
|-
|10th||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—
|-
|11th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
|-
|12th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
|-
|13th||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—
|-
|14th||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—
|-
|15th||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—
|-
|16th||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—
|-
|17th||0||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8
|-
|18th||0||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8
|-
|19th||0||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8
|-
|20th||0||0||0||0||0||1||2||3||5||8
|-
|}

| width="33%" style="vertical-align:top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table: Strain Costs for Beta Casters
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level || colspan="10" | Strain Points
|-
! 0 || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th || 8th || 9th
|-
|1st||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|7th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|8th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|9th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|10th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|11th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|12th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|13th||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—
|-
|14th||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—
|-
|15th||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—
|-
|16th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
|-
|17th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
|-
|18th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
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|19th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
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|20th||0||0||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—
|-
|}

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|+ Table: Strain Costs for Gamma Casters
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! rowspan="2" | Level || colspan="10" | Strain Points
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! 0 || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th || 8th || 9th
|-
|1st||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|3rd||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|5nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|6nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|7nd||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|8th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|9th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|10th||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|11th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|12th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|13th||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|14th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|15th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|16th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|17th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|18th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|19th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|20th||1||2||3||5||8||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|}
|}

====Spell Power====
Most numeric effects of a spell are determined primarily by the spell's level, and not by the caster's level. Any reference to caster level within a spell, such as "1d6 per caster level" or "one target per two caster levels" or similar reference, is calculated as if the caster's level was equal to the spell power in the following table. An exception is made for range, which is modified from the SRD progression and listed by spell level in the following table.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table: Spell Power
|-
! Spell Level !! Spell Power !! Close Range !! Medium Range !! Long Range
|-
| 0 || 2 || 30' || 60' || 120'
|-
| 1 || 4 || 35' || 70' || 140'
|-
| 2 || 6 || 40' || 80' || 160'
|-
| 3 || 8 || 45' || 90' || 180'
|-
| 4 || 10 || 50' || 100' || 200'
|-
| 5 || 12 || 55' || 110' || 220'
|-
| 6 || 14 || 60' || 120' || 240'
|-
| 7 || 16 || 65' || 130' || 260'
|-
| 8 || 18 || 70' || 140' || 280'
|-
| 9 || 20 || 75' || 150' || 300'
|}

Thus a ''fireball'' always does 8d6 damage at up to 180', a ''charm person'' always lasts for 4 hours and only targets within 35', and ''fabricate'' always affects up to 120 cubic feet of material. If you want the spell to deal more, last longer, go farther, or affect a larger area you need to apply metamagic effects to it or cast a version of the spell that is a higher level.

=====Dispel Magic=====
An exception is made for ''dispel magic'' and ''greater dispel magic''. These spells use your level in the relevant casting class rather than spell power to determine your likelihood of dispelling an effect.

====Spell DCs====

All spells have a DC of 10 + half caster level + casting ability modifier.

====Metamagic====

Preparation casters are still required to apply any desired metamagic effects to their spells at preparation. These spells take up a slot of the appropriate level and a number of spell points based on that slot when cast.

Spontaneous casters may choose to apply any metamagic feats that they know when casting a spell. They pay a cost in spell points based on the final level of the spell after all metamagic adjustments are complete. If the spell has a casting time of 1 full-round action or less, they must spend a swift action to apply metamagic effects. In the case of a quickened spell, this swift action also entails the entire casting of the spell. If the spell has a cast time of 1 round or more, they must spend an additional standard action to apply metamagic effects.

Some specific adjustments and clarifications to metamagic appear below.

=====Empower Spell=====
Empower Spell only carries a metamagic cost of 1 spell level, not 2.

The reasons behind this are fairly straightforward. Casting an empowered spell of level X has an effect roughly equal to casting a spell of level X and a spell of level X-1. Since we know that the cost of casting those two spells is the same as the cost of casting a spell of level X+1, we charge the same amount for this metamagic effect.

=====Heighten Spell=====
Heighten Spell increases the spell's level, which also increases the spell power of a spell. This is generally an inefficient way of boosting a spell's effect, but may be necessary to breach a defense.

=====Widen Spell=====
Widen Spell increases both the length and the width of line effects. This grants a similar effect to lines as it does other areas.

{{Underbar|
===Optional Caster Adjustments===
|The spell power system in particular lends itself to class adjustment that makes spellcasters dependent on additional attributes. If your spell power was equal to the listed amount -4 + an attribute modifier, then your spellcaster suddenly has an attribute that they may want to increase to boost their effectiveness. The important thing then would be to make it a different attribute than that which governed their spell DCs.

As an example of this sort of adjustment, we present the following suggestions for the core caster classes.

'''Bard:''' Intelligence adds to spell DC, Charisma adds to spell power.

'''Cleric:''' Charisma adds to spell DC, Wisdom adds to spell power.

'''Druid:''' Wisdom adds to spell DC, Charisma adds to spell power.

'''Paladin:''' Charisma adds to spell DC and spell power. They have enough attributes to manage already.

'''Ranger:''' Wisdom adds to spell DC and spell power. They also have enough attributes to manage already.

'''Sorcerer:''' Charisma adds to spell DC, Intelligence adds to spell power.

'''Wizard:''' Intelligence adds to spell DC, Wisdom adds to spell power.}}</onlyinclude>

Yagura:SRD:Spellcasting Strain

2014-09-30T20:37:17Z

Bihlbo: Created page with "=Spellcasting Strain= Every character with magical ability suffers some level of strain when casting spells. Training and experience allow a character to withstand this strai..."

Yagura:SRD:Prepared Spells

2014-09-30T19:54:11Z

Bihlbo: /* Spell Selection and Preparation */

=Prepared Spells=

Some classes, such as the [[Yagura:SRD:Cleric|cleric]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Wizard|wizard]], must prepare a list of spells in order for them to be available to cast.

==Preparing Spells==

Your level in a spellcasting class limits the number of spells you can prepare. To prepare a spell you must have a casting ability score of at least 10 + the spell’s level.

=====Preparation Environment=====

To prepare any spell you must have enough peace, quiet, and comfort to allow for proper concentration. Your surroundings need not be luxurious, but they must be free from overt distractions. Exposure to inclement weather prevents the necessary concentration, as does any injury or failed [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] you might experience while studying.

=====Spell Preparation Time=====

After resting you must engage in the required activity for your class (such as prayer for [[Yagura:SRD:Cleric|cleric]]s or studying a spellbook for [[Yagura:SRD:Wizard|wizard]]s) to prepare spells. Each spell you prepare takes 10 minutes of sustained focus and concentration, up to one full hour to prepare all of your spells. Removing any number of spells from your prepared list takes no time and can be done in any circumstance.

=====Spell Selection and Preparation=====

During the preparation period, you choose which spells to prepare. Spells already prepared from the previous preparation remain prepared, and you need not spend time preparing spells if you do not wish to change what spells you have prepared.

You can repeat the preparation process as often as you like, time and circumstances permitting.

=====Spell Slots=====

The various [[Yagura:SRD:Classes|character class]] tables show how many spells of each level a character can prepare. These openings for spells are called spell slots. A spellcaster always has the option to trade a higher-level spell slot for lower-level spell slots that total the level of the slot traded out (i.e. a level 5 slot can trade into two level 2 slots and one level 1 slot). A spellcaster who lacks a high enough [[SRD:Ability Scores|ability score]] to cast spells that would otherwise be his or her due still gets the slots but must trade them out for spell slots of lower level.

=====Death and Prepared Spell Retention=====

If a spellcaster dies, all prepared spells stored in his or her mind are wiped away.

Yagura:Bill

2014-09-30T16:05:51Z

Bihlbo: /* Other Rules */

Incorporating the [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/System_Reference_Document SRD] into this [[Yagura:SRD|SRD]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Mediawiki Cheatsheet]

=Incorporation notes=
==Races:==

[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Lizardfolk_Variant_%283.5e_Race%29] (Renamed, but not Iksar - the lizardy inhabitants of "Kunark" are related but separated by centuries and have a different name and stats.)

==NPC classes:==
* Adept [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Adept_(3.5e_NPC_Class)]
* Warrior [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warrior_%283.5e_NPC_Class%29]
* "ninja" [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja_%283.5e_Class%29] (there are only ever 2 of these, the master and his apprentice. They lead the cult of the Mistress of Shadows.)

==Classes==
30 Classes: [Balance Point noted if necessary]
* Assassin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Assassin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Barbarian [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Barbarian,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Berzerker)
* Bard [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Bard,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (don't use, just reference it for the actual bard)
* Cleric
* Druid
* Elementalist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Elementalist_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fighter [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fighter,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fire mage [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fire_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Jester [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Jester_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Agent of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Knight [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Knight,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Monk [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Monk,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (rename needed)
* Ninja [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Rogue of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Paladin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Paladin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (strip it of the religious aspects, make it a palace guard)
* Priest [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Priest_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Priest of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, all domains available)
* Puppeteer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Puppeteer_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change) [BP-1]
* Ranger [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ranger,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Rogue [BP-1]
* Ronin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ronin_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Warrior of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows) [BP-1]
* Samurai [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Samurai,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Knight of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Shadowcaster[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Shadowcaster_%283.5e_Class%29] (of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Sorcerer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Sorcerer,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (consider whether or not it fits at all, it might not)
* Soulborn [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Soulborn_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadowborn of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Spirit Shaman [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Spirit_Shaman_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Summoner [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Summoner_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Templar [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Templar_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Thief Acrobat[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Thief_Acrobat_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Totemist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Totemist_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe of the Cult)
* Warlock [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warlock_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Wintersmith [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Wintersmith_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Witch [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Witch_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change, I can't get past it)
* Wizard

==Skills==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_of_Prowess_%283.5e_Sourcebook%29] (This will require quite a bit of rewriting to strip it of its "change from" verbage. Also, the Dowsing skill is stupid and the class lists will have to be reworked.)

==Equipment==
* Armor [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Armor_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* Magic items [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Magic_Items_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]

==Other Rules==
* [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Big_Fat_Squares] (changes ranges for bows and spells)
* Multi-weapon [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Revised_Multi-Weapon_Combat] (something like this anyway)
* Creature scaling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/Rants/Revised_Creature_Scaling]
* hit points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Hit_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* saves [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/More_Stable_Saves_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* full attacks [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Full_Attacks_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (If you full attack all secondary attacks are at -5, otherwise as a standard action all secondary attacks are at -5,-10,-15 etc. Maybe rework this too.)
* initiative [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Initiative_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* level-based benefits [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/New_Level-Dependent_Benefits_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (consider it)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Static_Spell_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (this would require a rather large amount of work to impliment but it is pretty awesome and removes my desire to rewrite the entire spells list)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (another to consider)
* turning [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/CR-Based_Turning_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* poisons [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Poisons_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* counterspelling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Counterspelling_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (Rewrite it to "dispel" is a magical action any spellcaster can attempt, not a spell. You set the level and expend a spell of that level. Otherwise this is great.)
* Armor gives you Damage Conversion which changes hp damage to "non-lethal" damage, making both healing & armor better.
* Does havign the edge prevent opponents from making a 5' step w/o provoking? It should.
* "Immediate Action" is a reaction. Why is it not called a Reaction? An opportunity attack is a reaction. Small, fast weapons allow you to make an OA 1/round without spending your Reaction.
* All "magic" is a focus of the innate ability latent in all living beings. Some focus this into totally awesome fighting moves, some into reality-bending magic. Making it big and flashy means building up a pool of mana and spending it down, whereas others just tap into it a little at a time and cannot pool it up. All classes are magical; a mundane class is an NPC (the majority of the world). Sword masters grow up into super heroes.
* Every other being uses Pathfinder build information with Tome combat rules. Magic is very rare among those using Pathfinder, and those who practice it do so like a newb.
* Magic item bonuses should be quite varied (so I can have +1 Cha bracers and a +1 Cha tiara for a total of +2, each item having other things on it as well). But there should be limits as to how much of a boost you can get from the total of all bonus types. It hampers the game to have players try to get any many bonus types as possible to go well outside the range of the RNG, so stick with the RNG-friendly limits and relax on the bonus type limitations. This applies to ability score bonuses, damage, to-hit, hp, saves, etc.
* Something needs to be done about chargen. Making a really strong human with a 16 Str should seem less stupid when compared to a dwarf with 20 Str. That 4 Str equates to the same to-hit bonuses gained from 2 levels or 2 feats. What's the human getting for making a more realistic character?

==Errata==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Surgo/Possible_Tome_Errata possibly]

=Setting=
The world is a dark place, but not just because it is dangerous, vast, and largely unknown. Men are dark beings of evil intent, greed, dishonor, and violence. There are no knights of royal bearing and chivalrous discipline. There are no paladins or clerics of gods of honor, valor, grace, or mercy. What gods there once were are forgotten, their priests hunted and killed, their temples desecrated. Gods were made again, from the people who shone brightest or who saught the glory. Mankind cannot help but worship. The leaders of old were simply followed, then reveared, later worshipped. The deaths of these new gods became religeous, their tombs the new temples. Tales were told far and wide of the world before. The hermit emperor who could not die, nor rule his empire from his palace; the betreyal of the sun when she turned life into unlife and how the ancients abandoned her and each night hoped she would never return; the flying auroch heffer who suckled the beasts of the wild, giving them new form and culture like man; the giants who once ruled the world and created orcs and goblins; the tyrants and despots who wielded godmagic to control the lives of men, and how the new gods rose up against them to create a new world.

The undead hordes succeeded in killing almost everything that was, leaving the world bereft and harsh. Fires consumed much, from those undead who caught fire and became walking bonfires. Ghosts and those who drained warmth created frozen lakes that held back water from the plains below, encasing towns in ice that crushed ill-prepared roofs - then left, leaving dams to thaw into floods and towns to suddenly turn to swamps rotting in the mists. Only that which was crafted in magic could withstand the centuries. Magic having no where to go, inhabited the beings of life. The more intelligent and imbued with magic a creature was, the more drawn it was to objects containing magic, so in even a bear's den one might find some trinket from ancient times that the bear cared for as if it were a cub.

Language, customs, cultures, and craft all lost, the world is fragmented again. "Combine" is a misunderstood word that means simply "old" to some, "unity" to others, "the land of the gods" in some circles, or a legendary place that exists only in tales, for surely the world was never united by one people. Life is cheap, morals are few and oft ignored, and where two men are gathered one will achieve power over another.

==The Moon==
You are the remnant of the Empire's small outpost on Luclin (Tongar), only a few centuries after the Sundering. However, that's not really what the people know.

The leadership has determined that since they don't know how to get back, the important thing is to establish their own empire in their new home. To that end they have obscured the truth from the people to ensure no one tries to get to the planet, which isn't possible anyway because reasons.

You are members of the last bastion of civilization, trying to expand your territories to ensure the future of your nation, the XXXXXXXX. The kingdom has a mixture of the standard fantasy races.

===Other people of the world===
* The enigmatic people of the Warring States of the Third Mystic Hegemony of the Serpent Emperor (based loosely on ancient China's warring states period - they are oriental in culture and closest to Xiongnu. The "serpent emperor" was once a Shissar but the hegemonics killed their slavemasters and took over the government so "serpent emperor" is no longer a serpent at all, but once was). Matriarchal and spiritual, but largely uncivilized. They sometimes keep beastmen as pets, being very careful to raise them with the animals of their tribes and never to speak to them (to avoid the beastmen learning how to be like them). Their language and religion is much like Tengri, and they call the world Tongar Akaidusella (just Tongar outside of ceremony) which means "God's birthing basket". Most of their people go around unclothed, they dance but do not sing, they do not hold land but instead respect only strength where rights are concerned, and they are prone to violence based on little more than whimsy. I'm not sure what race this is.
* Primitive bands of "beastmen" or "ferals". These are groups of humanoids who were once raised by animals, lived their lives in the wild, lost civilization and culture and humanity, and are very slowly finding ways to react to each other in less animalistic fashions (decendants of feral children). They are very strong and agile, very capable humanoid animals, but cannot speak, have no craft whatsoever (always naked, don't build homes, etc), and HUNT other humanoids. Very dangerous, very prolific. They have tribes that stay with herds of animals, learning to be like the animals and each other, and rarely mix at all with those of other tribes. They tend to act just like their animals, except that they will aggressively attack anyone who attempts to take their land or endanger their tribe.
* Natives of the world are largely classified as Outsiders. The only humanoids are the civilized races that moved there from the world above. Other race ides can be found [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=54924&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here]

===Plot===
The players are a part of the Combine remnant on the moon, which they call Tongar after the hegemonic term. But, they don't know that. Instead they are told they are the last civilization on a world once controlled by their kind. The goal is not just to keep civilization alive, but to expand into new territory and slaughter their enemies.

Yagura:Bill

2014-09-30T15:34:35Z

Bihlbo: /* Other Rules */

Incorporating the [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/System_Reference_Document SRD] into this [[Yagura:SRD|SRD]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Mediawiki Cheatsheet]

=Incorporation notes=
==Races:==

[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Lizardfolk_Variant_%283.5e_Race%29] (Renamed, but not Iksar - the lizardy inhabitants of "Kunark" are related but separated by centuries and have a different name and stats.)

==NPC classes:==
* Adept [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Adept_(3.5e_NPC_Class)]
* Warrior [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warrior_%283.5e_NPC_Class%29]
* "ninja" [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja_%283.5e_Class%29] (there are only ever 2 of these, the master and his apprentice. They lead the cult of the Mistress of Shadows.)

==Classes==
30 Classes: [Balance Point noted if necessary]
* Assassin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Assassin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Barbarian [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Barbarian,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Berzerker)
* Bard [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Bard,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (don't use, just reference it for the actual bard)
* Cleric
* Druid
* Elementalist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Elementalist_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fighter [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fighter,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Fire mage [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Fire_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Jester [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Jester_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Agent of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Knight [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Knight,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Monk [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Monk,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (rename needed)
* Ninja [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ninja,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Rogue of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Paladin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Paladin,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (strip it of the religious aspects, make it a palace guard)
* Priest [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Priest_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Priest of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows, all domains available)
* Puppeteer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Puppeteer_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change) [BP-1]
* Ranger [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ranger,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Rogue [BP-1]
* Ronin [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Ronin_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Warrior of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows) [BP-1]
* Samurai [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Samurai,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadow Knight of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Shadowcaster[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Shadowcaster_%283.5e_Class%29] (of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Sorcerer [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Sorcerer,_Tome_%283.5e_Class%29] (consider whether or not it fits at all, it might not)
* Soulborn [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Soulborn_%283.5e_Class%29] (Shadowborn of the Cult of the Mistress of Shadows)
* Spirit Shaman [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Spirit_Shaman_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Summoner [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Summoner_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Templar [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Templar_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Thief Acrobat[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Thief_Acrobat_%283.5e_Class%29] [BP-1]
* Totemist [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Totemist_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe of the Cult)
* Warlock [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Warlock_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Wintersmith [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Wintersmith_%283.5e_Class%29]
* Witch [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Witch_%283.5e_Class%29] (maybe a name change, I can't get past it)
* Wizard

==Skills==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_of_Prowess_%283.5e_Sourcebook%29] (This will require quite a bit of rewriting to strip it of its "change from" verbage. Also, the Dowsing skill is stupid and the class lists will have to be reworked.)

==Equipment==
* Armor [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Armor_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* Magic items [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Tome_Magic_Items_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]

==Other Rules==
* [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Big_Fat_Squares] (changes ranges for bows and spells)
* Multi-weapon [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/sandbox/Revised_Multi-Weapon_Combat] (something like this anyway)
* Creature scaling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Tarkisflux/Rants/Revised_Creature_Scaling]
* hit points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Hit_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* saves [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/More_Stable_Saves_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* full attacks [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Full_Attacks_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (If you full attack all secondary attacks are at -5, otherwise as a standard action all secondary attacks are at -5,-10,-15 etc. Maybe rework this too.)
* initiative [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Initiative_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* level-based benefits [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/New_Level-Dependent_Benefits_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (consider it)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Static_Spell_Points_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (this would require a rather large amount of work to impliment but it is pretty awesome and removes my desire to rewrite the entire spells list)
* spell points [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (another to consider)
* turning [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/CR-Based_Turning_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* poisons [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Poisons_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29]
* counterspelling [http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Better_Counterspelling_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29] (Rewrite it to "dispel" is a magical action any spellcaster can attempt, not a spell. You set the level and expend a spell of that level. Otherwise this is great.)
* Armor gives you Damage Conversion which changes hp damage to "non-lethal" damage, making both healing & armor better.
* Does havign the edge prevent opponents from making a 5' step w/o provoking? It should.
* "Immediate Action" is a reaction. Why is it not called a Reaction? An opportunity attack is a reaction. Small, fast weapons allow you to make an OA 1/round without spending your Reaction.
* All "magic" is a focus of the innate ability latent in all living beings. Some focus this into totally awesome fighting moves, some into reality-bending magic. Making it big and flashy means building up a pool of mana and spending it down, whereas others just tap into it a little at a time and cannot pool it up. All classes are magical; a mundane class is an NPC (the majority of the world). Sword masters grow up into super heroes.
* Every other being uses Pathfinder build information with Tome combat rules. Magic is very rare among those using Pathfinder, and those who practice it do so like a newb.
* There's a maximum ability score in effect. It is assumed that you will want max scores pretty much all of the time because it can mean the difference between other factors that come from feats and levels. So magic items can boost any and all of your ability scores, up to a max of x+4 for 3 scores and x for the rest. So if you are level 5 and want a 21 Str, that's okay. You can also have a 21 Con and Wis, but that means the max for your Dex, Int, and Cha is 17. Mind you, that means you're wearing a large smattering of magic items, and using potions or spells to get your scores that high. But it should be seen as nothing for your scores to be reliably maxed, at least for a time, once you're level 12 or so. At chargen the limit of 20 applies to all scores, regardless of racial ability modifiers.

==Errata==
[http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/User:Surgo/Possible_Tome_Errata possibly]

=Setting=
The world is a dark place, but not just because it is dangerous, vast, and largely unknown. Men are dark beings of evil intent, greed, dishonor, and violence. There are no knights of royal bearing and chivalrous discipline. There are no paladins or clerics of gods of honor, valor, grace, or mercy. What gods there once were are forgotten, their priests hunted and killed, their temples desecrated. Gods were made again, from the people who shone brightest or who saught the glory. Mankind cannot help but worship. The leaders of old were simply followed, then reveared, later worshipped. The deaths of these new gods became religeous, their tombs the new temples. Tales were told far and wide of the world before. The hermit emperor who could not die, nor rule his empire from his palace; the betreyal of the sun when she turned life into unlife and how the ancients abandoned her and each night hoped she would never return; the flying auroch heffer who suckled the beasts of the wild, giving them new form and culture like man; the giants who once ruled the world and created orcs and goblins; the tyrants and despots who wielded godmagic to control the lives of men, and how the new gods rose up against them to create a new world.

The undead hordes succeeded in killing almost everything that was, leaving the world bereft and harsh. Fires consumed much, from those undead who caught fire and became walking bonfires. Ghosts and those who drained warmth created frozen lakes that held back water from the plains below, encasing towns in ice that crushed ill-prepared roofs - then left, leaving dams to thaw into floods and towns to suddenly turn to swamps rotting in the mists. Only that which was crafted in magic could withstand the centuries. Magic having no where to go, inhabited the beings of life. The more intelligent and imbued with magic a creature was, the more drawn it was to objects containing magic, so in even a bear's den one might find some trinket from ancient times that the bear cared for as if it were a cub.

Language, customs, cultures, and craft all lost, the world is fragmented again. "Combine" is a misunderstood word that means simply "old" to some, "unity" to others, "the land of the gods" in some circles, or a legendary place that exists only in tales, for surely the world was never united by one people. Life is cheap, morals are few and oft ignored, and where two men are gathered one will achieve power over another.

==The Moon==
You are the remnant of the Empire's small outpost on Luclin (Tongar), only a few centuries after the Sundering. However, that's not really what the people know.

The leadership has determined that since they don't know how to get back, the important thing is to establish their own empire in their new home. To that end they have obscured the truth from the people to ensure no one tries to get to the planet, which isn't possible anyway because reasons.

You are members of the last bastion of civilization, trying to expand your territories to ensure the future of your nation, the XXXXXXXX. The kingdom has a mixture of the standard fantasy races.

===Other people of the world===
* The enigmatic people of the Warring States of the Third Mystic Hegemony of the Serpent Emperor (based loosely on ancient China's warring states period - they are oriental in culture and closest to Xiongnu. The "serpent emperor" was once a Shissar but the hegemonics killed their slavemasters and took over the government so "serpent emperor" is no longer a serpent at all, but once was). Matriarchal and spiritual, but largely uncivilized. They sometimes keep beastmen as pets, being very careful to raise them with the animals of their tribes and never to speak to them (to avoid the beastmen learning how to be like them). Their language and religion is much like Tengri, and they call the world Tongar Akaidusella (just Tongar outside of ceremony) which means "God's birthing basket". Most of their people go around unclothed, they dance but do not sing, they do not hold land but instead respect only strength where rights are concerned, and they are prone to violence based on little more than whimsy. I'm not sure what race this is.
* Primitive bands of "beastmen" or "ferals". These are groups of humanoids who were once raised by animals, lived their lives in the wild, lost civilization and culture and humanity, and are very slowly finding ways to react to each other in less animalistic fashions (decendants of feral children). They are very strong and agile, very capable humanoid animals, but cannot speak, have no craft whatsoever (always naked, don't build homes, etc), and HUNT other humanoids. Very dangerous, very prolific. They have tribes that stay with herds of animals, learning to be like the animals and each other, and rarely mix at all with those of other tribes. They tend to act just like their animals, except that they will aggressively attack anyone who attempts to take their land or endanger their tribe.
* Natives of the world are largely classified as Outsiders. The only humanoids are the civilized races that moved there from the world above. Other race ides can be found [http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=54924&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here]

===Plot===
The players are a part of the Combine remnant on the moon, which they call Tongar after the hegemonic term. But, they don't know that. Instead they are told they are the last civilization on a world once controlled by their kind. The goal is not just to keep civilization alive, but to expand into new territory and slaughter their enemies.

Yagura:SRD:Learning Spells

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=Learning Spells=

There are a few methods spellcasters use to gain new spells: [[#Spellbooks]], [[#Divine Inspiration]], [[#Experimental Learning]]

==Spellbooks==

Some spellcasters, such as the [[Yagura:SRD:Wizard|wizard]], keep their list of spells in a spellbook. This is a special tome filled with [[#Magical Writings|magical writing]], usually prepared by the caster who uses it.

====Preparing Spells From Spellbooks====

When attempting to [[Yagura:SRD:Prepared_Spells|prepare spells]] you must first know the spell, which can only be accomplished by recording it in a spellbook. If you know the spell then preparing it requires you to reference your spellbook to memorize the information necessary to cast the spell.

If you do not have access to your spellbook you can use a borrowed spellbook to prepare a spell you already know, but preparation success is not assured. First, the you must decipher the [[#Magical Writings|writing]] in the book. Once a spell from another spellcaster’s book is deciphered, you must make a [[INSERTSKILLHERE]] check ([[Yagura:SRD:DC|DC]] 15 + spell’s level) to prepare the spell. If the check succeeds you can prepare the spell. You must repeat the check to prepare the spell again, no matter how many times you have prepared it before. If the check fails, you cannot try to prepare the spell from the same source again until the next day. (However, as explained above, you do not need to repeat a check to decipher the writing.)

====Adding Spells to a Spellbook====

Recording a spell in a spellbook requires you to have a casting ability score of at least 10 + the level of the spell.

Some classes that use a spellbook automatically gain spells upon earning a new level in the class, in which case the spell instantly appears in the spellbook, filling the appropriate number of pages.

Once you understand a new spell, you can record it into your spellbook. The process takes 24 hours, regardless of the spell’s level, and requires that you cast the spell (either casting from a scroll or by preparing it first and casting normally). A spell takes up one page of the spellbook per [[Yagura:SRD:Spell Level|spell level]]. Even a 0-level spell takes one page. A spellbook has one hundred pages. Materials for writing the spell cost 100 gp per page unless the spell is gained for free through a class feature.

In most cases, spellcasters charge a fee for the privilege of copying spells from their spellbooks. This fee is usually equal to the cost of buying a scroll of that spell.

====Replacing and Copying Spellbooks====

You can record a known spell in a spellbook any number of times, allowing you to copy a spellbook or replace one that is lost (assuming you can cast the spells that were in the lost spellbook). The process is the same as when normally [[#Adding Spells to a Spellbook|recording spells]], however once you have learned a spell and recorded it for the first time, recording it again becomes much easier. The time requirement and cost per page are halved.

====Selling a Spellbook====

Spellbooks can be sold for a gp amount equal to one-half the cost of inscribing the spells within (that is, one-half of 100 gp per page of spells). A spellbook entirely filled with spells (that is, with one hundred pages of spells inscribed in it) is worth 5,000 gp.

===Magical Writings===

To record a spell in written form, a character uses complex notation that describes the magical forces involved in the spell. The writer uses the same system regardless of language or culture. However, each character uses the system in a unique way. Another person’s magical writing remains incomprehensible to even the most powerful spellcaster until time is invested to study and decipher it.

To decipher a magical writing (such as a single spell in written form in another’s spellbook or on a scroll), you must make a INSERTSKILLHERE check ([[Yagura:SRD:DC|DC]] 20 + the spell’s level). If the [[Yagura:SRD:Skill Check|skill check]] fails, you cannot attempt to read that particular spell again until the next day. A ''read magic ''spell automatically deciphers a magical writing without a skill check. If the person who created the magical writing is on hand to help the reader, success is also automatic.

Once you decipher a particular magical writing, you do not need to decipher it again. Deciphering a magical writing allows you to identify the spell and gives some idea of its effects (as explained in the spell description). If the magical writing was a scroll and you can cast that spell, you can attempt to use the scroll.

==Divine Inspiration==

Divine spellcasters who have a connection with powerful beings and forces outside of themselves are given their new spells by the being that empowers the spells. Usually this is the entire list of spells on that class's spell list, bestowed as soon as the level of the spell becomes able to be cast. However it is possible that spells could be specially granted or taken away by the patron of the spellcasting power, though this is quite rare.

Divine inspiration only occurs if you have a casting ability score of at least 10 + the level of the spell.

==Experimental Learning==

Some classes, such as the [[Yagura:SRD:Sorcerer|sorcerer]], gain a certain number of selected spells based on the spellcasting class. Learning a spell through experimentation requires you to have a casting ability score of at least 10 + the level of the spell.

Spellcasters who learn by experimentation spend a at least a few minutes each day experimenting with magical effects. New spells learned tend to be (but do not have to be) similar to the spells already known or spells the caster has witnessed.

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Yagura:SRD:Spontaneous Spells

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=Spontaneous Spells=

Spellcasters such as [[Yagura:SRD:Sorcerer|sorcerer]]s cast spontaneously from their list of total known spells. A spontaneous spellcaster must have a casting ability score of at least 10 + a spell’s level to cast the spell.

Yagura:SRD:Prepared Spells

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=Prepared Spells=

Some classes, such as the [[Yagura:SRD:Cleric|cleric]] and [[Yagura:SRD:Wizard|wizard]], must prepare a list of spells in order for them to be available to cast.

==Preparing Spells==

Your level in a spellcasting class limits the number of spells you can prepare. To prepare a spell you must have a casting ability score of at least 10 + the spell’s level.

=====Preparation Environment=====

To prepare any spell you must have enough peace, quiet, and comfort to allow for proper concentration. Your surroundings need not be luxurious, but they must be free from overt distractions. Exposure to inclement weather prevents the necessary concentration, as does any injury or failed [[Yagura:SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] you might experience while studying.

=====Spell Preparation Time=====

After resting you must engage in the required activity for your class (such as prayer for [[Yagura:SRD:Cleric|cleric]]s or studying a spellbook for [[Yagura:SRD:Wizard|wizard]]s) to prepare spells. Each spell you prepare takes 10 minutes of sustained focus and concentration, up to one full hour to prepare all of your spells. Removing any number of spells from your prepared list takes no time and can be done in any circumstance.

=====Spell Selection and Preparation=====

During the preparation period, you choose which spells to prepare. Spells already prepared from the previous preparation remain prepared, and spellcasters who do not wish to change their prepared spells need not spend time preparing spells at all.

You can repeat the preparation process as often as you like, time and circumstances permitting.

=====Spell Slots=====

The various [[Yagura:SRD:Classes|character class]] tables show how many spells of each level a character can prepare. These openings for spells are called spell slots. A spellcaster always has the option to trade a higher-level spell slot for lower-level spell slots that total the level of the slot traded out (i.e. a level 5 slot can trade into two level 2 slots and one level 1 slot). A spellcaster who lacks a high enough [[SRD:Ability Scores|ability score]] to cast spells that would otherwise be his or her due still gets the slots but must trade them out for spell slots of lower level.

=====Death and Prepared Spell Retention=====

If a spellcaster dies, all prepared spells stored in his or her mind are wiped away.