New Planetouched (more coming later)

[Eldan]

What about this for a bytopia-touched (I admit, I just saw that thread in media discussion.)

Best at what I do: At character creation, "race" may choose a single skill. This skill is always a class skill for them, and they receive a +4 racial bonus in that skill.

and maybe:

Haste makes Waste: "Race" may not choose to increase a crafting DC by +10 to reduce crafting time. Instead, if they beat the crafting DC by +10 or more, the item is automatically considered to be a masterwork item, without increasing crafting time or material cost.


Yeah, I'm going with that. Just need a name, the rest is about done.

[GreatWyrmGold]

What about this for a bytopia-touched (I admit, I just saw that thread in media discussion.)

Best at what I do: At character creation, "race" may choose a single skill. This skill is always a class skill for them, and they receive a +4 racial bonus in that skill.

and maybe:

Haste makes Waste: "Race" may not choose to increase a crafting DC by +10 to reduce crafting time. Instead, if they beat the crafting DC by +10 or more, the item is automatically considered to be a masterwork item, without increasing crafting time or material cost.


Yeah, I'm going with that. Just need a name, the rest is about done.

First of all, why is bytopia so skillful and crafty?
Second of all, how about Duolings?

[Eldan]

Well, at least one of the two layers of Bytopia is famous for it's superiour craftsmen. Also, many gnomes live there, among them an entire city of gemcutters.
There's also a quote approximately going "the people of Bytopia will not let anyone starve, but they expect people to work for their food." It's basically the plane of peaceful workers.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Well, at least one of the two layers of Bytopia is famous for it's superiour craftsmen. Also, many gnomes live there, among them an entire city of gemcutters.
There's also a quote approximately going "the people of Bytopia will not let anyone starve, but they expect people to work for their food." It's basically the plane of peaceful workers.

Ahhhhhh...

[Eldan]

Found the original quote:
"If ya ain't got the jink, well, a sod's likely to find himself on the business end of a broom or shovel before he gets what he wants. The folks here help a basher who needs it, but the word char-i-ty just don't roll off too many tongues. A broke leatherhead is gonna work for his supper. If a basher's lookin' for a re-equip, though, there's no better place to do it than Bytopia. In fact, the hand-crafted products that the petitioners here produce are the best in all the planes."

Or, another version:
"What do you mean, I have to work for my dinner? I'm a prince and I don't "work"." - "Okay, then you ain't "eat" either."

I'm currently thinking about what spell to give the duolings as a spell-like ability. The magic section in the old planescape books is not really helpful: conjuration spells can only bring forth objects that already exist on the plane, healing spells are enhanced and necromancy diminished. But giving them just a cure spell doesn't seem fitting. Perhaps an identify that only needs one round and doesn't cost anything? The book mentions a new 2nd leve lspell, "Value", which helps the caster find the exact monetary value of one item/caster level. Perhaps something like that.

[Lord Loss]

These are the centerpiece of my new campaign. Eldan, you are officially in my Playgrounderz Hall of Fame!!! These are the coolest things since half-dragons!

[Eldan]

Thanks Mind if I sig that? It's been a while since I've been praised so enthusiastically.

I'm writing up the Twinlings now. Next will probably be the Beastland-touched.

I'm not sure, but has the name "Wildling" been used? I think I've read it somewhere already.

One other thing: I've been struggling with their ability score adjustments. First, I wanted to use +2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Cha, but more than half of these races already have a -2 to cha, and it seems to be getting old. Any ideas on how to correct this?
Also, I've changed the name from Duoling to Twinling, I like it slightly better.

[Eldan]

Well, posted the Twinlings. They still seem a little bland to me, but then, so does Bytopia itself. I never really know what to do with that place except going there to buy equipment.

[Lord Loss]

Of course you can sig it! Maybe Far-Realm Touched (New name needed, Though) would be cool. (Or is that already pseudonaturals?)

[Eldan]

I think pseudonatural are rather creatures that actually come from the Far Realms, like Celestial/Fiendish creatures come from the respective halves of the wheel.
However, I don't think going to the Far Realms is actually survivable for the parents... ideas I currently have involve an Arcadia-touched, the Unyielding, a Beastland-touched, the Wildling and a not-yet named race of Astral-touched.

[Eldan]

Added a new race, the Wildlings of the Beastlands.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Maybe Twinlings can have two abilities, chosen at creation or switching by the day...since the other layer is sorta wild, maybe the ability to turn into an animal or a bonus on Survival checks?

Edit: For the astral-touched, maybe Starling?

[Eldan]

Added a shurrock-variant for the twinling, thanks for the idea.

[charl]

There needs to be an Outlands-ling of some sort, with powers of pure neutralness.

[Adumbration]

I think pseudonatural are rather creatures that actually come from the Far Realms, like Celestial/Fiendish creatures come from the respective halves of the wheel.
However, I don't think going to the Far Realms is actually survivable for the parents... ideas I currently have involve an Arcadia-touched, the Unyielding, a Beastland-touched, the Wildling and a not-yet named race of Astral-touched.

Hmm. I recall reading something about Daelkyr, but don't remember any specifics, just that they reside in the Far realms. Would a daelkyr-touched fit?

[Eldan]

I have been working on a Spireling, actually. Those would have antimagical powers and spell resistance.

Daelkyr and other Far Realm creatures are a possibility for creating far-touched, there are at least several half-aberations around.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Two things:

!.) For the Spirelings or Balencers or whatever you call the Outlands-touched, try one of the following:

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Smite the Unbalencer: Once per day, a [race] can choose to use this ability against any CE*, CG*, LG*, or LE* creature. This causes one melee attack to deal extra damage equal to the [race's Charisma bonus.
See the Unbalence: A [race] can use detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, and detect law at will as spell-like abilities.

2.) For the wildlings, maybe there should be a feat that lets them choose multiple animal aspects.

[charl]

I was thinking they could cancel out one alignment-specific or dependent power they witness once per day as a free action. So when a paladin smites evil, the Spireling can force the attack to become a normal one instead.

Although magic resistance and/or an anti-magic like ability also makes sense.

[Eldan]

I'm not a fan of ubiquitous alignment detection, really, so all of them at will are perhaps a bit much. I'll think about it, though.

Maybe something like this:
"Whenever the Spireling is subject to a spell or effect that is more effective against one alingment or group of alingments than another, he gains a +4 to all saving throws, and a +4 on his spell resistance."

[charl]

I'm not a fan of ubiquitous alignment detection, really, so all of them at will are perhaps a bit much. I'll think about it, though.

Maybe something like this:
"Whenever the Spireling is subject to a spell or effect that is more effective against one alingment or group of alingments than another, he gains a +4 to all saving throws, and a +4 on his spell resistance."

Won't that ability be useless if you play neutral, as a lot of Spirelings will probably be?

[Eldan]

Weren't there quite some spells that dealt some damage to neutral, and more to evil, as an example? I'm not sure.

[Thrax]

Very, very cool. I'm certainly using those in my house rules.
Any chance for Mechanus-touched (hey, if a human can breed with a Dragon, why not with an Inevitable or Modron?) or Limbo-touched (half-slaad... ugh...).

[Eldan]

Sure, the intention is to cover all the outer and perhaps a few other planes in time. Note, however, that these are less from interbreeding and more from strange effects of planar essence and magic.

[charl]

There have been at least three (Axani, Mechanatrix and Zenythri) different law-touched published for 3.5, and there's also at least two different chaos-touched (Cansin, Chaond), so a Limbo and Mechanus touched is a bit redundant. The plane of Shadow also has its own planetouched already (Shadowswyft), and so does the Ethereal (Shyfts). There are also stats around for Genasi that hail from para- and quasi-elemental planes, and the energy planes.

So yeah. Those planes are covered. You can google it up pretty easily.

[Eldan]

I know most of them from planewalker, yeah. Next up will most likely be the Arcadians anyway.

[Harperfan7]

Would you care to do an Arvandor-touched race?

[Eldan]

Working on them. My current goal is to add at least one per weak until I'm through with all the planes.

[GreatWyrmGold]

The plane of Shadow also has its own planetouched already (Shadowswyft), and so does the Ethereal (Shyfts).

How about half-breeds: Shadowshyfts?


Okay, seriously, how about ones touched by a combination of planes? Or entire campaign worlds? Maybe Dragonlancetouced...although I would advize against draconian as a name...

[zarakstan]

Maybe a Mechenus touched with some construct traits . . .
PS. I really like these and will probably use them in my later games

[Thrax]

Would you care to do an Arvandor-touched race?

For an Arvandor-touched, a Lillend descendant would be quite nice. I mean, I'm a big fan of those.