Lizard-Kin Race (4e)

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

Lizard-Kin
Lizard-like people of the swamps and jungles, Lizard-Kin can survive almost anywhere.

Racial Traits

Ability Scores +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom or Dexterity
Size Medium
Speed 6 squares
Vision Low-light

Languages Common, Choice of one other
Skill Bonuses +2 endurance, +2 stealth
Lizard Resistance The Lizard-Kin has resistance to acid and poison damage equal to 5+ half the Lizard-Kin's level
Lizard Vulnerability The Lizard-Kin has Vulnerability to cold damage equal to 5.
Bloodied Frenzy The Lizard-Kin gains +1 to attacks while bloodied
Lizard Blood You gain the use of either the Slithering Strike power or the Poison Blood power

Slithering Strike Lizard-Kin Racial Power
As you strike your foe you slither into a better position.
Encounter
Free Action / Trigger: You hit a foe with a melee attack
Effect You shift a number of squares equal to your dexterity modifier.

Poison Blood Lizard-Kin Racial Power
As your foe strikes you you spray them with poison.
Encounter
Free Action / Trigger: A foe hits you with a melee attack
Effect The foe takes poison damage equal to 1d4 + your Constitution modifier.
lv11 1d6
lv21 1d8

Play a Lizard-Kin if you want:
- To look like a lizard
- To be a good agile striker or powerful tank
- To make a good rogue, ranger, barbarian, or fighter

Tell me what you think.

[Asbestos]

The scaling cold vulnerability seems a little harsh and uncalled for. The stronger you get... the weaker you are to cold?
Look at the Deva with its radiant and necrotic resistance right out of the box or the ease with which Shadar-kai or Genasi can get double immunities through feats.

[Glyphic]

Particularly, no other race inflicts a penalty at all. It's against the concept of 4E, even it it does make some sense.

[Chainsaw Hobbit]

Particularly, no other race inflicts a penalty at all. It's against the concept of 4E, even it it does make some sense.

I no longer scale vulnerability.

[Faleldir]

I would make Slithering Strike CON-based instead.

[Crossfiyah]

You say that it can live almost anywhere, and then give it a cold vulnerability.

Meaning it can live in hot places and swamps. Not almost everywhere.